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Senegalese artist rides along Dakar beach in solidarity with Gaza
Sabah
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August 12, 2025
In Dakar, the capital of Senegal, performance artist Thierno Gueye staged a powerful demonstration on horseback along the beach to show solidarity with the people of Gaza. Gueye began his performance at Yoff Beach – one of Dakar’s busiest – by...
African Political Parties Summit Platform for Political Culture Building, Says AAPI Executive Secretary
Ethiopian News Agency
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Addis Ababa, August 12, 2025 (ENA)— The African Political Parties Summit, which opened in Accra, Ghana, today, is a platform for engagement, consensus, and political culture building, the African Political Parties Initiative Executive Secretary...
Road crashes in Senegal cause death of seventy-five people
MENAFN
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August 12, 2025
(MENAFN) In the days leading up to the Magal pilgrimage in Touba, central Senegal, five people lost their lives in 75 road accidents, according to authorities. The Magal, one of the country’s most important religious gatherings, draws large...
5 dead in 75 road accidents ahead of annual pilgrimage in central Senegal
Xinhua News Agency
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DAKAR, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Five people died in 75 road accidents en route to the central Senegalese city of Touba in the past few days as the city prepares to host the Magal pilgrimage, a significant religious gathering, authorities said Monday....
African Development Bank and Invest in Africa Sign $850,000 Grant Agreement to Boost Inclusive Green Jobs in Ghana and Senegal
Fresh Angle
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The African Development Bank has signed a $850,000 grant agreement with Invest in Africa (IIA), a non-profit organization, to support the MicroGREEN project to provide livelihood opportunities for marginalized and vulnerable groups in Ghana and...
Senegal Foreign Minister On Two-Day Visit To Malaysia
Bernama
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August 11, 2025
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 11 (Bernama) -- Senegal’s Minister of African Integration and Foreign Affairs, Yassine Fall, will make a two-day official visit to Malaysia starting Monday to strengthen bilateral relations. In a statement, the Malaysian Foreign...
Spain starts sending hundreds of asylum-seeking children from Canary Islands to mainland
The Irish Times
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Spain has begun the process of relocating hundreds of asylum-seeking children who have been living on the Canary Islands to the mainland amid a wave of anti-immigrant sentiment led by the far right. Just over 1,000 children, mainly from Mali, have...
Erdoğan receives Senegal's Sonko in Istanbul
Hurriyet Daily News
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ANKARA President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has met with Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko for the second time in a few days on Aug. 11. The meeting took place at a guesthouse at Istanbul’s Atatürk Airport. During Sonko’s visit, Türkiye and...
Good Morning Mr. President: Need to harmonise Gambia Senegal relation
The Point
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These two countries are inseparable in view of social, ethnic and religious ties despite attempts by colonial masters to do so. In other words, the relations between the two countries are intertwined. This goes to show the strong bond and...
Public Interest Registry Announces 2025 .ORG Impact Awards Finalists, Artist & Actor Common to Host
The Laotian Times
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August 12, 2025
35 innovative, mission-driven organizations and changemakers selected from nearly 3,000 applicants across more than 120 countries RESTON, Va., Aug. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Public Interest Registry (PIR), the people behind the .ORG domain, named...
Rwanda, Senegal ahead of Nigeria in gender inclusion, says APC woman leader
The Cable
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August 10, 2025
Mary Idele Alile, national woman leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has called for a constitutional amendment to guarantee reserved seats for women in Nigeria’s national assembly. Alile described the proposal as not just political...
Niger looks into $5M sale of Mars rock
Inquirer
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August 13, 2025
DAKAR, SENEGAL — It’s the largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth—a 25-kilogram (54-pound) meteorite that fetched more than $5 million at a New York auction last month, setting a world record. But in the West African nation of Niger, where the...
Cuba and Senegal celebrate 51 years of diplomatic relations
Prensa Latina - Cuba
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August 9, 2025
This was expressed by the Foreign Ministry in its profile of the social network X, on the occasion of the 51st anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between both nations. The diplomatic presence of Senegal in Cuba consists...
Morocco, Senegal football federations move toward strategic partnership
Hespress
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August 9, 2025
Fouzi Lekjaa, president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF), met Friday with newly elected Senegalese Football Federation president Abdoulaye Sow in Rabat to discuss strengthening bilateral cooperation in football development....
Senegal, Turkey deepen cooperation in key sectors
Africanews
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August 7, 2025
Senegal's Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko met with Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Thursday. Erdogan welcomed Sonko during his visit to the Turkish capital and the pair held bilateral talks. Sonko also met with the speaker of...
Senegal’s PM Sonko to visit Türkiye, discuss cooperation
Sabah
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August 6, 2025
Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko will visit Türkiye on Wednesday at the invitation of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and discuss bilateral cooperation as well as regional issues, the Directorate of Communications said in a statement. “In the...
Immigration Restrictionism Goes Cross-Party — An Interview with Nicolas Monti
Hungarian Conservative
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August 6, 2025
Nicolas Monti is the director and co-founder of the Paris, France-based think tank Observatoire de l’immigration et de la démographie (OID), dedicated to studying migration and demographic issues. At MCC Feszt 2025, he kindly sat down with our...
The significance of African sci-fi
Morning Star
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African Climate Futures Carl Death, OUP, £99 Why read African climate fiction? I was drawn into African climate fiction through wonderful stories, such as Nigerian-American writer Nnedi Okorafor. But I soon became interested in how these tales...
Integrity: The Word We Love to Use but Struggle to Live
Modern Ghana
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We say it at funerals. We print it in citations. We announce it proudly at farewell dinners. “He was a man of integrity… She was the very picture of honesty…” But in truth, integrity is more than a ceremonial compliment. It is the rarest and most...
Senegal: Applicants for F, M or J USA visas required to make public their social media privacy settings
Sene News
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August 5, 2025
The Embassy of the United States in Dakar informs that new requirements now apply to individuals applying for a non-immigrant visa of type F, M or J, intended for students and participants in exchange programs. Applicants are required to make...