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Senegal records fourth year of falling fish exports in 2024
Food Business Africa Magazine
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July 26, 2025
SENEGAL – Senegal is experiencing a steady decline in its fish exports for the fourth year running, with 2024 figures showing another drop in both volume and earnings. Data from the National Agency for Statistics and Demography (ANSD) published on...
Roadmap inspiring cultural institutions: Switch off, retreat and reconnect at Ankasa’s nature sanctuary for some self-love
Business and Financial Times
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July 26, 2025
The Ankasa Conservation Area is located in southwestern Ghana, a little over 350 kilometres west of the capital Accra. It is near the border with Côte d’Ivoire and encompasses the Nini Suhien National Park to the north and the Ankasa Forest...
When Love Is locked
Dissident Voice
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July 26, 2025
In the divine tapestry of creation, color is not merely pigment—it is poetry. Each human hue whispers of the Creation’s ingenuity, each skin tone a stanza in the sacred hymn of life. And yet, humanity has tarnished this gift, not only...
Why Ghana Could Be One Of The Toughest Countries To Rule
Modern Ghana
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Ghana is a country located on the Gulf of Guinea coast in western Africa. The country is known for its past great leader, Kwame Nkrumah, and is considered to be one of Africa's top nations, partly because of its substantial natural wealth and also...
Cayenne Pepper: Ancient Spice, Modern Superfood with Powerful Healing Properties
[your]NEWS
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July 26, 2025
Packed with capsaicin, vitamins, and antioxidants, cayenne pepper remains a global staple in natural medicine and culinary tradition. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom Cayenne pepper — the fiery red fruit of the Capsicum annuum plant — has captivated...
Patakas bring 200-year-old family tradition of fine folk music to ACE Space
Newbury News
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July 17, 2025
Patakas, with support Guinea Lane at ACE Space on Saturday, July 12 Review by Brian Harrington Patakas Pic: Brian HarringtonI SAW Guinea Lane at Ace Space back in May 2023 when they supported Coracle; they were excellent then and they were...
Curious Kids: Who was the first pirate?
Kiowa County Press - Colorado
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July 26, 2025
Brandon Prins, University of Tennessee Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. Who was the first pirate? – Yandel R., age 11, Lakewood...
Tom Hiddleston Takes Part in UNICEF Soccer Aid Match
Borgen Magazine
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July 26, 2025
ONTARIO, Canada — Tom Hiddleston participated in the UNICEF Soccer Aid Match, which took place on Sunday, June 15, 2025. Hiddleston served as a manager/coach for the match. The Old Trafford stadium, in Manchester, housed more than 70,000...
Everything You need to know about the 2025 Women's AfroBasket
FIBA Basketball
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ABIDJAN (Cote d'Ivoire) - 2025 FIBA Women's AfroBasket gets underway with a lot of excitement as the best players on the continent battle for more than the title. We bring you key things to know ahead of the 12-team competition. WHEN & WHERE: The...
West Africa: Boakai Reaffirms Liberty Corridor Vision, Positions Liberia As Gateway to the Atlantic for West Africa
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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July 25, 2025
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has restated his commitment to making Liberia the Atlantic gateway for its landlocked neighbors, framing the Liberty Corridor as the centerpiece of his administration’s regional economic strategy. Speaking at the EJS...
Russia’s politics of writing off African debts, Putin’s strategy of economic cooperation
Business and Financial Times
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July 25, 2025
By Kestér Kenn KLOMEGÂH During the International Parliamentary conference Russia-Africa, Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a speech at the plenary session, reminded African parliamentarians that the partnership between Russia and African...
Meet the 10 star players you must watch at Abidjan 2025
FIBA Basketball
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ABIDJAN (Cote d'Ivoire) - Wondering who the best players heading to Abidjan for the 2025 Women's AfroBasket are? There are many that are worth your time, but we picked ten players you must at the Abidjan 2025 showpiece. In no particular order,...
‘The deserts of Africa will bloom again’: Israel deepens African ties
Ynet
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July 15, 2025
Six new Israel Allies Caucuses were launched this month in Africa, marking a strengthening of diplomatic ties—a momentum not witnessed since before the Six-Day War. The caucuses—in Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, Lesotho, Seychelles, Gabon and...
Unlocking West Africa’s $166 billion potential through digital identity, trade corridors
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 26, 2025
West Africa remains one of the poorest regions in the world. According to the World Bank, over 30 per cent of the population lives below poverty line. This context makes financial inclusion not just an economic goal but a social imperative,...
Piling On: Pier Pressure Part One
Malibu Times - California
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July 26, 2025
Jefferson “Zuma Jay” Wagner has a long history with the Malibu Pier, going back to cutting bait and cleaning fish in the 1970s. He has been involved with the pier in various ways out of the 20th century and into the 21st.As of June, the end of the...
Review Of 1975 Football Season; An Ebo Quansah Eulogy- Ken Bediako Writes
Citi Sports Online
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July 25, 2025
I dedicate my column this week to the memory of my bosom departed colleague Kobina Ebo Quansah, former President of the Sportswriters Association of Ghana (SWAG) whose one week observance will be held in Accra this weekend. I reproduce the first...
Boakai Reaffirms Liberty Corridor Vision, Positions Liberia as Gateway to the Atlantic for West Africa
Liberian Observer
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President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has restated his commitment to making Liberia the Atlantic gateway for its landlocked neighbors, framing the Liberty Corridor as the centerpiece of his administration’s regional economic strategy. Speaking at the EJS...
Museveni launches 2024 CHAN
Independent (Uganda)
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July 25, 2025
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has launched the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Kampala where he has revealed East Africa’s readiness to co host the Continental Tournament. This is going go to be a...
Iron Ore Tops $100 for First Time Since May on China Sentiment
Financial Post
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July 16, 2025
Rio said shipments of around half a million to 1 million tons would be exported from the Simfer mine’s block 3 and 4 in Guinea starting November, instead of next year. The Simandou project, a joint venture divided into four blocks between Rio,...
FIBA Women's AfroBasket 2025: SMART Power Rankings Vol. 2
FIBA Basketball
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COURTSIDE 1891 Stream the action live and on-demand Watch here ABIDJAN (Cote d'Ivoire) - There will be twelve teams in Abidjan for the 2025 FIBA Women's AfroBasket, and they have now decided on their strategies to try and win the title. Teams...