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Kevin Okoth: The Pessimist’s Optimist
London Review of Books
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July 10, 2025
Achille Mbembe’s On the Postcolony, first published in French in 2000, changed the direction of postcolonial studies. Since then, he has gained a loyal readership across the political spectrum (his admirers include Emmanuel Macron and Judith...
David Seymour criticises Rawiri Waititi for 'insane views' about African leader Ibrahim Traoré
RNZ
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July 3, 2025
Rawiri Waititi has praised an African leader who has become popular as a symbol of resistance to the West. Photo: RNZ / Mark Papalii Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour has labelled Te Pāti Māori a threat to democracy after its co-leader Rawiri...
Obasanjo Warns ECOWAS in Crisis After Sahel Exit
News Ghana
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July 3, 2025
Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has called for urgent action to halt military coups undermining democracy across West Africa. Speaking at a Republic Day Lecture in Accra on Thursday, July 3, 2025, Obasanjo described the Economic...
What is BRICS and why does it matter?
Deutsche Welle
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July 3, 2025
Leaders of the world's fast-growing BRICS economies gather in Rio de Janeiro this weekend, promising to strengthen trade and technology exchange within the bloc in the shadow of US President Donald Trump's tariff threat. Brazilian President Luiz...
Professor Weseh delivers inaugural lecture on livestock production
Ghana News Agency
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July 5, 2025
By Comfort Sena Fetrie-Akagbor Tamale, July 05, GNA – Professor Addah Weseh, Senior Lecturer, University for Development Studies (UDS) has said Ghana has abundant feed resources and land to support livestock production. He said despite this huge...
Instant Fernandez upgrade: Rangers "close to agreeing" move for 6 ft 4 star
Football FanCast
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July 5, 2025
Glasgow Rangers manager Russell Martin knew that he had to make a fast start to the summer transfer window, especially with the Champions League qualifiers zooming into focus. Indeed, his first competitive match against Panathinaikos is just a few...
UNHCR, partners launch project to enhance living conditions of refugees
Ghana News Agency
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July 5, 2025
By Philip Tengzu Zini, (UW/R), July 05, GNA – The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), in partnership with the European Union (EU) and UNICEF, has launched a project aimed at improving the living conditions of forcibly displaced persons in Northern Ghana...
Hearts agree sale of James Penrice to AEK Athens
STV News
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July 5, 2025
Hearts have agreed a deal with AEK Athens for the sale of left-back James Penrice. It emerged on Thursday evening the two clubs had agreed a fee for the 26-year-old, who left the Jambos’ training camp in Spain on Friday morning to fly to the Greek...
JNIM’s Terror Reign Expands Across West Africa
Africa Defense Forum
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July 1, 2025
The Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin terror group unexpectedly stormed the northern Burkina Faso town of Djibo early May 11 and began an onslaught that killed more than 100 civilians, Soldiers and paramilitary members. The jihadists, known as...
How Tinubu’s foreign policy benefits the common man
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 3, 2025
Since assuming office in May 2023, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has redefined Nigeria’s foreign policy, not as an elite game of handshakes and photo-ops, but as a strategic extension of his domestic agenda to stabilise the economy, protect national...
World Bank Lists Nigeria Among 39 Nations Facing Rising Poverty, Hunger
National Network
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July 3, 2025
The World Bank has identified Nigeria as one of 39 countries where poverty and hunger are worsening as a result of conflict and instability. In a report released on Friday, the bank stated that the affected economies, which include both low- and...
ECOWAS and its survival
Daily Trust
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July 4, 2025
Let me begin by congratulating the government and people of Ghana on the occasion of this year’s Republic Day celebrations. I must also commend the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Teshie, for organising this lecture. As you may be...
Over 70% of Sierra Leoneans are Now Employed – Presidential Spokesman Alpha Kanu
Sierraloaded
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July 3, 2025
The presidential spokesman, Alpha Kanu, responded to concerns about job creation and government efforts following the promise made in the 2023 manifesto. Kanu said when the president says he will employ 500,000 people, the government is fully...
The Sahel's juntas face a series of crises
Responsible Statecraft - Washington D.C.
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July 1, 2025
In Mali, General Assimi Goïta, who took power in a 2020 coup, now plans to remain in power through at least the end of this decade, as do his counterparts in neighboring Burkina Faso and Niger. As long-ruling juntas consolidate power in national...
Mapped: The State of Freedom Around the World in 2025
Visual Capitalist
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July 5, 2025
The State of Freedom Around the World in 2025 This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Key Takeaways Finland has the...
TCL Targets West Africa With AI Product Expansion
News Ghana
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July 1, 2025
Chinese electronics manufacturer TCL has launched a major West African expansion, introducing AI-integrated consumer products across Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Togo, and Burkina Faso. The “Beyond With TCL” initiative, announced at an Accra event, marks...
OCHA Warns about Rising Global Food Insecurity
The Reporter Ethiopia
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July 5, 2025
In what it dubs a ‘hyper-prioritized report’, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warns that nearly 300 million people around the world are in urgent need of assistance in light of global humanitarian funding cuts,...
Trump Administration Negotiates Global Network for Deportations Beyond Illegal Migrants’ Home Countries
[your]NEWS
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June 29, 2025
U.S. diplomats have approached nearly 60 countries to accept illegal aliens expelled from the United States under an expanding Trump administration policy that bypasses country-of-origin deportations. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom The Trump...
African Roots of a Caribbean Odyssey of Occultism in the Age of Internet | Part 3
The Voice
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July 2, 2025
Chronicles of a Chronic Caribbean Chronicler By Earl Bousquet It was always just a matter of time before Saint Lucia’s political opposition, ahead of an election it can’t see any way of winning by the ballot, would choose to take advantage of...
'Rangers close to signing Wolves' Djiga' - gossip
BBC
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July 5, 2025
Pierre Landry Kabore, currently with Estonian club Narva Trans, and Sabah Kerjota, of Serie C club Sambenedettese, will compete for a starting place on Hearts' right flank should they arrive in Edinburgh as expected next week, with negotiations...