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Kenya: Greenpeace Opposes Proposed Dangote Lamu Refinery, Citing Environmental Risks
[Capital FM] Nairobi — Environmental lobby group Greenpeace Africa has opposed plans to establish a proposed 700,000-barrel-per-day oil refinery in Lamu County by Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote, warning that the multibillion-shilling project could inflict irreversible damage on one of East Africa’s most sensitive coastal ecosystems.
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Rwanda: Over 258,000 Candidates to Sit O-Level, a-Level National Exams
[New Times] A total of 258,255 candidates are set to sit the 2025/26 Secondary School National Examinations, slated for Wednesday, July 15-24, according to the National Examination and School Inspection Authority (NESA).
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From Rude Olives To Luxury Wedding Invites, Chaittali V Patel Continues to Explore Through Affogato Design
Discover how Chaittali V Patel bypassed NDA restrictions, embraced design challenges, and used her background in luxury Indian wedding invitations to build Mumbai’s Affogato Design into a champion of tactile, unexpected packaging. The post From Rude Olives To Luxury Wedding Invites, Chaittali V Patel Continues to Explore Through Affogato Design appeared first on DIELINE.
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East Africa: UN Relief Chief Calls for Early Action As El Niño Threatens Vulnerable Communities
[OCHA] Statement on El Niño by Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher
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Africa: Poverty Has Greater Impact On Brain Ageing Than Cancer, Study
[Capital FM] Nairobi — Poverty may have a greater influence on healthy brain ageing than a cancer diagnosis, according to a new study by the Aga Khan University Brain and Mind Institute (AKU-BMI), highlighting the role of socioeconomic conditions in shaping long-term cognitive health.
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Kenya: Court Orders Fresh Review of Kengen Carbon Credits Tender
[Capital FM] Nairobi — The Court of Appeal has ordered a fresh review of a disputed Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) carbon credits tender, ruling that procurement entities cannot introduce new evaluation criteria during the due diligence stage of a tender process.
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Ethiopia: Ehrco Demands Halt to Forced Conscription in Tigray
[Reporter] The Ethiopian Human Rights Council (EHRCO) issued an urgent appeal on July 12, 2026, demanding an immediate end to systemic rights violations as a mandatory military recruitment drive sweeps across the northern Tigray region.
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South Sudan: South Sudan – UN Acts Ahead of Drought to Protect Thousands
[UN News] As drought risk intensifies in South Sudan’s Eastern Equatoria state, a new UN-backed plan aims to protect thousands of people before the worst impacts take hold.
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Sudan: Senator Sanders Statement on Civil War and Genocide in Sudan
[United States Senate] Burlington, VT — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement:
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Kenya: World Population Day – Renewing Our Promise to Every Woman and Every Newborn Everywhere
[allAfrica] On World Population Day, we are often asked to look at numbers such as how many people we are, how fast we are growing, and what our population will need in the years ahead. They should help us understand the conditions into which people are born, the systems that shape their health and opportunity,