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Africa’s presidents for life
El País
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August 31, 2025
On July 13, 92-year-old Cameroonian President Paul Biya announced on social media that he would be a candidate in next October’s elections. After nearly 43 years of uninterrupted power, Biya has become a true champion of political longevity,...
Africa’s AI Strongmen
New Lines Magazine
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August 26, 2025
Burkina Faso’s interim president, Capt. Ibrahim Traoré, stands at a podium listing Africa’s riches. He names them as cobalt, platinum and uranium, and then asks why the continent, the world’s richest in minerals, remains poor. It’s a passionate...
Preventive diplomacy at a crossroads: Nigeria’s role in safeguarding West Africa’s democratic future
Business Day
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August 28, 2025
West Africa is navigating one of its most turbulent democratic cycles in decades. Coups in Mali, Guinea, Niger, and Burkina Faso have challenged regional stability, while civilian governments in other states face rising discontent and shrinking...
Ghana’s Rita Nkansah Boateng To Officiate CAF Women’s Champions League Qualifier
Daily Guide
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August 28, 2025
Rita Nkansah Boateng (L) GHANAIAN REFEREE Rita Nkansah Boateng has been appointed to handle the CAF Women’s Champions League WAFU B qualifying clash between AS Garde Nationale du Niger and USFA of Burkina Faso. Nkansah Boateng, a hardworking FIFA...
Ivorian govt workers ‘kidnapped’ by Burkina volunteer force: sources
African Insider
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August 28, 2025
Abidjan – Six Ivorians working for a government refugee office have been “kidnapped” and taken over the border by members of a civilian volunteer force supporting Burkina Faso’s army, a local deputy told AFP Wednesday, confirming media reports....
Africa’s Populist Trap (Part 1)
Business Hallmark
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September 1, 2025
In February 2022, just days before Russia invaded Ukraine, Kenya’s ambassador to the United Nations, Martin Kimani, delivered a speech that startled the chamber—and, briefly, the world. “We meet tonight on the brink of a major conflict in...
Wilson Isidor comes off bench to seal dramatic Sunderland comeback over Brentford
The Guardian
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August 30, 2025
Régis Le Bris hopes to sign another striker before the transfer window music stops on Monday night but maybe, just maybe, Wilson Isidor gave Sunderland’s manager stoppage-time pause for thought. Isidor stepped off the bench to score his second...
DEVELOPMENT DISCOURSE WITH AMOS SAFO: The economic and social consequences of road accidents
Business and Financial Times
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September 1, 2025
Two months ago, I wrote an article titled, “Road accidents are a public health threat to Ghana.” The article highlighted the negative impact of incessant road accidents on the socio-economic development of Ghana. Shortly after I raised the red...
Sunderland target former Chelsea forward to replace Marc Guiu
Metro
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September 1, 2025
Marc Guiu has been recalled to Chelsea from Sunderland (Photo: Getty) Sunderland have made a transfer deadline day move for a former Chelsea player to help replace Marc Guiu after he was recalled to Stamford Bridge. At the start of August, Guiu...
Morocco set to be first African qualifiers for 2026 World Cu...
Modern Ghana
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Morocco, captained by Ballon d'Or nominee Achraf Hakimi, could this week become the first African qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. A matchday 7 win over Niger in Rabat will give the Atlas Lions an unassailable lead in Group E unless...
The Fifty-Sixth Anniversary of the Great Al-Fateh Revolution of Libya
Modern Ghana
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On 1st September 2025, the people of Africa and the world mark the fifty-sixth anniversary of the great Al-Fateh Revolution of Libya, a pivotal event in modern history that changed the fate of a nation and inspired oppressed peoples worldwide. It...
Sunderland snub ex-Chelsea and Aston Villa winger transfer ahead of dramatic transfer deadline
Sunderland Echo
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September 1, 2025
Sunderland passed up the chance to sign Ajax winger Bertrand Traoré for £2.5million – according to reports Sunderland explored a late move for Ajax winger Bertrand Traoré last night but decided against pushing ahead with the deal after internal...
Rap and Yusuf Tuggar’s foreign policy doctrine of ‘strategic autonomy’, By Simbo Olorunfemi
Premium Times
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September 1, 2025
Nigeria’s foreign minister, Yusuf Tuggar [PHOTO CREDIT: Yusuf Maitama Tuggar] Strategic autonomy, as defined by Tuggar and the Tinubu administration, is an active foreign policy doctrine with emphasis on autonomy in decision-making, with the...
On Labor Day, remember heroics of our farmers
Brattleboro Reformer - Vermont
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September 1, 2025
On Labor Day, let's step back in time to a small town in Kansas in 1947 where a farmer’s hard work yielded something amazing. David C. White of Kingsdown, Kansas donated five carloads of wheat to hunger relief for Europe. This was two years after...
Alban Lafont switches his national team allegiance to the Ivory Coast
Get French Football News
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August 27, 2025
9Panathinaikos goalkeeper Alban Lafont (26), who has joined the Greek side on loan from Nantes, has switched his national team allegiance from France to the Ivory Coast. The 26-year-old has received a first senior call-up from Les Elephants...
On verge of qualification: Morocco set to be first African qualifiers for 2026 World Cup
RTL Today
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September 1, 2025
Morocco, captained by Ballon d'Or nominee Achraf Hakimi, could this week become the first African qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. A matchday 7 win over Niger in Rabat will give the Atlas Lions an unassailable lead in Group E unless...
Morocco on the brink of 2026 World Cup qualification
Citizen TV Kenya
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September 1, 2025
Morocco team celebrate during their CHAN match against Angola at Nyayo National Stadium on August 3,2025 Morocco win 2-0.Photo/Sportpicha.com Audio By Vocalize Morocco, captained by Ballon d'Or nominee Achraf Hakimi, could this week become the...
Response to Le Monde: towards a balanced understanding of the Moroccan model in the Maghreb
Atalayar
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September 1, 2025
Introduction: for contextualised journalism Economic modernisation and infrastructure: achievements in comparative perspective Human development and social cohesion: transformative initiatives Legal reforms and political balance: a gradualist...
Morocco Set To Be First African Qualifiers For 2026 World Cup
Channels TV
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September 1, 2025
Morocco, captained by Ballon d’Or nominee Achraf Hakimi, could this week become the first African qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. A matchday 7 win over Niger in Rabat will give the Atlas Lions an unassailable lead in Group E unless...
ISIS Beatle Jihadi John was eating kebab when he was 'evaporated' by British drone strike
Daily Star
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September 1, 2025
The notorious ISIS executioner, Jihadi John, was reportedly holding a kebab when he met his end in a British drone strike, a top military official has said. MI6 successfully tracked the Islamic State militant to a takeaway in 2015, subsequently...