🌐Weekly News Digest [ January 5 – January 11 ]
That was the first full-fledged week of the new year of 2026, during which rulers forgave those who polluted their land, dismissed those who were managing their oil.
💡Here are the key highlights:
🇧🇼 Botswana
— Botswana Invites Russia to Invest in Its Mining Sector
🇨🇩 DR Congo
— Congolese clergy speaks against the US-DRC agreement.
— The government allows processing units to accept ore from artisanal miners amid protests
🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea
— Equatorial Guinea moves its capital to a brand new city built on oil revenues
🇬🇭 Ghana
— A Ghanaian prophet predicts the discovery of major onshore oil deposits in Ghana
— Ghana hopes to keep its oil fields viable until 2040
🇲🇱 Mali
— JNIM militants attack a gold mine in southeastern Mali
🇳🇪 Niger
— Niger replaces its oil minister
🇳🇬 Nigeria
— President reshuffles the country's oil sector management
🇸🇩 Sudan
— Sudan’s central bank and Sudanese Mineral Resources Company set up a joint commission to curb illegal gold exports.
🇺🇬 Uganda
— Uganda to start its first oil exports by October, despite environmental concerns
🇿🇲 Zambia
— First report on the toxic pollution caused by a Chinese company designates 160 people as victims
— Zambia is concerned over the safety of its workers in southern DRC
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❇️Effect
🔹side effect an unwanted and unplanned effect that something has – used especially (about drugs and medical treatment)
Common side effects of the drug may include headaches and muscle pains.
🔹after effects
bad effects that continue for a long time after the thing that caused them
A traumatic experience can have severe psychological after-effects war.
🔹repercussions /ˌriːpəˈkʌʃəns $ -pər-/ the effects that happen later as a result of an event or decision, especially a range of effects that continue for a long time
The scandal could have serious repercussions for her career.The judge’s decision is likely to have important repercussions for future cases of this kind.
🔹a knock-on effect used when something has an effect on something, which then has an effect on something else
Higher oil prices have a knock-on effect on other fuels
❇️VERBS
have an effect on something/somebody
Eating junk food will eventually have an effect on your health.
🔹have the effect of doing somethingThe news had the effect of making everyone feel better.
🔹produce an effect formalIf we combine these sounds, they produce an effect that is almost jazzy.
🔹feel an effect (=notice it)Small companies will feel the effect of the recession first.
🔹lessen/reduce an effect (=make an effect smaller or less severe)The government must take action to reduce the effects of pollution.
🔹cushion the effect of something(=make it less bad)Lower mortgage rates will cushion the effect of rising house prices.
🔹an effect lasts (=continues)The effect of the drug lasts about six hours.
🔹an effect wears off (=gradually stops)The effect of the anaesthetic was beginning to wear off.
❇️ADJECTIVES
🔹big/majorThe teachers’ strike had a big effect on many schools.
🔹significant/substantial/marked (=quite big)Global warming could have a significant effect on agriculture in many parts of the world.
🔹profound/powerful (=very big, in a way that changes someone or something significantly )My father’s death had a profound effect on me.
🔹dramatic (=very big and sudden)Taking the new drug had a dramatic effect on his health.
🔹negligible/minimal formal (=very small)The advertising campaign had a negligible effect on demand.
🔹immediate (=quick and sudden)The announcement had an immediate effect on stock prices.
good Inflation can sometimes have some good effects on the economy.
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🔹positive/beneficial (=good, or helping someone or something in some way)The incident had a very positive effect on his career.badWorking too hard was beginning to have a bad effect on my health.
🔹negative/detrimental (=bad or harmful)the negative effects of low rainfall
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🔹harmful/damaging (=causing harm or damage to something or someone)the harmful effects of drinking too much alcoholSome of the effects can be quite damaging.
🔹visible/noticeable (=an effect that you can clearly see)He drank five beers, but they did not seem to have any visible effect on him.
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🔹the adverse effects formal (=the bad effects)No one told them about the adverse effects of smoking marijuana.
🔹the long-term/short-term effect(=having an effect for a long or short time)Many boxers suffer with the long-term effects of punches to the head.
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🔹a knock-on effect (=an effect that is caused by something that has happened before)The strike could have a knock-on effect at other airports.
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🔹a cumulative effect (=the effect of many things happening one after the other)The cumulative effect of these policies will be to push up inflation.
