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SLFA President Meets Leone Stars Technical Team Ahead of Crucial World Cup Qualifiers
Sierraloaded
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August 15, 2025
The President of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA), Babadi Kamara, today engaged with the Leone Stars technical team in a strategic meeting to chart preparations for the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. Sierra Leone is set to...
SLFA President Babadi Kamara Offers Southern Arena as Training Camp for Leone Stars
Sierraloaded
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August 15, 2025
In a move aimed at strengthening the national team’s preparations for the upcoming 2026 World Cup qualifier, the newly elected SLFA President Babadi Kamara has offered the Southern Arena as a dedicated training facility for the Leone Stars. The...
North Carolina residents will want to monitor the tropics as system is heading west in the Atlantic
WXII 12 - North Carolina
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August 11, 2025
Erin may form in the Atlantic this week; tracking tropical waves, August 11 update If areas of disturbed weather develop in the Atlantic this week, Erin and Fernand are the next names on the list. STREET. WELL, AGAIN, THE BIG STORY TONIGHT. MANY...
H1: United Capital Shows Resilience, Extends Five-Year Profit Streak
This Day
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August 11, 2025
Despite the prevailing macroeconomic challenges and market volatility, United Capital Plc has recorded impressive growth in its financial results for the half year ended June 30, 2025, writes, Goddy Egene The business operating environment is...
Gigantic waves of mud formed the Atlantic Ocean 117 million years ago
Earth.com
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The Atlantic Ocean did not spring into existence in a sudden tectonic snap; its earliest pulse can now be traced through a set of one-kilometer-long mud waves lying more than 3,000 feet below today’s seafloor some 250 miles west of Guinea-Bissau....
Ji.hlava’s Emerging Producers Reveal Pitches for Upcoming Projects (EXCLUSIVE)
Variety
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August 14, 2025
Ji.hlava Documentary Film Festival has revealed to Variety the projects that the participants of its Emerging Producers program are working on. The producers were asked to deliver an elevator pitch for their projects. Since 2010, the festival has...
AfDB approves $5.3m PPP grant for four countries, backs Zambia’s private sector growth
Business Hallmark
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August 8, 2025
The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has announced a series of significant interventions across the continent, including the approval of a $5.3 million grant to strengthen public-private partnerships (PPPs) in The Gambia,...
Our sloppy immigration stops could be good cover for Texas lawmakersFrank Cerabino
Marco Eagle - Florida
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If Democratic lawmakers in Texas want to disappear out of state in order to delay a gerrymandering vote, they should flee to Florida. When it comes to vanishing, Florida’s a virtual black hole these days. It has never been more simple. The easiest...
Feature: Kaleta Hydropower Station embodies vitality of China-Guinea energy cooperation
The Malaysian Star
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August 13, 2025
CONAKRY, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- On the Konkoure River flowing down from the Fouta Djallon highlands in central Guinea, the striking structure of the Kaleta Hydropower Station is reflected in the waters. The facility has supplied stable electricity to...
How shipping's flags of convenience endanger seafarers
Context
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What’s the context? Abuses are more likely on vessels that fly the flags of countries other than where the owners are based, rights groups find. A loophole in global maritime law enables shipowners to sidestep labor protections and safety rules by...
Strengthening Public Investment in Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa
The European Sting
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August 13, 2025
(Credit: Unsplash) This article is published in association with IMF. The IMF, with financial support from the Governments of Japan and Germany, and in collaboration with regional technical assistance centers (AFRITACs Central and West), organized...
Tourism leaders to converge in Mumbai for Skål India Congress 2025
TravelDailyNews Asia-Pacific
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August 12, 2025
Skål India National Congress 2025 in Mumbai will gather tourism leaders for high-level discussions, networking, and cultural experiences this September. MUMBAI, INDIA – Skål International India announced the Skål India National Congress 2025, to...
World Bank appoints new country director
The Zimbabwe Mail
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August 12, 2025
Nathan Belete THE World Bank Group has appointed Mr Nathan Belete as the new country director for Zimbabwe, Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia. An Ethiopian national and a development professional with over 25 years of work experience across Africa, East...
Shettima unveils new aircraft, ICT hub in Cross River
Punch
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August 12, 2025
Vice President Kashim Shettima has inaugurated two new aircraft for the Cross River State Government and an ICT hub/library designed to boost Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises, reaffirming the Bola Tinubu administration’s commitment to economic...
Visa-Free Entry: 44 Countries Lebanese Passport-Holders Can Travel To Hassle-Free
MENAFN
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August 5, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Want to travel to the chilly mountains of Georgia or roam amongst Rwanda's impeccable wildlife? Lebanese passport-holders can do it all as citizens of the Middle Eastern country can now travel to 44 nations across the...
Who’s who at the plastics treaty talks, from delegates to lobbyists
Grist Magazine
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August 8, 2025
As delegates from around the world have negotiated a global plastics treaty over five sessions since 2022, alliances have emerged among nations, across civil society, and throughout the private sector. Some countries have banded together in...
Tropical trouble spots to watch from North Carolina as a wave tracks our way
WXII 12 - North Carolina
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August 10, 2025
Tropical trouble spots to watch from North Carolina as a wave tracks our way, August 10 update Activity continues in the tropics and one area heading west may develop this week. ARE STARTING TO GET BACK INTO THE CLASSROOM. I’M DEFINITELY EXCITED...
Ramping up African trade seen as key coping strategy as Agoa-extension prospects fade
Engineering News
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With the continuation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) beyond its expiry next month in serious doubt as the administration of re-elected US President Donald Trump shifts decisively towards reciprocal trade arrangements over...
Trump Is Just Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud on U.S.-Africa Ties
World Politics Review
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July 30, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Liberian President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Bissau-Guinean President Umaro Sissoco Embalo, Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani and Gabonese President Brice...
Discover the sites that made UNESCO's World Heritage list for 2025
Lonely Planet
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Romantic German castles, ancient Australian petroglyphs, and a karst canyon carved through a lush Brazilian park: the 26 new destinations inscribed to UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 2025 honor human history and natural wonders across the globe,...