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Ethiopia Declares GERD ‘Complete’, Seeks Shared Prosperity With Egypt and Sudan

WafricNews – July 3, 2025 Addis Ababa – Ethiopia’s ambitious Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), a multi-billion-dollar project built on the Blue Nile, is now complete and slated for official inau...

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves in Tears During PMQs Over Welfare Bill Controversy

WafricNews – July 2, 2025Rachel Reeves, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, was seen visibly emotional with tears during Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) on Wednesday, sparking fresh speculation about he...

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Georgian Court Jails Opposition Leader Nika Gvaramia for Eight Months

WafricNews – July 1st, 2025Tbilisi, Georgia – A Georgian court has sentenced opposition leader Nika Gvaramia to eight months in prison and barred him from holding public office for two years, marking...

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US Senate Battles Through the Night Over Trump’s Massive Spending Bill

WafricNews – July 1st, 2025Washington, D.C. – In a rare all-night legislative showdown, the United States Senate has engaged in a marathon debate over President Donald Trump’s massive and controversia...

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PDP Holds NEC Meeting After Police Blockade, Sets New Date for Convention Talks

WafricNews – July 1st, 2025Abuja – Nigeria’s leading opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Monday pressed forward with its 100th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting at Wadata...

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Trump Administration Accuses Harvard of Civil Rights Violations Over Antisemitism Response

WafricNews – June 30, 2025Washington, D.C. – The Trump administration has determined that Harvard University violated federal civil rights laws by failing to protect Jewish and Israeli students on its...

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Tension at Wadata Plaza: Police Block PDP BoT as NEC Meeting Sparks Power Struggle

WafricNews – June 30, 2025Abuja, Nigeria – A heavy police presence disrupted activities at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national headquarters, Wadata Plaza, early Monday, amid mounting internal...

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Final Flame Extinguished: Hong Kong’s Last Active Pro-Democracy Party Disbands Under Pressure

WafricNews – June 29, 2025 Hong Kong - In what many are calling the symbolic end of organized street-level dissent in Hong Kong, the League of Social Democrats (LSD), the city’s last active pro-democr...

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Trump Rallies Behind Netanyahu, Slams Israeli Prosecutors Amid Corruption Trial

WafricNews – June 29, 2025Washington – In a characteristically fiery outburst, U.S. President Donald Trump has come out swinging in defense of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accusing...

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California Governor Sues Fox News for $787 Million Over Defamation

WafricNews – June 28, 2025Los Angeles, USA – California Governor Gavin Newsom has filed a massive $787 million defamation lawsuit against conservative media giant Fox News, accusing the broadcaster of...

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