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Promoting West Africa through Travel, Trade
This Day
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July 11, 2025
Recently West African leaders met in Abuja for the inauguration of West African Economic Summit where Nigeria pushed for the removal of structural and policy bottlenecks in travel and trade in order to boost economic growth of the sub-region....
Drug kingpin nabbed as NDLEA uncovers drugs hidden in microwaves
Punch
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July 13, 2025
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos have arrested a drug suspect, Ezenwegbu Chike, and recovered 23 parcels of Loud, a potent strain of cannabis, weighing 11.3 kilograms,...
Happy ‘Bastille Day’! Memories of Celebrating ‘Le Quatorze Juillet’ in Spectacular Style
Lyme Line - Connecticut
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July 14, 2025
Editor’s Note: On this French National Holiday, we are pleased to republish a column from our oft-times Paris-based correspondent Nicole Logan (no relation), which she wrote in 2023 about the huge parade in Paris that celebrates the most memorable...
Ireland's cocaine conundrum: 'There could be stuff landing on beaches every night'
Irish Examiner
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July 7, 2025
Amid all the recognition last week of a job well done — first with the 440kg cocaine haul in Cork and then the sentencing in the MV Matthew case — is the knowledge that an unending tidal wave of cocaine is coming across the Atlantic.“The...
Opposition Party Takes Junta to Guinea’s Top Court Over Ban
News Central TV
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July 5, 2025
One of Guinea’s two leading political parties announced on Friday that it was lodging an appeal with the Supreme Court after the ruling military junta barred it from holding a planned congress this weekend. The Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea...
What you need to know about guinea fowl
The Field
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July 4, 2025
Thinking about taking on some guinea fowl? Netia Walker advises Hardy and disease-free, guinea fowl live for 10 to 15 years. They can grow up to 48cm (19in) long and weigh 1.8kg (4lb). Their diet consists mostly of seeds and insects. Although they...
Travel the world without a needing visa at Nuits D’Afrique, July 8 to 20
The Victoria Advocate - Texas
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It’s been 39 years since the first edition of the Festival International Nuits d’Afrique set up stakes in our fair city thanks to the efforts of founder Lamine Touré. The former dancer and choreographer with Guinea’s Ballet National — and since...
Ghana rakes in $4.8 billion from tourism, with 1.2 million in international arrivals in 2024
The Herald Ghana
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July 3, 2025
Ghana’s tourism sector has achieved a historic milestone, generating $4.8 billion in revenue and welcoming over 1.28 million international visitors in 2024. This performance underscores Ghana’s growing reputation as Africa’s gateway for cultural...
How I solo travelled 5,000 miles across the world without spending a penny
Daily Mail
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July 1, 2025
A 26-year-old who spent just £15 on transport hitchhiking across Africa says she has since travelled from Guangzhou in China to the Russia-Mongolia border 'without spending a penny'. Courtney Allan, from Canada, originally planned to visit the UK...
SLFA President Thomas Daddy Brima Accused of Using Football Funds to Pay Government Officials’ Travel
Sierraloaded
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July 1, 2025
The President of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA), Thomas Daddy Brima, is facing criticism after admitting on national television that money meant for football development was allegedly used to pay for government officials and...
Tourism, trade & ties: 11 envoys present credentials to President Dr. Muizzu
Maldives Voice
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In a ceremony held this morning at the President’s Office, several non-resident ambassadors and high commissioners officially presented their Letters of Credence to President Dr Mohamed Muizzu. Each diplomat was escorted from Republic Square to...
Cote d'Ivoire and Guinea begin field work for final border demarcation
Modern Ghana
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Cote d’Ivoire and Guinea have launched a field data collection operation as part of efforts to finalize the delimitation of their 610-kilometer shared border, said Diakalidia Konate, executive secretary of Cote d’Ivoire’s National Borders...
Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea begin field work for final border demarcation
Ghana News Agency
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June 27, 2025
ABIDJAN, June 27 (Xinhua/GNA) — Cote d’Ivoire and Guinea have launched a field data collection operation as part of efforts to finalize the delimitation of their 610-kilometer shared border, said Diakalidia Konate, executive secretary of Cote...
Necaxa's Sylla fled Guinea as a refugee. Now he's living 'Mexican dream'
ESPN Africa
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June 25, 2025
It's been a long road for Ibrahime Sylla, who escaped persecution in Guinea. Now, at Liga MX club Necaxa, he's 'the happiest man in the world'. ESPNIbrahime Sylla is one of nearly 120,000 people who sought asylum in Mexico in 2022. His journey...
Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea begin field work for final border demarcation
Xinhua News Agency
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ABIDJAN, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Cote d'Ivoire and Guinea have launched a field data collection operation as part of efforts to finalize the delimitation of their 610-kilometer shared border, said Diakalidia Konate, executive secretary of Cote...
Missing Teen Found Safe in Guinea Grass Village
Love FM
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June 20, 2025
Lizzie Yamilet Suntecum, the 13-year-old student reported missing on Monday, has been found. After days of panic by the family, with the assistance of police, Suntecum was found late last night in Guinea Grass Village in the Orange Walk District....
Liberia Included on a List of 36 Countries for Potential US Travel Ban; Foreign Minister Nyanti Says Government Is Engaging The Trump Administration on the Matter
Front Page Africa
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June 16, 2025
President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a Cabinet meeting in March. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has included Liberia on a list of 36 countries whose citizens will...
Accra To Become Global Medical Tourism Destination By Goldstar Air
News Ghana
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June 16, 2025
Remarkable international airline Goldstar Air, a private Ghanaian and United States registered company with an issued Air Carrier License (ACL/N-SCH No. 0239) from the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) to operate passenger and cargo flights...
NDLEA arrests drug kingpin, intercepts 722,875 opioid pills, cocaine in Lagos
Nairametrics
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July 13, 2025
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a notorious drug kingpin and recorded several major drug seizures across the country, including the destruction of over 28,000 kilogrammes of skunk on farms in Edo State. The agency...
Underrated UK village is a foodie heaven with three Michelin-starred restaurants
Metro
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June 27, 2025
Moor Hall in Aughton has three Michelin Stars for its main restaurant (Picture: Moor Hall) If you were to head 11 miles north of Liverpool or 16 miles west of Wigan, you’d stumble across an unassuming village that’s home to around 8,300 people....