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The Islamic Solidarity Games is finding its footing
Sportcal
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August 27, 2025
Paris 2024, the first edition of the Olympic Games following the Covid-19 pandemic, proved there was still a major appetite for the world’s biggest multi-sport event. Coverage of the games broke records, becoming the most-watched edition in...
Republican Floats Melania Trump for Nobel Peace Prize
Newsweek
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August 30, 2025
Florida House Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna has suggested First Lady Melania Trump, along with her husband President Trump, could be nominated for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, arguing she will be a "key reason" for a Ukraine peace settlement....
Visa-free Africa: Between opportunities and national sovereignty threats
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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August 29, 2025
There is an ongoing campaign on the need for African countries to open their borders for Africans in order to enhance trade relations and economic development of the continent. KEHINDE OSASONA, in this piece, examines this ambitious move and its...
Erdogan uses Turkish NGOs to project power, advance political Islamist goal
Nordic Monitor
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August 19, 2025
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm A letter signed by Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan sheds light on how Ankara systematically leverages nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) abroad to advance its foreign policy agenda and promote divisive Islamist...
International French-language LGBTQI conference focuses on positivity
Erasing 76 Crimes
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August 19, 2025
More than 800 LGBTQI activists converged on Montréal for a morale boost from Égides Panel discussion at the Égides conference (Laeticia Clouzot photo courtesy of Égides) By Steeves Winner Early this month, Montréal became the beating heart of the...
Gabon: The Country with the Same Independence Day as Indonesia
Tempo.co
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August 13, 2025
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - In addition to Indonesia, the commemoration of Independence Day on August 17 is also celebrated by the citizens of Gabon. For the African nation, August 17 marks its liberation from colonial rule by France in 1960. Gabon's...
‘Big Brother’ and ‘Survivor’ Legends Teaming up for New Project
PopCulture
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August 29, 2025
Two legends from two of CBS’ biggest reality shows are coming together. Britney Haynes from Big Brother and Corinne Kaplan from Survivor are teaming up for a new podcast. The duo made the announcement on Instagram on Aug. 15. Their podcast,...
Weekend EssayThis is what the Muslim world needs to do to boost its birth rate
The National News
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We are often led to believe that women can have babies or careers – but not both. Every fresh dip in birth rates revives that refrain, and an emerging social media industry of “back to tradition” influencers holds it up as proof that women’s work...
Nairobi businessman arrested in fake gold scandal led lavish lifestyle, flaunted cash
TUKO
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August 14, 2025
Kelvin Otieno Onyango, aka Kevo Sonko, lived in the first lane, a lifestyle that many of his social media followers envied The 30-year-old filled his Instagram feed with videos of himself flaunting wads of dollars and cruising in high-end cars...
Mohammed Bouzoubaa’s TGCC Explores Gabon’s Infrastructure Opportunities
Morocco World News
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August 10, 2025
Rabat – Gabon’s President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema received on Friday Mohammed Bouzoubaa, the CEO of Moroccan infrastructure giant TGCC. The Gabonese presidency office announced on Friday that the discussions focused on “priority...
Gabon Enlists Togo’s Expertise to Strengthen Tax Administration
Togo First
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(Togo First) - Togo’s Fiscal and Customs Training Institute (IFFD) will provide its expertise to Gabon's administration under a new cooperation agreement signed on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, in Lomé. Togo’s Minister of Economy and Finance, Essowè...
African Energy Week (AEW) 2025: One Month To Go Until The Global Energy Industry Unites In Cape Town
MENAFN
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August 29, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) With just one month to go until African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies - Africa's largest energy event -, investors, policymakers and project developers are gearing up to discuss strategies for Positioning Africa...
Our sloppy immigration stops could be good cover for Texas lawmakersFrank Cerabino
Marco Eagle - Florida
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If Democratic lawmakers in Texas want to disappear out of state in order to delay a gerrymandering vote, they should flee to Florida. When it comes to vanishing, Florida’s a virtual black hole these days. It has never been more simple. The easiest...
Barcelona and Brazil forward Neymar defends lifestyle: ‘Why shouldn’t I go out and party?’
The National News
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Brazil and Barcelona forward Neymar is a party boy and he’s not going to apologise for it. At a sometimes tense press conference on Tuesday at the facility where Brazil’s Olympic football team are training for the Rio Games, the Barcelona striker...
CONTROVERSIAL OVERSEAS ID CARD ISSUANCE SCHEME REACHES GABON
The Standard Gambia
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August 5, 2025
- Advertisement - By Tabora Bojang The controversial issuance of national ID cards to Gambians abroad by the Gambia Immigration Department is continuing, with the GID team now in Gabon. The scheme has been widely criticised by opposition and civic...
Merck Foundation CEO and First Ladies of Africa to Call for Action to Build Healthcare and Media Capacity, Break Infertility Stigma and Support Girl Education in 2026 and Beyond
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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August 1, 2025
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India & Monrovia, Liberia – Business Wire India Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, conducted the 7th Edition of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative - MFFLI Summit 2025 on 19th and 20th June....
Nigeria vs Ghana: Who really owns fufu?
Pulse
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August 28, 2025
Beyond football rivalries and jollof wars, fufu has also become a matter of cultural pride. Originally, fufu was made from yams, plantains, or cocoyams. But the introduction of cassava to West Africa in the 16th century by Portuguese traders...
TIME Announces TIME Africa
Business Ghana
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Today, global media company TIME (https://TIME.com/) announced TIME Africa, a new regional editorial expansion in collaboration with Global Venture Partners (GVP). TIME Africa will launch as a digital and live events platform, bringing TIME’s...
Avance Media Announces 2025 100 African Female Finance Leaders Ranking
Business and Financial Times
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August 28, 2025
Leading PR & Rating firm, Avance Media, has officially unveiled the 2025 edition of its 100 African Female Finance Leaders Ranking, a prestigious publication celebrating outstanding women who are shaping Africa’s financial sector. Selected from 31...
Business News | Afcons Elevates Shapoorji Mistry as Chairman - Emeritus, Krishnamurthy Subramanian as Executive Chairman, and Inducts Pallon S Mistry to Its Board
Latestly
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August 29, 2025
PRNewswire Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 29: Afcons Infrastructure Limited, a flagship infrastructure engineering and construction company of the Shapoorji Pallonji Group, announced today, that the Board of Directors elevated existing...