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Revealed: The real reason flags are painted backwards on planes
Daily Mail
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June 23, 2025
By ESTHER MARSHALL Published: 07:33 EDT, 23 June 2025 | Updated: 07:36 EDT, 23 June 2025 A travel expert has revealed the curious reason why flags on planes are often painted on backwards. While it's not compulsory, many airlines have a national...
Former Manchester City captain Kevin de Bruyne pays South Africa a special visit
Briefly
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July 1, 2025
Former Manchester City star midfielder, Kevin De Bruyne, celebrated his 8th wedding anniversary with wife Michèle in Mpumalanga, South Africa The Belgian international is in SA to promote the KDB Cup, a youth tournament he founded to nurture...
Goldstar Air’s 24-hour Cargo services to drive Ghana’s trade...
Modern Ghana
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Unique private international airline Goldstar Air, Ghanaian and United States-registered company with an issued Air Carrier Licence (ACL/N-SCH No 0239) from the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) to operate passenger and cargo flights across...
Flying Eagles reopen camp for CAF Boys’ Cup
Punch
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July 1, 2025
Nigeria’s U-20 male team, the Flying Eagles have converged again on Abuja, the country’s capital for their final phase of preparations for the CAF WAFU B U-20 Boys’ Cup which will be played in Ghana from July 10 to 23, PUNCH Sports Extra reports....
‘A supermarket for sexual predators’: abuse scandal at elite boarding school shakes France
The Guardian
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July 1, 2025
When 14-year-old Pascal Gélie saw a brochure for an elite French Catholic boarding school boasting swimming in summer and skiing in winter, he begged his parents to send him. He had just watched the American school drama Dead Poets Society and was...
What To Watch in Africa This July
OkayAfrica
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July 8, 2025
July is shaping up to be a strong month for African cinema and television. Netflix is doubling down on Arabic-language content with several new releases, while Kenyan dramas are exploring everything from street racing to elite family betrayals....
A trial, a seized passport, an abridged citizenship
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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June 19, 2025
On Monday, June 16, 2025, I drove the 58 kilometers from Abuja to Gwagwalada. My mission was to secure a new Nigerian passport. Those who follow African liberation struggles would have remembered June 16, as the 49th anniversary of the Soweto...
Is Trump planning an ‘Africa visa ban’?
Al Jazeera
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June 20, 2025
United States President Donald Trump could significantly expand his travel ban list in the next few weeks to include 36 more countries, 26 of which are in Africa, US media reports say, citing internal government documents. With 10 countries...
A comprehensive overview of UN sanctions
Global Investigations Review
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June 30, 2025
Historical background The United Nations (UN) was born in the immediate aftermath of the Second World War, on 24 October 1945. Its stated aim is saving ‘succeeding generations from the scourge of war, which twice in our lifetime has brought untold...
The New Africa
Essence
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June 18, 2025
This story is featured in the May/June 2025 issue of ESSENCE. There’s more to Africa than safari and deserts. While cities like Marrakech, Accra and Johannesburg continue to bring in hundreds of thousands of international travelers every year,...
List of 10 most expensive African countries to rent houses in 2025
TUKO
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June 29, 2025
The surge in urban migration in African countries has led to high demand for housing and escalating rental costs across the continent New York City is often considered the most expensive city and its used as a benchmark for rental indexing African...
Goldstar Air’s 24-hour Cargo Services To Drive Ghana’s Trade Globally
News Ghana
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July 7, 2025
Unique private international airline Goldstar Air, Ghanaian and United States-registered company with an issued Air Carrier Licence (ACL/N-SCH No 0239) from the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) to operate passenger and cargo flights across...
Senegal women’s basketball team cancels US trip after visas are rejected
Straight Arrow News
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[CHRIS FRANCIS] THE SENEGAL WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM HAD A BIG SUMMER TRIP PLANNED TO TRAIN IN THE UNITED STATES BUT THE TEAM SAYS, BECAUSE OF THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS, IT HAS BEEN CANCELED. THE TEAM HAD PLANNED A 10-DAY...
A trial, a seized passport, an abridged citizenship, By Is’haq Modibbo Kawu
News Diary Online
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June 18, 2025
Email: [email protected] On Monday, June 16th, 2025, I drove the 58 kilometers from Abuja to Gwagwalada. My mission was to secure a new Nigerian passport. Those who follow African liberation struggles would have remembered June 16th, as the 49th...
Hotel groups Hilton and Marriott announce African expansion plans
Times LIVE
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US hotel chains Hilton and Marriott have announced African expansion drives to tap into the continent's rapid tourism growth. Rising business and leisure travel on the continent has made it increasingly attractive for multinational companies and...
ITA Airways grows Lufthansa Group codeshares
TTR Weekly
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June 19, 2025
SINGAPORE, 20 June 2025: Rome-based ITA Airways has extended codeshare flights on an initial set of intercontinental destinations with Lufthansa Group airlines for travel starting from 1 July 1, 2025. The new agreement covers flights departing...
US Rejects Visa Requests For Senegal Women's Basketball Team
News18
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June 20, 2025
Last Updated:June 20, 2025, 17:13 IST Senegal is one of 36 nations that the United States is considering adding to a travel ban that would bar entry to its territory. Senegalese PM says he has asked to cancel the training camp. (Representative...
I starred with Harry Kane at Tottenham after winning World Cup Golden Boot but now play in 11th tier
talkSPORT
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June 28, 2025
Harry Kane has gone almost his whole career as a lone striker, having never recaptured the magic of playing with Souleymane Coulibaly. The pair formed a good understanding at Tottenham youth and reserve-team level, where it wasn't always clear who...
US refuses visa for members of Senegal women's basketball team: Dakar
Hespress
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June 20, 2025
The United States rejected multiple visas for members of the Senegal women’s basketball team which was scheduled to train in America, according to Dakar officials, as Washington tightens border controls and reportedly mulls a travel ban extension....
Emirates layers on 46 additional flights for Hajj and Eid Al Adha
MENAFN
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June 19, 2025
(MENAFN- Emirates) season, with 33 special flights to Jeddah and Medina operating until 31 May and between 10 and 16 June to support the thousands of pilgrims traveling for their once-in-a-lifetime journey to the holy city of Mecca. Emirates will...