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Monitoring Media Narratives Across Africa
Last updated: March 2026
Monitoring Media Narratives Across Africa
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The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that it still hopes to create a “cross-border payment infrastructure” for the BRICS economic bloc — a system that would allow BRICS to undermine the American dollar as the favored medium of international trade. According to the ministry …
Six years ago, silver was priced at under $20/oz. For the next few years, it remained under $25/oz. Two years later, in early 2026, it is well over $100/oz. Gold similarly was around $1,400/oz six years ago. For the next few years, it hovered around …
new video loaded: At Least 160 Killed in Rural Nigeria Villages, Aid Official Says transcript transcript At Least 160 Killed in Rural Nigeria Villages, Aid Official Says Gunmen killed more than 160 people in two rural villages in Nigeria, according to the Nigerian branch of …
Sasha Poparic, Immobilium's CEO at the Partner Vefa Gallery in South Bay, California BEVERLY HILLS, CA — January 22, 2026 — Immobilium, the Beverly Hills–based international real estate company, has announced the launch of a global art exhibition tour built on its existing real estate …
It’s the state’s latest move into an area that was previously the domain of the federal government, before the administration of President Donald Trump began remaking public health policies and guidance. The Illinois Department of Public Health this week officially joined the World Health Organization’s …
Judge blocks DHS from ending deportation protections for 350,000 Haitians one day before they were set to lapse A federal judge on Monday blocked the Trump administration from revoking legal protections for Haitians enrolled in the Temporary Protected Status program, granting a last-minute reprieve to …
Judge blocks DHS from ending deportation protections for 350,000 Haitians one day before they were set to lapse A federal judge on Monday blocked the Trump administration from revoking legal protections for Haitians enrolled in the Temporary Protected Status program, granting a last-minute reprieve to …
BRICS has come a long way since Goldman Sachs economist Jim O’Neill thought it up in 2001. As of January, it now comprises ten countries: the original five of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, and five new additions in Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran, …
Court records raise doubts that ICE is detaining the 'worst of the worst' in Maine PORTLAND, Maine — Immigration and Customs Enforcement has highlighted the detention of people whom it called some of Maine’s most dangerous criminals during operations this past week, but court records …
Reproductive rights groups are gearing up for the current Trump administration to implement extensions to the current global gag rule — but this time, it may go even further than the usual dominance over reproductive rights. Also known as the “Mexico City Policy” and first …