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Kenya Among the Most Dangerous Places to Drive in the World
Techweez
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April 13, 2025
Kenya faces one of the world’s most severe road safety challenges, with an alarming road traffic death rate of 28.2 per 100,000 people as per the latest report. This places Kenya among the ten most dangerous countries for road users globally,...
Swift Climate Funding Aids Mozambique’s Cyclone Recovery Efforts
News Ghana
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April 15, 2025
A rapid-response financial mechanism has delivered $16.8 million to Mozambique within two business days of the government’s request, showcasing a critical shift in how climate disasters are managed. The payout, facilitated by the Regional...
Roaming Charges: Who Shot the Tariffs?
CounterPunch
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April 11, 2025
Sabertooth tiger skull and Bay Bridge, San Francisco waterfront. Photo: Jeffrey St. Clair. Nationalism is our form of incest, is our idolatry, is our insanity. ‘Patriotism’ is its cult…Just as love for one individual which excludes the love for...
IOS SAGAR & AIKEYME: India’s maritime diplomacy sets course for regional leadership | Opinion
Asianet Newsable
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April 12, 2025
Read Full Article In 2015, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, put forward a new vision of maritime security under the acronym SAGAR, standing for 'Security and Growth for All in the Region'. It was India's effort to be a proactive leader in maritime in...
REPAIR programme supports Mozambique’s cyclone recovery
Reinsurance News
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April 14, 2025
The Regional Emergency Preparedness and Inclusive Access to Recovery (REPAIR) programme, a collaborative initiative led by the World Bank, supported by the Global Shield Financing Facility (GSFF), and implemented by ARC Ltd., an affiliate of the...
Cargo ship keels over at Istanbul port
Hurriyet Daily News
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ISTANBUL A dry cargo vessel keeled over at one of Istanbul's primary ports on Dec. 23, prompting the evacuation and rescue of its crew, local media has reported. The incident occurred around 4:00 a.m. at Ambarlı Port in the Beylikdüzü district,...
Repair delivers payout to Mozambique
Business Ghana
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The Regional Emergency Preparedness and Inclusive Access to Recovery (REPAIR) programme has demonstrated the vital role of speed in disaster response, disbursing over USD 16.8 million to Mozambique just two business days after the Government...
India, Tanzania explore new ways to boost defence ties
The Economic Times
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April 15, 2025
Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth met Tanzania's Minister of Defence and National Service Stergomena Lawrence Tax in Dar es Salaam and discussed new ways to bolster bilateral ties and cooperation in counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism...
India, Tanzania seek to deepen defense cooperation
Orissa Post
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April 15, 2025
New Delhi: Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth met Tanzania’s Minister of Defence and National Service Stergomena Lawrence Tax in Dar es Salaam and discussed new ways to bolster bilateral ties and cooperation in counter-insurgency and...
From Afghanistan to Malaysia, these are the 61 countries that still criminalize homosexuality
The Advocate
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April 9, 2025
61 countries still criminalize homosexuality in some form Street life, Kabul, Afghanistan kursat-bayhan/Shutterstock There are nearly twice as many countries that criminalize homosexuality than countries that have marriage equality. Today, over...
Aid flows from French cities to Mayotte a month after devast...
Modern Ghana
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Communities from Mayotte and the Comoros living in France are rallying to send aid to the Indian Ocean archipelago devastated by Cyclone Chido. Donations are pouring in from cities such as Marseille, home to France's largest Comorian community,...
World News | MoS Defence Sanjay Seth Attends Inaugural Ceremony of AIKEYME in Tanzania
Latestly
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April 14, 2025
Dar es Salaam [Tanzania], April 14 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Defence, Sanjay Seth, attended the cultural programme of the AIKEYME exercise in Tanzania. AIKEYME (Africa India Key Maritime Engagement) is a multilateral exercise for maritime...
Swedish parliament urged to reject law that would "greatly undermine security and privacy"
Statewatch
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Home / News / 2025 / April / Swedish parliament urged to reject law that would "greatly undermine security and privacy" Topic Country/Region 08 April 2025 The Swedish parliament is benig urged to reject a law that would "force companies to store...
US: Adverse winter weather forecast across northwestern regions through at least Jan. 4
Crisis24
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Eastern Africa's annual rainy season will run through April, bringing an elevated threat of flooding and landslides/mudslides in some locations. The affected areas include Comoros, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, Reunion, and...
Tanzania urged to prioritise malaria prevention and control
The Citizen
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Dar es Salaam. Many African countries, including Tanzania, continue to grapple with a significant number of malaria cases. This persistent challenge has prompted health stakeholders to call for urgent and coordinated efforts to eradicate the...
Axian Telecom secures $100m EIB investment for Madagascar and Tanzania expansion plans
Data Center Dynamics
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Axian Telecom has secured a $100 million financing package from the European Investment Bank (EIB). The funding will help Axian expand its mobile broadband network infrastructure across Madagascar and Tanzania. In particular, the financing will...
Fiji, beneficiary of agreement
The Fiji Times
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January 2, 2025
FIJI will be the beneficiary of an agreement signed between India and the International Solar Alliance that will see to the execution of solar projects in the country and three African countries – Comoros, Madagascar and Seychelles. The agreement...
Which countries are International Criminal Court members?
Al Jazeera
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu travelled to the United States earlier this week to meet with President Donald Trump. On his flight from Hungary to the US, Netanyahu avoided flying over certain European countries that might enforce the...
Beyond borders & battleships: Humanitarian missions, strategic initiatives shape diplomacy in Indo-Pacific
Asianet Newsable
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April 9, 2025
Read Full Article In recent weeks, India's naval diplomacy has vividly shown its growing stature as a responsible and influential maritime power in the Indo-Pacific region. Through high-profile humanitarian missions, comprehensive naval exercises,...
Anchoring Influence: How AIKEYME and MAHASAGAR Define India’s Maritime Diplomacy for the Next Decade
Sunday Guardian Live
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April 7, 2025
As INS Sunayna sails out of Karwar on 5 April 2025, it marks not just the commencement of another naval training exercise but the dawn of a strategically significant mission. Temporarily renamed IOS Sagar specifically for this initiative, the...