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Education is a Right, Not Privilege: Reflections from Access Bank’s UK Polo Day 2025
This Day
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July 18, 2025
Access Bank’s UK Charity Polo Day 2025 recently transformed the elegant grounds of Windsor’s Guards Polo Club into a rallying point for educational equity. Partnering with Fifth Chukker and UNICEF, the event went beyond sport and spectacle to...
Rhode Island Audubon Society recognizes World Snake Day with public education initiatives
WLNE - Rhode Island
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July 18, 2025
BRISTOL, R.I. (WLNE) — The Audubon Society in Bristol has been celebrating snakes. As snake populations in Rhode Island dwindle, dispelling fears about them is critical to their survival, and World Snake Day was designed to do just that. Snakes...
France withdraws from Senegal after 65 years, ends military presence in Central, West Africa
Firstpost
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July 17, 2025
France on Thursday formally handed back its last two military bases in Senegal, leaving Paris with no permanent army camps in either west or central Africa. Ending the French army’s 65 years in independent Senegal, the pull-out comes after similar...
I crave African athletes’ world domination in track & field- CAA boss
New National Star
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July 17, 2025
BEN OGBEMUDIA In ABEOKUTA The President of the Confederation of Africa Athletics (CAA) Col. Halmad Mabourn Kalkaba (RTD) craves for Athletes of African descent to dominate track&field Worldwide during his time. The Cameroonian, further said during...
Mbumba backs Spain-Africa strategy
Windhoek Observer
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Hertta-Maria Amutenja Former president Nangolo Mbumba has called for stronger ties between Africa and Spain, saying both sides can benefit from closer cooperation in economic development, migration, and security. Mbumba spoke on Thursday in Madrid...
African civilisation will rise again at the fullness of its ...
Modern Ghana
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Long before the European world emerged from its dark forests and Asian nations consolidated their great dynasties, the Nile Valley civilisation of Africa had already erected marvellous architectural designs that defied common understanding, even...
Annoying Libs Just Don’t Learn: The Biggest Ways Dems Have Fallen Right Back Into Wokeness
Daily Wire
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July 17, 2025
For a brief period of time after Donald Trump’s 2024 election victory, there was talk of the Democratic Party finally learning from the clear lesson taught by the American people. But in the eight months since the election, Democrats have shown...
Inland Art: Reverie of Nicholas Africano
The Community Word - Illinois
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July 17, 2025
JOHN HEINTZMAN In Museums, one of the most significant roles is the curator — whose responsibilities are to create a specific collection of objects with a varied list of goals. This closely identified group becomes the exhibition. It is here where...
Trump's pick for UN ambassador says he'll use aid as 'leverage' for African votes
Middle East Eye
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July 17, 2025
US President Donald Trump's former national security advisor, Mike Waltz, a hardline neoconservative, told lawmakers on Tuesday that African countries in particular will have to fall in line with Washington at the United Nations if they want to...
Zim among Africa’s top 5 diaspora funds recipients
NewsDay Zimbabwe
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Labour and Economic Development Research Institute of Zimbabwe economist Prosper Chitambara said the country was greatly benefitting from the money to revive the economy since it ends up being absorbed into the banking system. BY NUNURAI JENA...
Africa’s Digital Future Hinges on AI, Energy, and Unified Data Laws, Says Hon. Behdja Lammali
I Africa
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July 17, 2025
At the Africa Digital Parliamentary Summit in Lusaka, leaders called for a unified digital strategy to drive inclusive growth across the continent. In an interview with TechAfrica News, Hon. Behdja Lammali, Chairperson of the Pan-African...
Yale Art Gallery Rejects Federal Grants for Africa Migration Show, Citing New Anti-Diversity Stipulations
Art in America
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July 17, 2025
The Yale Art Gallery, the renowned university museum in New Haven, Connecticut, has withdrawn two federal grant applications for an African art exhibition after rejecting the new, anti-Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) stipulations introduced...
Accused Minnesota assassin told FBI that Tim Walz wanted him to kill lawmakers
WICD - Illinois
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WASHINGTON (TNND) — The accused assassin responsible for the murders of a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband, wrote in a letter addressed to FBI Director Kash Patel that Democratic Gov. Tim Walz selected him to kill Democratic lawmakers, including...
Opinion | From Anchorage to Alabama: Teaching My Kids the History Some Want to Erase
Mississippi Free Press
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July 17, 2025
On March 9, surrounded by thousands of marchers, my children and I walked hand-in-hand over the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, as the crowd sang “Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me ‘Round,” voices ringing over the site where civil-rights...
Canadian Music Label Hi-Way 89 Connects African Diaspora Artists with Global Success
OkayAfrica
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July 17, 2025
The duo of Ikenna ‘IK’ Nwagboso and Camillo Doregos were seasoned music executives before coming together to start Hi-Way 89. They’d worked on label services and management, respectively, within the emPawa record label, positioning artists like...
How monetary easing & oil price trends are reshaping East Africa’s yield outlook
CNBC Africa
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July 17, 2025
East Africa is undergoing a dynamic period of economic recalibration as central banks across the region tactically adjust their monetary policies to balance economic growth against inflationary pressures. The region's financial markets and yield...
African leaders urge unity and action to tackle climate crisis
China Daily Global
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By Edith Mutethya in Nairobi, Kenya | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2025-07-17 17:24 A delegate looks at a 30-foot monument dubbed "turn off the plastic tap" by Canadian activist and artist Benjamin von Wong, made with plastic waste collected from...
From University to the World: How ThinkCyber Nigeria is Launching Africa’s Cybersecurity Champions Globally
TechEconomy
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July 17, 2025
Advertisements As graduation caps fly at Babcock University on July 27 and Adeleke University on July 20, something far more powerful than diplomas is being handed out, global relevance. A new class of cyber defenders is stepping forward, not just...
‘Performing on global stages is not about record labels, it’s about the right Investors’ - Stonebwoy
GhanaWeb
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July 17, 2025
Ghanaian afro-dancehall artiste, Stonebwoy, has stated that African musicians don’t necessarily need major record labels to perform on global stages but rather they need the right investors. In an interview on Asempa FM on July 16, 2025, the...
Jubed celebrates African roots and personal journey in new EP “From the Soil”
Graphic
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July 17, 2025
Emerging Ghanaian Afro-fusion artist, Jubed, has released his much-anticipated 5-track extended play (EP), From the Soil — a vibrant, introspective, and rhythmically daring project that pays tribute to his African heritage, life experiences, and...