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Small-scale gold miners in Senegal use mercury despite health risks
Africanews
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July 27, 2025
There are thousands of hopeful gold miners in the village of Bantako, deep in the south-east of Senegal. In the past 20 years, it has become one of the hotspots for prospectors in the region, hoping to find a speck of gold. Due to geopolitical...
Thinking indigenously: Applying an old missiological principle in the new Europe
Evangelical Focus
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July 30, 2025
Indigeneity was an important principle at the genesis of the Protestant Missionary Movement: the idea that the gospel of Jesus Christ could and should indwell every culture and be expressed in forms that were meaningful to the peoples that...
Two perspectives, one heritage: Reconnecting with Africa’s cultural heartbeat
Baltimore Afro-American - Maryland
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July 27, 2025
Andrea Stevens AFRO Staff Writer astevens@afro.com From the rhythms of West African drumming to the intricate patterns of East African textiles, African cultures offer a vibrant tapestry of tradition, history and innovation. Across the continent’s...
Behind bars and beyond scrutiny: Ohio jails deny migrant detention records
WLWT 5 - Ohio
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July 30, 2025
Newly released records reveal the Butler County Jail has become a key holding site for immigration-related detentions in Ohio, with more than 1,100 people held this year alone, according to documents obtained by WLWT through an Ohio open records...
Lifesaving heart surgery brings hope to children from Burundi and Madagascar
Monaco Life
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July 27, 2025
Two young children have received critical cardiac surgery at the Centre Cardio-Thoracique de Monaco, thanks to the Monaco Collectif Humanitaire (MCH) and its partner associations. Mia, a two-year-old from Burundi, and Fayah, aged nine from...
Cultures Converge at Third Annual Festival Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills Courier - California
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July 25, 2025
Beverly Gardens Park transformed into a vibrant tapestry of cultures from around the world on July 20, as the city of Beverly Hills hosted the third annual Festival Beverly Hills. Thousands of people from across the Los Angeles area attended the...
Morocco named key academic partner in Gabon’s education reform
Hespress
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July 26, 2025
HESPRESS English – Morocco News Hespress ENSaturday 26 July 2025 - 13:03 Gabon will limit international scholarships starting the 2025-2026 academic year to strategic sectors and cost-effective destinations, notably Morocco and Senegal, according...
UK: Chrysalis Global launches with ground-breaking griot...
Music in Africa
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The album features Malian balafonist Lassana Diabaté – hailed by American string quartet Kronos Quartet’s David Harrington as “comparable to JS Bach” – alongside fellow Malian virtuoso guitarists Gaoussou Kouyaté and Kerfala Diabaté. Together,...
As High-level Conference On Two-state Solution Resumes, Speakers Call For Pa
The Nigerian Voice
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Meeting under the shadow of the ongoing war in Gaza and escalating tensions across the Middle East, foreign ministers and other high-level officials gathered at the United Nations today to push for renewed global action to advance the...
FM gifts replica of King Tut’s mummy, sarcophagus to Museum of Black Civilizations in Senegal
Egypt Independent
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July 26, 2025
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty presented Friday a replica of the mummy and coffin of King Tutankhamun to the Museum of Black Civilizations in Senegal’s Dakar. Abdelatty presented the gift during a...
Senegalese national charged with assaulting ICE officers in New York
Empire State Today - New York
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July 23, 2025
Jay Clayton, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York | Department of JusticeJay Clayton, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York | Department of Justice United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay...
Laser-sharp focus and iron discipline guide Africa's most successful fintech
African Business
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July 31, 2025
For decades, payment systems in Africa were just another area in which the continent lagged behind much of the rest of the world. Today, it is estimated that there are over 1,000 fintech companies working in or on African payment systems, nearly...
Egyptian FM Praises Egyptian Community in Senegal for Strengthening Bilateral Ties
Sada Elbalad
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July 25, 2025
Sat 26 Jul 2025 | 12:35 AM Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration, Badr Abdel Aaty, lauded the Egyptian community in Senegal on Friday for their vital role in deepening ties between the two nations and for their active contributions...
Türkiye, EU, Arab League, 16 countries endorse 'New York Declaration' supporting 2-state solution
Yeni Safak
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The “New York Declaration,” launched Tuesday at a United Nations conference, reaffirmed support for a two-state solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict amid the rising famine and humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza following Israeli assaults....
SOMA GEARS UP FOR HISTORIC CULTURAL FIESTA
The Voice Gambia
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July 25, 2025
By Modou Sarr Residents of Soma in the Lower River Region and its surroundings are gearing up for an unforgettable cultural jamboree scheduled to take place this Saturday, 26th July 2025. According to Malang Fatty, Chief Organiser of the Soma...
Youth activist charity hires Unicef nutrition specialist as next chief
Third Sector
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July 25, 2025
Bite Back 2030 has appointed D’Arcy Williams, nutrition specialist at Unicef Tanzania, as its next chief executive. Williams will join the youth activist charity, which aims to halve childhood obesity by 2030, in October. He succeeds James Toop,...
Where Religion Once Served a Repressive Regime, Gambia’s Clergy Seek Redemption
Foroyaa Newspaper
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July 24, 2025
By Yankuba Jallow with New Narratives For decades faith in The Gambia was weaponised — not as a source of healing, but as a tool of political control. Under Yahya Jammeh’s authoritarian rule, mosques and churches became less places of worship and...
Illegal alien from Senegal charged with assaulting federal officers in alleged scissor attack at NYC facility
Fox News
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July 24, 2025
Panelists Dr. Houman Hemmati and Katie Zacharia address a growing number of assaults on ICE agents and more on ‘Fox News @ Night.’ NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An illegal alien from Senegal was charged with assaulting U.S....
Senegal bans UN and Netherlands from holding LGBTQ events in the country
Zambian Observer
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July 14, 2025
Senegalese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and African Integration have issued a statement prohibiting a specific LGBTQ-themed event in Dakar, organized by the United Nations and the Dutch embassy. The event, which included a screening of the...
Gabon Shifts Student Scholarships to Morocco in Major Educational Reform
Morocco World News
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July 24, 2025
Marrakech – Gabon’s government has announced that starting from the 2025-2026 academic year, scholarships for studies abroad will be awarded only for priority fields while favoring strategic destinations like Morocco. The announcement came through...