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Sunderland to smash transfer record to sign Senegal star Habib Diarra as Jobe Bellingham’s replacement
The Scottish Sun
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June 28, 2025
SUNDERLAND will smash their transfer record to sign Senegal star Habib Diarra as Jobe Bellingham’s replacement. The Black Cats have agreed a deal with French side Strasbourg worth an initial £27million up front with a further £3.5m in add-ons for...
Habib Diarra completes Sunderland medical ahead of club record move from Strasbourg
Get French Football News
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June 28, 2025
17According to a report from L’Équipe, Habib Diarra (21) has successfully completed his medical ahead of his move to Sunderland from Strasbourg. The 21-year-old’s move to the newly promoted Premier League side will be a club record fee worth €35m....
Fabrizio Romano: Sunderland schedule medical after agreement reached for star
Football FanCast
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June 28, 2025
Sunderland are back by popular demand and are now closing in on a statement signing to bolster their engine room, according to Fabrizio Romano. Sunderland plan ambitious moves ahead of Premier League return Ambition is the watchword for Regis Le...
N63bn can do more than a facelift
The Cable
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July 4, 2025
BY ADEDOKUN SEYI Oyo state’s bold claim that foreign exchange volatility justified its lavish N63.4 billion renovation of the government house is more than flimsy – it is unapologetic prodigality. To put it bluntly, this one-time redirection...
Monaco strengthens Olympic ties with Senegal ahead of Dakar 2026
Monaco Daily News
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June 27, 2025
With less than two years until the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Monaco has reaffirmed its commitment to international sporting cooperation by hosting a delegation from the Senegalese Olympic Committee… The visit, which included an audience with...
Come SAEL away: SAEL to Senegal program connects students on different continents
The Union - California
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Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning is reaching out and is holding true to its name, offering a program that connects students of its Nevada City school to similar aged people all the way in Senegal. Since 2023, the school has been...
New Study Proposes Smarter Cropland Allocation To Support Sustainable Agricultural Intensification In Senegal
Food Online
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A new study published in the Journal of Cleaner Production presents a novel approach to sustainable agricultural intensification, with promising implications for food security and land conservation in Senegal. Conducted by researchers at the...
Record 769 arrests and USD 65 million in illicit pharmaceuticals seized in global bust
International Criminal Police Organization
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SINGAPORE – An INTERPOL-coordinated operation across 90 countries has resulted in the seizure of 50.4 million doses of illicit pharmaceuticals worth USD 65 million, highlighting the alarming scale of the global trade in unapproved and counterfeit...
IFC of the World Bank ramps up investment amid global uncertainty
Inquirer
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States – While the world economy faces instability from US President Donald Trump’s threats of a global trade war, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) is dramatically ramping up its investment activities. The...
Sacred Sabar Drums from Senegal: Aba Diop & the...
Music in Africa
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June 25, 2025
Yermande Family is a Senegalese supergroup formed by master sabar percussionist, composer, arranger and griot Aba Diop. The Yermande Family consists of tama player Samba Ndokh on the talking drum, “The Jimi Hendrix of kora” Noumoucounda Cissoko on...
Under the Gambian sun the solidarity imprint of Cuban Medicine
The Standard Gambia
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June 25, 2025
- Advertisement - Since 1996, Cuban health specialists have been writing a history of solidarity in Gambia, one of the smallest and poorest countries on the African continent. We spoke with Dr Juan Oquendo, current head of the Cuban medical...
IAEA DG arrives in Liberia
Liberian Observer
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In a landmark moment for Liberia’s international partnerships, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Mariano Grossi, arrived in Monrovia today, marking the first-ever visit of an IAEA chief to the country...
Men and family planning: studies from 23 African countries r...
Modern Ghana
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When people think about family planning in Africa, they often picture women visiting clinics, women making decisions, and women bearing the responsibility. Yet family planning affects both men and women. How is male involvement being studied? Are...
ECOWAS Convenes Youth Conference to Shape Regional Policy
News Ghana
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July 3, 2025
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) concluded a three-day Regional Youth Conference in Saly, Senegal, on July 3, 2025. Organized by the ECOWAS Youth and Sports Development Centre (EYSDC) with partners including the West African...
First Lady lauds Merck Foundation’s commitment in healthcare systems
Business Ghana
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The First Lady, Lordina Mahama, has commended Merck Foundation for strengthening the healthcare system in Ghana and Africa through medical training scholarships. Merck Foundation’s scholarship programme has so far extended the scholarship...
Better World Video Awards 2025 – Community Empowerment in Senegal
Geographical
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June 23, 2025
In northern Senegal, child malnutrition has reached emergency levels. But amid the crisis, communities are leading their own way forward. Action Against Hunger has released a new short film, which follows a powerful, locally driven initiative...
Save the Children NGO office closed, reasons for leaving Senegal
Sene News
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June 20, 2025
The international non-governmental organization Save the Children announced on Thursday, June 20, 2025 the closure of its office in Senegal, scheduled for the end of September. In a statement released for this purpose, the NGO explains that this...
Nigeria champions enhanced West African air connectivity at WAES 2025
The Sun Nigeria
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July 4, 2025
By Chinelo Obogo [email protected] When African leaders convened in Abuja for the inaugural West Africa Economic Summit (WAES) in June, the spotlight was on the structural and policy bottlenecks that have long hindered the full potential of...
First Lady lauds Merck Foundation for contribution to healthcare
Business Ghana
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Ghana’s First Lady, Mrs Lordina Dramani Mahama, has praised Merck Foundation for its outstanding contribution to healthcare delivery in Africa and Ghana. The First Lady was speaking at the opening of the 7th Edition of the Merck Foundation First...
Merck Foundation’s healthcare transformation in Africa
Weekend Post-Insightful
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June 19, 2025
Dr Rasha speaks on “Africa First Ladies Initiative,” The story of healthcare transformation in Africa is often told through statistics and grim headlines: a continent burdened with 24% of the global disease load yet staffed by a mere fraction of...