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Sierra LeoneAwaits Seismic Survey Results for 2025 Offshore Oil and Licensing

A senior government official announced on Thursday, June 26, 2025, that Sierra Leone is awaiting ...

Kenya Protests:Minister Labels Demonstrations‘Attempted Coup’

Kenya’s Interior Minister Kipchumba Murkomen on Thursday, June 26, 2025 accused protesters of attempting to ...

INTERPOL’s Operation Pangea Seizes $65M in Illegal Drugs

On Thursday, June 26, 2025, INTERPOL announced the results of Operation Pangea XVII, a global ...

16 Dead in Kenya Anti-Government Protests

On Wednesday, June 25, 2025, Kenya faced violent anti-government protests across the country, resulting in ...

South Africa Secures $1.5 Billion Loan to Boost Economy

South Africa’s National Treasury announced on Monday, June 23, 2025, that the World Bank has ...

ECOWAS Summit in Abuja:Tinubu Steps Down as Chair

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) convened its 67th summit on Sunday, June ...

South Africa Declares National Disaster After Deadly Flood

The South African government has declared a national state of disaster following days of extreme ...

Rwandan Detains Opposition Figure Victoire Ingabire

Victoire Ingabire, a leading Rwandan opposition figure and outspoken critic of President Paul Kagame, was ...

Congo, Rwanda to Sign Peace Deal June 27

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Rwanda, and the U.S. State Department on Wednesday, June ...

Ramaphosa Attends G7 Summit Amid Global Tensions

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa arrived in Calgary on Sunday, June 15, 2025, greeted by ...

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Today in History

August 16th is the day in 1858 that U.S. President James Buchanan inaugurates the new transatlantic telegraph cable by exchanging greetings with Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.

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