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West Africa: Mali Faces Record Number of Kidnappings of Foreigners.

West Africa: Mali Faces Record Number of Kidnappings of Foreigners.

The number of foreigners kidnapped by jihadists in Mali has reached a record high, with at least 22 taken hostage by the al-Qaeda affiliate group JNIM in the last six months, as part of its strategy to undermine the ruling junta.Between May and October the Group for the Support of Islam an

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Tanzania: Samia Suluhu Appoints Former Finance Minister as new Prime Minister

Tanzania: Samia Suluhu Appoints Former Finance Minister as new Prime Minister

Dodoma – President Samia Suluhu Hassan has named Dr. Mwigulu Nchemba, her long-serving former Finance Minister, as Tanzania’s new Prime Minister.The appointment, ratified by parliament in a near-unanimous vote on Thursday, 2025, comes just weeks after Hassan’s landslide victory in th

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Venezuela announces ‘massive mobilization’ of military forces as America’s largest warship sails into region

Venezuela announces ‘massive mobilization’ of military forces as America’s largest warship sails into region

Members of the Bolivarian National Militia attend a military drill, amid rising tensions with the United States, in Naguanagua, Venezuela in October.Venezuela says it is launching a “massive mobilization” of military personnel, weapons and equipment in response to the build-up of US wa

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3-step 'sleep reset' as experts warn one in three struggle with sleep issues

3-step 'sleep reset' as experts warn one in three struggle with sleep issues

Experts are warning Brits show signs of dealing with a serious sleep issueWoman lying in bed feeling tired and stressed can't sleep.Four in ten grapple with headaches after little sleepA survey of 2,000 adults delved into the nation's sleep habits, posing questions crafted by

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Rot In Health Ministry: Parliament Exposes 18yr Scandal In Donor-Funded Projects

Rot In Health Ministry: Parliament Exposes 18yr Scandal In Donor-Funded Projects

Rot In Health Ministry: Parliament Exposes 18yr Scandal In Donor-Funded ProjectsThe Ministry of Health has come under renewed fire in Parliament over a string of stalled, donor-funded projects some delayed for nearly two decades raising fears that the newly proposed cancer centres in Arua

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Don't Retire Until You Ask Yourself 4 Crucial Questions

Don't Retire Until You Ask Yourself 4 Crucial Questions

Are you thinking about retiring? Don't make the move without knowing these answers.Retiring is something many workers look forward to for a long time.You don't want to just jump into it, though. Otherwise, you could end up creating a difficult financial situation for yourself, or yo

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Panic in Poland as residents abandon country for Spain

Panic in Poland as residents abandon country for Spain

Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, a growing number of Eastern Europeans - particularly Poles - have been buying homes on the Spanish mainland and the Balearic Islands, according to new property data. Figures from Spain’s College of Registrars show that Poles are increasingly favouri

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Uganda to vaccinate 44.5 million animals against foot-and-mouth disease

Uganda to vaccinate 44.5 million animals against foot-and-mouth disease

Uganda has announced plans to vaccinate about 44.5 million animals against foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in a nationwide exercise scheduled to start early next year, a government official said Tuesday.In a statement issued in Kampala, the country’s capital, Minister of State for Agricultu

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Trump to host his first summit with Central Asian leaders

Trump to host his first summit with Central Asian leaders

US President Donald Trump will host all five Central Asian leaders in Washington on Thursday for the first time, a few months after they held separate summits with Russia’s Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping.The West has upped its interest with the resource-rich region, where Moscow

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Gold slips as Fed rate caution boosts dollar, set for third monthly rise.

Gold slips as Fed rate caution boosts dollar, set for third monthly rise.

Gold prices fell on Friday, as the dollar firmed on uncertainty over further Federal Reserve rate cuts.Gold prices fell on Friday, as the dollar firmed on uncertainty over further Federal Reserve rate cuts, although bullion was still on track for its third straight monthly gain.Spot

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