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Senegal’s top court upholds PM’s defamation conviction
African Insider
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July 3, 2025
Dakar – Senegal’s Supreme Court has upheld a defamation conviction against Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, validating a verdict which had prevented him from running for president in the country’s last election. The top court had already in January...
National Assembly Pushes For Exit Plan for Senegalese Forces
The Voice Gambia
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July 3, 2025
By: Fatou Krubally The National Assembly has demanded clear answers from the Minister of Defence on the continued presence of Senegalese soldiers in The Gambia, with lawmakers calling for a concrete exit plan now that the country remains at peace....
Africa Spain Summit: epicentre of Euro-African political and economic dialogue
Atalayar
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July 3, 2025
Event programme Promoted by the Spanish Government in collaboration with the European Union and organised by One Africa Forums, the Africa Spain Summit will be held in Madrid from 6 to 8 July. This platform for action is in line with Africa's...
Prime Minister Gaston Browne Champions Debt Reform and Climate Justice at FfD4
Antigua News Room
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July 3, 2025
Prime Minister Gaston Browne Champions Debt Reform and Climate Justice at FfD4 Sevilla, Spain – 2 July 2025 – Antigua and Barbuda took center stage on the third day of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4), as...
Trump to Host Five African Presidents in Push for New Trade Deals
Switch TV
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July 3, 2025
WASHINGTON — President Donald J. Trump is set to welcome five African heads of state to the White House next week for talks focused on business, trade, and what his administration is calling “commercial opportunities.” Leaders from Gabon,...
Liberia: President Boakai Among Five African Leaders Invited to Trump Summit as Liberia Appears on Proposed U.S. Third-Country Deportation List
Front Page Africa
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July 3, 2025
MONROVIA – President Joseph Nyuma Boakai is among five African heads of state invited to a high-level summit with former U.S. President Donald Trump, scheduled to take place in Washington, D.C., from July 9 to 11. The summit, reportedly...
First summit: Trump to meet with five African presidents next week
Africanews
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July 3, 2025
US president Donald Trump will meet with the leaders of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal from 9 to 11 July. The meeting comes as a surprise, although some analysts have taken it as a continuation of intensifying American...
“It’s incredible” - ‘Reug Reug’ says schools in Senegal teach children about his achievements
Sportskeeda
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July 2, 2025
The Reigning and undisputed ONE heavyweight MMA world champion, Oumar 'Reug Reug' Kane of Senegal, is entering rarified air in his home country, a space only reserved for legends. The 33-year-old superstar says that teachers in Senegal now teach...
Senegalese businessman to be paid over D200,000 as court ordered
The Point
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Sarra Jeng was also ordered to pay the sum of D75,000 to the plaintiff, Ebrima Jassey, as damages for breach of contract. The sum of D2750 is to be paid to the plaintiff by the defendant as cost of instituting the suit. Sarra Jeng is also to pay...
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Africa: Mali army says at least 80 militants killed after Jihadists attacked military posts
Firstpost
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July 2, 2025
Malian army on Tuesday said that it “neutralised” more than 80 militants after Jihadist fighters launched coordinated attacks on military posts in several towns across Mali, marking the third major offensive against the army in the past month....
Liberia: JNB Among Five African Presidents Invited to Trump Summit, Motives Unclear
Front Page Africa
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July 2, 2025
The meeting, reportedly being coordinated through the U.S. State Department in collaboration with the respective embassies in Washington, will mark a significant diplomatic engagement with Africa by Trump’s camp. Monrovia – FrontPage Africa has...
Senegal Introduces Hexavalent Vaccine Into Its National Immunization Programme
MENAFN
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July 2, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) Download logo On July 1, 2025, Senegal officially launched the introduction of the hexavalent vaccine into its Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI). Following in Mauritania's footsteps, Senegal is part of...
France Hands Over Military Base to Senegal
News Central TV
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July 2, 2025
France has officially transferred control of a military base in Senegal back to local authorities, marking a significant step in its wider withdrawal from the West African nation. On Tuesday, French forces handed over a communications facility in...
IMF says it remains engaged with Senegal, Sonko promises 'recovery plan'
WHTC - Michigan
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By Libby George LONDON/DAKAR (Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund said it remained engaged with Senegal as the West African country’s prime minister promised a recovery plan to clean up billions in debts that were not disclosed by the...
France returns military base to Senegal
Daily News Tanzania
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July 2, 2025
FRANCE: France has handed over a military communications base in western Senegal to local authorities after withdrawing its troops, the French embassy has announced. The West African nation’s president, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, called for an end to...
Former Banjul CEO Admits Making Unauthorised Payments to Ex-Banjul Deputy Mayor
Foroyaa Newspaper
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July 2, 2025
Mustapha Batchilly, former Chief Executive Officer of Banjul City Council (BCC), appeared before the Local Government Commission of Inquiry on July 1, 2025, and admitted irregularities concerning loans and payments to former Deputy Mayor Omar B.J....
German vehicle maker Daimler Truck to assemble lorries in Senegal
Premium Times
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July 2, 2025
The vehicle manufacturer, Daimler Truck, plans to have lorries from various Mercedes-Benz series assembled in the West African country of Senegal. The manufacturer is supporting the establishment of an assembly plant in the West African state and...
Mali Military Says 80 Militants Killed After Attacks
News Central TV
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July 2, 2025
Mali’s armed forces have announced they killed 80 al Qaeda-linked militants following a series of “simultaneous and coordinated attacks” on military posts across central and western parts of the country. Officials reported that these assaults...
Holiday closure of public Oswego Lake access prompts threat of legal action
KATU - Oregon
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LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. (KATU) — The decades-old battle over public access to Oswego Lake continues as the city's decision to limit lake access over the holiday weekend has prompted a threat of legal action. In an bulletin advising of road closures and...
Mali's armed forces say they killed 80 militants after series of attacks on military posts
Africanews
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July 2, 2025
Mali’s armed forces say they have killed 80 al Qaeda-linked militants following a series of simultaneous and coordinated attacks on military posts in central and western parts of the country. Officials say the attacks took place in seven towns and...