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Habtom Samuel, a 5-time NCAA champion, leaving UNM to start pro career
Habtom Samuel has run his last race as a Lobo. New Mexico’s star junior distance runner and five-time NCAA champion is opting out of his final year of eligibility to…
Oct 29, 2026
How a 95 percent drop in Hormuz traffic changed global shipping
A crisis in one narrow passage has disrupted an industry that carries about 80 percent of the world’s trade.
Oct 29, 2026
Psychological Operation
Unelected globalists want other unelected globalists to lord over land, air, and sea: perspective The World Economic Forum (WEF) argues that philanthropies and foundations should be stewards of nature, according…
Oct 29, 2026
NDLEA busts drug syndicates shipping cocaine in phone chargers, backpacks to Saudi Arabia, Europe
…Nabs Italy-based businessman at Enugu airport with 98 cocaine wraps By Kingsley Omonobi ABUJA — The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has foiled attempts by suspected drug trafficking syndicates…
Oct 29, 2026
KNUST receives US$3m Mastercard Foundation Prize for excellence in innovation
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has been named among the inaugural winners of the Africa Higher Education for Transformation (AHEFT) Prize. AHET is a landmark initiative launched by…
Oct 29, 2026
Freightos Reports Platform KPIs for Second Quarter Exceeding Management Expectations
The Company Plans to Report Earnings on August 17, 2026 BARCELONA, Spain, July 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Freightos Limited (NASDAQ: CRGO), the leading vendor-neutral global freight pricing, booking and procurement…
Oct 29, 2026
'Alternative Nobel' honors women's rights activists, AI researcher
The Right Livelihood Award has gone to a female AI researcher and women fighting repression. The Sweden-based prize has been dubbed an "alternative Nobel." A leading AI researcher, together with…
Oct 29, 2026
Ethiopia submits official bid to host Afcon 2028
Ethiopia submits a bid to host the 2028 Africa Cup of Nations despite lacking enough stadiums to host a 24-team tournament.
Oct 29, 2026
Africa's richest man, Ethiopia and Djibouti to build $600m fuel pipeline
The pipeline would strengthen energy security in landlocked Ethiopia, while creating jobs at Djibouti's port.
Oct 29, 2026
As Iran War Smolders, Shunned Eritrea Looks to Come In From the Cold
A Reuters report traces Eritrea's history through the story of a former Revolution School student, as the country seeks to emerge from international isolation.
Oct 29, 2026
Ethiopia's Virgin Mary festival in Tigray cancelled over drone strike fears
An eagerly anticipated gathering of women will not be taking place following recent aerial strikes.
Oct 29, 2026
Tigray Tensions Rise as Regional Forces Seize Mekelle Airport
Tigrayan forces seized control of the airport in Mekelle, following reported drone strikes in the region, including one that regional authorities say killed at least 14 people in Alamata.
Oct 29, 2026