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Divock Origi ends social media silence to honour Diogo Jota as Sadio Mane shares new tribute
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...

Senegalese PM Sonko says international order is shifting to a more balanced, multilateral world
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),...

Malaysian Devotional Music Group Makes Impact At Algeria Festival
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...

Sunday’s TV/Radio listings (July 6)
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
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...

"Plant is a walking treasury of tales that stretch way back before Led Zeppelin": Paul Weller shares new single featuring vocals from Robert Plant
Paul Weller has released a new single, Clive’s Song. The track, which was recorded at Weller's Black Barn studios in Ripley, Surrey, comes from his upcoming covers album Find El Dorado, and features guest vocals from Led Zeppelin legend Robert...

Akon’s $6 billion ‘Wakanda’ city dream project abandoned by Senegal
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
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...

Between the beats: Live music in techno-driven Tbilisi
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...

Leeds and 49ers now looking to sign £20m+ "UCL level" 6ft player for Farke
Leeds United are back in the top flight and could now escalate their pursuit of a talented star who can cover several different positions, according to a report. Leeds seeking Premier League-ready reinforcements Being a newly promoted Premier...

Akon's futuristic $6billion city in Senegal 'has been SCRAPPED' and will be swapped for 'a realistic project'
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...

What Abidjan’s SICA Market Said About the Future for African Film, TV
The third edition of the International Salon for Audiovisual Content (SICA) wrapped last week, bringing together creators, government officials, and industry stakeholders from across the continent and beyond for a content market that blended...

Abidjan dreams of becoming Africa's next cinema hub
In the lush forests north of Abidjan, technicians were busy filming on the set of "Le Testament" ("The Will"), a comedy co-production between Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso and Senegal. Under a large tree, village elders gathered to discuss the death...
#4779, Music Rooted in West Africa
Listen to music with roots in West Africa from New Orleans-based trumpeter and instrument creator Chief Adjuah; Moroccan Gnawa musician Moktar Gania; fiddler, singer, banjo player Jake Blount; and the supergroup of musicians and historians called...
BSIFF launches Global Art Call to reimagine the Ancient Ghana Empire
As part of its milestone 10th anniversary celebration, the Black Star International Film Festival (BSIFF), in collaboration with acclaimed creative studio Leti Arts, has announced a global initiative titled “Reimagining the Ghana Empire – A Visual...

China and Senegal reaffirm solidarity
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...

Music of West African Kora coming to Grand Island Public Library
Sean Gaskell will perform with a kora, a 21-stringed harp that is central to West African music, (Courtesy) GRAND ISLAND — The Grand Island Public Library invites the community to experience the mesmerizing sounds of the West African kora during a...

Senegal midfielder Diarra joins Sunderland
Sunderland have signed Senegal midfielder Habib Diarra from French club Strasbourg, the Premier League club said on Tuesday. The 21-year-old has penned a five-year deal with promoted Sunderland and is their second signing in the current transfer...

Senegal to host 2025 Africa Facts summit
THE Africa Check on Monday announced Senegal as the host country for the 2025 Africa Facts summit billed for October 1 – 2 in Dakar. According to the organizers, the event will bring together fact-checking organisations and experts from all parts...

Senegal Begin Preparation for CHAN 2024
Defending champions Senegal have started preparations for the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN). The players, and their officials converged at the at the Jules François Bocandé Technical Development Centre in Toubab Dialaw on Monday. “The...