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The pernicious association of coups d’etat as somehow unique to Africa
Daily Maverick
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July 24, 2025
The word “coup” has been dropped into the political lexicon of South Africa. The public lexicon, that is… The word, now dropped in public, seems to have provided grist to the mill of Afro-pessimists and those self-assured people who would insist...
Burna Boy's No Sign of Weakness: a feast of love, life and lust
African Business
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July 23, 2025
Burna Boy’s eight album, No Sign of Weakness is a genre-shifting, thematically uneven yet sonically impressive feast of life, love and lust with ample helpings of rage, anger and braggadocio. Let’s focus on the bragging for a minute. Why does one...
How African countries ranked on the World Economic Forum's gender gap report
Global Voices
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July 13, 2025
The cover art for the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2025. Image from WEF at Wikipedia. License CC BY-SA 3.0 The World Economic Forum (WEF) has released its Global Gender Gap Report 2025, and seven African countries are among the...
Chakuchichi signs deal with ROC Nation
Daily News
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July 22, 2025
BY CLOUD FUSIRE YOUNG Warriors and Scottland winger Tadiwa Chakuchichi has signed for ROC Nation Sports International Management company who will manage his football affairs henceforth. ROC Nation, which is owned by United States of America...
Morabeza documented the culture of Cape Verde before independence.
Portugal Pulse
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July 9, 2025
The music of Cape Verde carries a poignant feeling. This sentiment is embedded in our songs, expressing what words cannot say, what hands cannot write. It holds the silent rage, the unspoken disgust, the mute despair, and the words of faith that...
Ghana Shippers Authority and Prof Ransford Edward Van Gyampo in focus
Joy FM
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July 24, 2025
The Ghana Shippers Authority (GSA) has recently been under the spotlight as a result of its CEO, Prof. Ransford Edward Van Gyampo's revolutionary managerial style. As a nation, we should all be concerned about the performance of our state...
Poet, artist, tantric Christian
The Critic
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July 23, 2025
This article is taken from the July 2025 issue of The Critic. To get the full magazine why not subscribe? Right now we’re offering five issues for just £25. Two William Blakes vie for dominance. On the one hand, there’s the gently mystical Blake...
Ira Donald Page, 87
Port City Daily - North Carolina
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July 23, 2025
WILMINGTON — Ira Donald Page, “Don” of Wilmington, NC passed away peacefully Friday evening July 18, 2025 with his two daughters and son in law at his side. Don was born on May 9, 1938 in Durham, North Carolina to Mildred and Ira Page. He...
America Sings the Blues
The Source Weekly - Oregon
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July 9, 2025
Well, we're already halfway through the year, which has somehow felt like it's lasted somewhere between two weeks and five hundred thousand years. I suppose this is as good a time as any to do a brief check-in of the best and worst movies and...
Yanga flex muscles in transfer market: Mudathir renews contract with Yanga
The Citizen
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Dar es Salaam. Mainland Premier League heavyweights Young Africans SC (Yanga) have continued to strengthen their squad locking down key midfield general Mudathir Yahya with a two-year contract extension. Mudathir joins two top-tier signings —...
Where is BBQ Brawl season 6 filmed? Details explored
Sportskeeda
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July 21, 2025
Food Network's BBQ Brawl debuted on August 1, 2019, featuring chefs Bobby Flay and Michael Symon. The premiere was filmed at the Star Hill Ranch in Austin, Texas, and so were seasons 2 and 3 before production moved to Half Moon Bay, California,...
Sometimes dreams just don’t come true
Jackson County Sentinel - Alabama
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I’ve had a lot of dreams for my life. Some have come true. Some have not. I recently had a lifelong dream shot to pieces, and it sure does sting. I’ve got a son and a daughter. A nice little house built by the creek I grew up on. There is hope yet...
Pan-African Group Alleges US-Israel Plot Against Sahel States
News Ghana
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July 23, 2025
The New African Charter International (NACI) has accused the United States and Israel of orchestrating a destabilization campaign targeting Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger. In a public statement dated 23 July 2025, the pan-African organization...
Max just added a new award-winning black comedy — and it's a perfect 100% on Rotten Tomatoes
Tom's Guide
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July 8, 2025
"On Becoming a Guinea Fowl" just got added to Max, and it's possible that the streaming service just added the best movie of the year. There's a good chance you haven't heard of this black comedy yet. A co-production between Ireland, the United...
Beloved baby hippo Moo Deng celebrates first birthday at a Thailand zoo
CBS News
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Thousands of excited fans flocked to a Thai zoo on Thursday to celebrate the first birthday of Moo Deng, the adorable baby pygmy hippo that has become a social media sensation. The Khao Kheow Open Zoo was overrun with Moo Deng fans on the first of...
Mali, Mauritania and Senegal must unite against cross-border terrorism
Institute for Security Studies
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Mali, Mauritania and Senegal must unite against cross-border terrorism The threat of a terrorist blockade of Mali’s Kayes and Nioro towns would be disastrous for all three countries. Western Mali, bordering Mauritania and Senegal, is increasingly...
BRICS+ Series: BRICS is Facilitating France’s declining Colonial Grip on West Africa
IOL
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By 2025, the slow death of Françafrique, France’s long-standing political, economic, and military dominance in West and Central Africa has evolved from a continental rejection into a strategic recalibration. Playing part of this transition is the...
Successful Treatment of Lomentospora Prolificans Infection Following Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: A Case Report and Literature Review
Dove Medical Press
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July 22, 2025
Introduction Due to neutropenia, immunosuppressive treatments, and suboptimal reconstruction of immunity, allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) recipients are vulnerable to invasive fungal infections (IFIs), which...
NPP Must Recognize Nkrumah as Ghana’s Sole Founder – A Plus
News Ghana
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July 20, 2025
Gomoa Central MP Kwame Asare Obeng, popularly known as A Plus, has declared that the New Patriotic Party’s political fortunes will continue declining until it fully acknowledges Dr. Kwame Nkrumah as Ghana’s undisputed founding father. The...
Beyond Being Mira Nair’s Son, How Zohran Mamdani Is Enticing Asians: Bangla, Chai & Filmy Drama
News18
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July 9, 2025
Last Updated:July 09, 2025, 08:27 IST New York City Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has been actively campaigning, with a strong focus on engaging South Asian communities. Zohran Mamdani's campaign leaned heavily into music. (Photo Credits:...