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Landmark ECOWAS Court ruling on FGM sets regional standard
The Point
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In a historic verdict issued in Case No. ECW/CCJ/APP/16/23, the ECOWAS Court found the Republic of Sierra Leone in breach of its human rights obligations for failing to criminalise female genital mutilation (FGM). The court ruled that this...
TotalEnergies' Mozambique gas project at a turning point
Modern Ghana
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Construction on a stalled $20 billion gas project by TotalEnergies in Mozambique is edging closer to restarting, four years after it was suspended due to a bloody jihadist insurgency. The French oil giant has said it hopes to re-ignite the project...
How Did a Pair of Football Buddies From Utah Join a Coup in the Congo? By Greg Donahue
New York Mag
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July 11, 2025
Surveillance footage of Marcel Malanga and Tyler Thompson at a shooting range in West Jordan, Utah. Photo: United States District Court for the District of Utah This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation...
Probe by local, international law enforcement blows lid on transnational kidnapping syndicate
Eye Witness News
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JOHANNESBURG - An investigation by local and international law enforcement agencies has blown the lid on a transnational kidnapping syndicate. This followed the rescue of a businessman who was kidnapped for a R15 million ransom in May. ALSO READ:...
Trade plays a much smaller role in China's economy than it did a few decades ago
Our World in Data
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July 11, 2025
Globally, the share of the population living in extreme poverty has declined fast, from 38% in 1990 to 9% in 2024. Some countries, however, have not made any progress against poverty. Four of them are in Southeast Africa, as shown in the chart. In...
Roberto Zolho, conservationist who helped restore Mozambique’s wildlife following its civil war, has died at 65.
Mongabay
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July 10, 2025
For a man who spent his life studying the movements of wildlife, Roberto Zolho was most at peace when not moving at all—drifting in a kayak down the Guacheni channels, pausing to admire an egret, a kingfisher, or a sunlit curve in the reeds. In...
Mozambique Begins Hearing into Police’s role in Post-Election Violence and Killings
Human Rights Watch
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July 9, 2025
On July 7, the former commander-general of the Mozambican police, Bernardino Rafael, whom the President dismissed in January 2025, appeared before the Office of the Attorney General (Procuradoria-Geral da República) for a hearing about the...
Government expands price support scheme to enhance farmer welfare and increase pulses production
Organiser Weekly
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In a bid to reaffirm its commitment to farmer welfare as well as being self-sufficient in the presentment of pulses, the Government of India has sanctioned large procurement purchases under the Price Support Scheme (PSS) for the 2025-26 summer...
Mozambique Pavilion: Expanding Horizons
Nippon
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July 9, 2025
Expo 2025 Osaka Kansai Guideto Japan Global Exchange Travel Jul 9, 2025 The Osaka Expo’s Mozambique Pavilion presents the country’s scenery and culture. The Attraction of Beautiful Seas and Colorful Patterns Located in the southeastern part of...
ECOWAS Court Rules Sierra Leone Violated Rights by Failing to Criminalize FGM
Sierraloaded
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July 9, 2025
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice has delivered a landmark ruling against the Government of Sierra Leone, finding it in violation of women’s and girls’ rights due to its failure to explicitly criminalize...
International Rosa María García Cano Award for the Director-General of the Arts
Portugal Pulse
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July 8, 2025
The award was bestowed for the “persistent and invaluable work of promoting, valuing, and supporting Portuguese performing arts,” and “the significance of strategic projects developed” throughout the career, which aimed to strengthen artistic...
Monumental Win for Women and Girls: ECOWAS Court Rules Sierra Leone Violated Rights by Failing to Criminalize FGM
Sierraloaded
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July 9, 2025
In a groundbreaking ruling, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice has found the Government of Sierra Leone in violation of women’s and girls’ rights for failing to explicitly criminalise Female Genital Mutilation...
Fatou Baldeh Hails ECOWAS Court Ruling Against Sierra Leone Over FGM Ban Failure
The Fatu Network
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July 9, 2025
- Advertisement - By Hadram Hydara The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice has delivered a landmark ruling against Sierra Leone, declaring the government’s failure to explicitly criminalise Female Genital Mutilation...
Mozambique urges for global financial reform
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN) Mozambique has voiced support for working with Russia and other partners to help establish a new global financial system that fosters economic growth in Africa. The call was made by Mozambique’s Minister of Planning and Development, Salim...
Mozambique Construction Industry Report 2025 Output To Register An AAGR Of 4.8% During 2026-2029, Supported By Investments In Energy, Transport Infrastructure, And Telecommunication Projects
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) Mozambique's construction industry set to grow 3% in 2025, fueled by key infrastructure projects like TotalEnergies LNG and Port of Maputo. Bank rate cuts, investment in energy, and roadmap for solar/wind projects...
Eco Forum Global Guiyang 2025: Guests Discuss Green Development And Pathways For Practical Implementation
MENAFN
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July 7, 2025
(MENAFN- GetNews) On July 5, 2025, the Eco Forum Global Guiyang officially opened in Guiyang with great ceremony. Government officials, experts, scholars, and business leaders from around the world gathered to engage in in-depth discussions under...
Samsung Heavy bags preliminary deal for Mozambique’s second FLNG unit
Splash 247
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July 9, 2025
Samsung Heavy said the deal to construct a floating liquefied natural gas unit was signed with a European shipping company operating in Africa. The preliminary contract for the FLNG unit is worth 869.4bn won ($637m). According to the company’s...
SADC’s Youth Converge in Namibia for Region 5 Youth Games
Villager
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July 7, 2025
By: Hee-Dee Walenga The 11th edition of the African Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region 5 Youth Games are currently underway, with Namibia as hosts, accommodating over 2,000 athletes and officials. The games were originally scheduled to take place...
Government uncovers illegal sugar supply practices
The Times Group Malawi
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July 7, 2025
Vitumbiko MumbaMinister of Trade Vitumbiko Mumba has disclosed that the government has intercepted hundreds of bales of sugar during a series of operations targeting illegal traders in border areas. According to Mumba, the operations, which...
For decades, the North has been accumulating an ecological debt towards the peoples of the South
CADTM
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July 8, 2025
Jorge Muracciole: What is the current status of ecological debt? Éric Toussaint: It has reached an alarming level. Temperatures and sea levels are steadily rising, and the number of individuals affected, both in the Global South and the Global...