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World Bank's IFC Ramps Up Investment Amid Global Uncertainty
International Business Times
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July 3, 2025
While the world economy faces instability from US President Donald Trump's threats of a global trade war, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) is dramatically ramping up its investment activities. The Washington-based IFC -- the World...
Turkey is stepping up its influence in west Africa – what’s ...
Modern Ghana
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Turkey is stepping up its influence in west Africa as the geopolitical and economic landscape in the region shifts. In Senegal, the state-owned Turkish Petroleum Corporation has entered a key partnership in the oil and gas sector. Meanwhile,...
Namibia in gear to host Region 5 Games
New Era
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The Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp says the upcoming Africa Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region 5 Youth Games, which are scheduled to take place from 4 to 13 July are set to go. The Namibian...
Art meets perfume in cross-disciplinary fragrance series Nez 1+1
Wallpaper*
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July 3, 2025
What happens when an artist and a perfumer are given the freedom to develop a perfume together? What would the overlap of their creative universes smell like? And what would it be like to be a fly on the wall for this process? With her olfactory...
43 countries, 937 athletes, set for 3rd African U18/U20 championships
New National Star
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July 3, 2025
With just two weeks to go, excitement is reaching fever pitch as Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State, prepares to welcome the continent’s finest young athletes for the 3rd African U18/U20 Athletics Championships, scheduled to hold from July 16 to...
Turkey is stepping up its influence in west Africa – what’s behind its bid for soft power
The Conversation
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June 24, 2025
Turkey is stepping up its influence in west Africa as the geopolitical and economic landscape in the region shifts. In Senegal, the state-owned Turkish Petroleum Corporation has entered a key partnership in the oil and gas sector. Meanwhile,...
'Being a giraffe puppeteer is really difficult'
BBC
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Richard SteadBBC News, Manchester ShareSave Joel Munesu Mutamiri is helping to operate a puppet giraffe during the Herds parade Operating life-sized puppets "is really difficult", a student who is responsible for the theatrical movements of a...
“I will definitely do the knockout” - Anatoly Malykhin vows explosive finish to reclaim heavyweight belt from ‘Reug Reug’
Sportskeeda
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June 24, 2025
Russian powerhouse Anatoly Malykhin vows a better performance when he reengages with his Senegalese rival 'Reug Reug' Oumar Kane later this year. It is line with his push to reclaim the ONE heavyweight MMA world title he lost in their first...
African Roots of a Caribbean Odyssey of Occultism in the Age of Internet | Part 3
The Voice
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July 2, 2025
Chronicles of a Chronic Caribbean Chronicler By Earl Bousquet It was always just a matter of time before Saint Lucia’s political opposition, ahead of an election it can’t see any way of winning by the ballot, would choose to take advantage of...
Breaking down claim bodies of Trump admin deportees washed up in Spain
Snopes
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July 1, 2025
In late June 2025, a claim (archived) circulated online that bodies with their hands and feet tied together that washed up on the coasts of Spain's Balearic Islands were people whom the Trump administration deported from the U.S. @karressmarie4444...
CUNY dancers bring African diasporic traditions to Queensboro Dance Festival
QNS - New York
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July 3, 2025
Kofago Taraji dancers perform at the Queensboro Dance Festival on June 7 as part of a new student dance initiative. Photo courtesy of Jonavennci Divad. Search our comprehensive guide to things to do in Queens for more local events — or submit your...
Royal Air Maroc resumes Munich–Casablanca flights, reconnecting Bavaria with North Africa
Aviation24.be
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July 3, 2025
Royal Air Maroc will relaunch its nonstop service between Munich and Casablanca starting October 20, 2025, restoring a route suspended since the pandemic. The airline will operate twice weekly (Mondays and Fridays) using a Boeing 737-800. Initial...
2 Weeks to Go: 43 countries, 937 athletes, set for 3rd African U18/U20 Athletics Championships
Prompt News Online
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July 3, 2025
By Harry Awurumibe, Editor, Abuja Bureau With just two weeks to go, excitement is reaching fever pitch as Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State, prepares to welcome the continent’s finest young athletes for the 3rd African U18/U20 Athletics...
Retired German Journalist Builds Art Haven for Gambian Talent
The Voice Gambia
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June 24, 2025
By Fatou Krubally In a quiet corner of Sanyang, far from the usual art galleries and tourist trails, a retired German journalist is quietly shaping what may become one of The Gambia’s most ambitious artist collectives. Called Art27, the initiative...
Kevin Okoth: The Pessimist’s Optimist
London Review of Books
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July 10, 2025
Achille Mbembe’s On the Postcolony, first published in French in 2000, changed the direction of postcolonial studies. Since then, he has gained a loyal readership across the political spectrum (his admirers include Emmanuel Macron and Judith...
WorldACD: Middle East & South Asia tonnages recover slowly
Asian Aviation
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June 23, 2025
Air cargo traffic to and from the Middle East & South Asia (MESA) has fallen sharply in the last two weeks due to the effects of Eid Al-Adha holidays and the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran, which has slowed some of the post-Eid...
43 countries set for 3rd African U18/U20 Athletics Championships in Abeokuta
Premium Times
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July 3, 2025
With just two weeks to go, excitement is reaching fever pitch as Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State, prepares to welcome the continent’s finest young athletes for the 3rd African U18/U20 Athletics Championships, scheduled to hold from 16 to 20...
Club World Cup quarterfinals: Ranking showdowns by watchability
Marco Eagle - Florida
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There are eight teams remaining in the FIFA Club World Cup as several traditional powerhouses will be joined by a few surprising entries into the quarterfinals. The reigning UEFA Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain, the most popular...
Women's basketball team cancels training camp after United States visas denied
Irish Star
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June 22, 2025
20:10 ET, 21 Jun 2025Updated 20:10 ET, 21 Jun 2025 Senegal’s national women’s basketball team has been forced to abandon its planned training camp in the United States after U.S. authorities denied visas to a significant portion of the squad and...
Fact Check: Did President Donald Trump Really Ban Americans From Leaving the Country?
Green Matters
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June 23, 2025
Amid escalating global tensions, travel may be dangerous. Amid dangerously high tensions in certain parts of the world, many throughout the U.S. have wondered if President Donald Trump has banned Americans from leaving the country until further...