🔹the desired effect (=the effect you want)
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🔹the full effect (=the whole effect)
🔹a calming/soothing effect (=one that makes you feel less angry, excited, or nervous)
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❇️Effect
🔹side effect an unwanted and unplanned effect that something has – used especially (about drugs and medical treatment)
Common side effects of the drug may include headaches and muscle pains.
🔹after effects
bad effects that continue for a long time after the thing that caused them
A traumatic experience can have severe psychological after-effects war.
🔹repercussions /ˌriːpəˈkʌʃəns $ -pər-/ the effects that happen later as a result of an event or decision, especially a range of effects that continue for a long time
The scandal could have serious repercussions for her career.The judge’s decision is likely to have important repercussions for future cases of this kind.
🔹a knock-on effect used when something has an effect on something, which then has an effect on something else
Higher oil prices have a knock-on effect on other fuels
❇️VERBS
have an effect on something/somebody
Eating junk food will eventually have an effect on your health.
🔹have the effect of doing somethingThe news had the effect of making everyone feel better.
🔹produce an effect formalIf we combine these sounds, they produce an effect that is almost jazzy.
🔹feel an effect (=notice it)Small companies will feel the effect of the recession first.
🔹lessen/reduce an effect (=make an effect smaller or less severe)The government must take action to reduce the effects of pollution.
🔹cushion the effect of something(=make it less bad)Lower mortgage rates will cushion the effect of rising house prices.
🔹an effect lasts (=continues)The effect of the drug lasts about six hours.
🔹an effect wears off (=gradually stops)The effect of the anaesthetic was beginning to wear off.
❇️ADJECTIVES
🔹big/majorThe teachers’ strike had a big effect on many schools.
🔹significant/substantial/marked (=quite big)Global warming could have a significant effect on agriculture in many parts of the world.
🔹profound/powerful (=very big, in a way that changes someone or something significantly )My father’s death had a profound effect on me.
🔹dramatic (=very big and sudden)Taking the new drug had a dramatic effect on his health.
🔹negligible/minimal formal (=very small)The advertising campaign had a negligible effect on demand.
🔹immediate (=quick and sudden)The announcement had an immediate effect on stock prices.
good Inflation can sometimes have some good effects on the economy.
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@ieltsstrategies
🔹positive/beneficial (=good, or helping someone or something in some way)The incident had a very positive effect on his career.badWorking too hard was beginning to have a bad effect on my health.
🔹negative/detrimental (=bad or harmful)the negative effects of low rainfall
@fluencyinenglish
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🔹harmful/damaging (=causing harm or damage to something or someone)the harmful effects of drinking too much alcoholSome of the effects can be quite damaging.
🔹visible/noticeable (=an effect that you can clearly see)He drank five beers, but they did not seem to have any visible effect on him.
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🔹the adverse effects formal (=the bad effects)No one told them about the adverse effects of smoking marijuana.
🔹the long-term/short-term effect(=having an effect for a long or short time)Many boxers suffer with the long-term effects of punches to the head.
@fluencyinenglish
@ieltsstrategies
🔹a knock-on effect (=an effect that is caused by something that has happened before)The strike could have a knock-on effect at other airports.
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@ieltsstrategies
🔹a cumulative effect (=the effect of many things happening one after the other)The cumulative effect of these policies will be to push up inflation.
🔹the desired effect (=the effect you want)
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@ieltsstrategies
🔹the full effect (=the whole effect)
🔹a calming/soothing effect (=one that makes you feel less angry, excited, or nervous)
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لغت effect هم در رایتینگ و سپیکینگ معمولا کاربرد زیادی در آزمون آیلتس پیدا می کند. زیرا، در برخی از سوالات از ما خواسته میشه که تاثیرات یک سری عوامل را چه از لحاظ منفی وچه مثبت توضیح دهیم.
در ادامه کالوکیشن های مهم که همراه با effect می آیند را برای شما آورده ایم.
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✅Crippling/destructive/damaging effect
تاثیر مخرب
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✅ culminative effect
تاثیر کلی
✅ To ease the effect of sth
عواقب/اثرات .... را کاهش دادن.
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✅Ameliorate/cushion/lessen/minimize/reduce the effect of sth
اثر/تاثیر چیزی را کاستن
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✅marginal/negligible/subtle effect
تاثیر ناچیز
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✅lasting effects
تاثیرات ماندگار
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✅knock-on effect
تاثیر نا مطلوب، پی آمدهای ناگوار
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✅ yo-yo effect
نوسان، ترقی و تنزل
✅ undesirable effect
اثر نامطلوب
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✅ permanent/lasting/ long term effect
تاثیر دایمی
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