Senegal: Ex-president Sall arrives back for meeting with successor/in /by
Senegal's ex-president Macky Sall, who is campaigning to become the next UN secretary-general, arrived in Dakar Friday for a brief meeting with his successor, a visit criticised by the former leader's detractors.
Gambia: Petroleum Commission Earns Over $1 Million From Upstream Petroleum Activities in 2025/in /by
[Foroyaa] The Petroleum Commission generated more than US$1 million from upstream petroleum activities in 2025, according to its 2025 Activity Report and Financial Statements presented to the Finance and Public Accounts Committee (FPAC) of the National Assembly.
Messi, Lamine Yamal’s baby photo goes viral ahead of their meeting in the WC final/in /by
The baby in the photo – which has now gone viral – was none other than Lamine Yamal, the Spanish wunderkind who at 16 was showing such promise that he was already being compared to the greats of the sport.
Algeria battles intense wildfires amid heatwave/in /by
Algeria continues to battle intense wildfires amid high temperatures, with authorities saying they have mobilised significant resources to fight them.
Women sand miners toil stripped Cape Verde beach/in /by
On a rocky Cape Verde beach, Maria and Vania fill their buckets with black sand the moment that waves recede, transporting it on their heads to a stockpile where it will be sold illegally.
Ivory Coast fashion designers storm the international stage/in /by
Favoured by the likes of Beyoncé and Aya Nakamura, Ivory Coast fashion is wooing the world stage, thanks in part to showcasing on social media.
Iran accuses the United States of bombing civilian infrastructure/in /by
Iranian state media are reporting that bridges, a train station, and an airport were among the sites hit, amid renewed airstrikes.
China rescuers race to find trapped people after landslide/in /by
China launched a large-scale rescue operation after a landslide struck Pengshui County in Chongqing municipality on 17 July, burying part of a residential area and trapping an unknown number of people.
Pix of the Day, 17 July 2026/in /by
Pix of the Day, 17 July 2026
Five candidates confirmed for Sao Tome and Principe presidential race/in /by
The Constitutional Court validated, on 16 June, five of the six candidacies: the incumbent President Carlos Vila Nova, running for a second term; former Prime Minister Jorge Bom Jesus; the parliamentary leader of the ADI, Nito D’Abreu; as well as jurists Miques João Bonfim and Eugénio Tiny.