01 July 2025
1. Sudan - Chad
Sudanese refugees in Chad face deepening humanitarian crisis
Refugees arrive at the Tine transit camp in Chad's Wadi Fara province,
The situation of Sudanese refugees in neighbouring Chad is reaching a breaking point as the number of arrivals in the country increases, humanitarian actors warned.
2. France - Madagascar
Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina arrived in Paris yesterday for discussions with French President Emmanuel Macron on the future of the long-disputed Scattered Islands.
3. Cameroon - Marseille
Cameroonian marine conservationists trained as scientific divers
Following the United Nations Ocean Conference in France, three Cameroonian marine scientists extended their stay to train as scientific divers in the city of Marseille.
4. In our historical archives, it was on this day 1 July 1994 when the International Reggae Day was launched in Kingston, Jamaica.
International Reggae Day was inspired by the late Mama Winnie Nomzamo Mandela during her official visit to Jamaica in July 1991 with her late husband Nelson Mandela after his release from prison.