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Africa’s hospitality boom: Are we building fast enough?
Zawya
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Africa’s hospitality sector is booming — but is development keeping up with demand? That was the key question tackled by a panel of industry leaders at the Future Hospitality Summit Africa 2025, held from 17 to 19 June at The Westin Cape Town....
Ukraine turns to Africa in its struggle against Russia
BDNews24
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On Africa's dry western tip, Mauritania has become an unlikely staging post for Ukraine's increasingly global struggle with its adversary Russia. Kyiv's new embassy in the country's capital Nouakchott - among eight it has opened in Africa since...
Ukraine seeks African allies through food and diplomacy
Gulf Today
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June 25, 2025
Jessica Donati and Olena Harmash, Reuters On Africa's dry western tip, Mauritania has become an unlikely staging post for Ukraine's increasingly global struggle with its adversary Russia. Kyiv's new embassy in the country's capital Nouakchott -...
Trump’s Global Gulag Search Expands to 53 Nations
The Intercept
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June 25, 2025
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the Trump administration could resume deporting immigrants to countries other than their own without any chance to object on the grounds that they might be tortured. This may clear a legal path for the...
WAES2025: West Africa Must Trade Its Way To Prosperity
Daily Independent
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July 6, 2025
1 For all the ambition that has long swirled around regional integration in West Africa, the reality has remained underwhelming. Trade among ECOWAS member states still lags just below 10%. That figure is a quiet indictment in an era where...
world Africa on a shoestring: Ukraine seeks allies with aid and embassies
Asiaone
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June 25, 2025
NOUAKCHOTT — On Africa's dry western tip, Mauritania has become an unlikely staging post for Ukraine's increasingly global struggle with its adversary Russia. Kyiv's new embassy in the country's capital Nouakchott — among eight it has opened in...
Africa on a shoestring: Ukraine seeks allies with aid and embassies
WHTC - Michigan
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June 25, 2025
By Jessica Donati and Olena Harmash NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) -On Africa’s dry western tip, Mauritania has become an unlikely staging post for Ukraine’s increasingly global struggle with its adversary Russia. Kyiv’s new embassy in the country’s capital...
Ronaldinho held me as a child and Jay-Jay Okocha is my uncle – I’m desperate to follow in their footsteps
The Sun
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June 25, 2025
ALEX IWOBI was held by his uncle’s team-mate and Ballon d’Or king Ronaldinho as a child. Now he is hoping to hold aloft a major trophy for his country - and level up his family bragging rights. 13 Alex Iwobi with his uncle Jay-Jay OkochaCredit:...
Breaking Barriers: Why Regional Integration Is West Africa’s Economic Lifeline
Leadership
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July 5, 2025
At the 2025 West Africa Economic Summit (WAES), experts and policymakers made one message clear: the future of intra-regional trade depends on collective action. From accelerating digital identity systems to harnessing the energy of West Africa’s...
Seven wild discoveries about animals in 2025
The Week Magazine
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June 25, 2025
From deep in the ocean to high in the sky and back in our own homes, animals continue to surprise us with their intelligence and sometimes bizarre behaviours. This year, scientists have uncovered more surprising facts about the animal kingdom....
Undergraduates make Juneteenth a celebratory occasion at UW
The Daily - Washington State
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June 24, 2025
Andi Triplett gives a tour of their Beauty of Black Culture exhibit in the Arts & Cultures Workroom at the Burke Museum on June 19, 2025, in Seattle. Sean Fan Two of three undergraduate researchers studying the Burke Museum’s African collection...
The global impact of football on international relations
Meer
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June 24, 2025
Football, often revered as the world's universal language, transcends boundaries and serves as a dynamic force in international relations. Beyond its entertainment value, sports wield considerable influence in shaping diplomatic narratives and...
Nuggets from AfDB’s 2025 annual meetings, by Femi Adesina
Eagle Online
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June 23, 2025
For five days (May 26-30), over 5,000 delegates and participants from 81 countries gathered in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire for the 2025 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB). The venue was the Sofitel Hotel in that country’s commercial...
CFCFA renews calls to end dog, cat meat trade and animal sacrifices
Ghana News Agency
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June 24, 2025
By Jibril Abdul Mumuni Accra, June 23,GNA- Coalition for Cruelty Free Africa (CFCFA), supported by various international animal protection organizations, is intensifying its campaign to end dog and cat meat trade and animal sacrifices across...
BitMart Review 2025: Is It a Safe & Legit Crypto Exchange?
NFT Evening
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June 22, 2025
BitMart is a well-known cryptocurrency exchange and digital assets platform, serving a wide range of customers, including asset managers, liquidity providers, brokers, family offices, amateur traders, and experienced investors. If you are looking...
WAES: From $208b trade to economic rebirth in West Africa by Omoniyi Joshua
Eagle Online
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July 4, 2025
At the heart of the West Africa Economic Summit (WAES) 2025, held at the International Conference Centre in Abuja, lies a bold ambition: to significantly increase intra-regional trade within the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS),...
Marriott International Announces Plans to Add More Than 50 Properties and over 9,000 Rooms to Its Africa Portfolio by the End of 2027
Hospitality Net
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June 18, 2025
Marriott International, Inc. (Nasdaq: MAR) today announced plans to expand its operations in Africa with the anticipated addition of over 50 properties and more than 9,000 rooms by the end of 2027. The company’s growth strategy includes the...
Goldstar Air Celebrates Ghana’s National Day Of Prayer And Thanksgiving
News Ghana
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July 1, 2025
Ghanaian and United States registered company Goldstar Air, a private international airline 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 West...
Oyeleke leads Zen Archery to gold as Lagos hosts historic tournament
Premium Times
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June 22, 2025
The Mobolaji Johnson Arena in Lagos came alive from 18 to 21 June as Nigeria hosted its first-ever international archery tournament—Zen Archery Lagos Open Tournament 2.0. With over 100 archers from across Nigeria and abroad in attendance, the...
Nigeria Secure Historic Double As First African Flag Football Champions
MENAFN
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June 22, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) CAIRO, Egypt, June 22, 2025/APO Group/ -- Nigeria's women's and men's teams have been crowned the inaugural IFAF African Flag Football champions as the sport marked a major milestone on its journey to a first...