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West African Development Bank Expects Regional Cooperation To Boost Growth
Daily Independent
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July 17, 2025
1 The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Bank for Investment and Development, EBID has said that economic growth in the 15 member states is likely to inch down to 5.0 per cent this year from 5.1 per cent last year. EBID, linked the...
How Mauritania-Israel normalization may boost US posture in the Sahel
Atlantic Council
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July 16, 2025
Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani recently met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the sidelines of the US-Africa Summit, according to media reports, which I confirmed through sources on background. The meeting reportedly...
“Ramaphosa should just step down”: SA discusses alleged crime syndicates effects on Mzansi average person
Briefly
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July 15, 2025
South Africans were alarmed after Lieutenant General Nhlamhla Mkhwanazi exposed news of a crime syndicate The people of Mzansi wondered where President Cyril Ramaphosa stood after the allegations were made The South African youth have started to...
Mali’s descent into full blown dictatorship must not stand
Daily Trust
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July 18, 2025
In a move clearly and widely seen as an attempt to perpetuate itself in power against the express wishes of the people, the ruling military Junta in Mali led by General Assimi Goita has been granted another five-year presidential mandate to extend...
NCAC Participates In Museum And Heritage Professionals Training
The Voice Gambia
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July 18, 2025
By: Yunus S. Saliu The International Council of Museums (ICOM), headquartered in Madrid, Spain, concluded a three-day online training on Thursday for young museum and heritage professionals. Held from Tuesday, 15th July to Thursday, 17th July...
Indian killed, another kidnapped in suspected Niger terror attack
The Citizen (South Africa)
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July 18, 2025
India has condemned an armed attack in Niger as violence in the region continues to rise. An Indian national was killed and another abducted in what India’s embassy termed a “terrorist” attack in southwestern Niger, while a third is listed as...
African Development Fund Supports Climate-Resilient Rice Value Chains Across West Africa
MENAFN
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July 18, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) ( ), the concessional funding window of the African Development Bank Group ( ), on 17 July 2025 approved a $9.44 million grant for the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice)...
African Development Fund supports climate-resilient rice value chains in West Africa
Africa Business Communities
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The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional funding window of the African Development Bank Group, has approved a $9.44 million grant for the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) to strengthen the climate resilience of...
€9.7m 161KV Anwomaso-Kumasi transmission line project commences
Business Ghana
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The Minister of Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, has cut the sod for the reconstruction of the 161KV Anwomaso-Kumasi transmission line project. The project is aimed at enhancing power evacuation capacity, improving voltage...
Foreign Office 'do not travel' list - 31 countries tourists should not go to this summer
Daily Star
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July 18, 2025
12:20, 18 Jul 2025Updated 12:38, 18 Jul 2025 Travellers are often warned about the risks of visiting certain global hotspots, with advice on how to stay safe. Yet, only 31 destinations make it onto the Foreign Office's 'do not travel' list, coming...
Afrique de l’Ouest : cinq leçons pour comprendre la vague de coups d’État et préserver la démocratie
The Conversation
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July 14, 2025
Août 2025 marque les cinq ans du coup d’État au Mali. En 2020, des soldats ont renversé le président Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta. Ce coup a bouleversé la vie politique malienne. Mais il a aussi ouvert la voie à une série de prises de pouvoir militaires...
Senegal joins growing list of countries that have eliminated trachoma
Media Monitors Network
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July 14, 2025
The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Senegal as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem. Senegal becomes the ninth country in WHO’s African Region to have achieved this feat. “I commend Senegal for freeing its population...
French army leaves Senegal, ending millitary presence in West Africa
Nigerian Eye
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July 18, 2025
France has officially handed over its two remaining military bases in Senegal, ending its military presence in West Africa. France returned Camp Geille, its largest base in Senegal, and its airfield at Dakar’s airport in a ceremony on Thursday...
Africa’s Addiction to Aid
Pressenza
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July 17, 2025
by Mesay Berhanu Gemechu Is it the beginning of the end of Africa’s overreliance on foreign aid? Trump’s decision to end the flow of aid going to the developing world, notably Africa, which has been channeled through the USAID over the past...
8 African countries battling massive humanitarian crises with little global attention
Business Insider Africa
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July 15, 2025
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) 2024 report shows eight African countries face some of the world’s most overlooked humanitarian crises, driven by conflict, climate shocks, and displacement, yet met with limited funding, media coverage, and...
France withdraws from Senegal after 65 years, ends military presence in Central, West Africa
Firstpost
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July 17, 2025
France on Thursday formally handed back its last two military bases in Senegal, leaving Paris with no permanent army camps in either west or central Africa. Ending the French army’s 65 years in independent Senegal, the pull-out comes after similar...
2026 World Cup ticket prices are sky high
Cascadia Daily News - Washington State
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July 17, 2025
Guaranteeing a premium ticket to the 2026 World Cup in Seattle and Vancouver will cost a small fortune. Premium ticket packages for games at Lumen Field are listed online for the head-jolting minimum of $1,575 per person as FIFA, soccer’s...
Senegal becomes ninth African country to eliminate trachoma
Medical News
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July 15, 2025
The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Senegal as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem. Senegal becomes the ninth country in WHO's African Region to have achieved this feat. "I commend Senegal for freeing its population...
France ends 65-year military presence in Senegal
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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July 17, 2025
France has officially ended its military presence in Senegal, handing over its last two military bases on Thursday and marking the conclusion of a 65-year deployment in the West African nation. The final phase of the withdrawal saw the return of...
France Withdraws from Senegal, Ending 65 Years of Military Presence Amid Regional Realignm
teleSUR
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July 17, 2025 Hour: 7:52 pm In a pivotal moment for West African geopolitics, France officially concluded its military presence in Senegal with a ceremonial handover at Camp Geille, Dakar. The event marked the final phase of a withdrawal that...