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Frontline of the Fight: Why Youth Climate Movements in Liberia and the Global South Need Urgent Support
Front Page Africa
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July 10, 2025
In slums across Paynesville, on the shores of West Point, and within classrooms in Robertsports, Gbarnga and Buchanan, a new generation of Liberians is rising — not with weapons, but with planting tools, placards, and policy briefs. These are the...
Senegal Pavilion: Connecting People Toward Sustainable and Equitable Development
Nippon
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July 9, 2025
Expo 2025 Osaka Kansai Guideto Japan Global Exchange Travel Jul 9, 2025 The Senegal Pavilion at the Osaka Expo highlights the industry and culture of the West African nation. Rising Toward the Future The theme of the Senegal pavilion is “a hub...
“He Was Treated Very Unfairly and He Prevailed”: Trump Meets Senegal’s Faye, Four African Leaders at U.S.-Africa Summit
The Fatu Network
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July 9, 2025
- Advertisement - Written by: The Fatu Network Newsroom Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye met with U.S. President Donald J. Trump in Washington today, 9 July, during a high-level summit with four other African leaders focused on trade,...
Welwitschias crush Senegal in Rugby Africa opener
Windhoek Observer
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Erasmus Shalihaxwe The national rugby team, the Welwitchias, began their Rugby Africa Cup campaign with a 55–17 win over Senegal on Tuesday in Kampala, Uganda. Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) director Jacques Burger described the match as a tough...
Mercury fuels gold mining in Senegal. And it’s poisoning the people who use it
The Sentinel Colorado
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July 9, 2025
KEDOUGOU, Senegal | The quickest way to separate gold from rock, Sadio Camara says, is with a drop of mercury. She empties a dime-sized packet of the silvery liquid into a plastic bucket of muddy sediment outside her home in southeastern Senegal....
Senegal has officially abandoned plans for Akon City
NME
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July 7, 2025
It looks like Senegal has officially abandoned its plans to develop a new city with help from Akon. The singer announced his ambition to build a city in his native country, which would use his own cryptocurrency Akoin, in the summer of 2018. For a...
Pink waters of Lac Rose in Senegal return after nearly 3 years
The Nation
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July 8, 2025
The pink waters of Lac Rose in Senegal have returned after it turned green nearly three years ago because of heavy rains and floods. Located 35 kilometers (21.7 miles) from Dakar, it is known as "Retba" in the local Wolof language. Pink Lake is...
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...
Copper Queens ready for Senegal challenge – Häuptle
ZamFoot
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July 8, 2025
Copper Queens coach Nora Häuptle says her team has recovered well from their 2-2 draw with hosts Morocco and is now fully focused on adjusting tactically ahead of Wednesday’s Group A encounter with Senegal at the TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa...
Reframing entrepreneurship: Are our solutions progress or hidden pollution?
Business Day
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July 8, 2025
In Kampala, platforms like Watu Uganda offer instant digital loans to boda boda riders, motorcycle taxi operators navigating the city’s informal economy. Praised as tools for financial inclusion, these fintech models have enabled over 300,000...
Plans for Akon’s £5 billion city in Senegal scrapped after seven years
Mixmag
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July 7, 2025
More than seven years after Akon first laid down plans to open his own city in Senegal with him confirming in 2022 that things were “100,000% moving forward”, the ambitious project has now been abandoned. Serigne Mamadou Mboup, head of Senegal’s...
Daimler Truck in deal to set up vehicle assembly plant in Senegal
Gulf Industry Magazine
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Daimler Truck has signed a Letter of Intent with the Government of Senegal and Global Truck Systems (GTS) to establish a local truck assembly plant. As part of the agreement, Daimler Truck will serve as the exclusive supplier of dismantled truck...
Philippe Rahm on reconsidering the tools of the discipline with climatic architecture
STIRworld
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At the time of writing this, Europe is grappling with an unprecedented heatwave. The extreme climatic conditions have forced school closures and disruption of public services in France, a sanctioned ban on outdoor work in Italy, power outages and...
“We’ve Planted the Seeds of Economic Sovereignty,” Says KIFEMA Capital CEO
Togo First
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(Togo First) - As Togo refines its development model through strategic investments, Togo First interviewed Arthur Lilas Trimua, the outgoing CEO of KIFEMA Capital. Trimua, a Togolese expert, departs after four years, leaving behind an operational...
Failure To Launch: ‘Akon City’ Scrapped After Rapper Allegedly Abandoned The Project
Black Enterprise
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July 10, 2025
Rapper and Millionaire, Akon's planned Akon City will no longer be a reality. The Senegalese government will now build a resort in its stead. Plans for a futuristic African city backed by New Jersey-born music mogul and entrepreneur Akon have been...
Le changement climatique a doublé le nombre de vagues de chaleur dans le monde : quel impact en Afrique ?
The Conversation
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July 7, 2025
Une étude mondiale sur les chaleurs extrêmes a révélé qu'entre mai 2024 et mai 2025, près de la moitié de la population mondiale (49 %, soit 4 milliards de personnes) a subi 30 jours supplémentaires de fortes chaleurs. Ces journées ont été plus...
Customs seizes 10,603 donkey genitals, 213 parrot heads, others
The Sun Nigeria
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July 11, 2025
From Godwin Tsa, Abuja The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted a truckload of 10,603 donkey genitals concealed in a 40-foot container along the Kaduna–Abuja expressway. The National Public Relations Officer of the Service, Assistant...
Trump sends tariff letters to seven more countries
Yahoo Finance
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July 9, 2025
A group of African countries have said they will cut their tariffs on US goods, Donald Trump has claimed. He told reporters: “We treat Africa great in many different ways, including with tariffs. “Parts of Africa charge us tremendous tariffs, as...
The Fort Brand Playbook: Building Sustainable, Profitable Hair Business In Emerging Markets
Daily Independent
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July 5, 2025
1 In the midst of a booming global beauty industry, dominated by mega-corporations and often Western-centric ideals, a quiet yet powerful revolution is emerging from West Africa. This revolution speaks directly to the everyday needs, cultural...
Senegal Introduces Hexavalent Vaccine Into Its National Immunization Programme
MENAFN
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July 2, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) Download logo On July 1, 2025, Senegal officially launched the introduction of the hexavalent vaccine into its Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI). Following in Mauritania's footsteps, Senegal is part of...