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Countdown to CHAN 2024: East Africa gears up for historic joint hosting
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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July 15, 2025
With just 25 days remaining until kick-off, final preparations are in full swing for the 2024 TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN), which will be jointly hosted by Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania from August 2 to 30. This 8th edition of...
Jackson Lears: The Righteous Community
London Review of Books
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July 24, 2025
Six weeks after President George W. Bush launched what the White House called a Global War on Terror, in October 2001, the journalist Bob Woodward asked the vice president, Dick Cheney, when the war would end. ‘Not in our lifetime,’ Cheney said....
Ganta City Authority Opens Alleyways
Liberian Observer
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In the wake of the upcoming Independence Day celebration slated for July 26, the Ganta City Authority has embarked on the rehabilitation of alleys across the city and its environs to enhance socio - economic activities. Mayor Samuel S. Hardt told...
Africa’s Trans-Saharan Corridor gains support
Global Highways
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Support is given for Africa’s crucial Trans-Saharan Corridor route. By MJ Woof July 16, 2025 Read time: 1 min Further development of the crucial Trans-Saharan Corridor will deliver economic benefits to Algeria, Tunisia, Mali, Niger, Chad, and...
Liberia: Global Methodist Church Holds Inaugural Conference in Ganta, Nimba County
Front Page Africa
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July 16, 2025
Ganta – The Global Methodist Church, a newly established denomination that separated from the United Methodist Church, has concluded its first Grain Coast Annual Conference. The event was held from July 7 to July 13, 2025, at the River View...
Australian mining giant backs hometown hero for top job
Brisbane Times
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July 16, 2025
Rio Tinto, which is headquartered in London, reported strong quarterly results from its global assets on Wednesday, and maintained its current guidance. Copper production rose 13 per cent year-on-year and shipments from its huge Pilbara iron ore...
Rio Tinto share price falls on Q2 update
The Motley Fool Australia
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July 16, 2025
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Abuja residents celebrate Igbo festival in grand style
Africanews
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July 15, 2025
It was a classic display of visual arts, music, dance, clothing, food, language and so much more as Abuja residents came out en masse to celebrate the Abuja Igbo Festival 2025. The day was an embodiment of the Ndi Igbo culture of southeastern...
76-year-old man arrested after taxi driver shot in the Bronx
WABC ABC 7 - New York
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July 15, 2025
HIGHBRIDGE, Bronx (WABC) -- A 27-year-old taxi driver was shot in the Bronx during an apparent dispute over a $40 fare on Monday afternoon. Alusine Barrie got into the dispute with the 76-year-old passenger on Nelson Avenue near West 169th Street...
Western Yilgarn bumps up bauxite resource yet again
Stockhead
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July 15, 2025
As bauxite prices rebase higher, Western Yilgarn is aiming to establish a direct shipping ore operation in WA. Pic: Getty Images. WYX bumps up New Norcia bauxite resource to 39.27Mt Brings total resources across WA bauxite projects to 244Mt More...
Nigerians will remember Buhari’s maritime sector legacy, says Oyetola
National Accord Newspaper
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July 15, 2025
Special Adviser to the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr. Bolaji Akinola, has said that the late former President Muhammadu Buhari left a lasting mark on Nigeria’s maritime industry, which Nigerians will long remember. In an interview with...
AMERICA/PERU - The Argentine Church's missionary contribution in the Peruvian Amazon
Fides
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July 15, 2025
Lima – A delegation from the Argentine Bishops' Conference, sent to Peru on behalf of the National Team of the Amazon Project, aims to support the proclamation of the Gospel, provide assistance in addressing material and spiritual challenges, and...
Centers of Excellence Offer African Military Leaders Space to Study Security Challenges
Africa Defense Forum
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July 15, 2025
Ask experts for solutions to Africa’s myriad security challenges, and many are likely to call for greater cooperation, training and professionalism among the continent’s armed forces. For many military and security personnel, the path toward that...
“No Request Made” for Liberia to Take U.S. Deportees
Liberian Observer
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The Government of Liberia has denied reports that it has agreed to a U.S. request to receive deported migrants from the United States, amid growing concern following a Reuters report that President Donald Trump pressed five African nations,...
Drug kingpin nabbed as NDLEA uncovers drugs hidden in microwaves
Punch
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July 13, 2025
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos have arrested a drug suspect, Ezenwegbu Chike, and recovered 23 parcels of Loud, a potent strain of cannabis, weighing 11.3 kilograms,...
Lynchburg District announces weekly traffic alert for July 14-20
Old Dominion News - Virginia
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July 15, 2025
Stephen C. Brich, P.E., Commissioner | Virginia Department of TransportationStephen C. Brich, P.E., Commissioner | Virginia Department of Transportation Highway work is planned in the Lynchburg District from July 14 to July 20, 2025. The work may...
Rio Tinto Names Iron Ore Boss Simon Trott as Miner’s New CEO
Mint
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July 15, 2025
(Bloomberg) -- Rio Tinto Group has named its iron ore boss Simon Trott as its new chief executive officer, replacing the outgoing Jakob Stausholm. Trott, 50, takes on the role after Rio sought a leader with more mining experience to focus on...
Happy ‘Bastille Day’! Memories of Celebrating ‘Le Quatorze Juillet’ in Spectacular Style
Lyme Line - Connecticut
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July 14, 2025
Editor’s Note: On this French National Holiday, we are pleased to republish a column from our oft-times Paris-based correspondent Nicole Logan (no relation), which she wrote in 2023 about the huge parade in Paris that celebrates the most memorable...
Frostbite and fear: Inside a journey into Canada with human smugglers
CBC/Radio-Canada
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July 14, 2025
Chidi Nwagbo says he made a "stupid" decision paying human smugglers to get him into Canada that left him permanently scarred and in the hands of the very U.S. immigration authorities he was trying to flee. The 57-year-old says he paid $2,000 US...
Kotoko goalkeeper Mohammed Camara snatched my girlfriend – Justice Blay
Ghana Soccer Net
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July 11, 2025
Former Asante Kotoko midfielder Justice Blay has made a sensational claim against his ex-teammate Mohammed Camara, accusing the Guinean of snatching his girlfriend during their time together at the club. Speaking on Pure FM, Blay revealed that the...