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US basketball training for Senegal cancelled after visas rejected
KNOX Radio - North Dakota
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June 20, 2025
A training camp for the Senegalese women's basketball team in the US has been scrapped, with the West African nation's prime minister saying he cancelled it because some of the squad were denied US visas. Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko said the team...
IHG to bring Holiday Inn hotel brand to Dakar, Senegal
Hotel Management Network
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June 20, 2025
IHG Hotels & Resorts has entered a new franchise agreement with real estate construction company Senegindia to introduce the Holiday Inn SD City Dakar in Senegal. Set to launch in 2027, the hotel will feature 150 rooms and is part of IHG’s...
Countdown to CHAN 2024: East Africa gears up for historic joint hosting
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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July 15, 2025
With just 25 days remaining until kick-off, final preparations are in full swing for the 2024 TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN), which will be jointly hosted by Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania from August 2 to 30. This 8th edition of...
Where is our voice, honourable Minister Dr Mamadou Tangara?
The Standard Gambia
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June 19, 2025
- Advertisement - By Lt. Col. Samsudeen Sarr Rtd Peter, I find myself once more tugging at the sparse hairs that diplomacy has spared me, searching, along with every concerned Gambian, for Foreign Minister Dr Mamadou Tangara’s public stance on the...
US refuses visa for members of Senegal’s women’s basketball team: PM
The Sun Daily
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June 19, 2025
DAKAR: The United States rejected visa applications for multiple members of Senegal’s women’s basketball team which was scheduled to train in the country, the country’ prime minister said Thursday, as he cancelled the group’s participation in the...
Youth’s Political Participation: Redefining Democracy in Africa Context
PaanLuel Wël Media Ltd
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June 19, 2025
By Daniel Athior’o Atem, Juba, South Sudan What should be known? Thursday, 19 June 2025 (PW) — The African youths are men and women between the ages of 18 – and 35. They constitute 80% of the African population and a strong political force as...
Chelle: Super Eagles coach set to storm President Federation Cup final
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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June 19, 2025
Super Eagles coach, Eric Chelle will be in attendance when Kwara United and Abakiliki FC will be locking it out at the final of the 2025 President Federation Cup. The Nigeria Premier Football League side Kwara and second tier club Abakiliki FC...
Farmington man envisioned what Concert of Colors has turned into — a charcuterie board of free fun
The News Herald - Michigan
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July 16, 2025
Farmington resident Ismael Ahmed had an idea 35 years ago: bring people of all races, ethnicities and ages together to talk, bond and realize that differences can be celebrated while recognizing shared similarities. The goal was to build cultural...
.Les Migrants Gambiens en Mauritanie Font Face à des Arrestations Arbitraires et à des Déportations
The Voice Gambia
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July 15, 2025
Par: Haddy Touray Des dizaines de Gambiens furieux résidant en Mauritanie ont lancé un appel urgent au gouvernement de Banjul, affirmant qu’ils subissent un harcèlement constant, des arrestations et détentions arbitraires, ainsi que des...
IHG Hotels & Resorts to Bring Holiday Inn Brand to Senegal, Marking Strategic Expansion in West Africa
Hospitality Net
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June 19, 2025
IHG Hotels & Resorts, one of the world's leading hospitality companies, has announced the signing of a franchise agreement with Senegindia SA to bring Holiday Inn SD City Dakar in Senegal. Scheduled to open in 2027, the 150-rooms hotel will mark...
Seventeen thousand Senegalese students enrolled in France
Sene News
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June 19, 2025
France has 17,000 Senegalese students enrolled in higher education, a figure that reflects the vitality of educational cooperation between the two countries, said the French ambassador to Senegal, Christine Fages. “Today, there are 17,000...
US visa restrictions on ECOWAS countries threaten regional growth — Nigeria’s Minister
Eagle Online
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June 18, 2025
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chair of the ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, has raised concerns over proposed United States visa restrictions on West African countries, warning that such a policy could...
Premier League rivals eye move for Chelsea star
Sporting News
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July 16, 2025
Manchester United are reportedly keeping an eye on Nicolas Jackson's possible exit situation at Chelsea. After being the first-choice striker for the Blues for the past two seasons, Jackson has seen significant competition arrive in the summer...
The Countries With The Highest Share Of International Migrants May Surprise You
Zero Hedge
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The number of international migrants worldwide hit 304 million in 2024, a figure that has doubled since 1990. As people relocate across borders for reasons ranging from work opportunities to conflict and displacement, certain countries have become...
Liberia: President Boakai Sets Up Special Taskforce to Address Potential U.S. Travel Ban
Front Page Africa
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June 19, 2025
The Executive Mansion says President Boakai has already chaired the first meeting of the special taskforce. Credit: Executive Mansion. President Boakai has set up a special committee to investigate growing concerns of a possible US travel ban on...
When I become president (2)
The Sun Nigeria
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June 19, 2025
Last week, I began a mental excursion into what I will do when I become the President of the Federal Republic. As daunting as the task ahead looks, the feedback I have received so far from the numerous juju priestess, river goddesses, ordained and...
Trump travel ban, new revenue-sharing model create uncertainty for international college athletes
The New York Times
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June 19, 2025
Moses Jean-Pierre is the son of two Haitian immigrants. He grew up near Boston, where his mother would cook for any child in the neighborhood who looked hungry, regardless of whether the family knew them. His parents were the “cornerstone” of...
Club president outlines exit 'promise' involving reported Sunderland and Fulham transfer target
Sunderland Echo
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June 19, 2025
Sunderland continue to be linked with a move for Habib Diarra Strasbourg president Marc Keller has admitted that reported Sunderland transfer target Habib Diarra could leave the club this summer due to a “promise” he made to the midfielder back in...
PM Mitchell: Regional governments must be prepared to negotiate with Trump
Now Grenada
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June 18, 2025
by Linda Straker Story about travel ban list originally published by The Washington Post last weekend 36 countries identified in cable sent to US embassies on weekend 4 on list are OECS member states with Citizenship by Investment Programmes Prime...
Terrorism: Leveraging Social Cohesion and Security to Counter Expansion into Senegal
New Crusading Guide
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June 18, 2025
At the end of April 2025, Timbuktu Institute published a report entitled “The JNIM Threat in the three-border area of Mali, Mauritania and Senegal”. This scientific publication, the first of its kind and following a number of field surveys in...