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Doe Community Mobilizes Against Looming Flood Threat - Liberia news The New Dawn Liberia, premier resource for latest news
48+ min ago (446+ words) By Stephen G. Fellajuah Monrovia, Liberia – July 13, 2026 – Dozens of residents of Doe Community over the weekend launched a massive drainage cleanup exercise to prevent potential flooding in the community and surrounding areas amid predictions of heavy rainfall across Liberia. The initiative,…...
Ambassador Matinyi: Swahili is Spoken in 14 Countries in the World
4+ hour, 32+ min ago (458+ words) Tanzania's Ambassador to Algeria, Mobhare Matinyi, has said that the Swahili language is growing and spreading around the world. Now, more than 200 million people speak Swahili in 14 countries. The language is also used officially in several groups of countries in…...
Why do African countries change their names?
1+ hour, 47+ min ago (649+ words) Why did the Gold Coast become Ghana, Rhodesia become Zimbabwe and Swaziland become Eswatini? African countries have usually changed their names when they entered a new political era, using new names to reflect independence, national identity and a break from…...
Africa richest continent, can feed entire world if governed by good leaders – Peter Obi
13+ hour, 53+ min ago (261+ words) The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate for the 2027 general elections, Peter Obi, says with its rich mineral resources, Africa can feed the entire world if governed by good leaders. His remark stems from the African Union Permanent Observer Mission…...
Remembering Srebrenica Genocide: 31 Years On
13+ hour, 52+ min ago (241+ words) Between 11 and 22 July 1995, Europe witnessed its worst act of genocide since the Second World War. More than 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys were systematically murdered by Bosnian Serb forces in and around the UN-declared “safe area” of Srebrenica, targeted because…...
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17+ hour, 14+ min ago (28+ words) Glimpse of the wild side Capital Newspaper Glimpse of the wild side Capital is the longest-established private English newspaper in Ethiopia © Newspaper WordPress Theme by TagDiv...
The Oldest Lakes in the World Still in Existence
16+ hour, 2+ min ago (430+ words) A lake earns the label "ancient" only after existing for more than one million years without drying up, filling with sediment, or draining away. In other words, it must continuously hold water throughout that time. Glaciers carved the vast majority…...
Manifest Delusion Lecture 24: The Children Who Owned the West
21+ hour, 55+ min ago (386+ words) And then, oil was discovered. Important Questions to Consider 1. How did the history of Black people in Indian Territory challenge the textbook idea that Black citizenship developed only through the United States and the Fourteenth Amendment? 2. Explain how the Dawes…...
‘Zanzibar was the genesis of the Goan migration to British East Africa’: Historian Selma Carvalho
22+ hour, 32+ min ago (618+ words) ‘Ikka review: Sunny Deol is both defence lawyer and prosecutor ‘Epic, experiential, real’: What to expect from Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ For children: Khichdi, mulligatawny soup, and other culinary gifts from India to the world Education crisis in India puts…...
Douala Exhibition Revisits 76 Years of Cameroon’s History
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (518+ words) After stops in Dschang and Edéa, the exhibition is on display at the Sawa Cultural Palace in Douala through July 31, 2026. Its arrival in Douala brings the city’s role in Cameroon’s decolonization into sharper focus, highlighting the political, legal and diplomatic…...