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Zubairu names 20-man squad for WAFU B U-20 Tourney
Prompt News Online
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July 8, 2025
Nigeria’s U20 Boys, Flying Eagles have commenced training sessions in the Ghanaian capital, Accra ahead of the kick-off of this year’s WAFU B U20 Boys Tournament. Earlier scheduled to be an expanded tourney involving teams also from the 9-nation...
Soldiers disperse Togolese protesters seeking resignation of longtime president Faure Gnassingbe
Premium Times
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June 27, 2025
Security forces in Togo on Thursday fired teargas and used batons to break up protesters gathered at Lome, the country’s capital, to demand the resignation of the president, Faure Gnassingbe. The protest was organised by civil society groups and...
The Benue Archipelago
The News (Nigeria)
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July 8, 2025
Governor Alia The Benue Archipelago, By Dare Babarinsa It is good that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has visited Benue State to put special focus on the terror that has convulsed that unhappy land for many years. In this 2025, Benue has lost...
Security forces disperse Togo protesters demanding president’s resignation
Al Jazeera
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June 27, 2025
Faure Gnassingbe facing criticism over changes to the country’s constitution that could keep him in power indefinitely. Security forces used tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters who blocked roads in Togo’s capital to demand the resignation...
Clashes break out in Togo’s capital as protesters call for the president’s resignation
Associated Press
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June 26, 2025
LOME, Togo (AP) — Clashes broke out between protesters and security forces in several parts of Togo’s capital Lomé on Thursday, as President Faure Gnassingbé faced increasing pressure from critics over recent changes in the constitution that could...
Togo: African Development Bank Strengthens Partnership With Civil Society
MENAFN
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June 20, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) The African Development Bank ( ) held its first-ever Civil Society Open Day in Lomé, Togo, on 3 June. The event brought together representatives from the Togolese government, around 30 national and international civil society...
Mauritius clinch bronze in Team Relay at 2025 Africa AirBadminton Championships
Graphic
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July 7, 2025
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Kevin Bacon & Steven Spielberg's Only Collaboration Is an Underrated 30-Year-Old Adventure Movie That's Way Better Than You Remember
Comic Book Resources (CBR)
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June 25, 2025
Steven Spielberg has worked with so many of the world’s greatest actors over the last 50 years, from Tom Hanks to Daniel Day-Lewis. His only collaboration with Kevin Bacon is one that came in the most unexpected of forms. During the 1990s,...
US embassy in Monrovia tells visa applicants to make social media accounts 'public' for vetting
Africanews
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June 25, 2025
Liberians applying for US visas will have to give American authorities access to their social media, according to the US embassy in Monrovia. In a statement posted on its website, the embassy said that people “applying for an F, M, or J...
Togo suspends French broadcasters, RFI and France 24 for repeated biased reporting
Zambian Observer
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June 18, 2025
Togo has taken a significant step towards regulating their media by handing two French firms suspension. The Togolese media regulator, the High Authority for Audiovisual and Communication (HAAC), suspended French broadcasters RFI (Radio France...
Togo: WACA Teams Up with University of Lomé to Boost Climate Funding
Togo First
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(Togo First) - In Togo, the West Africa Coastal Areas Resilience Investment (WACA-ResIP) has partnered with the University of Lomé to boost access to climate finance. The collaboration began with workshops on June 16, 2025, training about 30...
Togo Suspends French Broadcasters Over Alleged Bias
News Ghana
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June 18, 2025
Togo’s media regulator has imposed a three-month ban on French broadcasters RFI and France 24, citing concerns over impartial reporting. The High Authority for Audiovisual Communication (HAAC) announced the suspension late Monday, claiming the...
Streaming won't make you global, that's a voodoo analysis - Socrate Safo
GhanaWeb
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July 7, 2025
Entertainment personality, Socrate Safo, has challenged the widely held belief that music streaming platforms give artistes international exposure. Speaking in an interview with Graphic Showbiz, Socrate described the idea as a “voodoo analysis”...
Togo: France 24 and RFI suspended for three months / IFJ
The International Federation of Journalists
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The High Authority for Audiovisual and Communication (HAAC), Togo’s broadcast regulator, suspended French broadcasters France 24 and Radio France International (RFI) for three months on 16 June, accusing them of “undermining the stability of...
Togo suspends French broadcasters RFI, France 24 for three m...
Modern Ghana
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Togo late Monday announced it was suspending French public broadcasters RFI and France 24 for three months, for an alleged lack of impartiality in their reporting. "This measure follows repeated failings, already reported and formally recalled, in...
Togo suspends 2 France Media outlets for three months, communications authority says
Citizen TV Kenya
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June 17, 2025
Togo has suspended broadcasts of French state-funded international news outlets RFI and France 24 for three months, its communications authority said on Monday, accusing them of a lack of impartiality and rigour. The suspension comes as tensions...
Togo suspends French broadcasters for three months
eNCA
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LOME - Togo suspended French broadcasters RFI and France 24 for three months, the country's media regulator said, accusing both of transmitting "inexact and tendentious" content. The temporary ban further reduces the two French public...
Togo suspends French state-owned broadcasters RFI and France 24
Africanews
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June 17, 2025
Togo has suspended broadcasts by two French state-owned networks for three months for an alleged lack of impartiality in their reporting, a government agency in the West African nation said Monday. Radio France Internationale (RFI) and France 24...
Togo: Authorities must investigate allegations protesters were tortured and end crackdown on dissent
Amnesty International
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June 17, 2025
The Togolese authorities must investigate allegations that protesters were subjected to torture, following protests earlier this month, and respect their commitments to protect the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and expression, Amnesty...
Justice and art: Kenya’s fight against police brutality; Africa’s bold new art fair in Basel
RFI
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June 24, 2025
In this episode, Spotlight on Africa reviews the origins of protests in Kenya against police brutality. And you'll also hear from the co-founders of the Africa Basel contemporary art fair, in Switzerland, the newest event of its kind. This week,...