Make the Four Betters “part of our daily life,” says 79th UNGA President Philemon Yang

Rome – Resilient agrifood systems are “agents of peace and prosperity” and foundational to the struggle against hunger, disease and violence, which humanity has yet to overcome, stated Philemon Yang, President of the 79th United Nations General...

MEDIA ADVISORY - Islamic Development Bank Group to Participate in the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4)

Jeddah, 27 June 2025 – The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group will participate in the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), taking place from 30 June to 3 July 2025 in Seville, Spain. This high-level global forum,...

Senegal women’s basketball team members denied U.S. visas, prime minister says

The Senegalese women’s basketball team has scrapped plans to train in the U.S. for the upcoming AfroBasket tournament in the Ivory Coast next month after several players and team officials had their visas denied, Senegal’s prime minister said....

Senegal women's hoops team denied U.S. visas

The Senegalese women's basketball team has scrapped plans to train in the U.S. for the upcoming AfroBasket tournament in the Ivory Coast next month after several players and team officials had their visas denied, Senegal's prime minister said....

Tinubu honours Afreximbank President Oramah with GCFR

By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu has conferred the national honour of Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) on Professor Benedict Oramah, President of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), in recognition of his...

Senegal women’s basketball team cancels US trip after visas are rejected

[CHRIS FRANCIS] THE SENEGAL WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM HAD A BIG SUMMER TRIP PLANNED TO TRAIN IN THE UNITED STATES BUT THE TEAM SAYS, BECAUSE OF THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS, IT HAS BEEN CANCELED. THE TEAM HAD PLANNED A 10-DAY...

Senegalese women’s basketball players denied U.S. visas amid Trump-era travel fears, forcing team to cancel training trip

Five players and seven officials were denied visas by the Ambassador of the United States in Senegal; no reason was given for the denials. Senegal’s women’s basketball team has canceled a scheduled 10-day training camp in the United States after...

Senegal Cancels U.S. Training Camp After Visa Denials for Women’s Basketball Team

After several athletes were denied visas, Senegal Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko announced the cancellation of a planned ten-day training camp for Senegal’s women’s national basketball team in the United States. The decision, in response to the U.S....

Senegal women’s basketball team denied US visas, prime minister says

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Senegal women’s basketball team members denied US visas, prime minister says

By Canadian Press on June 20, 2025. The Senegalese women’s basketball team has scrapped plans to train in the U.S. for the upcoming AfroBasket tournament in the Ivory Coast next month after several players and team officials had their visas...

Senegal’s women’s basketball team becomes first sports casualty of Trump’s visa ban

The visa ban come amid the rollout of a broader immigration policy by the Trump administration, which is reportedly considering restrictions on up to 36 additional countries, many of them in Africa, including Senegal, whose female basketball team...

Tinubu Confers GCON Honour On Afreximbank President Oramah

June 28, (THEWILL) – President Bola Tinubu has conferred the national honour of Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) on Professor Benedict Oramah, outgoing President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the African Export-Import...

Ghana Judo Association to hold 2025 Congress and Elections o...

The Ghana Judo Association is set to host its 2025 Congress and Elections on Saturday, June 28, at the Media Centre of the Accra Sports Stadium. President of the Association, Kenneth Arthur, expressed optimism about a smooth and credible process,...

Senegal women’s basketball team cancels US training camp after some players have visas denied

CNN — The Senegal women’s basketball team has had to cancel a training camp it had scheduled in the United States after some members of its squad had their visas denied, the country’s prime minister said on Thursday. Senegalese Prime Minister...

Nigerian Politicians and Abdication

The outcome of a public opinion survey strenuously conducted through the support of Ibrahim Mo Foundation in selected remote villages across 27 states of Nigeria, majority of those we interviewed opined that Nigerian political class since...

Senegal And Kenya Top African Development Bank's Electricity Regulatory Index, As Regulators Drive Tangible Reforms

(MENAFN- African Press Organization) Kenya and Senegal have claimed the top spots in the African Development Bank's 2024 Electricity Regulatory Index (ERI) ( ), demonstrating exceptional progress in power sector governance and regulatory outcomes....

Xi meets Ecuadorian president, Senegalese PM in Beijing

Top news Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa and Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko in Beijing on Friday. The two foreign leaders had just concluded their participation in the 2025 Summer Davos forum in...

CHAN 2024: Home Eagles To Face Holders Senegal In First Game

The home-based Super Eagles will open their campaign at the 2024 African Nations Championship, CHAN, against holders Senegal. The encounter is slated for the Amman Stadium, Zanzibar on Tuesday, 7 August. Eric Chelle’s men will be up against Sudan...

Senegal women’s basketball team members denied US visas, prime minister says

Xi: China, Senegal inject fresh impetus into Global South cooperation

China is willing to work with Senegal to strengthen solidarity and cooperation, deepen their comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership, bring more benefits to the two peoples, and inject fresh impetus into China-Africa friendship and Global...