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Yussif Basigi to lead Police Ladies for WAFU B Women’s Champions League qualifiers
Joy FM
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August 1, 2025
Yussif Basigi will lead Police Ladies as their head coach at the 2025 WAFU B Women's Champions League qualifiers. The former Hasaacas Ladies boss will step in as the leader of the technical team due to Abu Kassim Tabasu not boasting the qualified...
Govt Reacts After Trump Spares Kenya From New Tariffs
Kenyans.co.ke
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August 1, 2025
President William Ruto's administration has commended the United States government for retaining its reciprocal tariff at 10 per cent, the lowest rate among nations with comparable export interests. Trade Cabinet Secretary Lee Kinyanjui, in a...
Ruthless Mali Trounces Cameroon to Reach Quarterfinals
FIBA Basketball
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ABIDJAN (Cote d'Ivoire) - No one foresaw what Mali did to Cameroon on Monday night, securing Group B's automatic berth to the 2025 Women's AfroBasket quarterfinals. Mali was a different team than the one that struggled to beat South Sudan 55-53 in...
Tripoli Power Struggle Threatens Libya’s Fragile National Unity
Oil Price
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August 1, 2025
Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict Mohamed Takala’s election as president of Libya’s High Council of State (HCS) is likely to increase the risk of political paralysis in the country’s political ‘west’. He won 59 votes in a session attended by 95...
Reprieve as Trump Spares Kenya in Latest White House Order
Kenyans.co.ke
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August 1, 2025
Kenyan exporters can breathe a sigh of relief after the United States spared them from the sweeping tariffs imposed on imports to the US from several countries across the continent and the world. President Donald Trump's administration on...
Nigeria outlast Mozambique to maintain decade-long winning streak
FIBA Basketball
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ABIDJAN (Cote d'Ivoire) - Nigeria and Mozambique reminded everyone why this is one of the most anticipated matchups in women's African basketball. For most of the 40 minutes, both teams traded blows. However, the reigning champions eventually...
Trump Revises Tariffs: India Remains At 25%, Pak's Rate Slashed At 19%. Full List Of US Tariff Rates
Asianet Newsable
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August 1, 2025
India has been slapped with a 25 per cent "Reciprocal Tariff, Adjusted", one of the higher rates among key US trading partners.US President Donald Trump on Thursday issued an Executive Order further modifying reciprocal tariff rates, building upon...
Uganda stun Senegal for second time in a row to advance to the quarterfinals
FIBA Basketball
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ABIDJAN (Cote d'Ivoire) - Uganda Gazelles are the first team to qualify for this year's Women's AfroBasket quarterfinals after a spectacular show against record champions Senegal, in a 73-70 overtime victory. One of the most anticipated matchups...
Preview: Road to throne at African Nations Championship
Xinhua News Agency
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by sportswriters Wang Qi, Hua Hongli and Li Zhuoqun NAIROBI, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Can African heavyweights like Morocco and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) reclaim their dominance, or is it time for a dark horse to emerge as Senegal did...
25% on India, 19% on Pakistan, 35% on Iraq: Full list of US tariff rates announced by Donald Trump; who’s worst-hit?
The Times of India
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US President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a sweeping executive order imposing higher tariffs on several nations and the 27-member European Union, significantly escalating his administration’s global trade offensive. The order, titled "Further...
Trump unleashes new tariffs on 69 countries, set to take effect in 7 days: Full list and details
The Economic Times
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August 1, 2025
US President Donald Trump has issued a new executive order that slaps import tariffs on a long list of American trading partners. The decision, signed late Thursday, is set to go into effect on 7 August and covers a wide range of goods from 69...
US Tariff Rates
The Times of India
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US President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a sweeping executive order imposing higher tariffs on several nations and the 27-member European Union, significantly escalating his administration’s global trade offensive. The order, titled "Further...
Full list: Donald Trump announces US tariffs on India, other trading partners
Hindustan Times
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August 1, 2025
US President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order introducing new tariffs on a broad range of its trading partners, including India, set to come into effect on August 7. The executive order was issued shortly after 7 pm on Thursday...
Catholic Bishops in Ivory Coast Call for a Return to Democratic Culture ahead of October Presidential Election
ACI Africa
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July 31, 2025
Ivory Coast is set to hold its presidential election on October 25. If no candidate secures more than 50 percent of the vote in the first round, a runoff election will be held between the two leading candidates. The election comes five years after...
Perfect start for Cameroon as South Sudan remain winless
FIBA Basketball
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ABIDJAN (Côte d'Ivoire) - Cameroon opened their 2025 Women's AfroBasket Group B campaign on a winning note, seeing off South Sudan 70-63 in an entertaining encounter on Sunday, July 27, in Abidjan. The Bright Starlets of South Sudan, making their...
Angola has no answer for supersonic Egypt
FIBA Basketball
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ABIDJAN (Côte d'Ivoire) - Less than 24 hours after losing to the host team, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt redeemed themselves with a 70-54 win over Angola. It was Egypt's second consecutive victory against the former African champions, following their...
Laetitia Sahie - Cote d'Ivoire's trump card to make history at home?
FIBA Basketball
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ABIDJAN (Cote d'Ivoire) - Cote d'Ivoire are looking to become the first host nation to win the Women's AfroBasket in front of their home fans, since Nigeria in 2005, in their first time hosting. That's arguably a lofty target for the Elephants...
Covane, Dongue spark Mozambique to victory over Rwanda
FIBA Basketball
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ABIDJAN (Cote d'Ivoire) - Rwanda tried hard to secure their first win in the 2025 Women's AfroBasket, but Mozambique proved to be a tough opponent. After losing to Mozambique 72-55 on Sunday in Abidjan, Rwanda dropped to 0-2, while Mozambique got...
QUARTER-FINALS PREVIEW- Which African teams will advance to the World Cup Qualifiers?
FIBA Basketball
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ABIDJAN (Cote d’Ivoire) – No matter which teams advance to the semifinals, those countries will enter a new era and achieve something massive. The semifinalists will obviously enhance their chances of competing for the 2025 Women’s AfroBasket...
Children at Risk as Cholera Spreads Across West, Central Africa
All Africa
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July 31, 2025
At least 80,000 children have been estimated to be at high risk of cholera in West and Central Africa as the rainy season begins across the region, said the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Heavy rains, flooding, and widespread displacement were...