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Harambee Stars to warm up for 2024 CHAN in Arusha
NTV Kenya
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Harambee Stars to warm up for 2024 CHAN in Arusha After naming a 30-man provisional squad for the delayed 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN), Kenya has now shifted its focus to preparing for the 19-team tournament reserved for players plying...
Baltasar Engonga faces over 18 years imprisonment as corruption trial begins
TUKO
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July 3, 2025
Baltasar Engonga became famous beyond the borders of Equatorial Guinea in 2024 after his private videos leaked The former director-general of Equatorial Guinea’s National Financial Investigation Agency (ANIF) has been accused of serious crimes The...
The global fallout of Trump’s travel bans
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 3, 2025
President Donald Trump’s sweeping orders banning citizens of 12 countries, international students, and his threats to ban Nigeria and 35 other countries from travelling to the United States—whether anchored under the guise of national security,...
Trump's 'unconstitutional' new travel ban goes into effect
KHQ - Washington State
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Alameda, CA (Prism) The travel restrictions on mostly African and Middle Eastern countries began Monday, after mass anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles People from 12 primarily African and Middle Eastern countries, including family members of...
Baltasar Engonga Faces Justice: S3x, Scandal and Stolen Millions
Face of Malawi
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July 3, 2025
Published on July 3, 2025 at 9:05 AM by Evance Kapito 147 words • approx. 1 min read Baltasar Ebang Engonga, a former senior government official in Equatorial Guinea and brother to the country’s long-serving President Teodoro Obiang Nguema...
Baltasar Ebang Engonga sentenced to 18 years in prison
Zambian Observer
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July 3, 2025
Baltasar Ebang Engonga, the former Director-General of Equatorial Guinea’s National Financial Investigation Agency (ANIF), has been sentenced to 18 years in prison following a high-profile corruption trial. The verdict, delivered on June 30, 2025,...
Ex-Equitorial Guinea anti- corruption chief with 800 s3x tapes faces 18-year jail term
Nigerian Eye
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July 3, 2025
The embattled former Director General of the National Financial Investigation Agency in Equatorial Guinea, Baltasar Engonga, is set to face 18 years imprisonment after he appeared in the Malabo court for his corruption trial. Engonga had been...
Ex-E'Guinea anti-corruption chief with over 400 sextapes faces 18-year jail term
Punch
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July 3, 2025
The embattled former Director General of the National Financial Investigation Agency in Equatorial Guinea, Baltasar Engonga, is set to face 18 years imprisonment after he appeared in the Malabo court for his corruption trial. Engonga had been...
Trump's Travel Ban Will Not Make Americans Safer
Reason Magazine
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July 1, 2025
President Donald Trump recently banned travel and immigration to the United States for nationals of a dozen countries, insisting that this would protect the U.S. from terrorists and criminals. The ban applies to Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the...
CPC commemorates Chocolate Day with interschool competition
Ghana News Agency
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July 4, 2025
By Laudia Sawer, Tema, July 04, GNA – The Cocoa Processing Company (CPC) has observed this year’s World Chocolate Day with a maiden ‘Alltime Inter-School Competition’ to create awareness of the importance of cocoa to the total health of humans....
CEMAC Central Bank Sees Inflation Dropping Below 3% in 2025
Business in Cameroon
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July 2, 2025
(Business in Cameroon) - The Bank of Central African States (BEAC) expects inflation in the CEMAC (Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Chad, and Central African Republic) region to fall below 3% by the end of 2025. This outlook follows the...
OPEC+ to boost crude oil production in August
United Press International (UPI)
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A gas flame is seen in the desert at Khurais oil field, about 100 miles from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. File photo by Ali Haider/EPA July 5 (UPI) -- Eight OPEC+ nations on Saturday agreed to increase their crude oil production by 548,000 barrels per...
Baltasar Engonga sentenced to 18 years imprisonment for financial misconduct
Technext
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July 2, 2025
Former Director General of the National Agency for Financial Investigation of Equatorial Guinea, Baltasar Engonga Ebang, has been convicted and sentenced to 18 years imprisonment after being found guilty of embezzling over 1 billion CFA francs of...
Full List: France, Saudi Arabia, St. Lucia, 17 other countries Tinubu has visited since 2023
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 3, 2025
Since he became Nigeria’s President in 2023, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has embarked on numerous international trips across 20 countries. According to reports, he embarked on the trips to strengthen Nigeria’s diplomatic ties, attract investment, and...
CAF Unveils New WAFCON Trophy
Complete Sports
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July 2, 2025
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has unveiled a new trophy ahead of this year’s Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco. CAF unveiled the new trophy today (Wednesday, July 2) in Morocco as the 2024 WAFCON draws closer. In a...
Cabinet yet to finalise data protection bill
Windhoek Observer
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Hertta-Maria Amutenja The ministry of information and communication technology (MICT) has confirmed that the country’s data protection bill is still under review by the cabinet committee for legislation. This comes as the ministry of home affairs,...
Fouzi Lekjaa: Algerian Fans will be Warmly Welcomed in Morocco
Morocco World News
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July 3, 2025
Morocco’s football chief Fouzi Lekjaa has promised Algerian supporters a warm reception during the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025, stressing the long-standing bonds of respect between the two nations. Speaking to French newspaper L’Équipe, the...
What is BRICS and why does it matter?
Deutsche Welle
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July 3, 2025
Leaders of the world's fast-growing BRICS economies gather in Rio de Janeiro this weekend, promising to strengthen trade and technology exchange within the bloc in the shadow of US President Donald Trump's tariff threat. Brazilian President Luiz...
Harambee Stars coach McCarthy unveils CHAN squad
NTV Kenya
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Harambee Stars coach Benny McCarthy has announced a 30-man provisional squad that will compete in the delayed 2024 Africa Nations Championship (CHAN). The biennial competition reserved for players competing in their domestic leagues will be...
CEMAC: Central Bank maintains optimistic forecast for inflation drop to under 3% by 2025
Business in Cameroon
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July 2, 2025
(Business in Cameroon) - The French-speaking Central African Banking Commission (CEMAC) remains optimistic regarding its inflation forecast after the second session of its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) for 2025. CEMAC's central bank predicts an...