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Youth Innovators Drive Africa’s Food Systems Transformation
Times News Global
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September 5, 2025
Dakar, Senegal – At the Africa Food Systems Forum 2025, a strong emphasis was placed on the role of Africa’s youth in reshaping the continent’s agricultural landscape. The event highlighted how young innovators are transitioning farming into a...
How collaboration will strengthen West Africa’s industrial rise
Business and Financial Times
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September 5, 2025
In an era where global priorities are shifting and international partnerships are being redefined, the need for a unified and intentional approach to industrialisation has never been more urgent. This is precisely the focus of the upcoming West...
Thomas Tuchel's admission speaks volumes as England boss learns from Senegal thrashing
The Mirror
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September 5, 2025
Thomas Tuchel wants to feel the love from his players every time they pull on an England shirt. Tuchel has spent this week talking to the squad about brotherhood, family and pulling in the same direction ahead of their World Cup qualifiers against...
Between Kwara State Govt, Sahara Reporters And 'Otunba Olusola Adekanola' By Lawal Akanbi Sharafadeen (Arab)
Sahara Reporters
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Nothing, absolutely nothing, shocks me anymore about the present crop of leaders in Kwara State. I hope you forgive me for my pessimism. For over six years now, what we have seen in Kwara is not governance, but a tragicomedy. A governance style...
President Ruto vows to sharpen CHAN lessons ahead of 2027 AFCON
Tribal Football
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After successfully co-hosting the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) tournament, whose curtains came down on Saturday, Kenyan President William Samoei Ruto has vowed to sharpen their preparations ahead of the 2027 Africa Cup of...
Israel, Qatar, and the global conscience
Middle East Monitor
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September 14, 2025
The streets of the world are alive. From Seoul to São Paulo, from New Delhi to Dakar, the voices of solidarity with Gaza resonate across continents. Citizens are no longer passive observers; they march, they chant, they demand justice. Gaza’s...
Sénégal : ce que révèle la dégradation de la note sur la dette cachée et les notations de crédit
The Conversation
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August 31, 2025
En février 2025, l’agence de notation Moody’s a abaissé la note du Sénégal de deux crans. Quelques mois plus tard, en juillet, Standard & Poor’s a suivi avec une nouvelle dégradation. En l’espace de quatre mois, la note souveraine du pays a perdu...
African Union of Broadcasters to Air Pan-African Docuseries ‘Road to LA ’28,’ Ahead of L.A. 2028 Olympics (EXCLUSIVE)
Variety
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August 31, 2025
In a historic deal, the African Union of Broadcasters (AUB) has secured exclusive free-to-air rights to “The Road to LA ’28,” a 12-part documentary series following the personal journeys of African athletes as they prepare for the Los Angeles 2028...
Zimbabwe unveils US$1.4 billion agric package
Bulawayo 24 News
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September 4, 2025
ZIMBABWE has launched a US$1,4 billion agricultural investment package aimed at attracting global financiers to seven high-impact value chains, as the country seeks to meet domestic demand and expand into lucrative export markets. The announcement...
South Africa fruit and nut exports rise despite U.S. tariffs
Fresh Plaza
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September 4, 2025
Horticultural products exported to the EU, including the UK, have been the main driver of South Africa's agricultural growth for the past 15 years. Over the last decade, exports have expanded into Asia, the Americas, and Africa. However, current...
MODEC, AFC enter offshore Africa FPSO collaboration
Offshore
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September 3, 2025
MODEC has signed a cooperation agreement with Africa Finance Corp. (AFC), an infrastructure solutions provider. The duo plans to collaborate on FPSO and other maritime infrastructure projects in Africa, according to MODEC's Sept. 2 news release....
What does artistic intervention mean in the climate emergency?
Times of Malta
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September 5, 2025
The Kumpo is a traditional spiritual figure and masquerade dancer from the Diola people of Senegal and The Gambia, recognizable by its costume of palm leaves and a spinning stick on its head. In January 2019, Gauci witnessed the kumpo masquerade...
UN: 1,364 Children Recruited by Terrorists, Over 14,000 Schools Shut in W/Africa
City 105.1 FM
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September 4, 2025
The United Nations has raised alarm over the worsening humanitarian toll of terrorism in West Africa and the Sahel, revealing that at least 1,364 children were recruited by armed groups in 2024, while insecurity forced the closure of more than...
Gamou 2025: Road Accidents Leave Dozens Injured and Several Dead in Senegal
The Fatu Network
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September 4, 2025
- Advertisement - By: The Fatu Network News Desk As millions travel to Tivaouane and Kaolack for this year’s Gamou, Senegalese authorities have reported a series of road accidents linked to the event. - Advertisement - On Wednesday, September 3rd,...
CAF World Cup Qualifiers: African route to 2026 enters critical phase
Daily News Tanzania
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September 5, 2025
DAR ES SALAAM: AS the CAF qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup resume, the landscape across the nine groups is beginning to take shape, with pivotal fixtures in early September likely to define the continent’s representation in North America....
Business News | Merck Foundation CEO Meets The Gambia First Lady & 13 First Ladies of Africa and Asia at the 7th Edition of MFFLI Summit
Latestly
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September 5, 2025
BusinessWire India Banjul [Gambia]/ Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 5: Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, conducted the 7th Edition of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative - MFFLI Summit 2025 recently. It...
Rare 9,000-Year-Old Finds Shed Light on West Africa’s Last Hunter-Gatherers
Greek Reporter
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September 4, 2025
Excavation of the quartz knapping workshop. Credit: Pruvost C. et al / CC BY 4.0 Archaeologists have uncovered 9,000-year-old artifacts in Senegal that are shedding new light on the last hunter-gatherer communities of West Africa. The rare...
Merck Foundation CEO meets Zimbabwe First Lady & 13 First Ladies of Africa and Asia at the 7th Edition of MFFLI Summit
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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September 5, 2025
BusinessWire India Harare [Zimbabwe]/ Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 5: Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, conducted the 7th Edition of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative - MFFLI Summit 2025 recently. It...
Africa’s presidents for life
El País
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August 31, 2025
On July 13, 92-year-old Cameroonian President Paul Biya announced on social media that he would be a candidate in next October’s elections. After nearly 43 years of uninterrupted power, Biya has become a true champion of political longevity,...
How African Foodways Shaped Global Cuisine
Travel Noire
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September 4, 2025
As you travel through the African diaspora, it can be hard to ignore similarities and familiarity between the cuisines. For example, venture to New Orleans for its iconic jambalaya, and you will immediately recognize the closeness to West African...