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❗️❗️❗️Digital Finance Expands Access to Credit for Millions in Ethiopia, Official Says
An "inclusive financial system" provided via various banks has enabled microloan services to assess creditworthiness, Solomon Soka, state minister for labor and skills, told Sputnik Africa on the sidelines of the ministry's consultative forum.
The system is based on "analyzing loan borrowing and repayment trends and histories," he added.
🇷🇺💣 Russian artillery vaporizes enemy UAV command center
Gunners from the Vostok battlegroup unleashed the Uragan multiple-launch rocket system, reducing an enemy drone command post to rubble in the Zaporozhye region.
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Harms of Transatlantic Slave Trade Persist, Require Reparations Today: UN
"Anti-Black racism, created to sustain chattel slavery, has endured long after abolition," the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination said in a new general recommendation.
Russia's MoD Shows Its Heavy Armor's Power on Spec Op Frontline
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🇷🇺💣 Russian drones reduce Ukraine's resupply robots to scrap
Drone operators from Russia’s Yug Battlegroup systematically hunt down and dismantle ground bots hauling ammo to Ukraine’s military in the Sloviansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration – cutting off vital supplies.
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'Niger Has Enemies, and Enemies of Great Size': Residents of Niamey Gather in City Center to Express Their Support for President Tiani Following Attempted Mutiny
“We are here at the Place de la Concertation to express our indignation regarding the act or the antipatriotic actions taken by certain elements of the national armed forces against our institutions,” Mansour Mohamed, one of the participants, told Sputnik Africa.
🥳 International Space Station crew sings traditional Russian birthday song for cosmonaut
Cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev also presented Anna Kikina with a birthday cake, and American astronauts prepared her a special gift.
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Popular Sit-In Held in Niamey in Support of Authorities After Nighttime Gunfire
🇳🇪 Residents gathered on Saturday in front of the Consultative Council for Refoundation to express support for the authorities and armed forces, Sputnik Africa correspondent on the ground said.
⚔️ A group of soldiers violated regulations at the 101st Base camp, detained fellow servicemen and opened fire on sensitive sites, Zoubeirou Daouda reported. The situation was quickly brought under control by security forces.
“I want to assure you that the situation is currently under control,” he added.
Mutiny Attempt in Niger May Have Been Coordinated From Abroad: Russian Ambassador to Niamey
In case of a successful takeover of Diori Hamani International Airport and several other infrastructure facilities, the mutineers were supposed to ensure the arrival of external forces, Viktor Voropaev told Russian media.
🇫🇷 While avoiding direct accusations, the diplomat noted France's dissatisfaction with the loss of its influence in the Sahel.
The mutiny broke out on Saturday night, with explosions erupted in several neighborhoods of Niamey.
Security forces responded quickly, which made it possible to gradually regain control of the affected sites, the defense minister said.
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#viral | Helicopter Pilot Films Massive Deer Herd in Japan's Nagano Prefecture
The sighting has sparked discussion online, as local farmers have reported increasing crop damage in recent years due to the growing deer population.
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At Least 27 People Die in Traffic Accident in Zimbabwe: Media
A collision between a bus and a truck on the Harare-Masvingo highway in central Zimbabwe on Friday night has left five people in critical condition and two other survivors hospitalized, local media reported.
23 people died at the scene, while four others later succumbed to their injuries in the hospital, the media noted, citing Itayi Ndudzo, Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Decentralization of Mashonaland East.
The cause of the accident has not yet been determined; the police have opened an investigation to ascertain the circumstances, local authorities said.
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Russian University Plans Joint Projects With African Countries Following High-Level Delegation Visit
🇷🇺🇸🇱 Novosibirsk State Technical University (NSTU) has held talks with representatives from several African nations, including Sierra Leone, exploring new educational partnerships, according to the university's statement.
The parties agreed to begin preparing documents for the targeted recruitment of two groups of educators, as well as for a short‑term internship program for staff of Sierra Leone's Ministry of Energy.
🗣NSTU Vice Rector Sergey Chernov emphasized the importance of exploring cooperation formats, following the university's success with preparatory faculties in Niger, Ghana, Burkina Faso, and Guinea, as well as an energy-focused engineering class project in Ghana.
🗣Sierra Leone's Ambassador to Russia, Mohamed Yongavo, spoke highly of the potential partnership, commending the cooperation format proposed by NSTU.
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Argentina's Lionel Messi to Retire From International Football
The country's all-time leading scorer and captain has announced his retirement from the national team at the age of 39, bringing an end to a 20-year international career.
