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How Senegal is successfully tackling the problem of fruit flies in mangoes
Fresh Plaza
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July 21, 2025
The fruit fly issue in Senegal, exacerbated by climate anomalies, has severely impacted the mango export sector over the past three to four years. Between 2021 and 2024, export volumes fell from 21,000 to 9,000 tons (industry sources) due to a...
Expert Q&A: The Major African Terror Group You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
The Cipher Brief
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July 24, 2025
EXPERT Q&A — The major news headlines of the day often focus on Ukraine, the Middle East and China, rarely mentioning Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) — a terrorist group linked to al-Qaeda and rapidly gaining strength in Africa. The...
We found 12 great deals on Oprah’s ‘Favorite Things’ on Amazon — including a half-off Telfar bag
Page Six
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July 25, 2025
Page Six may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. No need to look under your seats for great deals on Oprah Winfrey’s “favorites” — just look on Amazon....
Ogun State scores again…and more stories
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 26, 2025
The African Athletics U-18/U-20 junior Championship 2025 ended last Sunday in Abeokuta.I am surprised that the airwaves have not been awash with encomiums for Ogun State, that accepted to host the international event at the ‘last minute’ and still...
Ghana to reduce licence durations and increase community investments
Mining Technology
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July 24, 2025
Ghana is poised to implement significant changes to its mining legislation, shortening mining licence periods and mandating direct revenue-sharing with local communities, reported Reuters. This marks the most extensive reform of the country’s...
Official | Wolves loan Boubacar Traoré to Metz
Get French Football News
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July 24, 2025
7Wolves midfielder Boubacar Traoré (23) will spend the 2025-2026 campaign on loan at promoted Ligue 1 side FC Metz, both sides have announced. The 23-year-old Malian international returns to the Moselle side after featured 33 times with Les...
Mining law reform rumbles on internationally
ICLG
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Türkiye and Ghana are the latest countries to revamp their mining legislation as they eye boosted in... Türkiye and Ghana are the latest countries to revamp their mining legislation as they eye boosted investment and return, and streamlined...
"Ready-to-eat pineapple sales gaining strong momentum"
Fresh Plaza
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July 22, 2025
After a pineapple season that started with extremely low volumes and high prices, the market shifted after Easter to normal volumes and low prices. This week and next, supply will peak due to Natural Differentiated Flowering (NDF), but Ed Heijnen...
Masiyephambili bags top award at Pan-African robotics competition
Zimbabwe Independent
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MASIYEPHAMBILI College MASIYEPHAMBILI College recently bagged an award during the prestigious Pan-African Robotics competition held in Dakar, Senegal. The learning institution was represented by four students. Bertha Ndaba, who is also the teacher...
Mining Companies in Africa Adapting to the Change
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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July 24, 2025
On June 17, 2025, Malian government helicopters landed unannounced at the Barrick Mining complex and took away gold by escalating a dispute between the parties and also highlighting the challenges that the miners are facing as African countries...
Russia’s Libya strategy is a threat to Europe
Taipei Times
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July 24, 2025
Amid the wider instability sweeping the Middle East and North Africa, Libya has risen to the top of the agenda at high-level European talks. The renewed attention at last month’s session of the EU Foreign Affairs Council and the recent meeting...
Sahel Alliance Ministers Push for Swift Launch of Regional Investment Bank
News Ghana
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July 25, 2025
Finance and economy ministers from the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) have called for accelerated operationalization of the newly established Confederal Bank for Investment and Development. The appeal came during a ministerial committee meeting in...
Gujarat CM Unveils Rs 358.37 Crore Development Package For Banaskantha
MENAFN
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July 24, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Banaskantha, July 24 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Thursday inaugurated and laid foundation stones for development projects worth Rs 358.37 crore in Banaskantha district. Speaking at a public gathering in Suigam...
FM thanks Burkina Faso for backing Egypt’s candidacy for top UNESCO post
Egypt Independent
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July 23, 2025
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty thanked Burkina Faso for backing Egypt’s Khaled al-Enany’s candidacy for the post of UNESCO director general. Such support reflects confidence in the competence of the...
Assessing infrastructure readiness for scaling digital cash transfers toward ending poverty
The Brookings Institution
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Toggle section navigation Sections Print Follow the authors Homi Kharas John W. McArthur Jacob Taylor See More Summary Noting the significant major recent disruptions in global development policies and practice, unconditional digital cash...
Ai+ Pulse is a great secondary smartphone
News9 Live
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July 24, 2025
Technology News If you need to pick up a cheap secondary smartphone, then the Ai+ Pulse may just be the device for you. The Pulse has an introductory pricing of Rs 4,499. The camera module on the AI+ Pulse. (Image Credit: Aditya...
Sea cucumbers, smart moves spark Tanzania’s Ocean revolution
Daily News Tanzania
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July 24, 2025
Who knew sea cucumbers and seaweed could pay the bills? Thanks to a transformative initiative known as the Bahari Mali Project, where over 400 Tanzanians in Tanga and Pemba have found themselves not just knee-deep in marine life, but knee-deep in...
Ghana Mining Law Reform to Redirect Revenue, Tighten Lease Rules
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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July 25, 2025
Key Takeaways Ghana mining law reform introduces shorter leases and ends automatic renewals. Firms must share mineral revenues directly with local communities. Reform reflects West Africa’s broader trend to capture more resource value....
Oldest Mosque, Golden Treasures: Sijilmassa Reveals 10 Centuries of History
Morocco World News
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July 25, 2025
Marrakech – Archaeological excavations conducted between 2024 and 2025 at Sijilmassa have uncovered exceptional discoveries that reshape our understanding of Morocco’s medieval heritage. This major campaign, supported by the Ministry of Youth,...
Putin Building African Springboard for War on West
CEPA
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July 25, 2025
The continent offers the Kremlin a low-risk, high-yield theater to destabilize NATO’s southern flank, sustain its war economy, and pre-position military assets in the event of a broader conflict against NATO partners and their allies. In Libya,...