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On this day, 7 August which marks Cote d’Ivoire’s 66th anniversary of its ‘independence’, on this national holiday, the ancestral talking drum, Djidji Ayôkwé was presented to the people. This is the first object returned by France to Côte d’Ivoire, the first of 148 artifacts. France returned the sacred drum looted from Côte d’Ivoire after 110 years. …


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Africans shined at the 2026 Commonwealth Games which took place in Glasgow, Scotland from July 23 to August 2, 2026. 13 African countries won medals compared to 10 at the previous 2022 Commonwealth Games. These countries were : Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, Mauritius, Cameroon, Uganda, Namibia, Ghana, Lesotho, Zambia, Gabon, Gambia, Rwanda. Nigeria topped the …


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Màggatum guddi, ku ko gisul mu gis boppam  L’adulte qui n’agit que dans l’ombre, même si les autres ne le voient pas, se voit lui-même (Proverbe Wolof – Mauritanie, Senegal). The adult who only acts in the dark, even if others do not see him, can see himself. (Wolof proverb – Mauritania, Senegal).

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In July 2025, the presidents of 5 “unusual” African countries were invited to the White House to dine with the President of the United States at the US-Africa Summit. “Unusual” because these were not the normal countries used to being invited to the White House, they were less common choices : Senegal, Gabon, Liberia, Guinea-Bissau, and Mauritania …


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One of Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has just secured $2.5 billion investment from private investors to expand Africa’s fuel production. The investment is “believed to be the largest publicly disclosed private investment in Africa,” Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals said in a statement. Recall that Aliko Dangote, Africa’s Richest Man Built One of the World’s …...

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