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Gov Abiodun Rescues Injured Tunisian Athletes In Auto Crash
New Telegraph
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July 20, 2025
A potential tragedy was averted on Saturday when Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, intervened to rescue members of the Tunisian delegation involved in a road traffic accident during the ongoing CAA U18/U20 African Athletics Championship in...
Senator Marsha Blackburn Urges Senate to Pass $9B Rescissions Package
Clarksville Online - Tennessee
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July 17, 2025
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) delivered remarks on the Senate floor detailing the need for the U.S. Senate to pass the $9 billion rescissions package to eliminate wasteful government spending. Remarks as Prepared....
Africa May Be on the Cusp of a Soccer Golden Age
New Lines Magazine
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July 15, 2025
African soccer is at a crossroads. It has a rich history that is often forgotten, ignored or misconstrued by wealthier parts of the world. On the one hand, the problems of an underresourced, chronically exploited and, frankly, corrupt ecosystem of...
MNJTF Thwarts Terrorists’ Attack on Lake Chad Military Base, Kills Leader, Others
This Day
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July 17, 2025
Troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), operating under Sector 2 at Koulfoua Island in the Lake Chad region, have, reportedly, thwarted a vicious attack on their location by Boko Haram/Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP)...
Oyegun Blames Hardship on APC’s Style of Leadership, Picks ADC Membership Card in Edo
This Day
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July 17, 2025
Chuks Okocha in Abuja and Adibe Emenyonu in Benin City Former National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, has blamed the ruling party’s leadership style for the hunger and hardship in the country. Odigie-Oyegun...
St Benedict’s HoD Portia Nhlapo nominated for 2025 Edu Women in Leadership Awards
African Reporter
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July 17, 2025
St Benedict’s College head of department Portia Nhlapo has been nominated in multiple categories of the Edu Women in Leadership Awards 2025 in recognition of her outstanding contribution to education. “It is a real honour to be considered,” said...
U.S Senate vote protects PEPFAR funds
Health-E News
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July 17, 2025
PEPFAR, the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, has been hailed as “the most important and consequential contribution to public health”, providing HIV treatment to around 20 million people around the world. In January, U.S President...
Shettima: Buhari’s Death is Loss to Africa
This Day
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July 17, 2025
•Xi Jinping: the Chinese lost a dear friend •FEC holds special session for Buhari today Deji Elumoye, Chuks Okocha, Michael Olugbode, Onyebuchi Ezigbo, Linus Aleke in Abuja, Segun Awofadeji in Gombe Vice President Kashim Shettima has described the...
ICANN Warns of Governance Crisis at AFRINIC Amid Allegations and Legal Challenges
Circle ID
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July 17, 2025
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has issued a stern open letter to the Government of Mauritius and the court-appointed receiver of AFRINIC, the Regional Internet Registry (RIR) for Africa and the Indian Ocean. The...
In African politics, rampant belief in witchcraft fortifies some, vexes others
The Hindu
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July 17, 2025
Wilson Watira offered his hand when he met his political rival at a funeral, gesturing for a proper handshake. The man didn't want contact, instead folding a piece of paper that he aimed at Watira. “He looked at me and picked that piece of paper...
Grand Rapids African American history museum secures new building
Michigan Public - Michigan
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July 17, 2025
Leaders of the Grand Rapids African American Museum & Archives gathered Wednesday to announce that they've secured a new building with 15 times the space as the old location. “This move is a great thing for not only the museum, but for the...
Nigeria’s Leadership Crisis
Kpomkwem News
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July 16, 2025
Nigeria’s Leadership Crisis:Why we need statesmen and not politicians In a nation where trust has become an endangered value, where politics often reeks of rot in the heart of citizens and where public offices have been reduced to empires of...
South African opposition party breaks ranks in backing Moroccan Autonomy Plan for Sahara
Hespress
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July 16, 2025
In a significant diplomatic development, South Africa’s opposition party uMkhonto weSizwe (MK Party), led by former President Jacob Zuma, publicly endorsed Morocco’s autonomy plan for the Sahara, signaling a shift in the political discourse...
Africa’s Readiness to Take Action: Climate Modalities, ESG Impact Investment & Inclusive Growth at B Lab Africa Summit 2025
South Africa Today
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July 14, 2025
The 4th Annual B Lab Africa Summit 2025 on Climate Modalities, ESG Impact Investment & Inclusive Growth: Africa’s Readiness to Take Action is now officially open for ticket sales. This landmark event will be held from October 2 to 3, 2025, at...
IAN CAMERON: Time for parliament to step up oversight to restore public trust
BusinessLIVE
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In a country grappling with high rates of violent crime, the scourge of gender-based violence and pervasive corruption that has hamstrung service delivery, President Cyril Ramaphosa has chosen to “not make decisions when the house is burning”. The...
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FirstUp: US protests against Trump, German leader in UK and more... Headlines Today
Firstpost
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July 17, 2025
On July 17, tens of thousands of people are expected to protest the US administration on the fifth anniversary of the death of civil rights leader and former Congressman John Lewis. A landmark Anglo-German treaty awaits in London, and G20 finance...
Obasanjo, Anyaoku push for better leadership, new constitution
Punch
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July 16, 2025
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has condemned Nigeria’s leaders for its problems, adding that the problems would persist, regardless of the constitution in place, as long as those implementing it continue with the same approach. He stated this...
Project PHAREZ Announces Public Donation Campaign to Revolutionize Africa’s Energy Future
The AI Journal
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July 17, 2025
Project PHAREZ, Nigeria’s first indigenous nuclear fusion research initiative, launches a public donation campaign, inviting contributions to co-own transformative clean energy technology. Nigeria, July 17, 2025 — Pioneering the Future of African...
Digital Payments in Africa: Can regulation keep up with the rapid innovation?
IOL
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July 16, 2025
Keith Sabilika|Published 9 hours ago 5min Africa’s financial landscape is experiencing significant transformation, as digital payments increasingly displace cash, and emerging crypto assets challenge traditional notions of money. Previously...
Music: A major part of African culture
Zimbabwe Independent
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Music has been a potentially influential tool for unification in Africa, hence it has not been the re-assembling point to disseminate the ideals of pan-Africanism in the region, but instead, it has lent itself to the minor politics of nationalism...