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More than 120 spring graduates receive Latin honors
Luther College announced that 268 students graduated in the spring of 2025. They were honored at the 2025 Commencement ceremony on May 25. Of the graduating class, 124 received Latin honors across a variety of majors and 18% were first-generation...

King Mswati III tours Manhyia Palace Museum, learns history of the Asante Kingdom
The King of Eswatini, King Mswati III, his wife, and his entourage were given a guided tour of the Manhyia Palace Museum in Kumasi as part of their visit to Ghana. The tour, which took place on June 25, 2025, offered the Eswatini monarch an...

Discontinuing AIDS funding could trigger 4 million deaths by 2029, says report: What are implications for India?
A new UNAIDS report has cautioned that a permanent discontinuation of support from the United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) for HIV treatment and prevention could lead to more than four million additional AIDS-related...

30 Unhappiest Countries In The World in 2025
This article looks at the 30 unhappiest countries in the world in 2025. The Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford recently published the World Happiness Report 2025. Finland took the number one spot yet again, marking eight years...

Kagame’s Rwanda: The Discomforting Student No Class Can Ignore
52 What makes Kagame, and Rwanda itself, so discomforting. They are the student who aces the test, but whose performance makes everyone else in the classroom feel exposed — underprepared, slow, or uninterested. In the heart of Nairobi, a group of...

New credit card-sized TB test could close the diagnostic gap in HIV hotspots: Study
Current tuberculosis infection tests struggle to detect the disease in those with HIV. A common co-infection, HIV can hide TB from traditional tests by eliminating the immune cells relied upon to sound the alarm. While more than 90% of the 2...

Africa Scales Up Mineral Mapping To Attract Exploration Investment Ahead Of African Mining Week (AMW) 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) Download logo Across Africa, mineral-rich nations are intensifying nationwide geological surveys to gain a deeper understanding of their mineral resources. These initiatives aim to attract new investment in...

Rwanda Meets All Global Targets for HIV Control – UNAIDS
6 UNAIDS chief Winnie Byanyima speaking at the Update launch in South Africa Rwanda has been praised by the United Nations for reaching all the major goals in the fight against HIV. According to a new update released by UNAIDS this July 10, 2025,...

Grand durbar held at Manhyia Palace in honour of King Mswati...
King Mswati III of Eswatini has been honoured with a big durbar of chiefs and people of Asanteman at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi on Thursday, June 26, 2025. The event is currently ongoing at the Manhyia Palace with traditional rulers under the...

Young cast brings authentic accents to ‘Kufre N’ Quay’
At home, Levi Mngomezulu practices his accent for the performance nearly every day. He’s 11 and is making his professional debut as part of Mfoniso Udofia’s latest production, “Kufre N’ Quay.” He plays Kufre Ekpeyong, a shy boy who moves to New...

Countries Must Urgently Step Up to Transform Their HIV Responses
UNAIDS [on June 10] launched its 2025 Global AIDS Update, AIDS, Crisis and the Power to Transform, which shows that a historic funding crisis is threatening to unravel decades of progress unless countries can make radical shifts to HIV programming...

African rail connection: A path to multimodal freight optimisation
Africa is home to some of the fastest-growing economies globally, and there is an urgent need to expand its infrastructure to ensure this growth aligns with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). With rapid urbanisation and population increases...

King Mswati III honoured with grand durbar at Manhyia Palace
A grand durbar in honour of King Mswati III of Eswatini is currently underway at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi, as part of his official visit to Ghana. The durbar, which is drawing a large crowd of traditional rulers, politicians, and members of...

AIDS deaths could rise to 4 million by 2029 after Trump’s policy decision, UN report warns
After decades of progress in the fight against AIDS, a new report warns that millions of lives are now at risk due to a sudden funding crisis. A major chunk of international aid, led by the United States, has been pulled back in the past six...

Nigeria can't take Venezuelan deportees from US, minister says
Yūsuf Akínpẹ̀lú & Natasha BootyBBC News, Lagos & London ShareSave "We already have over 230 million people," says Yusuf Tuggar Nigeria will not bow to pressure from the Trump administration to accept Venezuelan deportees or third-country prisoners...

India, Namibia Call For Fast-tracking Trade Deal With South African Customs Union
Home Africa India, Namibia Call For Fast-tracking Trade Deal With South African Customs Union India–SACU preferential trade agreement can be a transformative platform for regional trade, investment and value chain integration, PM Modi said India...

LIVESTREAMING: King Mswati III addresses National House of Chiefs
The ruler of Eswatini, King Mswati III, who is in Ghana for a four-day official visit, is addressing the National House of Chiefs at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. The address at the National House of Chiefs precedes...
Attack on Koeberg: How MK's Special Ops unit shattered the apartheid regime's invincibility
Blurb: For over three decades, the remarkable story of Umkhonto we Sizwe’s Special Operations Unit has remained largely untold. Formed under the direct command of ANC president Oliver Tambo and senior ANC and SACP leader Joe Slovo, this elite unit...

US aid funding cuts put HIV prevention and treatment at risk, warns UNAIDS
In early 2025, the global fight against HIV/AIDS faced a significant setback with the United States of America's decision to halt foreign aid funding for HIV prevention and treatment programs. This move, part of a broader 90-day pause in US...

National Institute of Security Studies of Nigeria visits Ghana's Ministry of Defence
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