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LuCan Labs: pioneering cannabis testing excellence in Africa
Lesotho Times
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June 27, 2025
Mohalenyane Phakela WHEN Lesotho made history in 2017 by becoming the first African country to legalize cannabis production, it signalled more than just a shift in agriculture—it opened the door to a budding new industry with global potential....
Naples woman living with malaria and Zika after return from Africa
ABC7 - Florida
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June 28, 2025
A Naples mother is fighting for her life after returning from a family trip to Africa, where she contracted both malaria and Zika virus, marking Collier County’s first confirmed travel-related case of malaria in more than seven years.The Florida...
Africanized honey bees not established in Mississippi
The Meridian Star - Mississippi
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June 27, 2025
Published 3:53 pm Friday, June 27, 2025 By Susan Collins-Smith MSU Extension Service Mississippi State University Extension Service bee specialist Jeff Harris said he has no evidence that Africanized honey bees are established in Mississippi....
Soft drink makers catch the fitness bug. But is zero-sugar really healthy?
Mint
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June 28, 2025
Coca-Cola, which is the world’s largest beverage company, its closest rival PepsiCo Inc., and Reliance Consumer Products, which revived the iconic Campa Cola two years ago as Campa, all have zero-sugar variants catering to India’s growing...
Cassona recruits international graduates to boost healthcare talent in SSA
Business and Financial Times
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June 27, 2025
Cassona Global Imaging Ltd, a lead distributor of advanced medical imaging technology in Ghana and across Africa, has launched a groundbreaking recruitment initiative aimed at bridging the healthcare talent gap in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) by...
African Swine Fever Outbreak: Kohima Imposes Pig Slaughter and Transport Ban
Ukhrul Times
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June 27, 2025
Kohima, June 27: In response to the detection of African Swine Fever (ASF) at Sechü Zubza and Viswema village under Kohima district, the district administration has issued an official notification to declare the affected regions as Infected and...
Smile Train Launches Africa’s Largest Cleft Centre In Ghana
New Telegraph
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June 27, 2025
Smile Train has launched the largest and a state-of-the-art Cleft Leadership Center (CLC), at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi, Ghana, to elevate cleft care delivery in Ghana and across the Sub-Saharan Africa region. The center...
Traditional Chinese medicine training program launched in Sierra Leone
Xinhua News Agency
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FREETOWN, June 27 (Xinhua) -- The 26th batch of the Chinese medical team to Sierra Leone held a training course on traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) techniques in Freetown, the capital of the western African country, from Thursday to Friday. With...
Partnership With China is Gradually Positioning Nigeria as Economic Gateway to Africa, Says Chinese Envoy
This Day
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June 27, 2025
Michael Olugbode in Abuja The Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai, has said that the partnership between China and Nigeria is positioning the West African nation as a critical economic gateway for Africa. Speaking at a seminar on “Joining...
Nigeria’s healthcare future hinges on digital innovation — FG
Tribune Online
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June 27, 2025
The Federal Government of Nigeria has said digital innovation is crucial to revolutionising the country’s healthcare system, with the potential to improve healthcare delivery, enhance patient care, and increase access to health services. The...
African entrepreneurs urge investment
Business Ghana
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Entrepreneurs and clean energy leaders from across Africa gathered in London this week for Financing Africa's Clean Energy Innovators, a dynamic showcase of the people and ideas transforming energy access for communities left behind by traditional...
China-Africa modernization momentum gains pace at Nigeria conference
Xinhua News Agency
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ABUJA, June 27 (Xinhua) -- The growing momentum and tangible progress between China and African countries have been lauded by Nigerian officials and experts, who highlighted the commitment exhibited so far through their partnership in jointly...
At Africa Energy Forum in South Afri...
The Guardian Post
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The forum brought together investors, project developers, public service officials, representatives of the World Bank, the African Development Bank, AfDB, technical partners, among others. Organisers said the goal of the Forum was to strategise on...
AMCE medical service impresses Tanzanian VP
Daily News Tanzania
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June 27, 2025
ABUJA, NIGERIA: TANZANIA’s Vice President, Dr. Philip Mpango, has praised the establishment of the African Medical Center of Excellence (AMCE), describing it as a model for the African continent that will significantly reduce the costs of sending...
Nigerian, 33, arrested in U.S. over multimillion-dollar fraud targeting veterans’ health org
Business Hallmark
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June 27, 2025
A 33-year-old Nigerian national, Edikan Adiakpan, has been arrested in the United States for allegedly orchestrating a multimillion-dollar fraud and money laundering scheme that targeted businesses and nonprofit organisations across eight states,...
DRC lauds the African Court’s handling its case against Rwanda
Daily News Tanzania
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June 27, 2025
ARUSHA: THE African Court for Human and Peoples’ Rights has asserted that it has the jurisdiction to handle the court case filed by the Democratic Republic of Congo against Rwanda, with the former accusing the latter of fueling conflicts in the...
Brits brace for 36C heatwave as urgent health warnings issued across England
Radio X
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27 June 2025, 17:04 36C temperatures are set hit the UK next week. Picture: Met Office, Alamy A 36C heatwave is set to descend on Britain over the weekend, bringing with it a “rise in deaths” ahead of what could be the hottest June day on record....
Pollution solution? Plastic-eating worm found in Africa
University World News
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KENYA In 2024, researchers from the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), led by Evalyne Ndotono, discovered a species of insect in Kenya, the lesser mealworm, that has the ability to break down and degrade certain kinds...
Creativity & Innovation: Harnessing the continent's new growth frontiers at the Africa Soft Power Summit
African Business
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June 27, 2025
This article was produced with the support of Africa Soft Power Group This premise that Africa’s future economic power lies in its ideas was strongly articulated during the Creative & Innovative Industries Conference (CIIC), which brought together...
Man skateboards from Brighton to Africa in 55 days
BBC
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A 21-year-old man has skateboarded from Brighton to Africa in 55 days. Sam Allison skated some 1,500 miles (2,415km) to Tangier in Morocco - taking a downhill tumble and getting all his possessions stolen along the way. But he kept going to raise...