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Africa’s cybersecurity crisis and the push to mobilizing communities to safeguard a digital future
Help Net Security
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July 4, 2025
While Africa hosts some of the fastest-growing digital economies globally, it also faces persistent challenges in cybersecurity preparedness. Many organizations and individuals remain unaware of the risks they face online. Phishing schemes and...
Africa’s Promise to Youth and the Reality on the Ground
Front Page Africa
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July 4, 2025
As a young Liberian, I often reflect on the past with a heavy heart and a questioning mind. What would it have been like to grow up during the darkest chapters of Liberia’s history—between 1989 and 2003—when civil unrest ravaged the nation,...
Clinton County Education: 584 African American students were enrolled in schools in 2024-25 school year
Lansing Sun - Michigan
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July 3, 2025
Dr. Michael F. Rice Michigan superintendent of public instruction | https://radio.wcmu.org/Dr. Michael F. Rice Michigan superintendent of public instruction | https://radio.wcmu.org/ There were 584 African American students enrolled in Clinton...
Zohran Mamdani marked Asian and African American on college application: Report
India Today
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July 4, 2025
Democratic socialist and New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani identified himself as both "Asian" and "Black or African American" on his Columbia University application in 2009, according to a report by The New York Times. The...
Marion County Schools: Which ethnicity was most represented in 2023-24 school year?
East Pennyroyal News - Kentucky
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July 3, 2025
Robbie Fletcher, Ed.D.Kentucky Commissioner of education | https://www.education.ky.gov/CommOfEd/Pages/KDE-Leadership-Team.aspxRobbie Fletcher, Ed.D.Kentucky Commissioner of education |...
Public Private Collaboration key to Building Digital Ecosystem in Africa
Capital FM Kenya
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July 4, 2025
NAIROBI, Kenya, June 4 – Public Private participation (PPP) is key in building Africa’s digital ecosystem. Huawei Kenya Director for Policy and Partnerships, Adam Lane has said. He said three major companies collaborated to host Africa Artificial...
Schools tasked to produce problem-solvers, not mere graduates
Punch
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July 3, 2025
The iScholar Initiative has urged schools to have a curriculum that produces graduates capable of solving real-world challenges facing the continent. A partner with the initiative, Patricia Ochogbu, gave this admonition while delivering the...
Mwinyi stresses Africa’s role in knowledge economy
Daily News Tanzania
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July 4, 2025
ZANZIBAR: ZANZIBAR President, Hussein Mwinyi has urged African nations to take the lead in shaping the global knowledge economy, as he officially opened the Africa QS Forum on Education here yesterday. Speaking at the high-level gathering of...
From Accra With Dignity: India’s African Embrace Begins in Ghana
Goa Chronicle
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July 4, 2025
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Accra, Ghana, on a humid July morning in 2025, it wasn’t just the ceremonial red carpet that welcomed him, it was history calling. For decades, India had nurtured warm relations with Africa, but they...
Adams demands Columbia release Mamdani’s admission records in which he ID’d himself as Asian and African American: ‘Deeply offensive’
New York Post
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July 4, 2025
Incumbent Big Apple Mayor Eric Adams demanded Columbia University release Zohran Mamdani’s admission records in which the Democratic socialist candidate identified as Asian and African American — before he became a US citizen. Mamdani, a...
2023-24 School Year: 74% of the 88 students at Vysehrad Elementary School not on "college track"
SC Texas News
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July 3, 2025
Of the 88 students at Vysehrad Elementary School in Hallettsville, 65 (74%) weren’t on track for college in the 2023-24 school year, according to SC Texas News' analysis of STAAR scores from the Texas Education Agency (TEA). The TEA considers...
‘Osun govt spends N32m daily on school feeding programme’
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 4, 2025
Osun State Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi, yesterday, hinted that the state government had been expending a sum of N32 million daily on ‘O Meal feeding programme for pupils in public schools. He also disclosed...
Ascension Parish Schools earn top rankings
Gonzales Weekly Citizen - Louisiana
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Ascension Parish retained its top Louisiana ranking for student mastery and advanced levels on state tests. Superintendent Edith Walker praised students, educators and the community while emphasizing continued support for all students. Ascension...
What executives need to know about leading South Africa into the Age of AI
The Media Online
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July 4, 2025
Artificial intelligence is no longer a distant concept waiting on the horizon. It’s here. And it’s moving fast. For South Africa, a country grappling with significant structural challenges but rich in ingenuity and potential, AI presents both a...
International African Arts Festival – Brooklyn Cultural Pride in a Long-Lasting Effect
Our Time Press - New York
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July 4, 2025
By Nayaba Arinde Editor-at-Large Summer in Brooklyn means the welcome return of the International African Arts Festival, where thousands of participants enjoy 3 days of indulging in the replenishing and rejuvenating cultural event. Their cultural...
Fears of 30% tariffs loom as US-South Africa trade negotiations remain unresolved
IOL
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As July 9 approaches, economists and industry experts have expressed serious concern about the potential consequences of the expiry of US President Donald Trump’s 90-day pause on tariff increases affecting South Africa and other countries....
Farewell to Africa’s prophet of decolonisation
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 4, 2025
Kenyan novelist, essayist, and playwright, Ngugi wa Thiong’o, who died on May 28 at the age of 87, was one of Africa’s most important first-generation post-colonial writers. Ngugi grew up in a polygamous family of four wives and 28 children in the...
Asian or African American: NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani identifies as 'an American who was born in Africa'; college application stirs controversy
The Times of India
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Zohran Mamdani, a New York City mayoral candidate, identified as both "Asian" and "Black or African American" on his 2009 Columbia University application. Mamdani, born in Uganda to Indian parents, explained he aimed to capture the fullness of his...
From Quantum-Lag to Quantum-Lead: A Playbook for African Tech Startups
TechEconomy
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July 4, 2025
Advertisements In the global tech race, startups either fall behind—trapped in outdated models—or leap ahead, reshaping markets. For African founders, this “quantum divide” is real. But what if quantum physics offered the mindset we need to close...
PEP mini netball gives schools a shot at winning R200K court makeover
Kempton Express
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July 3, 2025
As part of its commitment to uplifting communities and empowering young girls, PEP, through its mini netball programme, has partnered with netball legend Dumisani Chauke to give one lucky school the chance to win a new netball court worth R200...