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ECOWAS MP urges W/African nations to invest 30% budgets in education
Daily Trust
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July 4, 2025
The Chairman of the ECOWAS Parliament Committee on Health and Member of Parliament from Cabo Verde, Dr Orlando Pereiza Dia, has called on West African countries to allocate at least 30 per cent of their national budgets to education. He said such...
Lincoln man carrying knife, Nazi flag arrested in East Providence
East Bay RI - Rhode Island
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East Providence police have charged 27-year-old Manville, RI resident Joey Marsden with numerous charges following an incident outside of East Providence City Hall. At approximately 12:00 p.m., while a ceremony was taking place inside City Hall to...
Underwater Photographer May Face Trial Over Gold Taken From Historic Shipwreck
PetaPixel - California
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July 10, 2025
A special agent with U.S. Homeland Security Investigations holding two of the five gold ingots looted from a 18th century shipwreck in France. The gold bars were returned to France in 2022 An underwater photographer could face trial over the...
World Bank: Morocco remains in lower-middle income bracket as Africa shows uneven growth
Hespress
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July 10, 2025
Morocco’s Gross National Income per capita reached $3,760 in 2024, keeping the country in the lower-middle-income category, according to the World Bank’s latest income classification report. The figures highlight wide gaps in economic progress...
How to stabilise Africa’s debt
Windhoek Observer
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In the context of high global uncertainty, tighter global financial conditions, and rising borrowing costs, concerns about sub-Saharan Africa’s debt vulnerabilities are mounting. But the region is tackling this issue head-on, and public debt...
Portugal rises in the rankings
The Portugal News
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The victory in the Nations League final against Spain (2-2, 5-3 on penalties) helped the Portuguese national team move up one place and surpass the Netherlands, which dropped to seventh. Argentina remains in first place, followed by Spain and...
National insurance supervisory authorities in Africa
Atlas Magazine
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Country Insurance supervisory authorities Year of establishment Algeria Ministry of Finance, Insurance Supervisory Commission (CSA) 1995 Angola Agência Angolana de Regulação e Supervisão de Seguros (ARSEG) (Angolan Agency of Regulation and...
Harimau Malaya rises to 125th in latest FIFA rankings
The Sun Daily
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July 10, 2025
HARIMAU Malaya have moved up six places to 125th in the latest FIFA world rankings, achieving their highest position in almost two decades. The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) announced the positive development on its official social media...
July will 'now and forever' be Cabo Verdean Heritage Month in New Bedford
CAI - Massachusetts
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July 1, 2025
This Saturday, July 5 will mark 50 years of independence from Portugal for the country of Cabo Verde, an archipelago off the coast of West Africa with a large diaspora in southeastern Massachusetts. This comes just as New Bedford kicks off its...
Are anti-corruption measures a pipe dream for African countries?
IOL
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African Anti-Corruption Day is observed on 11 July annually to commemorate the adoption of the African Union Convention on Preventing and Combatting Corruption in 2003. Corruption remains a major obstacle to economic development and continues to...
FirstWorks debuts in Central Falls and more summer sounds
The Valley Breeze - Rhode Island
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For the first time in five years, FirstWorks is expanding its Summer Beats Concert Series lineup to the city of Central Falls, with a free concert celebrating Cape Verdean culture scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 9, at Jenks Park, 602 Broad St.,...
Sony Music expands African footprint with Lusafrica, Africa...
Music in Africa
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July 3, 2025
Founded in 1988 by José Da Silva and now led by his daughter Élodie Da Silva, Lusafrica is best known for introducing Cape Verdean icon Cesária Évora, the “barefoot diva”, to global audiences. Évora rose to international prominence later in life,...
Harimau Malaya Climb Six Spots to 125th In Latest FIFA Rankings
Bernama
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July 10, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 (Bernama) -- Harimau Malaya have climbed six spots to 125th in the latest FIFA world rankings, marking the national football team’s best position in nearly two decades. The encouraging news was shared by the Football...
How To Stabilise Africa’s Debt, By IMF
Daily Independent
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July 10, 2025
1 International Monetary Fund (IMF), has said that in the context of high global uncertainty, tighter global financial conditions, and rising borrowing costs, concerns about sub-Saharan Africa’s debt vulnerabilities are mounting. But, the region...
Visualizing The State Of Freedom Around The World
Zero Hedge
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In 2024, 60 countries saw their freedom decline in a historic election year. Strikingly, 40% of countries and territories that held elections experienced targeted attacks on candidates amid heightened instability. Yet bright spots were seen in...
Festival Jardins do Marquês begins today in Oeiras. Who is on the lineup?
Portugal Pulse
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July 9, 2025
The festival continues until July 9, featuring three concerts daily across two stages. Today, the main stage will host the Jamaican band The Wailers, preceded by Kassav’ from Martinique and Guadeloupe. The second stage features the Banda B.Leza,...
Settler Colonialism in Light of F. Fanon: Algeria yesterday, Kanaky today... (Part 1)
Black Agenda Report
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September 7, 2025
A depiction of the 1836 Battle of Constantine in Algeria. As settler-colonial violence escalates from Kanaky to Palestine, Fanon’s century-old warnings are critical today—capitalism’s genocidal expansion demands revolution. Originally published in...
17 neighborhood restaurants we can’t live without
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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There are certain spots that just make a neighborhood itself. Maybe it’s the reliable pick for date night. Maybe it’s the place you go for long, intimate catch ups with old friends. Maybe it’s where you stop by on your way home to eat at the bar...
This African Island Nation Is Betting Big on Becoming The Next Global Tech Hub
NBC 4 - Washington D.C.
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July 7, 2025
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Georgia Africa Legislative Caucus says proposed travel ban will hurt the U.S.
Georgia Public Broadcasting
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On Wednesday in Atlanta, members of the Georgia Africa Legislative Caucus gathered at the state capitol to ask Secretary of State Marco Rubio to reconsider a potential travel ban for some African countries. In June, President Donald Trump’s...