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Vive le Cinéma Français
Santa Barbara Independent - California
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July 7, 2025
For a decade, with a mandated pandemic break, the distinctive small but substantial French Wave Film Festival has served as a midsummer treat for art cinema fans. Consider it a mid-season mini-feast landing between the major events under the...
Government vows to combat piracy, illicit trafficking at IMDEC 2025
GhanaWeb
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July 8, 2025
At the 4th International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (IMDEC), President John Dramani Mahama, represented by Chief of Staff Julius Debrah, delivered a powerful reaffirmation of Ghana’s commitment to regional maritime security,...
President Mahama charts bold maritime future at IMDEC 2025: A renewed vision for regional security and blue economy growth
Joy FM
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July 8, 2025
At the 4th International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (IMDEC), President John Dramani Mahama—represented by Chief of Staff Julius Debrah—delivered a powerful reaffirmation of Ghana’s commitment to regional maritime security, economic...
Why French President Emmanuel Macron and His Wife Brigitte Won’t Have a Problem With the Unexpected Food Served When King Charles Hosts Glitzy Banquet
Showbiz CheatSheet
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July 8, 2025
Royal family Here's why Emmanuel Macron and Brigitte Macron will be just fine with the Palace menu during their state visit. King Charles and Queen Camilla are hosting French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macron, for a state...
A historian’s first visit to Rome was a historic one
Angelus News - California
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July 8, 2025
First impressions and a final goodbye I had never, until this past May, been to Rome, or for that matter, Italy. I found myself in the Eternal City to pay my respects to Pope Francis and to chronicle my experience of the conclave. I soon learned...
Freight Rate: Nigeria Loses N7.2trn Annually To Foreign Firms – Report
Leadership
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July 8, 2025
Nigeria loses N7.2 trillion out of N9 trillion ($6billion) annual freight rate to foreign shipping companies over a lack of indigenous capacity. In the National Policy of Marine and Blue Economy launched by the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue...
Goldstar Air Celebrates Ghana’s National Day Of Prayer And Thanksgiving
News Ghana
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July 1, 2025
Ghanaian and United States registered company Goldstar Air, a private international airline with an issued Air Carrier Licence (ACL/N-SCH No. 0239) from the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) to operate passenger and cargo flights across West...
This Day In History – July 7
Jamaica Observer
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July 7, 2025
Serena Williams beats Agnieszka Radwaska of Poland 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 to win her fifth Wimbledon singles crown this day in 2012. Today is the 188th day of 2025. There are 177 days left in the year. TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT 1993: Hurricane Calvin hits the...
The Canary Island that's nearly 100% less crowded than Lanzarote
Daily Express
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June 13, 2025
As anti-tourism protests rise across some of Europe’s most popular islands this summer, including in the Canary Islands, one quiet gem is making headlines for quite the opposite reason. Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, and Tenerife are seeing protests...
Eco Forum Global Guiyang 2025: Guests Discuss Green Development And Pathways For Practical Implementation
MENAFN
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July 7, 2025
(MENAFN- GetNews) On July 5, 2025, the Eco Forum Global Guiyang officially opened in Guiyang with great ceremony. Government officials, experts, scholars, and business leaders from around the world gathered to engage in in-depth discussions under...
AfricaFest SA 2025: Uniting 33 nations in Kempton Park
Kempton Express
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June 18, 2025
AfricaFest SA 2025, one of SA’s biggest celebrations of African culture, recently brought together 850 people from 33 countries at Sir Pierre Van Ryneveld High School in Kempton Park. The Bureau of African Heads of Missions in South Africa and...
Liberia: Govt, Ivanhoe Atlantic Set to Sign Landmark Rail Access Agreement
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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July 6, 2025
In a remarkable breakthrough for Liberia’s mining and logistics sectors, the Government of Liberia and Ivanhoe Atlantic (formerly High Power Exploration/”HPX”) are set to sign a long-awaited Concession and Access Agreement (CAA) on Friday, July 4,...
Nimette Opens Private Salon Dedicated to Japanese Designers
WWD - New York
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July 7, 2025
Hidden six floors above the Balenciaga flagship on Rue Saint-Honoré, Le Salon Nimette is Paris‘ newest — and most discreet — destination for Japanese fashion. The private salon is the brainchild of Nima Krings to bring a curated collection of...
A sweet beginning The history of chocolate
Sunday Observer
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July 5, 2025
120 Chocolate comes from the cacao tree, which grows in warm, rainy places like Central and South America, Africa, and parts of Asia (even our very own Sri Lanka). A long time ago, over 3,000 years ago, the Maya and Aztec people were the first to...
Liberia: STAND, Allies Inform Gov’t of Three-Day “Enough is Enough” Protest, Demand Justice, Good Governance
Front Page Africa
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July 7, 2025
Monrovia – A civil society coalition led by Solidarity and Trust for a New Day (STAND), in collaboration with the We The People Movement and other allied grassroots organizations, has informed the Ministry of Justice of its intent to stage a...
Gov’t, Ivanhoe Atlantic Sign Landmark Rail Access Deal
Liberian Observer
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The Inter-Ministerial Concessions Committee (IMCC) on Saturday, July 5, successfully concluded negotiations with Ivanhoe Atlantic on a landmark Concession and Access Agreement that could transform Liberia’s mining and rail infrastructure landscape...
SIFAX Group Chair Calls for Port Infrastructural Renewal
TechEconomy
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July 7, 2025
Advertisements Dr. Taiwo Afolabi, chairman, SIFAX Group, has advocated for an overhaul of infrastructure at the country’s seaports. Speaking at the 7th edition of the Taiwo Afolabi Annual Maritime (TAAM) Conference held at the weekend at the...
The political landscape ahead of Gambia’s 2026 presidential election
The Standard Gambia
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June 13, 2025
- Advertisement - By Rtd Lt Colonel Samsudeen Sarr As dawn broke over the Atlantic Tuesday morning, 10th June, 2025, I undertook my customary ritual of heading to the beach for a rejuvenating swim. Immersed in the lukewarm waters of the Atlantic...
Breaking Barriers: Why Regional Integration Is West Africa’s Economic Lifeline
Leadership
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July 5, 2025
At the 2025 West Africa Economic Summit (WAES), experts and policymakers made one message clear: the future of intra-regional trade depends on collective action. From accelerating digital identity systems to harnessing the energy of West Africa’s...
Cooperatives drive change as OCP foundation expands support across Africa and beyond
Hespress
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July 5, 2025
In celebration of International Day of Cooperatives on July 5 and in alignment with the United Nations’ 2025 International Year of Cooperatives, Morocco’s OCP Foundation is reaffirming its commitment to strengthening grassroots economies through...