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Carrick-on-Suir's Africa Day celebration featured a feast of food, fun, games and music
Tipperary Star
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June 5, 2025
African culture was centre stage at a family fun evening at Carrick Davins GAA Club grounds on Friday, May 23. More than 350 people enjoyed the social evening organised by the Friends of Bridgewater House Committee to mark Africa Day. The town’s...
This Tiny Caribbean Fishing Village Has Stunning Beaches, World-Class Food and a Famous Alter Ego
Caribbean Journal
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June 5, 2025
You may know the tiny fishing village of Deshaies in Guadeloupe for its alter ego: Saint Marie, the fictional island in the popular BBC series “Death in Paradise,” in which a series of UK-based detectives are sent to solve crimes in the heart of...
Discover exciting events in Cape Town: from comedy and decor exhibition to wine tasting
IOL
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June 5, 2025
The Jive Cape Town Funny Festival Escape the winter blues at this annual event, which is returning to the Mother City this weekend. Some of the nation’s biggest acts are taking to the stage, including Dalin Oliver and Alan Committie, who will...
Tinubu commissions $350m World Class African Medical Centre of Excellence
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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June 5, 2025
The federal government has commissioned the $350 million World Class African Medical Centre of Excellence (AMCE), a medical facility developed by Afreximbank in conjunction with King’s College Hospital London with the support of other partners....
Urban Rewilding Makes Cities More Biodiverse And Better For Our Health
Forbes
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Two new studies show that successful efforts to bring animals back into global cities come with widespread benefits The reintroduction of kākā to Wellington is just one of several successful programs designed to ... More re-wild the world's...
Designing for financial inclusion in Africa: Lessons from redesigning UBA’s banking platforms
Business Day
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June 5, 2025
When I first got involved in redesigning UBA’s digital banking platforms, the brief was simple: improve the app look, work faster, and feel modern. But very quickly, the project took on a deeper meaning. It became personal. It wasn’t just about...
Caribbean American Heritage Month 2025: Events and Celebrations in New York City
Documented - New York
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June 5, 2025
June is Caribbean American Heritage Month, a national observance that recognizes the rich history, culture and contributions of Caribbean Americans. Officially established by presidential proclamation in 2006, the month honors generations of...
NCBA Bank Rwanda, Green City Kigali Team Up to Build Affordable Green Neighborhood
KT Press Rwanda
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June 5, 2025
3 Maurice Toroitich, Managing Director of NCBA Rwanda and Basil Karimba – Chief Executive Officer – Green City Kigali, putting pen to paper on the landmark deal Kigali – On World Environment Day, NCBA Bank Rwanda and Green City Kigali (GCK)...
A Pioneering African Fast-Casual Restaurant Shuts Down in Harlem
Eater
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June 5, 2025
Teranga, an acclaimed African fast-casual restaurant founded by chef Pierre Thiam, is closing its original location inside the Africa Center in Harlem on Sunday, June 15, Time Out New York reports. The restaurant had been in operation for nearly...
Shettima inaugurates African medical centre of excellence in Abuja
The Cable
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June 5, 2025
Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Thursday inaugurated the African Medical Centre of Excellence (AMCE) in Abuja, the nation’s capital. The AMCE is a tertiary medical city developed by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) in partnership...
Africa’s bright future: 300 million people, one mission
ESI Africa
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June 4, 2025
Getting to 300 million people by 2030 is going to take stepped-up engagement by development partners. Franz Drees-Gross, a Director of Infrastructure in the World Bank’s Africa West and Central region, highlighted this as one of the three pillars...
World Cup host Saudi Arabia targeted by African-led unions’ complaint to UN-backed labour body
Talent Canada
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June 5, 2025
By Graham Dunbar A group of African-led trade unions urged the U.N.-backed International Labor Organization on Wednesday to create its highest-level inquiry into Saudi Arabia, citing alleged abuses of migrant workers in the 2034 World Cup host...
Five key players who could rescue Cape Town City's Premiership status
IOL
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Once riding high in the Premiership, Cape Town City now find themselves navigating unfamiliar waters. The rhythm that led them to an impressive fifth-place finish in the 2023/24 season has faltered, replaced by uncertainty and a battle for...
Brand new Chelsea signing takes shirt number previously worn by three strikers of African descent
All Nigeria Soccer
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June 5, 2025
Through a statement on the club's official website, Premier League giants Chelsea have confirmed that a squad number has been given to brand new signing Liam Delap following his transfer from Ipswich Town. Delap completed his move to Stamford...
City of Cape Town adopts controversial motion calling for policing devolution
IOL
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The City of Cape Town’s Safety and Security Portfolio Committee has adopted a motion calling for the devolution of targeted policing powers from the national government. The motion further mandates that, if negotiations through the...
Plastic pollution: A health crisis in Africa
Science and Development Network
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By: Lorraine Mugambi-Nyaboga, Sophie Masika African leaders must treat plastic pollution as an urgent public health crisis, write global health specialists Sophie Masika and Lorraine Mugambi-Nyaboga. [NAIROBI, SciDev.Net] Microplastics are all...
Wizz Air launches £18 flights to city that boasts some of Europe's cheapest beer
Daily Mail
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June 5, 2025
By JO TWEEDY Published: 08:21 EDT, 5 June 2025 | Updated: 08:38 EDT, 5 June 2025 A new flight is set to give autumn city breakers something to cheer about, including access to one of Europe's most historical regions - with the added bonus of...
African Bank driver wins labour court battle
Business Day
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Steenkamp took the matter to the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) but the arbitrator found he “was indeed negligent when the speakers were damaged and when the laptop and cellphone were stolen”. “Evidence was tendered...
AFRICA/KENYA - Two people linked to the murder of Father Bett murdered in mysterious circumstances
Fides
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June 4, 2025
Nairobi – The mystery surrounding the murder of Father Alloyce Cheruiyot Bett, the priest shot dead in the Tot area of Elgeyo Marakwet, in the Kerio Valley, on the Western Highlands of Kenya, is intensifying . On June 3, the lifeless bodies of two...
Idris Elba: ‘I want to build the African Odeon’
The Guardian
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June 5, 2025
Idris Elba has spoken of his ambition to create the “African Odeon” – a chain of cinemas to ignite the cinemagoing experience across the continent. Elba was speaking at an event at SXSW London in which he spoke to host Clara Amfo in a session...