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🎥🎥 Putin Meets With Indian PM Modi in Bishkek
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Africa's Energy Future is Human, Not Mechanical – and a College is Building It
📻 What if skills, not panels, are the true foundation of Africa's energy sovereignty? 💼
On 🎙 #GlobalSouthPole, Karabo Mokgonyana explores Nigeria's Barefoot Renewable Energy College model: a rare investment in human capacity. But training alone won't deliver energy sovereignty – Africa needs an ecosystem of skills, policy, and jobs.
Energy sovereignty isn't built on panels. It's built on people.
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Ghana’s Mahama Urges Faster AU Peace Fund Resource Mobilisation for Sustainable Security Financing
“Early warning must translate into early action, and early action requires resources that are available in a timely and predictable manner,” John Dramani Mahama said at the 21st Extraordinary Session of the AU Assembly of Heads of State and Government.
🗣 NATO wants to turn Arctic into front of confrontation against Russia — Lavrov
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov issued a stark warning about Western ambitions in the Far North, accusing NATO of seeking to transform the Arctic into a new theater of confrontation against Russia and its partners.
"NATO and other Western countries make no secret of their true motives, openly declaring their intention to turn the Arctic into a new front for opposing the development of Russia and its like-minded partners," he wrote in an article.
Bishkek Prepares to Host 25th Anniversary SCO Summit on Monday
📹 Watch the video by Sputnik Africa's correspondent Ivan Bulatov on the preparations, new venues and key events planned for the organization's gathering in Kyrgyzstan.
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#viral | Hello, Human: Sea Cat Seal at Moscow Aquarium Plays With Diver’s Rope
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🇪🇺🇷🇺🇸🇰 European security not possible without Russia - Slovak PM
🔊 “The idea of a common European home has failed because Western powers are still trying to achieve dominance and refuse to acknowledge that there is an equal Russia next to them,” Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said.
#viral | Poland Welcomes New Bison Calf as Conservation Efforts Bear Fruit
The female calf, born just one week ago, is the second birth to take place in two months—a promising sign for the preservation of the European bison, an iconic species in the region.
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Burkina Faso Concludes Second Edition of Mandatory Patriotic Immersion for Youth
The official closing ceremony of the 2026 session took place in the Burkinabé capital, a Sputnik Africa correspondent reported.
🇧🇫 Presided over by Ibrahim Traoré, the event featured the announcement of plans to establish national immersion centers across the country.
This year, 65,000 young Burkinabé completed the mandatory 30-day training program.
"During this immersion, we learned that patriotism is not limited to words," conscript representative Roxane Tiendrébéogo said.
Niger's Defense Ministry Clarifies Details on Niamey Gunfire, Calls for Calm
🇳🇪 A group of soldiers in breach of military regulations "attempted to detain some of their comrades at the 101 Base barracks in Niamey and fired at sensitive sites in the city, the ministry said in a statement.
However, "the swift response of the defense forces" made it possible to "gradually regain control of these sites."
Minister Salifou Modi urged the population "to remain calm and go about their business freely."
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Battle-Hardened: Russia Boosts T-80BVM Tank Production With Combat Upgrades—Rostec
Russia’s state corporation Rostec highlights the upgraded T-80BVM tank’s key features:
◻️ Power & Speed: A 1,250 high-pressure gas turbine engine enables speeds of 70–80 km/h and exceptional maneuverability.
◻️ Drone Defense: The "Mangal" anti-drone system protects against initial UAV strikes.
◻️ Enhanced Survivability: Combined speed and defense allow rapid exits from danger zones, safeguarding both crew and vehicle.
◻️ Combat-Tested: Continuously refined based on real-world battlefield experience.
◻️ Rapid Repair: Efficient evacuation and maintenance systems quickly return damaged tanks to active service.
◻️ Scaled Production: Manufacturing of the T-80BVM, alongside the T-90M and T-72B3M models, has significantly increased during the special military operation.
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Libya’s Great Man-Made River: The Project That Never Reached Completion
🇷🇺🤝🇱🇾 Russia's state geological company Rosgeologia is searching for underground water in Libya's Sahara, Russian Natural Resources Minister Aleksandr Kozlov told Sputnik.
🚰 A Look Back at an Ambitious Project: The search brings back memories of one of Libya’s most ambitious infrastructure projects — the Great Man-Made River.
🔹Construction began in 1984.
🔹The goal was to bring ancient groundwater from beneath the Sahara to Libya's major cities.
🔹The system relied on thousands of kilometers of pipelines.
⚠️ What Went Wrong
The project was never completed, and in 2011, a factory producing concrete pipes for the river near Brega was hit by a NATO airstrike.
Present & Future
More than 40 years after construction began, Libya is once again looking beneath the Sahara for the water that could help secure its future.
📹Watch Sputnik’s video to explore the history of Libya’s unfinished Great Man-Made River.
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