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Senegalese Commentator Detained Under ‘false News’ Claims
The Nigerian Voice
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By Committee to Protect Journalists Dakar, July 7, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Senegalese authorities to immediately release news commentator Bachir Fofana after a judge ordered on July 2 that Fofana remain in detention...
Dongwon Group Delegation Pays Courtesy Call on Senegalese President
Business Korea
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July 9, 2025
Dongwon Group announced on July 8 that a delegation from its holding company, Dongwon Industries, had paid a courtesy call on Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye. Senegal serves as one of Dongwon Industries’ global production hubs, a West...
Brazilian President Lula threatens to suspend economic deals over Trump’s 50 percent tariffs. Here’s how it unfolded.
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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The biggest gender-affirming care center for trans kids in the US is closing, prompting protests — 9:55 p.m. By the Associated Press Growing up, Sage Sol Pitchenik wanted to hide. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of...
France gives back army base to Senegal
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN) France has officially returned a military communications base in western Senegal to local authorities after withdrawing its troops, the French embassy announced. This move follows Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s call last...
BAL Stars Aliou Diarra And Jean Jacques Boissy Selected In NBA G-League International Draft After Dominant Seasons
Forbes
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PRETORIA, TSHWANE - JUNE 9: Aliou Diarra #10 of Armee Patriotique looks on during the game against ... More the Rivers Hoopers Basketball Club during the 2025 Basketball Africa League Playoffs on June 9, 2025 at SunBet Arena in Pretoria, Tshwane....
La vannerie, un moyen d’inclusion financière au Sénégal : voici comment et pourquoi
The Conversation
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July 9, 2025
Longtemps reléguée à un savoir-faire domestique ou à un artisanat rural peu valorisé, la vannerie connaît aujourd’hui un regain d’intérêt en Afrique, à la croisée des enjeux culturels, économiques et environnementaux. La vannerie est l'art de...
Trump to host five African presidents at White House
Punch
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July 9, 2025
US President Donald Trump will welcome five African leaders to a White House lunch on Wednesday, with commerce and trade expected to feature prominently amongst a mixed bag of potential agenda items. The presidents of Senegal, Liberia,...
Mercury fuels gold mining in Senegal. And it’s poisoning the people who use it
The Sentinel Colorado
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July 9, 2025
KEDOUGOU, Senegal | The quickest way to separate gold from rock, Sadio Camara says, is with a drop of mercury. She empties a dime-sized packet of the silvery liquid into a plastic bucket of muddy sediment outside her home in southeastern Senegal....
Vox wants to deport all foreigners in Spain... even the legal ones
Spanish News Today
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Date Published: 09/07/2025 In an alarming escalation of anti-migrant rhetoric, Spain’s far-right Vox party has proposed the mass deportation of millions of foreign residents, regardless of their legal status. The announcement came during a press...
Namibia defeats Senegal in opener
New Era
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Namibia secured their spot in the semi-finals of the 2025 Rugby Africa Cup with a commanding 55-17 victory over Senegal in their opening match, maintaining their unbeaten record against the West African side. The Namibians pulled away in the...
Global Coalition Asks Nigerian Government To Reserve Parliamentary Seats For Diasporan Citizens
Sahara Reporters
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The Global Coalition for Security and Democracy in Nigeria (GCSDN) has described the continued failure of the Nigerian government to reserve parliamentary seats for Nigerians in Diaspora while allocating 82 seats to women and persons with...
Trump To Meet Leaders Of Senegal, Gabon, Others In Washington
TVC News Nigeria
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July 9, 2025
The US president has invited the leaders of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal to Washington.... The US president has invited the leaders of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal to Washington. Experts suggest...
Heavy rains make Lac Rose’s pink water return in Senegal
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN) After nearly three years of losing its distinctive pink shade and turning green due to heavy rains and flooding, the famous pink waters of Lac Rose in Senegal have returned. Located about 35 kilometers from Dakar, the lake—known locally...
ADC rules out preferential treatment, bars presidential aspirants from public declarations
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 9, 2025
• Tackles Kachikwu over hijack claim, insists due process followed • Alleges legal plot by APC, mobilises 98 lawyers for defence • ADC decries Nigeria’s absence from U.S. trade meeting, cites failed diplomacy • APC blasts ADC as coalition of inept...
Singer Akon’s $7.7 billion ‘Wakanda’ futuristic city dream crumbles in Senegal
The Straits Times
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July 9, 2025
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire – Senegal scrapped R&B singer Akon’s plans for a US$6 billion (S$7.7 billion) futuristic city on the country’s Atlantic Coast, and opted for a scaled-back project in the debt-stricken country that will rely on private...
President Boakai Departs Liberia for High-Level U.S.- African Leaders Summit
Liberian Observer
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President Joseph N. Boakai has departed the country for a working visit to Washington, D.C., United States of America. President Boakai is one of five African Heads of State invited by U.S. President Donald J. Trump to attend the African Leaders...
Akon’s £5 billion Senegal city plans scrapped
DJ Mag
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July 8, 2025
Plans for Akon's £5 billion Senegal city have been scrapped after seven years. The proposed city named after Senegalese-American pop star, real name Alioune Badara Thiam, will not come to fruition at the 800-hectare site in Mbodiène, 100km south...
Senegal has officially abandoned plans for Akon City
NME
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July 7, 2025
It looks like Senegal has officially abandoned its plans to develop a new city with help from Akon. The singer announced his ambition to build a city in his native country, which would use his own cryptocurrency Akoin, in the summer of 2018. For a...
Energy Minister Blames Recent Power Cuts on Technical Problems
Foroyaa Newspaper
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July 8, 2025
By Assan Bah In a recent address to lawmakers, Nani Juwara, the Minister of Petroleum, Energy and Mines, attributed the spate of power outages experienced across the country to technical issues related to the transmission lines. The Minister’s...
ADC decries Nigeria’s exclusion from Trump’s meeting with five African Presidents
Tribune Online
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July 8, 2025
Ahead of Wednesday’s meeting between United States President Donald Trump and the Presidents of five African states at the White House, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has expressed grave concern over the U.S. government’s decision to...