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Ecowas at 50: Between peacekeeping and the people’s dream
The Standard Gambia
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August 1, 2025
- Advertisement - By Abou Kalley Fifty years after its founding, the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) finds itself at a crossroads: celebrated for its role in peacekeeping, yet criticised for failing to meet the aspirations of...
Beto interview: From playing in car parks and working at KFC to idolising Eto'o and Lukaku
The Athletic
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August 1, 2025
Amid the swirl of delirium and chaos following Everton’s 2-2 draw against Liverpool in February, one player embarked on an individual lap of honour. Beto scored the opening goal of the final Merseyside derby at Goodison Park and an upturn in form...
Trump's tariff deadline arrives with fewer deals than promised
United Press International (UPI)
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July 31 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump's suspension of reciprocal tariffs ends Friday and the United States has only managed a small portion of his goal for new trade deals. Trump has pushed back his self-imposed deadlines on multiple occasions...
HIBERNIAN 1 MIDTJYLLAND 2 (aet): Danes deny Hibs with spectacular overhead-kick winner in the 119th minute of Easter Road thriller
Daily Mail
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July 31, 2025
What promised to be a momentous evening for Hibernian ended in agonising anti-climax as Midtjylland dramatically snatched a place in the third qualifying round of the Europa League. Brazilian substitute Junior Brumado’s astonishing overhead kick...
Bangladesh passport gets stronger in latest rankings
Gulf News
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Holders of the Bangladeshi passport have visa-free access to 39 destinations – Bahamas, Barbados, Bhutan, Bolivia, British Virgin Islands, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde Islands, Comoro Islands, Cook Islands, Djibouti, Dominica, Fiji, Grenada,...
ADEKEYE ADEBAJO: Trump’s banquet for Africa’s Lilliputians
BusinessLIVE
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The US president’s theatre of the absurd is totally detached from reality 28 July 2025 - 05:00 by Adekeye Adebajo The presidents of five west and central African states — Senegal’s Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Liberia’s Joseph Boakai, Guinea-Bissau’s...
Zoo kills 12 baboons because there wasn’t enough space
Metro
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July 31, 2025
Contraceptive methods to control the zoo’s Guinea baboon population had failed (Picture: AP) Twelve baboons were shot dead at a German zoo because there was not enough space in their enclosure. Tiergarten Nürnberg zoo has sparked outcry from...
Togo earns nearly CFA50bn from intra-WAEMU tourism in 2023
Togo First
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(Togo First) - Togo collected CFA49.9 billion in tourism revenue from other West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) countries in 2023, according to new data from the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) on regional tourism flows....
Moving food across West Africa: The Good, the Bad & the Promise
Business and Financial Times
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July 30, 2025
By Earl ANKRAH, Ashwini Rekha SEBASTIAN & Allswell OKINE Intra-regional trade in agricultural and food products is crucial for West Africa’s food system resilience, but persistent challenges result in lower official trade flows compared to other...
South Sudan Makes Offer To Trump In Return For Accepting More Migrants: REPORT
The Daily Caller
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July 30, 2025
South Sudan has reportedly expressed a willingness to accept more illegal migrants from the United States but is asking for favors from President Donald Trump first. Following a weeks-long legal battle, the Trump administration finally managed in...
Countries offering visa-free access to Pakistanis
Pakistan Today
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July 30, 2025
Citizens of Pakistan can travel visa-free to over 30 countries, according to a report by Henley & Partners, a global residence and citizenship advisory firm. The report identifies 12 countries, mostly in Africa, Oceania, and Asia, as the world’s...
One Of Most Corrupt Countries In World Makes Offer To Trump In Return For Accepting More Migrants
The Daily Caller
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South Sudan has expressed a willingness to accept more illegal migrants from the United States but is asking for favors from President Donald Trump first. Following a weeks-long legal battle, the Trump administration finally managed in July to...
Can Trump Win Africa Back?
Pakistan Today
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July 30, 2025
In the high-stakes world of 21st-century geopolitics, even a lunch can tell a deeper story. That was certainly the case when US President Donald Trump recently hosted a seemingly low-profile summit with African leaders at the White House. Leaders...
BlackLine Studio360: The Platform for Future-Readiness
CFO Dive
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IT’S OFFICIAL – British and Gambian Advocate Petitions ECOWAS Over Senegal and Woodside Energy’s Exclusion of The Gambia from Shared Oil Reserves!
The Fatu Network
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July 30, 2025
- Advertisement - As of today, Wednesday, 30 July 2025, no response has been received from the Government of Senegal. Accordingly, Mr Ousman F. M’Bai, a former UK Financial Crime Prosecutor and Asset Recovery Specialist, has formally petitioned...
Côte d’Ivoire: President Quatara Confirms 4th Term Bid Today
The News (Nigeria)
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July 29, 2025
President Allasane Quatara, scheming toward a 4th term ploy * Changes Constitutional Term Limit Abubakar Hashim President Allasane Quatara of Côte d’Ivoire confirmed in a national televised broadcast today, July 29, 2025, that he would contest,...
EMMANUEL MWAMBA’S LIES ABOUT ZAMBIA BEING 6TH POOREST NATION IN THE WORLD
Zambian Observer
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July 30, 2025
EMMANUEL MWAMBA’S LIES ABOUT ZAMBIA BEING 6TH POOREST NATION IN THE WORLD By Shalala Oliver Sepiso Yesterday, Emmanuel Mwamba posted that Zambia was classified as a Low-Income Country and among the six poorest countries in the world. A simple...
Nobel Peace Prize not so noble
Trinidad Express
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July 30, 2025
ISRAEL Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently nominated US President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. Since his return to office last year, Mr Trump has led bold efforts to promote international peace, such as trying to annex Canada,...
Lusophone Compact Presents Opportunities
Business Ghana
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The Lusophone Compact Secretariat last week engaged with leaders of the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries (CPLP) at their 15th Summit and economic forum in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau. The July 15-18 meetings provided a strategic platform to...
Striker Flavio Silva - Kaizer Chiefs' great new hope
IOL
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As Kaizer Chiefs prepare for their eagerly awaited match against Asante Kotoko in the Toyota Cup on Saturday afternoon, all eyes will be on new striker Flavio Silva. The 29-year-old forward, hailing from Guinea-Bissau, faces the challenge of...