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8 Unique lion breeds you might not know before

The Times of India 21 Feb 2025
Though extinct from the wild, the Barbary lion remains one of the most symbolic and regal subspecies of lions.West African Lion 118428149The West African lion, which inhabits West African savannas and ...
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France pulls out from sole military base in Ivory Coast

Press TV 21 Feb 2025
France has pulled out from its sole military base in Ivory Coast, ending decades of its military presence in the West African nation ... French-speaking Ivory Coast, the world's top cocoa producer, is West Africa's largest and most prosperous economy.
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NIMASA Floating Dock: Reinventing a National Asset

This Day 21 Feb 2025
Most African countries do not have floating docks due to the high ... The West African country of Ghana has pursued its floating dock ambition with funding support from the African Development Bank (AfDB).
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Cape Town International Jazz Festival 2025: first artists unveiled

Independent online (SA) 21 Feb 2025
At the forefront of this year’s festival are two titans of South African ... Her latest project, “Sankofa”, is an exploration of Xhosa musical traditions, seamlessly blending jazz and West African sounds.
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Black History Month reminds us to recognize people for achievements, not politics | Opinion

Daily Review Atlas 21 Feb 2025
Black History Month is celebrated in February to commemorate the rich history and achievements of African-Americans ... It was a tiny collection of a few shacks along the Georgia coast whose residents were descendants of West African slaves.
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Court dismisses WAEC’s stay of execution in withheld results case

Ghana Business News 21 Feb 2025
An Accra High Court has dismissed the West African Examinations Council’s stay of execution in the case in which more than 10,500 candidates’ results have been withheld.
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National ID system to eliminate football age-fraud

B & FT Online 21 Feb 2025
Just last year, 2024, three nations- Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, and Sierra Leone had some players disqualified before the start of the West African Football Union (UFOA) U-17 tournament for presenting age-fraud players.
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Malcolm X, civil rights icon who challenged Zionism and advocated for Palestine

Press TV 21 Feb 2025
Rudolph Ware, a West African historian and an expert on Malcolm X, says Malcolm explicitly in his notes tethered the Zionist project to white supremacy directly ... Malcolm also accused the West of ...
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Explore Black history sites

Lima Ohio 21 Feb 2025
... and yourself with some of the many African American historical sites that dot the South ... Those survivors created Africatown, a community that retained its West African culture and roots into the 1950s.
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France hands over military base to Cote d'Ivoire

Xinhua 21 Feb 2025
France officially transferred control of its only military base in Cote d'Ivoire, the camp of the 43rd Marine Infantry Battalion (BIMA), to the West African nation's authorities on Thursday.
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Ivory Coast takes control of last remaining French base

France24 21 Feb 2025
France returned on February 20 its sole military base in Ivory Coast to the west African nation's authorities, marking an end to decades of French presence at the site ... .
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Dr. Zakaria appointed Insurance Commissioner

B & FT Online 21 Feb 2025
Dr ... President John Dramani Mahama made her appointment, which took effect from Monday, February 17 ... Dr ... Dr ... WAICA Re is owned by the members of the West African Insurance Companies Association, and has offices all over the world ... ....
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An encroaching desert threatens to swallow homes and history

Newsday 21 Feb 2025
Chinguetti is one of four UNESCO World Heritage sites in Mauritania, a West African nation where only 0.5% of land is considered farmable.
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Chinese automobile company expands footprint in Ghana

Xinhua 21 Feb 2025
ACCRA, Feb ... Yang Yang, managing director of the company, told Xinhua that the company's flourishing business was largely due to the attractive and conducive business atmosphere in the West African country ... "I came to Ghana in 2007 penniless ... ■ ... .
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ECOWAS Trains Gender Actors on GBV Prevention & Response

Foroyaa 21 Feb 2025
The Economic Community of West African States ( ECOWAS) has commenced a three day national training on the prevention and response to Gender Based Violence (GBV) and sexual harassment.
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