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Egyptian writer Mohamed Salmawy named 'Cultural Personality of the Year' for Sharjah Book Fair
In recognition of a distinguished literary career spanning over five decades, the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) has selected the renowned Egyptian writer, poet, and playwright Mohamed Salmawy as the “Cultural Personality of the Year” for this...
Owner: Khalid Abdullah Omran Taryam
The Hague Group: Global South states mobilise to end genocide in Gaza
On 26 September in New York, amid the high-stakes atmosphere of the 80th United Nations General Assembly, the Hague Group — consisting of Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Honduras, Malaysia, Namibia, Senegal and South Africa — convened a high-level...
Owner: Daud Al-Jamal Abdullah
Senegal Reaffirms Support for Morocco’s Autonomy Plan in Western Sahara
Rabat – Senegal reiterated its firm support for Morocco’s autonomy initiative as the basis for resolving the regional dispute over Western Sahara, during the Fourth Committee of the UN General Assembly in New York. Deputy Permanent Representative...
Owner: Samir & Adnane Bennis
Rwanda, Senegal sign deals as Kagame praises their shared vision for Africa
Owner: The New Times Publications Ltd
Zakir Hussain honoured as Aga Khan Music Awards brings global Muslim heritage festival to London
Four-day festival runs across Southbank Centre and Ismaili Centre, 20–23 November. Music from West Africa to South Asia takes centre stage. Opening night tribute to tabla legend Zakir Hussain. Ceremony night at Queen Elizabeth Hall features live...
Owner: Solanki Family
African governments urged to prioritise health, education of their people
Accra, Oct. 17, GNA – The 12th Edition of the Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary has been held in Banjul, The Gambia, with a call on African governments to strengthen partnerships and commitments to advance the health and education of their...
Owner: Ghanian Government
Exhibit explores Pittsburgh schools’ pasts, education’s possible futures
Our culture’s ideas about what school is, can be or should be are always changing. A new Carnegie Museum of Art exhibit explores how such change has played out, both in Pittsburgh and around the world. The show “after school” combines new...
Owner: Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting Corporation & American Government
QU, UNIGE, UCAD launch Polio Advanced Course in Vaccinology
Tribune News Network Doha Qatar University (QU), in collaboration with the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and Cheikh Anta Diop University (UCAD) in Dakar, successfully launched the Polio Advanced Course in Vaccinology (PVAC) 2025, the first...
Owner: Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani
US aid cuts severely undermine Senegal’s fight against HIV
Mariam, a Senegalese mediator for the NGO Aboya who has been living with HIV since 2007, lowers her head and cries. In recent months, three of the patients she monitored to ensure they took their medication have died. She says that, due to the...
Owner: Polanco Family
Global Exclusive Interview: God Arrested Me as Nigeria’s King of Romance Journalism into Shepherd in the Lord’s Vineyard-KAYODE AJALA, ace editor & Head, Media & Publicity, Celestial Church of Christ, Worldwide
… divine messages were always being delivered to me that I had a calling to do God’s work, but I never took it seriously, I wish I’d hearkened to God’s call earlier than I did *‘My love for journalism saw me through my media career. I worked as if...
Owner: George Elijah Otumu
Art Exhibit brings West African-inspired art, splashes of color to Nazareth Area High School’s gallery
NAZARETH, Pa. — As students and faculty at Nazareth Area High School walk down the hallways, they are greeted by colorful stained glass and equally bright pieces. The creative works are part of "Cut Loose," a dual exhibition of drawings by Anthony...
Owner: Lehigh University & American Government
‘Senegal will do better,’ investors suggest as they look to make Dakar Africa’s top city
This coastal country, west of the Prime Meridian, has now become one of the continent’s budding investment hubs, fueled by numerous components within its human and natural resources. This fact was highlighted at the economic investment forum, Fii...
Owner: Leonard Stiegeler
Can sustainable tourism held raise standards and create jobs in Senegal?
With the rich culture and history of its capital, Dakar, its sandy coastline dotted with seaside resorts, picturesque fishing villages, the historic architecture of Saint-Louis – a UNESCO World Heritage Site – and the mangroves, rice fields and...
Owner: Equal Times (Non-Profit)
Energy security, its sovereignty priorities of India, France: French envoy on Climate change
Benoit Faraco, France's Special Envoy for Climate Negotiations, with Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy, Pralhad Joshi New Delhi Benoit Faraco, France's Special Envoy for Climate Negotiations, co-chaired the 8th session of the...
Owner: Awaz "The Voice" Foundation
Senegal clears prosecution of gangster Ravi Pujari in nine more cases
MUMBAI: In a significant breakthrough for Mumbai Police, the government of Senegal has granted permission to prosecute dreaded gangster Raviprakash Sulya Pujari, better known in Mumbai’s underworld as Ravi Pujari, in nine additional cases,...
Owner: Shobhana Bhartia
Kozarev, Diouf discuss further Serbia-Senegal cooperation
KAMPALA - Secretary General of the Serbian MFA Dusan Kozarev met with his Senegalese counterpart Khare Diouf in Kampala, Uganda on Wednesday on the sidelines of a ministerial meeting of the Coordinating Bureau of the Non-Aligned Movement. The...
Owner: Željko Joksimović
Gambia hosts seminar for religious, traditional leaders on human rights
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The three-day seminar expected to end today, Thursday 16 October 2025, was held at the Kairaba Beach Hotel, Banjul. The convergence brought together religious and traditional leaders from different African countries, including Cameroon, Nigeria,...
Owner: Pap Saine & Baba Hydara
Galien Forum 2025: Young people lead advocacy for Africa’s health sovereignty
Faced with a global disease burden of 24 per cent but only 3 per cent of the world’s health professionals, Africa continues to grapple with the challenge of meeting its own health needs. Yet, a growing number of young Africans are rising to the...
Owner: Kwasi Twum
Senegal : Truth Exercise on Hidden Debt and Falsified Accounts Pays Off — $23.5 Billion on the Table
According to the outcomes of the second edition of the Invest in Senegal Forum, the numbers have exceeded all expectations. The storm surrounding the hidden debt and the falsification of public accounts under former president Macky Sall’s regime...
Owner: Hassan Soussou
Education Cannot Wait Interviews Mohamed M. Malick Fall, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria
Africa, Education, Education Cannot Wait. Future of Education is here, Human Rights Oct 9 2025 - Mohamed M. Malick Fall was appointed as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Nigeria in February 2024. He has more than 20 years of experience...
Owner: Inter Press Service (Non-profit)