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France ends permanent troop presence in Senegal
WIKY - Indiana
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By Anait Miridzhanian and Ngouda Dione DAKAR (Reuters) -France handed over control of its last major military facility in Senegal on Thursday, marking the end of its armed forces’ long presence in the West African country and a milestone in a...
Help cuts leave the refugee agency incapable of shelter six in 10 by fleeing the war in Sudan
The European Times
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July 18, 2025
Worldwide, $ 1.4 billion in the agency’s programs are closed or suspended, Hcr said in a new report. “We cannot stop water, you cannot stop sanitation, but we must make decisions when it happens, for example, to shelter,” said the director of...
France withdraws last troops in Senegal, ending ‘permanent’ presence
JURIST
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July 19, 2025
France officially transferred control of its last military installations in Senegal to local authorities in a ceremony on Thursday, concluding over 350 French troops’ permanent deployment since Senegal gained independence in 1960. The withdrawal...
Revenge of the vernac! Time to mind your angrezi, mister
The Times of India
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July 19, 2025
A controversy of sorts erupted recently after home minister Amit Shah’s declaration at a book launch in Delhi that “those who speak English will soon feel ashamed — the creation of such a society (in India) is not far away.” The comments attracted...
A look at false claims that defined Buhari’s presidency
FactCheckHub
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July 16, 2025
FORMER President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, has passed away at the age of 82. The announcement was made on the afternoon of Sunday, July 13, 2025, in a statement released by his family and signed by Garba Shehu, who...
Suspected terrorists kill 75-year-old farmer in Borno
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 17, 2025
Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have shot and killed a 75-year-old farmer, Bukar Tijjani, while he was working on his farmland in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State. Counter-insurgency media expert Zagazola Makama learnt that the...
MNJTF Troops Kill Boko Haram Commander, Five Others
Naija News
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July 17, 2025
Naija News reports that this was revealed in a statement issued on Wednesday by the MNJTF spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Olaniyi Osoba. According to the statement, the terrorists, suspected to be members of the Islamic State West Africa Province...
Senegal joins growing list of countries that have eliminated trachoma
Media Monitors Network
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July 14, 2025
The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Senegal as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem. Senegal becomes the ninth country in WHO’s African Region to have achieved this feat. “I commend Senegal for freeing its population...
Buhari’s 1993 interview with TheNEWS: Why Babangida overthrew me
The News (Nigeria)
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July 17, 2025
In 1993, President Muhammadu Buhari, (who died on Sunday 13 July 2025 and was buried in Daura, Katsina State on Tuesday 15 July 2025) spoke on major issues about his regime when he and General Tunde Idiagbon were in charge. That is, his overthrow...
Will the US brokered Rwanda-DRC deal pave the way for peace?
Institute for Security Studies
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Will the US brokered Rwanda-DRC deal pave the way for peace? Domestic power struggles between President Tshisekedi and former president Kabila will likely complicate difficult negotiations with M23. Published on 07 July 2025 in ISS Today By Bram...
Côte d’Ivoire’s OMOA Targets 15% Annual Growth in Cameroon with Smart ATMs
Business in Cameroon
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July 22, 2025
(Business in Cameroon) - Côte d’Ivoire-based Opérateur Monétique Afrique (OMOA), a firm specialized in secure payment services and transaction processing, aims to achieve at least 15% annual growth in Cameroon. The goal is driven by the rollout of...
Payment Automation Hacks: Best Practices to Streamline & Scale Your AP Processes
CFO Dive
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Trump suggested he could revoke these Americans’ citizenship. Here are answers to some key questions
CNN
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July 18, 2025
Follow What do the world’s richest man, a candidate for New York City’s top job and a comedian who once co-hosted “The View” have in common? In recent weeks, President Donald Trump has made comments implying their US citizenship could be in...
UN pays tribute to Buhari, hails his commitment to regional stability
The Chronicle News Online
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July 16, 2025
The United Nations, UN, has joined global voices mourning the passing of Nigeria’s former President, Muhammadu Buhari, who died on Sunday in London at the age of 82. In a statement released through his spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, UN...
Nigerian garrison town offers haven for people fleeing jihadists
Modern Ghana
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From the air, Monguno looks like a fortress, with deep trenches slashing into the sand around this garrison town in northeast Nigeria's volatile Borno State. These defences have kept the Monguno largely secure despite the region witnessing a...
Reflections on PMB: Buhari and Maiduguri: A relationship that goes back in history
Daily Trust
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Yesterday, July 17, 2025, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, at the session of tributes of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) renamed the University of Maiduguri as Muhammadu Buhari University to honour his predecessor. As the decision was made public,...
From Chad to China, these are stories of empowerment brought to the world by the big screen
L'Osservatore Romano
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by Miriam Raccosta It has always been asserted that, among all the arts, cinema is the most powerful medium for shaping collective images, and possesses the ability to transform them into foundational elements of our understanding of reality. In...
Day Buhari Wept at Aso Villa
This Day
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July 14, 2025
FEMI ADESINA All that some people knew about former President, Muhammadu Buhari, was his stern nature, which they mistook for wickedness. But the man had his soft side, which you never got to know except when you got close to him. Let me tell the...
Rick Swart takes over as U.S. Consul General in Lagos
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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July 18, 2025
The United States Mission in Lagos has announced the arrival of Rick Swart as the new Consul General. He succeeds JoEllen Gorg, who served in an acting capacity for the past seven months following the departure of former Consul General Will...
UN warns over 11 million refugees face aid loss
Sun Online International
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Massive cuts to humanitarian budgets risk leaving more than 11 million refugees without desperately needed aid, the United Nations has warned. That corresponds to a full third of the number reached last year by the UN refugee agency, UNHCR. In a...