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Virginia Beach Celebrates African American Music Month
New Journal and Guide - Virginia
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July 5, 2025
VIRGINIA BEACH A celebration of African-American Music Month featuring Plunky & Oneness with Special Guests was presented by Virginia Beach Cultural Affairs on June 28 at the Susan S. Goode Fine and Performing Arts Center located on the campus of...
Wakanda Never: Akon’s Futuristic City Dream Project, Worth $6 Billion, Ditched By Senegal
News18
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July 5, 2025
Last Updated:July 05, 2025, 19:52 IST Akon who was born in the US but partly raised in Senegal, announced in 2018 to develop a tech-driven, eco-friendly utopia for the global Black community. Phase one alone was to include a hospital, a shopping...
USLACC Africa Unveils 10-Year Strategic Plan To Empower Youths, To Launch $100B Fund
Daily Independent
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July 5, 2025
1 USLACC Africa and partners have unveiled a 10-year strategic plan to empower Africa youths through leveraging on technology, re-orientation, and training even as it announced the launch of $100B fund for the purpose. African Representative of...
New study questions Africa’s focus on entrepreneurship as a ...
Modern Ghana
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A new study challenges the dominant narrative that entrepreneurship is the key to Africa’s economic future, arguing instead that the continent has too many entrepreneurs and too few productive firms to drive long-term development. The research...
$2M Milken-Motsepe Prize Targets AI and Manufacturing to Boost Africa’s Industrial Future
I Africa
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July 5, 2025
A new $2 million equity-free prize backed by South African billionaire Dr. Patrice Motsepe and the Milken Institute aims to accelerate AI-powered manufacturing in Africa. Announced at the 2025 Milken Institute Global Conference, the Milken-Motsepe...
Morocco sets sights on AI leadership in Africa ahead of 2030 World Cup
Hespress
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July 5, 2025
Morocco aims to lead African AI landscape as it prepares for the 2030 World Cup, Writes French Weekly Challenges . “Morocco boasts several key assets, including 23 data centers, among them the largest in Africa,” highlights the magazine in an...
Huawei Reaffirms AI Commitment To South Africa, Pledges to Train 50,000 ICT Professionals by 2028
I Africa
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July 5, 2025
At the 2025 Huawei South Africa Connect Event, Huawei Enterprise CEO Gene Zhang reiterated the company’s long-term commitment to building South Africa’s digital and AI future. “With 26 years of local innovation, Huawei is dedicated to driving...
Cote d'Ivoire approves ratification of African Energy Bank creation
The Malaysian Star
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July 5, 2025
ABIDJAN, July 5 (Xinhua) -- The government of Cote d'Ivoire has approved a draft law ratifying the creation of the African Energy Bank (BAE), government spokesperson Amadou Coulibaly announced Saturday following a Cabinet meeting. The agreement,...
Rugby union: Van den Berg strikes twice as South Africa beat Italy
RTL Today
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July 5, 2025
Scrum-half Morne van den Berg scored two tries as Rugby World Cup title-holders South Africa beat Italy 42-24 in Pretoria on Saturday in the first of two Tests. Winning his third cap, the 27-year-old half-back from the Johannesburg-based Lions...
Libya to chair African Billiards and Snooker Federation
The Libya Observer
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Osama Al-Sunni Tarous, a member of the Libyan Billiards and Snooker Federation, has been elected president of the African Billiards and Snooker Federation at the Federation's General Assembly meeting. The elections took place in the Moroccan city...
59 African American students enrolled in Marquette County schools in 2024-25 school year
UP Gazette - Michigan
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July 5, 2025
Dr. Michael F. Rice Michigan superintendent of public instruction | https://radio.wcmu.org/Dr. Michael F. Rice Michigan superintendent of public instruction | https://radio.wcmu.org/ There were 59 African American students enrolled in Marquette...
Grand Traverse County Education: 288 African American students were enrolled in schools in 2024-25 school year
North Michigan News
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July 5, 2025
Dr. Michael F. Rice Michigan superintendent of public instruction | https://radio.wcmu.org/Dr. Michael F. Rice Michigan superintendent of public instruction | https://radio.wcmu.org/ There were 288 African American students enrolled in Grand...
How many African American students were enrolled in Hillsdale County schools in 2024-25 school year?
South Michigan News
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July 5, 2025
Dr. Michael F. Rice Michigan superintendent of public instruction | https://radio.wcmu.org/Dr. Michael F. Rice Michigan superintendent of public instruction | https://radio.wcmu.org/ There were 26 African American students enrolled in Hillsdale...
Ghana to host ISA Africa Regional Committee following agreement
GhanaWeb
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July 5, 2025
The government of Ghana and the International Solar Alliance (ISA) have signed a host agreement, officially designating Ghana as the host for the ISA Regional Committee for Africa. The agreement sets the stage for a high-level regional meeting...
Van den Berg strikes twice as South Africa beat Italy
eNCA
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PRETORIA - Scrum-half Morne van den Berg scored two tries as Rugby World Cup title-holders South Africa beat Italy 42-24 in Pretoria on Saturday in the first of two Tests. It was a game of two halves with the Springboks using their scrum power to...
Trendupp Africa trains 200+ content creators ahead of 2025 award…
The Cable Lifestyle
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July 5, 2025
Trendupp Africa has trained over 200 aspiring content creators as part of its build-up to the fifth edition of the Trendupp Awards, scheduled to be held on July 13. The event, themed “Audacity – The Place of Boldness in Content Creation”, was held...
South Africa 42, Italy 24
Associated Press
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July 5, 2025
Pretoria, South Africa Loftus Versfeld Saturday South Africa 42 (Morne van den Berg 2, Jesse Kriel, Kurt-Lee Arendse, Vincent Koch, Marco van Staden tries; Handre Pollard 6 conversions), Italy 24 (Manuel Zuliani, Pablo Dimcheff, Niccolo Cannone...
South Africa hold off spirited Italy in Test opener
BBC
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July 5, 2025
South Africa: Willemse; Kolbe, Kriel (c), De Allende, Arendse, Pollard, Van den Berg; Nche, Marx, Louw, Etzebeth, De Jager, Van Staden, Tshituka, Wiese. Replacements: Mbonambi, Wessels, Koch, Snyman, Mostert, Smith, De Klerk, Le Roux. Italy:...
Army authorizes combat patches for soldiers in parts of Africa, the Middle East
Task & Purpose
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July 5, 2025
U.S. Army soldiers who deployed to 14 countries in the U.S. Central Command and Africa Command areas of responsibility between October 2023 and June 2025 can now wear combat patches. The new policy, announced this week, expands the Army’s window...
Enrollment Analysis: African American students comprised 5.1% of Cass County's student body in 2024-25 school year
St. Joe-Benton Harbor News - Michigan
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July 5, 2025
Dr. Michael F. Rice Michigan superintendent of public instruction | https://radio.wcmu.org/Dr. Michael F. Rice Michigan superintendent of public instruction | https://radio.wcmu.org/ There were 323 African American students enrolled in Cass County...