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AP Entertainment SummaryBrief at 2:51 p.m. EDT
Santa Maria Times - California
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A new law in Benin grants citizenship to slave descendants. Ciara is among the first DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — U.S. singer Ciara is one of the first public figures to become a citizen of Benin under a recent law by the small West African country...
Where to watch African Nations Championship
The Standard
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Senegal players celebrate with their 2022 Chan trophy at the Nelson Mandela stadium in Algiers, Algeria, on February 4, 2023. [AFP] Sub-Saharan African pay-TV operator SuperSport has confirmed that it will broadcast all the matches of the 2024...
AP Entertainment SummaryBrief at 12:58 p.m. EDT
Imperial Valley Press - California
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A new law in Benin grants citizenship to slave descendants. Ciara is among the first DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — U.S. singer Ciara is one of the first public figures to become a citizen of Benin under a recent law by the small West African country...
AP Entertainment SummaryBrief at 1:40 p.m. EDT
Santa Maria Times - California
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A new law in Benin grants citizenship to slave descendants. Ciara is among the first DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — U.S. singer Ciara is one of the first public figures to become a citizen of Benin under a recent law by the small West African country...
Better signing than Sesko: Newcastle ready to move for "magic" £60m talent
Football FanCast
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July 30, 2025
It is fair to say that the 2025 summer transfer window has been a turbulent one for Newcastle United so far. The Magpies have missed out on several key targets, with the likes of Bryan Mbeumo and Hugo Ekitike signing for Premier League rivals....
Refill, Reuse, Resist: Senegal moves to end the era of single-use plastics
Greenpeace International
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July 28, 2025
Dakar, July 28, 2025 – In a decisive step towards environmental justice, Senegalese Civil Society actors convened for a two-day workshop in Dakar to build a united front against single-use plastics, with a particular focus on the country’s growing...
African music enjoys breakthrough on Shazam’s Global Top 200 Chart
Music Business Worldwide
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July 28, 2025
Over 200 African artists appeared on Apple Music-owned Shazam’s Global Top 200 chart during the past year as African music continues to gain global recognition. That’s according to new data from Shazam on Monday (July 28), showing that 12 tracks...
IMF plans August mission to Senegal
Business Ghana
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The International Monetary Fund plans a mission to Senegal in August to address hidden debt and start talks on the "contours" of a new loan programme, it said on Thursday. Senegal is grappling with billions in debts hidden by the previous...
“He’s a very good striker” - Chelsea hero Roberto Di Matteo names 2 clubs that can sign Nicolas Jackson this summer
Sportskeeda
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July 30, 2025
Chelsea legend Roberto Di Matteo has named Manchester United and Aston Villa as the two clubs who could sign Nicolas Jackson this summer. The Senegal international's future at Stamford Bridge has been subject to speculation in recent weeks. Enzo...
Forget Van Gogh. These New Museums Want to Make the Netherlands a Modern Art Hub.
Robb Report
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July 27, 2025
The twisting, swooping swirl of metal, glass, and wood rises from the ground floor of the century-old warehouse, climbs to the second story, then bursts through the roof, elevating visitors over Rotterdam’s historic harbor in a double helix that...
We’ll Give Our All To Win CHAN –Home-Based Super Eagles Star, Adelani
Complete Sports
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July 30, 2025
Shola Adelani of Ikorodu United has said he and his home-based Super Eagles teammate would do everything possible to win the 2024 Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) co-hosted by Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. The home-based Eagles are in Group D...
Ciara is among first descendants of enslaved people granted citizenship by Benin
Texarkana Gazette - Arkansas
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July 30, 2025
DAKAR, Senegal -- U.S. singer Ciara is one of the first public figures to become a citizen of Benin under a recent law by the small West African country granting citizenship to descendants of enslaved people. The Grammy-winning performer's...
African Championship: Karate federation boss hails athletes’ success
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 30, 2025
President of the Karate Federation of Nigeria, Silas Agara, has hailed the impressive strides made by Nigerian athletes in the sport, following the successful hosting of the African Karate Championship in Abuja. The championship, which drew...
Digital System Could Help Stop Vaccines From Going to Waste
Technology Networks
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No one knows exactly how many doses of coronavirus vaccines were discarded during the pandemic. But the numbers are high. Media reported that 125,000 doses went unused in Norway during 2021 alone. "We started planning quite late in Norway. There...
AFRIMA Returns With Celebration Of African Music
Leadership
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July 26, 2025
The All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) is set to return this November with a powerful, week-long celebration of African music, creativity, and culture, following an official endorsement by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the inauguration of a...
Thinking indigenously: Applying an old missiological principle in the new Europe
Evangelical Focus
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July 30, 2025
Indigeneity was an important principle at the genesis of the Protestant Missionary Movement: the idea that the gospel of Jesus Christ could and should indwell every culture and be expressed in forms that were meaningful to the peoples that...
One village boy, twenty-one students & three million rats
The Standard Gambia
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July 30, 2025
- Advertisement - By Amat Jeng By 6am, the bus that was to take us from the Frederick Douglass building at Howard University to New York was already idling by the curb. Wipers swirling, cabin lights dimmed, the inside was fresh and clean—filled...
Rethinking public art and remembering Koyo Kouoh: inside the Experimenter Curator's Hub 2025
The Art Newspaper
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July 25, 2025
Last weekend (18-19 July), while monsoon showers had reduced Kolkata to a waterlogged standstill, a gallery in the city was transformed into a mosh pit for deliberations on curatorial practices with leading figures in the field. The Curators’ Hub...
In Minor Keys: Venice Biennale 2026 reveals its curatorial theme
STIRworld
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The theme for the 61st International Art Exhibition of the La Biennale di Venezia, In Minor Keys, was announced at a press conference earlier today. Set to unfold in Venice from May 9 to November 22, 2026, the biennale's main exhibition will be...
Get ready for 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN)-Live on SuperSport!
The Maravi Post
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July 30, 2025
BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)-Football fans across Africa, mark your calendars! The 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN) finals are just around the corner, and SuperSport has got you covered. According to Susan Mtegha, a communications specialist at...