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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....
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...
Imprisoned activist MPs in Eswatini highlight a growing crisis of civic freedoms across Africa
Daily Maverick
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July 24, 2025
This month marks four years since Eswatini’s pro-democracy activists and former members of parliament, Mduduzi Bacede Mabuza and Mthandeni Dube, were arrested — and one year since they were sentenced under the country’s notorious Suppression of...
30m Children Missed Full Course Of Measles Vaccines – WHO
News Investigators Nigeria
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July 24, 2025
News Investigators/ The World Health Organisation (WHO) said more than 30 million children did not receive the full course of vaccines they needed. Its Director-General, Tedros Ghebreyesus, made the disclosure during an online media conference on...
Okello Oculi: A pan-Africanist asteroid burns out forever
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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July 31, 2025
It was Issa Aremu’s tribute which alerted me to the passing of the inimitable Okello Oculi. Similarly, I saw that Denja Yaqub had also posted a tribute from INTERVENTION on the Conference on Marxism WhatsApp platform. The last time that I saw...
Vietnamse top legislator meets Senegalese Prime Minister
Vietnam News Agency
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DAKAR - National Assembly Chairman Trần Thanh Mẫn had a meeting with Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko on July 23 (local time), as part of his official visit to the African nation, during which the two sides agreed to boost cooperation in...
NA Chairman holds talks with Senegalese counterpart
Vietnam News
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July 24, 2025
DAKAR Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Trần Thanh Mẫn held talks with Senegalese NA President Malick Ndiaye in Dakar, capital of Senegal, on July 23, wishing that his visit would mark a new chapter in parliamentary collaboration...
NA Chairman’s spouse visits child support centre in Senegal
Vietnam News Agency
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DAKAR – Nguyễn Thị Thanh Nga, spouse of National Assembly (NA) Chairman Trần Thanh Mẫn visited the ESTEL centre, which supports children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities, in Dakar on June 23 morning (local time) as part of the...
Was Senegal’s short-lived wig ban an attempt to police women’s bodies?
Thred
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July 23, 2025
Last week, Serigne Fall Guèye, director of the Grand Théâtre de Dakar, introduced a swift and surprising ban on wigs, weaves, hair extensions and skin-lightening products. The move was officially framed as part of a cultural revival – a means of...
Việt Nam, Senegal strengthen economic ties at policy dialogue
Vietnam News Agency
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DAKAR Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Chairman Trần Thanh Mẫn and President of the Senegalese National Assembly El Malick Ndiaye attended a policy dialogue in Dakar on July 23 (local time), aiming at strengthening economic – trade – investment...
How the 2024 transition of power halved women’s representation in Senegal's government
Global Voices
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July 23, 2025
A protest against the violence against women in Place de l’Obélisque (Obelisk Square) in Dakar, Senegal, on July 3, 2021. Photo by Fatou Warkha Sambe, used with permission. Bowel Diop originally wrote this article as part of the Aspen Global...
Soma warms up for historical cultural fiesta
The Point
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The initiative, not only seeks to celebrate and promote the diverse cultural heritage, but would also help in promoting unity and social cohesion in that part of Gambia especially for those who are part of the trans Gambia corridor. The theme for...
French government adopts bill for restitution of colonial-era objects
The Art Newspaper
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July 30, 2025
Eight years after French president Emmanuel Macron pledged to return African heritage to the continent, his government has adopted a bill facilitating the deaccession of cultural items plundered from former colonies. The bill, presented on...
‘Gambia-Senegal customs collaboration strategic for prosperity’
The Point
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Speaking at the formal opening ceremony, GRA’s Commissioner General GRA Yankuba Darboe expressed delight over hosting the meeting, saying the two countries collaboration is not only a necessity — it is a strategic imperative for the prosperity of...
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...
Africa Food Systems Summit to be held in Senegal this August; 6,000+ global food systems stakeholders expected
News Ghana
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July 22, 2025
Senegal’s Ministry of Agriculture Food Sovereignty and Livestock is expecting over 6,000 food systems leaders from around the world – Heads of State, Ministers, Investors, Youth and Women agripreneurs, Researchers and Donors to assemble in Dakar...
NA Chairman meets with Vietnamese community in Senegal
Vietnam Pictorial
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July 23, 2025
The Vietnamese community abroad, including in Senegal, is an inseparable part of the nation, said National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man. NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man and his spouse with members of the Vietnamese community in Senegal. (Photo:...
Africa Food Systems Summit to be held in Senegal with 6000+ global food systems stakeholders expected
GhanaWeb
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July 22, 2025
Senegal’s Ministry of Agriculture Food Sovereignty and Livestock is expecting over 6,000 food systems leaders from around the world - Heads of State, Ministers, Investors, Youth and Women agripreneurs, Researchers and Donors to assemble in Dakar...
Our Top 50: Summer 2025
Charleston City Paper - South Carolina
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July 31, 2025
The places you’ve got to taste The Dish Top 50 is an incredible resource that will keep you focused on some of Charleston’s best places to eat without having to filter through endless online suggestions. Our curated list from a panel of...
EU launches new initiative to boost Africa-Europe cultural...
Music in Africa
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July 22, 2025
Titled Africa-Europe Partnerships for Culture: West Africa, the programme will run from 2025 to 2028 and aims to promote cultural diversity, foster international collaboration, and enhance the global visibility of artists and festivals in 15 West...