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Prevalence, Etiological Patterns and Factors Associated with Bacteraemia Among Febrile Children with Sickle Cell Anaemia in Jinja Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda
Dove Medical Press
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July 7, 2025
Introduction Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited blood disorder caused by a mutation in the β-globin gene, a single base substitution changes from GAG to GTG, leading to the replacement of glutamic acid with valine at the sixth position of...
Trafic d’êtres humains : 38 Camerounais libérés d’un bâtiment verrouillé au Nigeria
Cameroon Online
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July 9, 2025
CameroonOnline.ORG | Au moins 38 ressortissants camerounais ont été secourus par le Commandement de la Police de l’État d’Ogun, dans la zone de Mowe. Les victimes, comprenant 22 hommes et 16 femmes, auraient été attirées au Nigeria sous de faux...
My community in Cameroon needed clean water. So I became our advocate.
Global Sisters Report
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In 2021, as the head of a health facility in the heart of a conflict-affected area of the Northwest region of Cameroon, I witnessed firsthand the challenges that arose from limited resources and ongoing insecurity. Among the most pressing issues...
Russia sees Africa as great coal shipments market
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN) Russia sees Africa as a promising market for its coal exports, potentially becoming the third-largest destination after China and India, according to Deputy Energy Minister Dmitry Islamov in a TASS interview. With Africa’s population...
A breakdown of Trump’s TPS terminations and what they mean for New York
City & State New York
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July 9, 2025
Since he took office in January, President Donald Trump and the Department of Homeland Security have revoked the Temporary Protected Status of immigrants from seven countries. The TPS program, which grants migrants from designated countries legal...
West Africa Terror: Why Attacks On Military Bases Are Rising – And Four Way
The Nigerian Voice
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More than 40 Malian soldiers were killed and one of the country’s military bases was taken over in early June 2025 in a major attack by an al-Qaeda linked group, Jama'a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM), on the town of Boulikessi. The same...
Cameroon: Kribi to Host $24 Mln Tourism Complex with Hotel, Golf Course
Business in Cameroon
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July 3, 2025
(Business in Cameroon) - 15 bln CFA franc project led by senator Grégoire Mba Mba now under construction. Development to include hotel, golf course, sports facilities and children’s attractions. Funding combines personal investment, municipal...
Inside Robert Jenrick’s New Right revolution
New Statesman
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July 9, 2025
There is a story being told about Robert Jenrick. It runs like this: shortly after 7 October 2023, and shortly before he resigned as immigration minister from his friend Rishi Sunak’s government, he was with his three daughters, who have an...
Cameroon’s president, the world’s oldest, likely faces election challenge from close allies
Associated Press
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July 3, 2025
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Cameroon’s longtime President Paul Biya is gearing up for a likely election challenge from two of his closest allies after they both resigned from his government and announced their candidacy in the October election. Bello...
Celebrating Pastor Folu Adeboye At 77: A legacy of educational impact in Africa
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 5, 2025
Pastor Folu Adeboye, wife of Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), will turn seventy-seven on July 13, 2025. Her life has consistently been devoted to the pursuit and promotion of education. She...
Cultures Unite in Celebration at 26th Antiracist Festival in Athens
To Vima
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July 3, 2025
The annual Antiracist Festival returns to Goudi Park in Athens on July 4–6, once again sending a powerful message of unity, solidarity, and inclusion. Now in its 26th year, the festival brings together researchers, historians, activists, students,...
Cameroon's Bakary launches challenge to Biya in political shake-up
Times LIVE
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It would also mark a major political realignment in the northern regions — Tchiroma's home base — which has traditionally delivered strong support for Biya’s Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement (CPDM). Tchiroma is the leader of the Cameroon...
Vocal critic of West wants reelection as Ugandan president
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN) Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has declared his intention to run for a seventh term in the 2026 elections, potentially extending his nearly four-decade-long rule to almost 50 years. Known for his strong opposition to Western influence...
Colorado lawyers are stepping up to handle immigration cases amid Trump crackdown
The Colorado Sun
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July 4, 2025
Jane Feldman didn’t expect her decades in law to leave her unprepared, but immigration court was a world she did not recognize. When she volunteered to help a Cameroonian man seeking release from immigration detention, she thought the process...
Marco Rubio imposter: experts say AI deepfakes of voice and writing styles are 'dangerous escalation'
The National News
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Artificial intelligence was used to impersonate the voice of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and place calls to foreign ministers and American officials, the State Department confirmed on Tuesday, raising further concerns over the growing use of...
Nigeria’s terrorism cornucopia: Is there a way forward?
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 9, 2025
Background The etymological patrimony of the word ‘cornucopia’ is typically characterised by abundance, harvest, nourishment, and plenty. Conceptually however, this treatise utilises the oxymoron, terrorism cornucopia, in the sense of the...
World News | Cameroon's President, World's Oldest, Likely Faces Election Challenge from Close Allies
Latestly
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July 3, 2025
Yaounde, Jul 3 (AP) Cameroon's longtime President Paul Biya is gearing up for a likely election challenge from two of his closest allies after they both resigned from his government and announced their candidacy in the October election. Bello...
Yaounde: CRADEC rallies stakeholders to ...
The Guardian Post
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It brought together Parliamentarians, members of the APNIFFT Caucus, representatives of the Ministry of Finance, decentralised collectivities, Civil Society Organisations, public finance experts among others. CRADEC officials the roundtable aimed...
JNIM Attacks Across Mali; Biya Faces Challengers in Cameroon: Africa File, July 3, 2025
Critical Threats - Washington D.C.
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To receive the weekly Africa File or tri-weekly Congo War Security Review via email, please subscribe here. Follow CTP on X, LinkedIn, and BlueSky. Contributor: Miles Charles Key Takeaways: Cameroon. Cameroonian President Paul Biya is facing a...
Cameroonian Scientists Trained as Nation’s First Scientific Divers to Protect Marine Biodiversity
teleSUR
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June 30, 2025
Photo: Newcasttle University June 30, 2025 Hour: 7:55 pm Following the United Nations Ocean Conference in France, three Cameroonian marine scientists have completed intensive training in scientific diving in Marseille, marking a milestone in the...