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Murray Watt ramps up lobbying efforts in last-minute push to get Murujuga rock art on world heritage list
The Guardian
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July 8, 2025
The environment minister, Murray Watt, hosted more than a dozen ambassadors from countries on the world heritage committee on Monday as he ramped up lobbying efforts to get the Murujuga rock art complex inscribed on the world heritage list. Unesco...
Plans for Akon’s £5 billion city in Senegal scrapped after seven years
Mixmag
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July 7, 2025
More than seven years after Akon first laid down plans to open his own city in Senegal with him confirming in 2022 that things were “100,000% moving forward”, the ambitious project has now been abandoned. Serigne Mamadou Mboup, head of Senegal’s...
Senegal has officially abandoned plans for Akon City
NME
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July 7, 2025
It looks like Senegal has officially abandoned its plans to develop a new city with help from Akon. The singer announced his ambition to build a city in his native country, which would use his own cryptocurrency Akoin, in the summer of 2018. For a...
Davido, Rema, Aya & Co. Bring Afro Style Flair to Paris Fashion Week
Africa.com
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July 6, 2025
African talent dazzled at Paris Fashion Week’s Spring/Summer 2026, with designers and celebrities alike showcasing the continent’s bold creative pulse. Cameroonian-French Canadian designer Emeric Tchatchoua debuted a new collection, a...
Looted art: the battle for looted treasures
Leader Publications - Missouri
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After the French parliament voted on Monday to return to Ivory Coast a "talking drum" that colonial troops took from the Ebrie tribe in 1916, here is a recap of other disputes over artefacts looted from Europe's former colonies. - France: tens of...
Czech musician set to perform in Kent detained, sent back to Prague
Akron Beacon Journal - Ohio
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Jaroslav Skuta said he was detained for several hours before being denied entry into the U.S. Skuta, 35, attended Kent State University on a scholarship in 2019. Skula has returned to northern Ohio several times to perform. A Czech clarinetist...
Czech musician set to perform in Ohio detained, sent back to Prague
The Daily Record - Ohio
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Jaroslav Skuta said he was detained for several hours before being denied entry into the U.S. Skuta, 35, attended Kent State University on a scholarship in 2019. Skuta has returned to northern Ohio several times to perform. A Czech clarinetist...
Mweemba eyes strong response against Senegal after Morocco draw
ZamFoot
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July 7, 2025
Copper Queens defender Lushomo Mweemba has praised her side’s spirited display in their opening Group A match at the TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) 2024. Zambia played out a 2-2 draw with hosts Morocco in a pulsating...
Senegalese PM Sonko says international order is shifting to a more balanced, multilateral world
Africanews
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July 6, 2025
Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has expressed concerns about the erosion of international norms and the growing tendency of some powerful countries to unilaterally impose their own rules. In an interview with China Media Group (CMG),...
Divock Origi ends social media silence to honour Diogo Jota as Sadio Mane shares new tribute
Liverpool Echo
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July 6, 2025
Sadio Mane has paid a new tribute to Diogo Jota after the Liverpool forward was tragically killed in a car crash in the early hours of Thursday (July 3), along with his brother, Andre Silva. The pair had been driving across Spain in order to catch...
Malaysian Devotional Music Group Makes Impact At Algeria Festival
Bernama
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July 6, 2025
By Shakir Husain NEW DELHI, July 6 (Bernama) -- Malaysian devotional music group Inteam captivated audiences at the 11th Constantine International Chanting Festival in Algeria, bridging cultural and linguistic divides during their debut North...
Ndiaye 2.0 for Moyes: £35m star 'would love' to sign for Everton
Football FanCast
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July 8, 2025
Everton have enjoyed plenty of success when it comes to signing players from the EFL since 2004. Tim Cahill was the first real star to move from the Championship to Everton that summer, before the likes of Joleon Lescott, Phil Jagielka, Dominic...
Sheffield United will be seriously envious of Sunderland AFC right now - They've made some serious transfers
Football League World
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July 8, 2025
Sheffield United will no doubt be feeling a mix of emotions as they watch their Championship playoff final opponents Sunderland embark on one of the most impressive summer transfer windows in recent memory. The wounds from that dramatic 2-1 defeat...
Sunday’s TV/Radio listings (July 6)
The Dallas Morning News - Texas
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July 6, 2025
See Sunday’s TV/radio listings below: EVENT TIME TV MLB NY Yankees at NY Mets 12:30 MLB Chi. White Sox at Colorado 3:30 MLB St. Louis at Chicago Cubs 5:00 ESPN Rangers at San Diego 8:00 ESPN High school baseball National Champ. Series 7:00 ESPNU...
Senegal: Judge Rejects Farba Ngom’s Bail Request Despite Medical Appeal
The Fatu Network
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July 4, 2025
Written by: The Fatu Network Newsroom Farba Ngom, a close ally of former Senegalese president Macky Sall, will remain in detention after a judge rejected his request for provisional release, according to Les Échos and other Senegalese media...
Akon’s $6 billion ‘Wakanda’ city dream project abandoned by Senegal
The Times of India
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July 5, 2025
Wakanda, the dazzling, ultra-advanced African kingdom from Marvel’s Black Panther, captured the world’s imagination with its soaring skyscrapers, clean energy, and revolutionary technology. Among its many admirers was global pop star Akon, who set...
Art meets perfume in cross-disciplinary fragrance series Nez 1+1
Wallpaper*
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July 3, 2025
What happens when an artist and a perfumer are given the freedom to develop a perfume together? What would the overlap of their creative universes smell like? And what would it be like to be a fly on the wall for this process? With her olfactory...
Ranking Chelsea’s Absurd Attacking Strength in Depth for 2025–26 Season
Sports Illustrated - New York
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July 7, 2025
It’s been a characteristically busy start to the summer transfer window for Chelsea, who have prioritised bolstering Enzo Maresca’s attack for the 2025–26 season. Their success at the Club World Cup has rationalised the recent splurge, with FIFA’s...
Between the beats: Live music in techno-driven Tbilisi
Open Caucasus Media
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July 4, 2025
Join the voices Aliyev wants to silence. For over eight years, OC Media has worked with fearless journalists from Azerbaijan — some of whom now face decades behind bars — to bring you the stories the regime is afraid will get out. Help us fuel...
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...