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Where The World's Ocean Plastic Waste Comes From
Zero Hedge
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In the past decade, plastic pollution has become one of the most visible environmental issues worldwide. Every year, millions of tonnes of plastic enter the ocean, affecting marine life, coastal communities, and ecosystems. This visualization, via...
Actor Djimon Hounsou hopes Black history run becomes pilgrimage for African Americans
AOL
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HAMPTON, Virginia ‒ As a child, Djimon Hounsou played soccer on the beaches of his native Benin, a small country in West Africa. He didn't know then that those same beaches had been a “path of no return” for those led centuries ago to waiting...
African states silence dissenting voices through enforced disappearances
Amnesty International
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September 9, 2025
By Richard Mugobo & Khanyo Farisè For 10 years, Sheffra Dzamara has endured untold suffering, endlessly reliving the memories of her husband, Itai Dzamara. Itai was abducted on 9 March 2015 from a barber shop in Harare’s Glen View suburb. Five...
FIRST E&P Targets 250,000 bpd Output
Daily Independent
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September 9, 2025
1 LAGOS – Nigerian independent oil and gas company FIRST Exploration and Petroleum Development Company (FIRST E&P) announced a target of 250,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day in equity production by 2030. The company is also preparing a fully...
Angolan writer and former political prisoner republishes book on practical tools against dictatorships
Global Voices
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August 29, 2025
Post-election protests in Maputo, Mozambique, in 2025. Photo: Wilson Tholee, used with permission Editor’s note: The author of this text is also a contributor to the new edition of the book by interviewee Domingos da Cruz. In June 2015, Domingos...
DeKalb, Garrett bands compete at Bluffton
The Star - Indiana
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BLUFFTON — Marching bands from DeKalb and Garrett kicked off the 2025 competition season at the On the Banks of the Wabash contest at Bluffton High School Saturday. The Baron Brigade placed first in Open Class B, earning caption awards for best...
Angola awards $200 million contract for major desalination plant
Smart Water Magazine
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August 28, 2025
Cox, a global company specialising in water and energy, and AMEA Power, a renewable energy developer active in the Middle East and Africa, have been awarded a concession by Angola’s Ministry of Energy and Water (MINEA) to build a large-scale...
Angola Ministry of Health, DOCKTOUR sign deal to boost healthcare infrastructure
Zawya
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LUANDA - The Ministry of Health of the Republic of Angola has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with DOCKTOUR, the joint maritime-medical venture between AD Ports Group and Burjeel Holdings, to explore a broad collaboration focused on enhancing...
UAE’s Space42 Signs Five-Year Strategic AI and SpaceTech Partnership with Angola’s Military Intelligence Service
I Africa
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September 1, 2025
Space42, a leading UAE-based SpaceTech and AI solutions provider, has signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Angola’s Military Intelligence and Security Service (SISM) to advance cooperation in satellite communications,...
Operations at Georgia plant restart as detained Koreans hope to return home
Korea JoungAng Daily
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September 9, 2025
Trucks enter and exit the LG Energy Solution-Hyundai Motor joint battery plant in Ellabell, Georgia, on Sept. 8, the first workday since a wave of arrests as part of an immigration crackdown on Sept. 4. Cars belonging to employees are seen in the...
East Africa’s economic winds rise as continent savours rare good news
Zawya
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In a year of gloomy global headlines, East Africa – and indeed the continent – has offered a rare stretch of good news. In less than a month, the region witnessed several breakthroughs with consequences that extended far beyond its borders. On...
Angolan citizen wins Windhoek-West property dispute
Windhoek Observer
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Hertta-Maria Amutenja An Angolan citizen, Samuel Dias, has successfully defended his ownership of a Windhoek-West property after the Supreme Court struck with costs an appeal by Windhoek resident Edward Nghitumbwa. Nghitumbwa had challenged a High...
Methanol Institute and Saudi Arabia join forces to advance maritime sustainability
Offshore Energy
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September 8, 2025
Trade association Methanol Institute (MI) and Saudi Arabia’s Transport General Authority (TGA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to advance maritime safety and sustainability. Illustration; Credit: Methanol Institute As disclosed,...
Ship at centre of Tobago oil spill escapes Angolan custody
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
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Elizabeth Gonzales Tobago Correspondent The Solo Creed tug, the vessel at the centre of Tobago’s 2024 oil spill disaster, broke free from custody in Angola last year, in an escape that was never disclosed to the public. The...
GOVERNMENT HAS FAILED ON POWER, PRICES, AND PROMISES- GREYFORD MONDE
Zambian Observer
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September 9, 2025
GREYFORD MONDE: GOVERNMENT HAS FAILED ON POWER, PRICES, AND PROMISES By Brian Matambo Greyford Monde has walked nearly every path in Zambia’s political terrain. He joined the UPND in its infancy in 1999, ran for Parliament, lost, tried again, and...
RESPONSE TO MR. VALDEN FINDLAY’S ARTICLE ON THE ECONOMY
Zambian Observer
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August 31, 2025
RESPONSE TO MR. VALDEN FINDLAY’S ARTICLE ON THE ECONOMY By Timmy We wishes to acknowledge the concerns raised by Mr. Valden Findlay regarding the state of the Zambian economy. While it is the democratic right of every citizen to express an...
Carneiro makes a two-day visit to Luanda to be with the Portuguese community
Portugal Pulse
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August 31, 2025
The Socialist Party leader will be accompanied by Eurico Brilhante Dias, the head of the PS parliamentary group, during a two-day visit to Angola’s capital. “This visit aims to engage with the Portuguese community – citizens and businesses –...
Angolan President hosts the 2025 AfroBasket champions
FIBA Basketball
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LUANDA (Angola) - Angola President Joao Lourenco hosted the 2025 AfroBasket champions at the Presidential Palace in Luanda on Tuesday. This was Mr. Lourenco's first AfroBasket celebration as head of state, as Angola last won the African...
Angola's economic trajectory in 50 years of independence discussed in Luanda
Ver Angola
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Economists, politicians, government officials, businesspeople, and Angolan nationalists are expected to participate in the thematic panels of this third edition of the AEF, from August 27th to 29th, which is expected to feature more than 70...
Nepal suffers trade deficit with 127 of its 164 trading partners
The Rising Nepal
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By A Staff Reporter,Kathmandu, Aug. 31: Nepal conducted foreign trade with more than 164 countries across the world in the last fiscal year 2024/25. Nepal suffers deficits with most of these countries. According to trade statistics of the...