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Handball team gear up for world championship
Gulf Daily News Online
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HANDBALL – Bahrain’s under-19 handball national team have stepped up their preparations for the upcoming 11th IHF Men’s Youth World Championship. The tournament is set to be held from Wednesday next week until August 17 in Egypt. Games are to be...
Heavy rains wash away GH¢1.2m culverts again
Ghana Business News
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July 29, 2025
A heavy downpour has washed away the Zingu culverts on the Zingu-Wa road, which was constructed under the Gulf of Guinea Northern Ghana Social Cohesion (SOCO) project in the Wa Municipality. It is the second time the GH₵1.2 million worth culvert...
AfroBasket: Musa leads Nigeria entries for MVP Fan Vote race
Punch
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August 1, 2025
As Africa’s top teams clash at the ongoing 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket tournament at the Palais des Sports de Treichville in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, D’Tigress stars Murjanatu Musa, Amy Okonkwo, and Ezinne Kalu have been shortlisted in the Fan Vote...
Echoes of Benue killings
The Sun Nigeria
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July 31, 2025
From Scholastica Hir, Makurdi In her village in Yelwata community, Guma Local Government (LG), Benue State, Nyam Vihimga, a farmer and businesswoman, grew maize, soya beans, yams, rice and other crops on her family land. During harvest, in...
The world’s biggest iron ore windfall is fading for Australia, with no clear successor
The West Australian
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July 31, 2025
Flying deep into the heart of Western Australia, Rio Tinto Group executives, politicians and media step off a chartered jet into a Pilbara airport, little more than a sunbaked shed with metal detectors. Cameras roll. Smiles flash. They are here...
Global Perspective: Expectations rising for African economic growth, democratization
The Mainichi
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A man, center, in Niamey, the capital of Niger, is seen surrounded by his wife, children and grandchildren in this photo taken in May 2023. (Mainichi/Mitsuyoshi Hirano) By Akihiko Tanaka, Emeritus Professor, The University of Tokyo From Aug. 20 to...
Top 10 African countries with the weakest currencies in July 2025
Business Insider Africa
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July 31, 2025
Although exports might occasionally become more competitive due to currency depreciation, prolonged currency weakness can have very negative long-term effects, particularly for countries that rely significantly on imports, external debt, and...
The former liberation movements: The imperative of pan-African refoundation and amílcar cabral’s thoughts of the battle against our own weakness
Windhoek Observer
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PAUL T. SHIPALE (with inputs by Folito Nghitongovali Diawara Gaspar) Abstract This article critically examines the contemporary relevance and challenges facing Southern Africa’s former liberation movements, specifically in the context of the...
Nigeria’s Chief of Air Staff reaffirms NAF’s commitment to security
Daily Post
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July 31, 2025
The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has reaffirmed the Nigerian Air Force’s unwavering commitment to safeguarding the lives and property of all Nigerians, including those residing in Akwa Ibom. Speaking during a courtesy visit...
NASRDA In NASA Mission With Indigenous Seeds
Point Blank News
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July 31, 2025
… Flies Okra, Maize, Cowpea to Space Station Daniel Adaji Nigeria’s National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) has joined a historic international space mission by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),...
More than 1,000 Migrants Assisted with Voluntary Return from Tunisia in July 2025
Tunisie Numerique
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July 31, 2025
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced on Thursday, July 31, 2025, that it facilitated the voluntary return of 1,096 migrants during the month of July as part of its Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration (AVRR) program....
GlobalFest is more than just fireworks, it’s a spotlight on cultural diversity in 2025
LiveWire Calgary
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July 31, 2025
Without a doubt, Calgarians know and love GlobalFest’s annual international fireworks festival that pits nations to put on the most explosive show possible. But for 2025, the real magic of GlobalFest is the efforts being undertaken to celebrate...
FULL FIGHT CARD REVEALED FOR PFL AFRICA: JOHANNESBURG ON AUGUST 9
South Africa Today
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July 31, 2025
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – July 30, 2025 – On the heels of a historic sold-out debut event in Cape Town, South Africa earlier this month, the PFL has announced the full fight card for the second event of the inaugural season of PFL Africa, which...
The best movies of 2025 so far
Sierra County Sentinel - New Mexico
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The best movies of 2025 so far As is so often the case, the first half of 2025 had some serious highs and lows. There were major box-office hits, like "Sinners," which is poised to be one of the highest-earning horror movies of the past decade,...
Nigerian crop seeds join NASA mission to space
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 31, 2025
Payload of different Nigerian crop seeds were flown to space as part of the collaboration between Jaguar Space and the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) under the “Emerging Space Nations – Space for Agriculture and...
Merck Foundation marks World ART (Assisted Reproductive Technology) Day 2025 by providing 716 ...
Business Ghana
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Merck Foundation has made history by training the first local Embryologists and Reproductive & Fertility Experts in many countries such as The Gambia, Liberia, Burundi, Guinea, Chad, Niger, Sierra Leone, Malawi, and Congo. Moreover, supported...
AU Commission President: Morocco Emerges as ‘True African Hub’
Morocco World News
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July 31, 2025
Marrakech – The President of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, declared Morocco has developed into a “true African hub” through its active economic diplomacy. “Morocco has distinguished itself by developing economic...
PFL Africa Reveals Full Fight Card for August 9 Johannesburg Showdown
BVM Sports
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July 31, 2025
The PFL has revealed the fight card for its second event of the PFL Africa season, scheduled for August 9 at Big Top Arena, Johannesburg. Following a sold-out debut in Cape Town, excitement is building around this MMA league. The event features...
KM Tailor Association urges gov’t to prioritise skill development
The Point
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At a recent presser held at the Kanifing Estate Community Centre, Kebba Hydara, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Association acknowledged the critical role tailors play in the economic growth, cultural preservation, and job creation of...
After Resettlement
The New York Review of Books
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July 31, 2025
In April, hoping to learn something about the nature of asylum in a world that has grown increasingly hostile to people fleeing persecution, I went in search of a group of fifty-one Liberians who had resettled as refugees in the United States...