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E.P Church’s Meridian Presbytery Men’s Fellowship urged to create positive change
Ghana News Agency
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August 26, 2025
By Patrick Ofoe Nudzi Accra, August 26, GNA – The Meridian Presbytery Men’s Fellowship of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (E.P Church), has been urged to be productive and bring positive change to the church and communities. Mr Samuel Akoetey,...
Deployment of the Malaria Vaccine: Togo in the Starting Blocks
Togo First
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(Togo First) - Togo is set to introduce the malaria vaccine into its public health system, becoming the 21st African country to do so. President Faure Gnassingbé discussed this plan last week in Yokohama, Japan, with Sania Nishtar, Executive...
WAFU B Women’s Champions League: Bayelsa Queens beat Ghana’s Police Ladies
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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August 24, 2025
Nigeria Women Football League, NWFL, champions Bayelsa defeated Police Ladies of Ghana 2-1 in their opening fixture of the 2025 WAFU B Women’s Champions League on Sunday in Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire. The Prosperity Girls dominated the opening...
WAFU B Women’s Champions League: Bayelsa Queens Pip Ghana’s Police Ladies
Complete Sports
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August 24, 2025
Nigeria Women Football League, NWFL, champions Bayelsa defeated Police Ladies of Ghana 2-1 in their opening fixture of the 2025 WAFU B Women’s Champions League on Sunday, reports Completesports.com. The Prosperity Girls dominated the opening...
WAFU B Women’s Champions League: Bayelsa Queens floor Ghana’s Police Ladies
Daily Post
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August 24, 2025
Bayelsa Queens have started their campaign in the 2025 WAFU B Women’s Champions League with a 2-1 victory over Police Ladies of Ghana, DAILY POST reports. The Nigeria Women Football League, NWFL, champions started the game brightly, and netted the...
Culture in the heartland
The Times Leader - Ohio
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Perpetua Nsabimana, wife of the Rev. Daniel Niyonzima, prays during service at St. Paul's United Methodist Church on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2025, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski) By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa...
Senegal ‘school for husbands’ breaks gender norms
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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August 24, 2025
DAKAR, Senegal -- On a recent evening in Senegal's capital of Dakar, an imam named Ibrahima Diane explained to a group of men why they should be more involved in household chores. "The Prophet himself says a man who does not help support his wife...
Concerns mount over open advertisement of endangered wildlife on TikTok’s marketplace
Citizen TV Kenya
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August 26, 2025
Concerns are mounting over the open advertisement of endangered wildlife on TikTok, with new research revealing that traders in Togo are using the platform to market and sell bushmeat from protected species. Investigations by World Animal...
Togo's National Assembly and Ministry of Health tackle substandard medicine
CNBC Africa
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August 21, 2025
The alarming proliferation of substandard medicines poses a grave threat to public health, with an estimated $30 billion in fake drug trades occurring worldwide, significantly impacting the African continent. Foulo Basse, President and CEO of the...
Togo: KfW Provides CFA13 Billion to Support Local Development
Togo First
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(Togo First) - In Togo, the government and Germany officially launched the Communes Financing Support Program (PAFC) on August 14, in Lomé. The initiative is backed by €20 million, or roughly CFA13 billion. The program marks a turning point for...
Togo’s Constitutional Endgame and the Streets That Pushed Back
International Policy Digest
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August 20, 2025
Togo has entered a period of acute political strain. Since early 2025, the country has been convulsed by controversial constitutional changes and a surge of dissent met with violent crackdowns. The confrontation has clarified a central fact of...
CAF Women's Champions League Qualifiers: Our group is the toughest - Police
Modern Ghana
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Police Ladies head coach Yusif Basigi has described the Ghanaian champions’ group in the WAFU Zone B CAF Women’s Champions League Qualification as the most challenging. Drawn in Group B, Police Ladies will face Nigerian powerhouse Bayelsa Queens,...
CAF Women's Champions League Qualifiers: We are not underestimating or overe
Modern Ghana
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Police Ladies head coach Yusif Basigi has warned his team against underestimating any opposition as they prepare for the 2025 WAFU Zone B CAF Women’s Champions League Qualifiers. Ghana’s Women’s Premier League champions have been drawn in Group B...
Corporal punishment undermines children’s devt, well-being, says WHO
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 22, 2025
New report from the World Health Organization (WHO) has shown that corporal punishment remains alarmingly widespread and causes significant harm to children’s health and development. Globally, an estimated 1.2 billion children, aged 0–18 years,...
Women’s Champions League: Police Ladies sign Danish striker ahead of Zonal Qualifiers
Citi Sports Online
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August 19, 2025
Ghana’s representative in the 2025 CAF Women’s Champions League, Police Ladies Football Club, have announced the signing of Danish striker Laura Juul Hansen. The move is to improve the team’s quality ahead of Police Ladies’ maiden campaign in the...
2025 Year to Date in Review: United States Immigration Changes and Updates
JD Supra - California
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August 21, 2025
Overview So far, 2025 has brought a flurry of immigration changes that have impacted thousands of individuals residing in the United States. To ensure you have not missed anything, we have summarized and detailed each of them below (from most to...
Year of Africa 1960: How far have francophone African nations come?
Deutsche Welle
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August 26, 2025
"Sixty-five is a ripe age" – that is how Ivory Coast president Alassane Ouattara congratulated his country on 65 years of independence. "It's a moment to reflect together how far we have come, a chance to cement what we have learned, and look to...
New report reveals that corporal punishment harms children’s health
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 21, 2025
A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) has shown that corporal punishment remains alarmingly widespread and causes significant harm to children’s health and development. Globally, an estimated 1.2 billion children aged 0–18 years...
TikTok Fails to Stop Illegal Wildlife Trade as Endangered Pangolins Sold Online
News Ghana
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August 26, 2025
Social media platform TikTok is facilitating the illegal sale of endangered wildlife including white-bellied pangolins, according to new research that exposes how digital platforms are becoming unregulated marketplaces for protected species. The...
UK Opens Applications for Fully Funded Commonwealth Shared Scholarships for Master’s Students
Times Now
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August 26, 2025
UK Opens Applications for Fully Funded Commonwealth Shared Scholarships for Master’s Students (Source: Canva) The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC), United Kingdom, is inviting applications for its Commonwealth Shared Scholarships...