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World Reuters Al Qaeda affiliate has killed dozens of civilians in Togo this year, minister says
Yahoo News
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By Daphne Psaledakis (Reuters) -A group affiliated with Al Qaeda has killed dozens of civilians and eight soldiers so far this year in Togo, the country's foreign minister told Reuters last week, in a rare official acknowledgement of the toll of...
Ivory Coast President Ouattara in pole position for fourth term
Regional Media News - Iowa
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July 29, 2025
ABIDJAN (Reuters) -Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara’s decision to seek re-election in October means the world’s top cocoa-producing nation will again have to wait on his promise to pass the baton to a new generation of political leaders....
Key Tax Changes in Public Law 119-21: What Individuals and Businesses Need to Know
JD Supra - California
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July 29, 2025
On July 4, 2025, the President signed into law Public Law 119-21 (the “Act”). For individuals, the Act makes the tax rate cuts of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“2017 TCJA”) permanent, and modifies and introduces additional provisions that impact...
Attaques coordonnées dans l'Ouest du Mali : une nouvelle phase dans l’expansion du djihadisme ?
The Conversation
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July 29, 2025
Le 1er juillet 2025, la région de Kayes, l'ouest du Mali - longtemps considérée comme une zone relativement épargnée par l’insécurité - a été la cible d’une série d’attaques coordonnées d’une ampleur inédite. Le groupe terroriste Jama’at Nusrat...
President Joseph Boakai’s speech at Liberia’s 178th Independence Anniversary
Cocorioko
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July 27, 2025
Speach by H.E. Joseph Nyuma Boakai at the Celebration of Liberia’s 178th Independence Day at the Centennial Pavilion in Monrovia. “ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY JOSEPH NYUMA BOAKAI, SR. PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA ON THE OCCASION OF THE 178TH...
Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger to Join GIABA Despite ECOWAS Exit
Arise News
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July 29, 2025
Despite exiting the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger might be admitted any moment from now as Non ECOWAS members of the regional body’s Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in...
UNDP, GJF collaboration and rethinking governance, building trust in the Sahel
The Cable
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July 29, 2025
BY WEALTH DICKSON OMINABO The quest for solutions to the daunting challenges in Sahel is poised to receive a significant boost. In a region long plagued by political instability, insecurity, and economic hardship, the Sahel Governance Forum has...
Spanish far right intensifies anti-immigrant assaults under PSOE-Sumar government
World Socialist Web Site
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July 29, 2025
Fascist mob in Torre Pacheco, Spain [Photo: Guillermo Rocafort @GuillermoRocaf1]In Spain, far-right groups are continuing the offensive against immigrants under the Spanish Socialist Party (PSOE)-Sumar government. For two consecutive weekends,...
Top International recruit Sayon Keita beginning officials to Kansas, Kentucky, UNC, Duke, UConn & Indiana
247Sports - Tennessee
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Sayon Keita, the top international recruit in the class of 2027, has begun a slate of official visits to heavy hitters across the country, a source confirmed to 247Sports. The seven-footer out of Barcelona (Spain) is a native of Mali and will...
Kentucky Sets Official Visit with Top International Big Man Sayon Keita
On3
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July 28, 2025
Top international big man Sayon Keita is taking his tour of visits this week. He will visit Kentucky on Wednesday, July 30, sources tell KSR+. The 7-foot center from FC Barcelona Lassa B (Bamako) is also taking visits to Kansas (July 28), Indiana...
2027 international center Sayon Keita schedules visit to Indiana
On3
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July 28, 2025
Hours after signing an international center, Indiana basketball is in contention for another one, with 2027 Malian center Sayon Keita booking a visit to Bloomington for tomorrow, July 29. Keita is considered to be one of the top international...
A big-time international prospect is set to visit Kentucky Basketball this week
A Sea of Blue - Kentucky
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July 28, 2025
The Kentucky Wildcats are set to host one of the top international prospects for the 2027 class, with a potential reclassification into 2026 also on the table. According to ESPN’s Jonathan Givony and 247 Sports’ Travis Branham, Sayon Keita will...
TRANSCRIPT: President Marcos’ State of the Nation Address 2025
Minda News
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July 28, 2025
Thank you. Thank you very much. Allow me to greet the former President, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo; Senate President Chiz Escudero and the honorable members of the Senate; House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez and the honorable members...
Ethiopia: Where Political Power Grows From the Barrel of a Gun
Dissident Voice
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July 28, 2025
by Thomas C. Mountain / July 28th, 2025 There is a brutal civil war being waged in Ethiopia where political power grows from the barrel of a gun. On one side is the western backed corrupt, brutal gangster regime of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, he...
WAFCON 2024: Time to reward the Black Queens – GFA President Kurt Okraku
Citi Sports Online
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July 28, 2025
President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kurt Edwin Simeon-Okraku, has called for national recognition and reward for the Black Queens following their impressive performance at the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco,...
From P20 rice, flood control corruption to Love Bus rollout: Read full text of President Marcos’ SONA 2025
Politiko
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July 28, 2025
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivered his fourth State of the Nation Address before a joint session of Congress on July 28, tackling plans to roll out a nationwide P20 rice program, fight corruption in flood control projects, and run after...
Mamelodi Sundowns plot next move for Malian star
The South African
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July 28, 2025
Mamelodi Sundowns have taken a surprising turn in the current transfer window, keeping a low profile while rivals make headlines with aggressive signings. So far, the club have only secured Fawaaz Basadien from Stellenbosch FC, an unusually quiet...
Former Mali PM Choguel Maïga under investigation for alleged misuse of public funds
Africanews
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July 28, 2025
Mali’s former Prime Minister Choguel Maïga is facing fresh legal scrutiny following allegations of financial misconduct during his time in office. The country’s Office of the Auditor General, has submitted documents to the judiciary citing...
Positioning Blaise Diagne International Airport as a trade and connectivity hub
International Airport Review
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July 28, 2025
Blaise Diagne International Airport will expand cargo capacity and routes, positioning itself as a regional logistics and aviation hub by 2035, CEO, Askin Demir, tells International Airport Review. New freight terminal and logistics hub...
King Mohammed VI Congratulates Morocco’s Women’s Team for Brilliant WAFCON Journey
Morocco World News
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July 26, 2025
Marrakech – Morocco’s women’s national football team received a message of congratulations from King Mohammed VI following their performance at the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), where they reached the final before suffering a 3-2...