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Parliament Adopts Report to Address Transhumance Activities
Foroyaa Newspaper
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July 4, 2025
By Kebba AF Touray The National Assembly of The Gambia on Thursday, 3rd July 2025, unanimously adopted a comprehensive report from the Environment Committee aimed at tackling the persistent and growing challenge of transhumance — the seasonal...
Akon's futuristic $6billion city in Senegal 'has been SCRAPPED' and will be swapped for 'a realistic project'
Daily Mail
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July 4, 2025
Akon's grand plans to build a £4.3 billion futuristic city in Senegal have officially been scrapped five years after the singer promised to turn a remote stretch of West African coastline into a real-life Wakanda. The Senegalese government has...
Akon's futuristic $6bn city project in Senegal abandoned, BBC told
BBC
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Nicolas Négoce, Natasha Booty & Jonathan GriffinBBC News ShareSave Some compared the designs to the awe-inspiring fictional city of Wakanda Plans for a futuristic city in Senegal dreamt up by the singer Akon have been scrapped and instead he will...
Watford close to Diallo signing but Mendy interest cools
Watford Observer
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Further to reports yesterday that the Hornets were in advanced talks to sign the 21-year-old, the Watford Observer understands the formalities of the move are set to be completed after a fee – said to be worth up to £4.3million - was agreed with...
"Demand for overseas organic citrus picked up slightly earlier than last year"
Fresh Plaza
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July 4, 2025
More than two years ago, Roelant Komen, José Cubero, Erik Rustenburg, and Yesy Lalupu founded BeFair Bio. Today, a team in Peru and Poeldijk is ready to supply the European market with organic fruit from overseas. "More than half of our volume...
Five drownings on Spain’s beaches mark ‘quick and silent’ epidemic that kills hundreds each year
Olive Press
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July 4, 2025
SPAIN’S beaches have claimed five lives in just one week, highlighting what medical experts describe as a ‘silent epidemic’ that kills between 400 and 600 people annually across the country. The deaths underscore warnings from Spain’s Society of...
Letter of Intent signed: Daimler Truck becomes partner for vehicle assembly in Senegal
Automotive World
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July 3, 2025
Daimler Truck supports the Government of Senegal and its partner Global Truck Systems in setting up a truck assembly plant in Senegal Daimler Truck has signed a letter of intent on locally assembled trucks together with the government of the...
Watford FC closing in on 7-figure transfer for Metz winger Pape Diallo
Football League World
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July 4, 2025
Watford are reportedly closing in on the signing of Metz forward Pape Diallo, with the Hornets believed to be in advanced talks over a £4.3 million agreement. The club are making early preparations for the upcoming 2025-26 campaign under Paulo...
Chelsea legend comes out in support of struggling striker
Sporting News
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July 4, 2025
Chelsea have announced the signings of Liam Delap and Joao Pedro in quick succession in the ongoing summer transfer window. While there is excitement about these two new arrivals, it also puts some players’ place on the side in doubt. Given that...
IFC of the World Bank ramps up investment amid global uncertainty
Inquirer
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States – While the world economy faces instability from US President Donald Trump’s threats of a global trade war, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) is dramatically ramping up its investment activities. The...
African Stars Show Out at Paris Fashion Week’s Spring/Summer 2026
OkayAfrica
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July 1, 2025
Paris Fashion Week continued last week with the Men's Spring/Summer collections taking center stage. Some notable designers who showcased their work included Emeric Tchatchoua, the Cameroonian French Canadian founder of 3.Paradis, and Daquisiline...
China and Senegal reaffirm solidarity
Friends of Socialist China
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July 3, 2025
Prime Minister of Senegal Ousmane Sonko met separately in Beijing on June 27 with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang. Sonko was visiting China to attend the 2025 ‘Summer Davos’ in Tianjin. Xi said that last September, he co-chaired...
Daimler Truck Plans Senegal Assembly Plant in Tripartite Deal
News Ghana
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July 3, 2025
Daimler Truck has signed a Letter of Intent with Senegal’s government and Global Truck Systems (GTS) to establish a truck assembly facility near Dakar, targeting production start in 2026. The agreement designates Daimler as exclusive supplier of...
Chelsea Predicted Lineup vs. Palmeiras: How Will Blues Replace Moises Caicedo?
Sports Illustrated - New York
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July 4, 2025
Chelsea take on Brazilian side Palmeiras looking to advance and represent the Premier League in the Club World Cup semifinals. A defeat in the group stage to Flamengo plus two comfortable victories against LAFC and ES Tunis saw Chelsea finish...
How Xi empowers Global South in int'l governance
Detroit Star - Michigan
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BEIJING, July 4 (Xinhua) -- As Chinese President Xi Jinping once observed, in the face of global changes of the century, pursuing modernization and working for a more just and equitable international order are the sacred historic missions of...
Nice reach agreement with Reims for Yehvann Diouf
Get French Football News
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July 1, 2025
2OGC Nice have reached an agreement with Ligue 2 side Stade de Reims for the transfer of Senegalese goalkeeper Yehvann Diouf (25). Le Parisien reports that Les Aiglons have wrapped up the signing of Diouf, who was one of the best-performing...
World Bank's IFC Ramps Up Investment Amid Global Uncertainty
International Business Times
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July 3, 2025
While the world economy faces instability from US President Donald Trump's threats of a global trade war, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) is dramatically ramping up its investment activities. The Washington-based IFC -- the World...
Influencers urged to steer clear of hot topics during immigration crackdown
Los Angeles Times
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July 3, 2025
Avoid politics. That’s the advice lawyers are increasingly giving U.S.-based content creators who aren’t citizens as an immigration crackdown spreads across the country. “Every chance I get to tell them to scrub their socials even for likes and...
IMF Egypt / Senegal / International Aid Cuts
I News Cayman
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July 3, 2025
Julie Kozack The IMF praised Senegal for acting to engage reforms to strengthen its economy, while also working with the IMF to clarify and amend it’s debt position after it uncovered misreporting of how much the African country owed creditors, a...
I went to Saudi for trophies, not money - Edouard Mendy
GhanaWeb
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June 27, 2025
Senegalese goalkeeper Edouard Mendy has pushed back against criticisms that he and other players prioritised financial gains by joining Saudi Arabia's football league, arguing that in his case, the critics missed the point. Edouard Mendy, 33,...