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SDGs through Arts – India celebrates creativity, sustainability in Bengaluru
Gulf Today
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July 9, 2025
ZeeArts Gallery, Dubai, has announced the successful completion of SDGs through Arts - India, held in collaboration with Art Ambassador, Humera Ali. The initiative brought together 17 international and local artists for a creative retreat June...
Comoros marks 50 years of independence amid ongoing dispute ...
Modern Ghana
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The Comoros marks 50 years of independence from France on Sunday but an ongoing territorial dispute over the island of Mayotte – a former part of the Comorian archipelago which chose to remain part of France – hangs heavy over the celebrations....
AU Criticised for Calling Burundi Election ‘Credible’
News Central TV
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July 5, 2025
A senior Burundian opposition official on Saturday criticised the African Union (AU) for labelling the country’s recent parliamentary elections “credible,” despite widespread accusations of irregularities and voter intimidation. The AU’s Peace and...
VP Mpango to open Pan-African Social Security Summit in Arusha
Daily News Tanzania
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July 7, 2025
ARUSHA: VICE-PRESIDENT, Dr Philip Mpango, is expected to officially open the 14th Africa Social Protection Policy-Makers Conference to be held in Arusha Region. Organised by the Africa Social Security Association (ASSA), the summit is scheduled...
Shakhboot AlNahyan attends Comoros 50th independence anniversary
Sharjah24
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The visit came in response to a gracious invitation from Azali Assoumani, President of the Comoros. During the event, His Highness Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan conveyed the greetings of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, His...
Tanzania to host Pan-African social security summit
Xinhua News Agency
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DAR ES SALAAM, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Tanzania is set to host a high-level Pan-African summit focusing on the future of social security on the continent, a senior official announced Sunday. The summit, to be held on July 10 in the northern city of...
African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Message On The Occasion Of The Independence Day Of The Union Of The Comoros
MENAFN
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July 6, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, extends his warmest congratulations to the Government and people of the the Union of the Comoros on the occasion of the anniversary of their...
United Arab Emirates (UAE) President, Vice President (Vps) Congratulate President Of Comoros On Independence Day
MENAFN
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July 6, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a congratulatory message to Azali Assoumani, President of the Union of the Comoros, on the occasion of his country's Independence Day. His Highness Sheikh...
Samia restates economic message as Comoros marks 50 years of independence
The Citizen
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Dar es Salaam. President Samia Suluhu Hassan has renewed her call for Africa to shift its focus from political liberation to full economic independence, telling Comorians that true sovereignty can only be achieved when African nations build...
Samia heads to Comoros for 50th anniversary
Daily News Tanzania
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July 6, 2025
Home/Politics/Diplomacy/Samia heads to Comoros for 50th anniversary TANZANIA: PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan is expected to leave the country today for Comoro for a one-day working visit. According to the statement released by the Directorate of...
President Taye Arrives in Moroni to Attend Comoros’s 50th Anniversary of Independence Day
Ethiopian News Agency
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Addis Ababa, July, 5, 2025 (ENA)—Ethiopia's President Taye Atske Selassie has arrived in Moroni, Comoros, to take part in the 50th anniversary celebrations of the country’s Independence Day. Up on arrival his arrival at Prince Said Ibrahim...
President Samia set for one-day visit to Comoros for independence celebrations
The Citizen
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Dar es Salaam. President Samia Suluhu Hassan is scheduled to undertake a one-day working visit to the Union of the Comoros on Sunday, July 6, 2025, following an official invitation from Comorian President Azali Assoumani. A statement issued on...
Islamic carpets offer evidence of cultural exchange with China
The National News
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Celebrating the bold patterns, luxurious materials and meticulous techniques that went into crafting carpets for historic royalty, Doha’s Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) and the Hong Kong Palace Museum (HKPM) have teamed up for a unique exhibition. On...
Image of the day: Volcanic beauty of Grande Comore
Muser Press
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June 21, 2025
Grande Comore, also known as Ngazidja, is the largest island in the Comoros archipelago, situated in the Indian Ocean between Madagascar and Mozambique. Seen from space in this Copernicus Sentinel-2 image captured on 12 July 2024, the island’s...
World Bank Group Appoints New Division Director For Mozambique, Madagascar, Mauritius, Comoros And Seychelles
MENAFN
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July 1, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) The World Bank Group has appointed Fily Sissoko as the new Division Director for Mozambique, Madagascar, Mauritius, Comoros, and Seychelles, effective today. He succeeds Idah Pswarayi-Riddihough, who held the position for the...
Social Listening 27 June 2025: More Nigerians were kidnapped in one year than the populations of 15 countries
Business Day
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June 27, 2025
This NBS report shows that more people were kidnapped in Nigeria (2.2 million) in the past year than the populations of: Lesotho – 2,120,000 Slovenia – 2,118,697 Latvia- 1,871,871 Equatorial Guinea – 1,669,000 Guinea-Bissau – 1,663,000 Estonia-...
Comoros: Blue Economy Offers a Transformative Path to Sustainable Growth
Odisha Diary
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June 26, 2025
Moroni, June 25th, 2025 — Comoros’ economy shows signs of recovery, surpassing pre-COVID-19 levels. Growth rose from 3 percent in 2023 to 3.4 percent in 2024, driven by household consumption supported by a 5.4 percent increase in remittances and...
Zanzibar’s baobab trees used to be a valued part of society ...
Modern Ghana
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Baobab trees may be a proxy for measuring long-term use of land by humans. They live long, have economic benefits, and are used as shrines and markers on landscapes. Archaeologists have long suspected an association between baobabs and human...
Zanzibar’s baobab trees used to be a valued part of society – drone images help prove it
The Conversation
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June 29, 2025
Baobab trees may be a proxy for measuring long-term use of land by humans. They live long, have economic benefits, and are used as shrines and markers on landscapes. Archaeologists have long suspected an association between baobabs and human...
Culture BitesJaws turns 50: which came first, the phobia or the film?
The National News
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In this episode of Culture Bites, hosts Enas Refaei and Farah Andrews are joined by The National’s arts and culture editor William Mullally to talk about Jaws to mark the film’s 50th anniversary. The iconic shark attack film had such a massive...