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Government terminates $1.2 billion bauxite lease deal with Rocksure International
GhanaWeb
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July 29, 2025
The Government of Ghana has cancelled a $1.2 billion bauxite lease with local firm Rocksure International and is now seeking a partnership with a major foreign company to develop one of West Africa’s richest deposits. This is according to a...
BASKETBALL FEDERATION APPEALS FOR CONSIDERATION BY ZONE II AFTER TEAM ACCIDENT
The Standard Gambia
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July 25, 2025
- Advertisement - Following the discontinuation of its team’s journey to the Zone II AFRO basketball championship qualifiers in Guinea, The Gambia Basketball Federation has written an appeal to the governing body of the sport in the African Zone...
East Africa’s Moment: Can the CHAN Co-Hosts Set the Stage fo...
Modern Ghana
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A new football season is about to ignite on SuperSport available on DStv and GOtv, and all eyes are on the African Nations Championship (CHAN) as it kicks off across Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya. This year’s tournament promises to showcase the very...
Police arrest 10 suspected human trafficking syndicate, rescue 36 victims in Niger
Premium Times
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July 30, 2025
The Nigerian police have arrested a 10-member syndicate in Minna, Niger State, suspected to specialise in international human trafficking. The syndicate is believed to act as travel agents under false pretence and trafficking of unsuspecting...
Police Nab 10 Suspected Human Trafficking Syndicate, Rescue 36 Victims In Minna
News Investigators Nigeria
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July 30, 2025
News Investigators/ The Police Command in Niger, says it has arrested a 10-man syndicate in Minna suspected to specialised in international human trafficking. The syndicate is believe to be acting as travel agents under false pretence and...
PFL Africa fight card for Carnival City revealed
IOL
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It’s official! The PFL Africa fight card for Johannesburg is confirmed! Following a groundbreaking inaugural event in Cape Town two weeks back, the Professional Fighters League will roll out its second show of the newly-launched PFL Africa...
2024 CHAN: Security to be heightened on hotels hosting foreign players
Independent (Uganda)
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July 30, 2025
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | With only two days left to the official opening of the African Nations Championship (CHAN), security agencies yesterday held a joint preparatory meeting. CHAN, which will be hosted by Uganda, Kenya, and...
Ntseki banking on blended Bafana squad for CHAN charge
IOL
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July 30, 2025
Obakeng Meletse|Published 58 minutes ago 2min Bafana Bafana are finalising preparations for the African Nations Championship (CHAN), which kicks off in just over a week across East Africa. South Africa begin their campaign against Algeria next...
Government cancels $1.2 billion bauxite deal
CNR Citi Newsroom
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July 30, 2025
Ghana has cancelled a $1.2 billion bauxite lease with local firm Rocksure International, seeking a partnership instead with a big overseas company to tap one of West Africa’s richest deposits, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter...
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw reviews operations at Savli Facility of Alstom in Vadodara
Free Press Journal
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July 30, 2025
Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw visited Alstom's Savli facility in Vadodara, Gujarat, a key manufacturing hub for railway rolling stock in India. He reviewed Alstom's operations at the Savli facility, with a focused assessment of...
Steel, Crops & Coal: The Global Tug-of-War
Hellenic Shipping News
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July 29, 2025
Major bulk, made up of iron ore, coal, and grains, export volumes through the first half of the year have consistently fallen below that of 2024, but still sit within normal ranges. The global geopolitical landscape has been marked by uncertainty,...
WA ‘displaced’ as top mining investment destination on regulatory and policy concerns
The West Australian
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July 30, 2025
WA has plunged down a global list of the world’s best mining destinations, with survey respondents citing approval delays and policy uncertainty. The annual mining survey by Canada’s Fraser Institute has the State falling from fourth to 17th in...
Breaking it Down with Barron: The New York City Mayoral Race, New York City Politics, and a Primer for an Independent Black Revolutionary Polity
Black Agenda Report
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Charles Barron dissects the NYC mayoral race, Mamdani’s struggles with Black voters, and why an independent Black radical politics is essential to confront a broken system. Two weeks ago I had the opportunity to chop it up with the venerable and...
CAF has announced a record-breaking $10.4 million prize pool for the upcoming African Nations Championship(CHAN)
Zambian Observer
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July 30, 2025
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced a record-breaking $10.4 million prize pool for the upcoming 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN). For the first time in the tournament’s history, the eventual champions will pocket a...
End of era for Tullow as it exits Gabon after two decades
Offshore Energy
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July 30, 2025
Tullow Oil, an independent energy company with operations in West Africa, has finalized the sale of its assets in Gabon to the Gabon Oil Company (GOC), the country’s national oil company. MOPU Tchatamba-A and FSO Madiela at the Tchatamba Marine-1...
The Stage is Set: Uganda, Kenya & Tanzania Gear Up for CHAN 2024
UBC - Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
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July 30, 2025
A transformative moment in African football is taking shape as Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania gear up to host the TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2024. Embracing the shared motto “Pamoja” – the Swahili term for Together – 19...
No more poultry auctions at Euroa
Shepparton News
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Ill health has forced Mr Metry to give up his beloved bi-monthly auctions at the Euroa Showgrounds. He says he has loved every minute of the journey, with every “cluck and crow”. In 1990, after his first daughter died, he was asked to do an...
Niger arrives first for CHAN tournament in Uganda
Independent (Uganda)
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July 30, 2025
Team Niger Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Team Niger has become the first national side to arrive in Uganda ahead of the 2024 TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN), which kicks off this week at the refurbished Mandela National...
Police smash 10- man ‘foreign trafficking syndicate’, rescue 36 youths in Niger
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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July 29, 2025
The Niger state Police have rescued 36 young victims from a 10- man syndicate suspected to specialised in international human trafficking arrested in Minna. The Niger state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Wasiu Abiodun, stated this in a...
Top chef says thieves have targeted Notting Hill restaurant 20 times — but Met do nothing about it
Evening Standard
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July 25, 2025
Opened in 2019, the Michelin-recommended establishment is labelled London's smallest fine dining restaurant with just five tables, serving offerings such as French guinea fowl and Kagoshima wagyu beef.