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Senegalese Minister Moustapha Ba’s Death: Family, Collaborators, and Prosecutor’s Office Share New Details
The Fatu Network
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November 12, 2024
- Advertisement - The investigation into the death of Moustapha Ba, former Senegalese Finance Minister, has deepened following recent interviews and statements, as disclosed by local sources. After a preliminary autopsy raised questions about the...
Countries Sierra Leoneans Can Travel to Without a Visa in 2025
Sierraloaded
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February 3, 2025
The Sierra Leone passport has slipped one position in the 2025 Henley Global Passport Index, ranking 76th out of 199 countries. This marks a slight decline from its 75th position in 2024. The index, compiled by Henley & Partners, a leading global...
Oman beach soccer team resumes Asian Cup preparation
Oman Observer
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January 29, 2025
MUSCAT, Jan 29 The Oman national beach soccer team is set to return to domestic training on Sunday as part of their preparations for the AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup Thailand 2025. After concluding the first phase of their internal camp last week,...
Huge £4.4bn seaside city with bendy skyscraper designed by Akon suffers blow
The Mirror
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July 8, 2025
Ambitious plans to build an uber-futuristic city by the coast to the tune of $6 billion (£4.4bn) has hit a major setback. Bizarrely spearheaded by singer-songwriter Alioune Badara Thiam (commonly known as Akon), the mega project aimed to transform...
Senegal is poised for economic boom — if residents can survive the pollution
Planet Forward - Washington D.C.
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November 13, 2024
Editor’s Note: This story was originally published in The Tri-State Defender and was produced under the guidance of George Washington University professor Jesse J. Holland in his capacity as the Director of the Planet Forward Frontline Climate...
UCF’s Moustapha Thiam latest Senegalese player to make impact with Knights
Orlando Sentinel - Florida
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February 1, 2025
Moustapha Thiam needs a nap. It’s a Friday in mid-January and the 7-foot-2 UCF center has just wrapped up a mid-afternoon media interview and he’s looking to head back home for some rest. More than 12 hours later, Thiam will be on the court,...
Senegalese women demand climate justice
Morning Star
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November 3, 2024
SENEGALESE women hit the streets of Dakar over the weekend in an annual march to demand climate justice ahead of Cop29. Activists yelled “down with capitalism! Down with polluting countries!” during the protest on Saturday. Some carried banners...
Senegal: Gateway to Africa
The Hindu
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November 8, 2024
A view of the city of Dakar, Senegal | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Senegal is a west African country bursting with life, culture and natural beauty. Its neighbours are Mauritania in the northeast, Mali in the east, and Guinea and...
Thousands of followers of a Sufi Muslim brotherhood celebrate a sacred date in Senegal
The Recorder - New York
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Prayers and melodic chants reverberated across Dakar’s Yoff neighborhood as thousands of Sufi Muslim followers from the Layene brotherhood commemorated the first public appearance of their founder Seydina Limamou Laye in 1884. Dressed in pristine...
Holiday Gift Guide 2024: 20 Black-Owned Beauty Brands To Shop
Forbes
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Wyn BeautyWyn Beauty The holidays are right around the corner, and it’s a great time of year to support Black businesses. With over 3.7 million Black-owned businesses to choose from, it can be overwhelming to try to find the products you’re...
Leaders of five African countries head to Washington to meet Trump
Africanews
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July 8, 2025
Five West African leaders are travelling to Washington this week for a somewhat surprise meeting: US president Donald Trump announced in late June that he would host the heads of state of Liberia, Senegal, Gabon, Mauritania and Guinea-Bissau for a...
Fg Rejects Us Pressure To Accept Deported Venezuelan Nationals In Niger
The Nigerian Voice
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Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, says Nigeria will not succumb to pressure from the United States government to accept deported Venezuelans in the country. The minister who hinted at mounting pressure from the US on...
"He should just give up", "We may end up selling" - Chelsea fans surprised as Enzo Maresca benches star player
Sportskeeda
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July 8, 2025
Chelsea fans believe Nicolas Jackson's time at Chelsea is done after he's been benched in the FIFA Club World Cup semifinal against Fluminense on Tuesday. The Blues fans on social media were quick to claim that the Senegal star is on his way out...
Foreign trips: Nigeria has money, Tinubu should travel more – Minister
Nigerian Eye
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January 27, 2025
Foreign Affairs Minister, Yusuf Tuggar, has said that President Bola Tinubu needs to travel more. The Minister said the President does not travel as much as he should, as he needs to interact with Presidents of other nations. Some Nigerians are...
From Senegal to CU, Assane Diop finds new home in Boulder
Denver 7 - Colorado
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January 27, 2025
BOULDER, Colo. — Four years ago, Denver7 introduced you to Assane Diop — a young man from Senegal chasing his basketball dream here in Colorado. Since then, Diop made his way to Boulder — and his life is soaring among the Flatirons. “I’m in...
Travel: Pretty in pink… Parisian style without the Gallic shrugs in Toulouse
The Sunday Post
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November 11, 2024
At sunset the dipping sun casts a painterly radiance onto the beautiful soft terracotta brickwork, bathing the city of Toulouse in a warm pink glow. La Ville Rose (The Pink City) is located on the banks of the Garonne River, a wonderfully...
Tinubu not travelling enough, needs more trips – Minister
Punch
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January 26, 2025
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, on Sunday, justified President Bola Tinubu’s frequent travel abroad, saying he needs to embark on more trips because of its inherent benefits. Tuggar made the assessment when he was featured as a...
Singer Akon’s plans for $6,000,000,000 futuristic ‘Wakanda’ city ditched
Metro
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July 4, 2025
The city has been compared to the fictional country of Wakanda, from Marvel’s Black Panther (Picture: Hussein Bakri/BAD Consultant/Semer Group) Singer Akon’s plans for a $6 billion city in Senegal have been abandoned in favour of something more...
Boodles’ new jewellery collection is a nod to family history – and to African nature
Spear's Magazine
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July 11, 2025
Back in 2020, the discovery of a long-forgotten photo album set Boodles, the jewellery house owned and run by the Wainwright family since 1798, on an intrepid new design direction. The album, stored in the attic of the late Anthony and Jean...
Air Senegal Battles Financial Turmoil and Operational Challenges
Airline Geeks
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January 25, 2025
The airline's dispute with an aircraft lessor continues. [ News ]January 25, 2025 4:00 am ET By Victor Shalton Carlyle Aviation Partners, a U.S.-based aircraft leasing company, is reportedly demanding 20 billion FCFA (approximately $32 million)...