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Roc Nation Sports sign Nigeria prodigy Olowoporoku and South Africa's Mabena
Tribal Football
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Roc Nation Sports International (RNSI) today announced its exciting expansion into the Africa football market, marking a significant milestone in the agency's continued global growth. This strategic move follows extensive research and due...
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...
Germany risks missing opportunities in Africa
Deutsche Welle
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July 25, 2025
China invests, India trades, and the Gulf States build. And what does Germany do? It often just watches. As the global competition for Africa's markets and raw materials escalates, German policy continues to lack strategic clarity. There is a lot...
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,...
Botswana positioning itself to gain majority control of De Beers
African Mining Market
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July 25, 2025
In the heart of southern Africa, a significant power shift is underway. Botswana, home to some of the world’s richest diamond deposits, is strategically positioning itself to gain majority control of De Beers, the iconic diamond company that has...
How one million white Europeans - many seized on the south coast of England - were sold to the Muslim world and brutally exploited in the slavery scandal the Left DON'T want to speak about
Daily Mail
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July 27, 2025
When Englishman Thomas Pellow was 27, he led a slave-hunting expedition to the West African coast. His orders were to plunder the villages, kill the adults and capture the children. But Pellow was not a mercenary employed in the transatlantic...
Government, EU Partner to Establish Rwanda as Regional Public Health Leader
KT Press Rwanda
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July 25, 2025
1 Rwanda, in partnership with the European Union and the Team Europe Initiative, has launched the TRIBE-HUB Project, a major initiative aimed at advancing the Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC)’s role as a Regional Centre of Excellence (CoE) in public...
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...
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...
New Mexico State adds 6’6 forward Ibrahima Sacko, transfer from UNM Lobos
KVIA - Texas
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July 17, 2025
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico - NM State nears the completion its 2025-26 roster with the addition of forward Ibrahima Sacko, who joins the Aggies after spending last season with in-state rival New Mexico. Ibrahima Sacko | Jr. | F | 6-6 | Conakry, Guinea...
Yanga unveil Conté in strategic move after Aucho exit
The Citizen
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Dar es Salaam. Mainland Premier League champions Young Africans SC (Yanga) have officially unveiled Guinean midfielder Balla Moussa Conté as their newest signing ahead of the 2025/26 season. The former CS Sfaxien player joins the Jangwani giants...
Atlas identifies areas rich in mycorrhizal fungi, some 90% of them are outside protected areas
Down to Earth
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Mycorrhizal fungi have been overlooked in climate change strategies, conservation agendas and restoration efforts. The lack of information about their distribution around the world makes it difficult to develop ways to protect them. The...
Climate-Resilient Coffee
Living on Earth
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Komal Sable says the excelsa coffee plant is more climate resilient than the arabica and robusta species. (Photo: South India Coffee Company) Research has long shown that the top two coffee species, Arabica and Robusta, are vulnerable to climate...
Dangote's Game Changing Impact on Energy
Business Ghana
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The historic commencement of operations at the 650,000 barrels-per-day Dangote Refinery has redefined Africa’s refining ambitions, establishing a new epicenter for oil product supply across West Africa and beyond. As the continent’s largest...
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...
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...
6 African nations launch pro-Israel caucuses to strengthen ties with Jewish state
All Israel News
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July 16, 2025
Israel Allies Foundation Africa Director Dennis Nthumbi (Photo: Africa-Israel Parliamentary Summit) New pro-Israel parliamentary caucuses have been established in six African countries – Ethiopia, Seychelles, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Guinea-Conakry,...
Montage Gold: Koné races towards production
Mining Review
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July 25, 2025
TSX-listed Montage Gold is setting a cracking pace on its US$835 million Koné gold project in Côte d’Ivoire with construction well underway, all major long-lead items secured and over 35% of capital spend already committed. According to Montage’s...
CDC Issues Warning to Americans Traveling to Sierra Leone and Two Other Countries
Sierraloaded
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July 24, 2025
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a travel health alert advising American citizens to take enhanced precautions when traveling to Sierra Leone, following an outbreak of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) in the...
Immigrants file class-action lawsuit against Trump over ‘unlawful’ ICE arrests inside courthouses
The Independent
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July 16, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...