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50 Hearty Cheers to ‘Vodi’
This Day
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July 17, 2025
By sheer coincidence, three weeks before his 40th birthday in 2015, I wrote a column about Seyi Adekunle, known to most people by his business brand name, Vodi. My intervention was provoked by a mild altercation with my wife on what turned out to...
Prebendal Rule and the Democracy Challenge in Africa, By Jibrin Ibrahim
News Diary Online
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July 10, 2025
The post 1990 return of democracy in Africa skipped many countries that had established successful dictatorships that stood firm. In Equatorial Guinea, the 82 years old dictator, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, has been in power since 1979, making...
Navigating Multipolarity: Africa’s Path to Sovereignty
The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs
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By Christopher Zambakari, In the heart of Africa, a revolution is unfolding. Not one of military violence, but one of recognition and changing perspectives. As the world shifts toward multipolarity, the continent dubbed at the beginning of the...
Trump tariffs goods from Brazil at 50%, citing trial against Bolsonaro
The Marietta Times - Ohio
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President Donald Trump speaks during a lunch with African leaders in the State Dining Room of the White House, Wednesday, July 9, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump singled out Brazil for import...
Ruto launches Ksh.1.7 billion GCA headquarters in Nairobi to combat climate change
Citizen TV Kenya
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July 8, 2025
President William Ruto (centre) presides over the breaking ground for the construction of the dual headquarters of the Global Centre on Adaptation (GCA) at the Kenya School of Government in Lower Kabete, Nairobi, on july 8, 2025. Photo/PCS...
Trump Seeks Deal With African Leaders on Deported Migrants
Mint
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July 11, 2025
President Donald Trump’s administration discussed sending deported migrants to Africa with five of the continent’s leaders holding a summit with the US President in Washington. The topic, one of Trump’s top priorities since returning to the White...
Will Nigeria bow to Trump to further complicate its security?, By Olanrewaju Adigun
Premium Times
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July 11, 2025
President Bola Tinubu and President Donald Trump According to sources, the security threats being experienced in the country, which could be worsened by the Venezuelan deportees, if accepted, will not only undermine national stability and the rule...
Akon accused of defrauding investors of $6 billion, netizens react: "I knew it was a big scam"
Briefly
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July 10, 2025
Senegalese-American singer Akon was recently accused of defrauding Wakanda investors This was after it was reported that the star allegedly received $6 billion for his grand plans to create a Black Panther-inspired city in Senegal Many netizens...
.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...
WHO plans trachoma elimination intervention in Nigeria, 19 others
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 17, 2025
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has listed Nigeria among the 20 countries in the African region that require trachoma elimination intervention. The countries are Algeria, Angola, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central Africa Republic, Chad, Côte...
OOLI get new deputy chief
Tribune Online
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July 17, 2025
A renowned professor of Architecture and former deputy vice chancellor, Caleb University, Lagos, Adedeji Daramola, has been appointed as the Deputy Chief Executive of the Olusegun Obasanjo Leadership Institute (OOLI), Abeokuta, Ogun State. His...
Kühne Foundation names Dr. Niklas Wilmking as MD from 2026
STAT Trade Times
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July 17, 2025
The Kühne Foundation has announced the appointment of Dr. Niklas Wilmking as its new Managing Director, effective January 1, 2026. The Board of Trustees confirmed the leadership transition, placing Dr. Wilmking at the helm of the Foundation’s...
Jimmy Cliff left in tears at award ceremony
The Gleaner
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July 11, 2025
International reggae icon Jimmy Cliff was brought to tears as he received the 1982 Norman Manley Award for Excellence in Music during a ceremony at the Carib Cinema. Overwhelmed with emotion, Cliff thanked the audience and declared the honour a...
The Arms Race to Kiss Trump’s Ass Has Never Been More Ridiculous
The New Republic
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Foreign leaders engage in a similar sycophantic competition. On Monday, Israel’s Bibi Netanyahu told Trump that he’d nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize. (Reality check: Two and a half weeks earlier, Trump dropped fourteen 30,000-pound bombs...
WATCH: Reug Reug’s unforgiving missiles annihilate Batradz Gazzaev in two rounds
Sportskeeda
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July 10, 2025
Senegalese fighter 'Reug Reug' Oumar Kane compiled an impressive 7-1 win-loss record on his way to becoming ONE heavyweight MMA world champion. Among his notable wins was a second-round TKO of Russian Batradz Gazzaev three years ago. It took place...
Action Against Hunger and French Water Partnership Amplify Global Call for Survival and Resilient Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) at UN 2026 Water Conference Preparatory Session
Action Against Hunger - Washington D.C.
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July 16, 2025
At the United Nations 2026 Water Conference Preparatory Meeting, Action Against Hunger joined forces with the French Water Partnership to represent the WASH Road Map and the Global WASH Cluster in launching the 2025 Call to Action for Survival and...
Boakai Seeks Investment Opportunities at U.S. Summit
Liberian Observer
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President Joseph Nyuma Boakai is seeking to attract increased American investment in Liberia's abundant mineral resource sector, urging U. S. President Donald Trump to look Liberia’s way when it comes to investment. During a luncheon hosted by...
Worlds unite at Festival Beverly Hills
Beverly Press and Park Labrea News - California
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July 17, 2025
Versa-Style Dance Company is among more than 20 performers at this year’s Festival Beverly Hills. (photo courtesy of the city of Beverly Hills) The city of Beverly Hills will host Festival Beverly Hills on July 20 from 11:30-6 p.m. in Beverly...
Breaking: Ex-Super Eagles coach Sinclair D!es at 83
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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July 16, 2025
Former Nigerian team player and coach, Monday Sinclair, has reportedly passed on. The news of his passing was shared on Facebook by former Super Eagles goalkeeper and former team media officer, Idah Peterside. Sinclair was a well-regarded figure...
Chelsea make shock 'swap' offer as Man United get £32m transfer update
Football London
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July 17, 2025
Chelsea are looking forward to the new season with a renewed sense of confidence after clinching the Club World Cup on Sunday. The Blues pulled off a stunning victory over Champions League holders Paris Saint-Germain to win the trophy stateside....