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Akon’s Futuristic Senegal City Project Scrapped
Okayplayer
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July 10, 2025
Akon’s plans for a multibillion-dollar city development on Senegal’s Atlantic Coast has been scrapped. According to Bloomberg, the West African country has instead opted for a scaled-back project that will rely on private funding. Most of the land...
Watch: Trump praises English-speaking country's president on his 'good English'
RNZ
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July 10, 2025
By Mitchell McCluskey and Larry Madowo, CNN US President Donald Trump praised Liberian President Joseph Boakai for his strong grasp of the English language, but the African leader was educated in Liberia, where English is the official language. As...
Morocco Women vs Senegal Women Prediction and Betting Tips | July 12th 2025
Sportskeeda
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July 10, 2025
Morocco Women will face Senegal Women at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium on Saturday in the final group-stage game of their 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations campaign. The host nation have enjoyed a positive continental campaign so far and...
Outrage with Trump after praising the president of Liberia for his “good English”...the official language of the African country
Metro World News
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July 10, 2025
Donald Trump caused an awkward moment on Wednesday during a meeting in Washington with the presidents of Liberia, Senegal, Mauritania, Guinea-Bissau, and Gabon, by publicly praising Liberian President Joseph Boakai’s “good English,” apparently...
Trump asks Liberian president where he learnt English – it’s Liberia’s official language
Pink News
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July 10, 2025
Donald Trump met with African leaders at the White House (Win McNamee/Getty Images) President Donald Trump praised his Liberian counterpart for his “beautiful English”, during a meeting at the White House on Wednesday (9 July) – seemingly, and...
Jasmine Crockett accuses Trump of being ‘racist’ toward Liberian president
The Gazette - Colorado
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Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) mocked President Donald Trump for asking Liberian President Joseph Boakai where he learned English. Boakai joined the presidents of Mauritania, Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, and Gabon in a Wednesday meeting at the White...
Flutterwave secures full license to empower businesses in Senegal
Nairametrics
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July 10, 2025
Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, has recently secured a Payment Institution (PI) license from the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO). With this license, Flutterwave is positioned to help businesses in Senegal...
Trump praises Liberian President Joseph Boakai for his English, Liberia’s official language
Radio Habana Cuba
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July 10, 2025
Trump knows nothing about Africa... or anywhere else in the world Washington, July 10 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump met with leaders of five African nations he said were likely to be spared by tariffs: Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia,...
Law and Order star Christopher Meloni issues scathing two-word attack on Donald Trump
Irish Star
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July 10, 2025
Law and Order star Christopher Meloni has issued a scathing attack on Donald Trump after he praised the Liberian President for his English - seemingly unaware that it is the official language of the West African country. The US President has been...
Akon’s $6 Billion Senegal City Project Officially Scrapped
Travel Noire
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July 10, 2025
Senegalese authorities have officially abandoned Akon’s ambitious $6 billion smart city project. The government has reclaimed most of the land that was allocated for the proposed futuristic “Wakanda” city. Instead, officials have approved a...
Trump tariffs goods from Brazil at 50%, citing a ‘witch hunt’ trial against the country’s former president
The Philadelphia Inquirer - Pennsylvania
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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump singled out Brazil for import taxes of 50% on Wednesday for its treatment of its former president, Jair Bolsonaro, showing that personal grudges rather than simple economics are a driving force in the U.S....
Jasmine Crockett Accuses President Trump of Being ‘Racist’ Toward Liberian President
Breitbart
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July 10, 2025
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) got swift criticism when she tried to accuse President Donald Trump of being “racist” and “embarrassing” during his meeting with African leaders at the White House on Wednesday. In her social media post, Crockett...
Sports Minister calls on Asantehene, seeks support to complete stalled projects
Graphic
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July 10, 2025
Previous article: Donald Trump to attend Club World Cup final Sunday Back to: Prev Next article: Zambia defeat Senegal in 5-goal WAFCON thriller Next Featured Ministry of Sports and Recreation Sports News Jul - 10 - 2025 , 11:51 1 minute read...
International News Briefs for Thursday, July 10, 2025
Havana Times
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July 10, 2025
HAVANA TIMES – Here are some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Thursday, July 10, 2025. Gaza’s Doctors Warn Hospitals “Will Become Graveyards” as Fuel Supplies Dwindle Jul 10, 2025 Israel’s unrelenting slaughter in...
Flutterwave Secures License to Operate in Senegal
TechEconomy
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July 10, 2025
Advertisements Flutterwave, a leading payments technology company from Africa, has recently secured a Payment Institution (PI) license from the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO). With this license, Flutterwave is positioned to help...
Senegal Dumps Akon’s $6bn Wakanda-Inspired City Project
New Telegraph
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July 10, 2025
Senegal has cancelled Akon’s $6 billion plan to build a futuristic “Akon City” on the country’s Atlantic coast, after years of inaction and missed payments by the Senegalese-American singer, Bloomberg reports. The project, first announced in 2020,...
Africans accuse Trump of chasing minerals and mocking their presidents
Modern Ghana
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People across Africa have hit out at this week's high-profile summit between Donald Trump and five African leaders, saying the US president showed little respect during a White House lunch and is only chasing the continent's minerals. Five heads...
Ricardo Martinelli: “This is an Achievement of this Government, which Cared about the Country’s Image, unlike the Previous One.”
Newsroom Panama
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July 10, 2025
Panama regains “international trust” after being removed from the European Union (EU) money laundering list. Former President Ricardo Martinelli, above right, attributed Panama’s removal from the European Union’s list of high-risk jurisdictions to...
Trump asks Liberian president where he learnt English, despite it being Liberia’s official language
Business Insider Africa
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July 10, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump raised eyebrows on Wednesday after complimenting Liberian President Joseph Boakai on his English, despite English being Liberia’s official language. The remark came during a White House meeting with five African heads...
Donald Trump shocked that president of English-speaking country speaks “such good English”
LGBTQ Nation - California
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July 10, 2025
Donald Trump praised Liberian President Joseph Boakai for speaking “such good English,” despite Liberia’s sole official language being English and its own history as a U.S. colony in the early 19th century. Boakai was one of several African...