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Ghanaian Junior Boxers Depart for African Schools Championship
News Ghana
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July 23, 2025
Four young athletes from Ghana’s national youth boxing team, known as the Black Rockets, have departed Accra for the inaugural African Schools Championship in Algeria. Led by head coach Charles Quartey and assistant Joseph Martey, the team flew...
Only ADC can tackle the challenges in Northern Nigeria – David Mark
Daily Trust
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July 26, 2025
Interim national chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), David Mark, has said the North is bleeding, stressing that his party is the only platform that can address the avalanche of challenges bedeviling the region if voted into power....
'Doesn't matter if we lose the final' – Super Eagles star Ndidi reflects on Unity Cup clash v Ghana
All Nigeria Soccer
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July 26, 2025
Super Eagles midfielder Wilfred Ndidi has reflected on the Unity Cup clash against Ghana, saying that beating the Black Stars was non-negotiable. The Leicester City ace played a key role in Nigeria's Unity Cup triumph in May, playing the entirety...
New African restaurant opens in Watford
Watford Observer
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Wise Foods GH opened in St Albans Road earlier this month, promising to serve a range of dishes including Jollof, Diehuo, Grilled Tilapia, fried yam, fried fish and grilled chicken. It replaces The G Lounge, a dessert parlour and shisha shop,...
Fading Fast: The Final Years Of East Africa's Glaciers
MENAFN
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July 23, 2025
(MENAFN- Swissinfo) East Africa's tropical glaciers, from Kilimanjaro to Mount Kenya, are disappearing due to climate change. What does this mean for the continent's water supply? This content was published on July 23, 2025 - 09:00 6 minutes I...
Zimbabwean Youth Athletes set for African Schools Games 2025 in Algeria
Three Men on a Boat
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July 23, 2025
Zimnabwe Olympic Commitee ZOC LogoZimbabwe is set to participate in the 2025 edition of the African Schools Games, a prestigious continental sporting event scheduled to take place from 26 July to 5 August in Algeria. The Games will be hosted...
UK admits foreign aid cuts could see deaths rise – with Africa hit hardest
The Independent
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July 23, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
5 free agents Hull City should consider signing ft Jonjo Shelvey and released QPR man
Football League World
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July 23, 2025
Hull City's hands could become tied when it comes to transfer activity this summer and beyond, with uncertainty surrounding the financial landscape of the club at present. The Tigers were placed under two separate transfer embargoes - both of...
Trek up highest mounatin in North Africa or cycle from one city to another for hospice
Fenland Citizen
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July 22, 2025
Would you like to climb the highest mountain in North Africa? Or how about cycling from London to Paris? It’s time to set yourself a challenge and support hospice care in Cambridgeshire Arthur Rank Hospice Charity, based in Wisbech, has launched...
Africa’s new digital workforce: Young minds working globally
Zimbabwe Independent
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Young Zimbabweans are no exception IN Zimbabwe, as across much of Africa, young people face a tough reality — an unemployment rate that persists at over 90% for those between the ages of 16 and 24. While the global digital economy surges, local...
Kaizer Chiefs news: Pitso Mosimane, 19-year-old striker from Cape Town
The South African
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July 23, 2025
This latest Kaizer Chiefs news wrap looks at two youngsters that the club could be signing in the coming weeks. Reatlegile Mosimane is on trial in Italy. Chiefs want to negotiate deals for two promising attackers based in Cape Town. Kaizer Chiefs...
West Africa’s forgotten war claims Indian lives as Niger becomes a Jihadi playground
Organiser Weekly
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The resurgence of jihadist extremism in West Africa has reached an alarming new threshold, as evidenced by the recent killing of two Indian nationals and the abduction of a third in the West African nation of Niger on Tuesday, July 15, 2025. Once...
Namibia’s foreign minister on the transformative impact of trade and foreign policy for Africa’s development
The Brookings Institution
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[music] SIGNÉ: Hello, I am Landry Signé, senior fellow in the Global Economy and Development Program and the Africa Growth Initiative at the Brookings Institution. Welcome to Foresight Africa podcast, where I engage with distinguished leaders in...
Screenings, Discussions and Q & A’s for God’s Work – Durban, Joburg and Cape Town
South Africa Today
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July 22, 2025
A full-length feature film – God’s Work – which makes its debut at the Durban International Film Festival this year and is inspired by the director spending time at the Denis Hurley Centre with members of the homeless community over lockdown, has...
How South Africans are stepping up in times of crisis
IOL
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This week, in a situation that could have easily gone awry, South Africans did what we do best: united and did whatever they could to help young aspiring soccer stars and three coaches return home after they were stranded in Spain. A total of 25...
US lands African resources with version of Chinese-Russian scheme
Asia Times
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July 23, 2025
A US-brokered peace deal between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda binds the two African nations to a worrying arrangement: one in which a country signs away its mineral resources to a superpower in return for opaque assurances of...
Dangerous places in Africa
Zimbabwe Independent
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If you are not sure about the safety of your chosen destination, this guide to the most dangerous places in Africa might help you decide where (not) to go! Planning a trip to Africa? A popular destination for travellers seeking adventure, this...
City of Cape Town closes Zandvlei due to high E.coli levels
The South African
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July 21, 2025
The City of Cape Town has announced the temporary closure of the Zandvlei estuary after water samples revealed E. coli levels exceeding 4 000 CFU/100ml, posing a significant health risk to the public. As a result, all recreational water activities...
Africa's Relevance Is Growing And Everyone Wants In
MENAFN
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July 21, 2025
(MENAFN- Swissinfo) Africa is the future – by 2100, one in three people will live there. As the African Union's clout grows, Switzerland is stepping up its engagement. This content was published on July 21, 2025 - 09:00 8 minutes Where does...
NJ nonprofit delivers more than 200 bikes to Africa
FOX 5 - New York
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'BikeTown Africa,' a nonprofit organization, delivered more than 200 bikes to rural Africa to provide life-saving and everyday transportation means. FOX 5 NY's Dan Bowens explains their work and talks to the founder of the organization. NEW JERSEY...