Gritafrique

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🔴 DR Congo Reopens Schools Despite Growing Ebola Concerns.

Thousands of students are returning to classrooms as the DRC continues to battle an Ebola outbreak, with Ituri province facing heightened concern.

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🔴 Kenya launches crackdown on foreign hawkers as President Ruto bars non citizens from the informal economy, ordering enforcement and a Local Content Bill to clear street vendors and small traders, prioritizing local jobs over low level foreign competition.

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🔴 Africa’s Multimedia Queen, Miss World Zambia Dr. Adah Mushibi, dazzled 10,000+ at Vietnam’s Dances of the World with a Zambian cultural performance, reinforcing her frontrunner status and showcasing African heritage on the global Miss World stage.

#gritafrique #missworld

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🔴 Uganda unveils “Pearl Sweet” as its crude oil brand in a $15B push toward regional energy dominance, with production set before late 2026 and the EACOP pipeline nearing completion to link Kampala directly to global markets.

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🔴 Ivory Coast Holds Cocoa Price at 1,200 CFA per Kilo.

Ivory Coast has maintained the cocoa farmgate price at 1,200 CFA francs per kilogram for the 2026/27 main crop season.

#Agriculture #WestAfrica #gritafrique

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🔴 Madagascar Court Hands Ex-Senate Chief 10-Year Sentence.

Former Madagascar Senate president Richard Ravalomanana has been sentenced to 10 years of hard labour over his alleged role in a deadly crackdown on youth-led protests.

#HumanRights #Protests #gritafrique

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🔴 Mozambique and Zimbabwe have launched an expansion of the Beira–Harare fuel corridor, increasing the pipeline’s annual capacity from 3 million to 5 million cubic metres.

#Infrastructure #BeiraHarare #gritafrique

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🔴 In an interview with L’Équipe, FECAFOOT President Samuel Eto’o blasted European football’s dominance, backed FIFA’s Infantino, and demanded fairer global funding to stop Africa’s talent drain and end the “Europe only” narrative.

#gritafrique #samueletoo

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🔴 Nigeria’s Federal Workers Forum has urged President Tinubu to immediately raise the minimum wage from ₦70,000 to ₦300,000, rejecting a wait until 2027 amid difficulties in purchasing power and incomplete 2024 wage adjustments.

#gritafrique #nigerianews #nigeria

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🔴 In an interview with L'Équipe, Samuel Eto'o defended FIFA President Infantino, urging structural funding to stop Africa’s talent drain to Europe, citing stars like Mbappé and Tchouaméni choosing European national teams.

#gritafrique #samueletoo #football

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🔴 Kenya’s President Ruto ordered foreign small retailers out of informal markets by Sept 7, citing rising living costs and the need to protect local traders, sparking debate over protectionism and regional trade ties.

#gritafrique #williamruto #kenya

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🔴 Kylian Mbappé and Prosus backed insurer Alan acquired Dakar’s Tanel Health, gaining 70,000 members in Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire and targeting 1 million African users by 2030 via AI-driven preventive care.

#gritafrique #kyllianmbappe

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🔴 Samuel Eto’o graduated the “Samuel ETO’O” referee class and equipped 24 international officials, holding a strategy session to professionalize officiating and enforce federation standards ahead of the new season.

#gritafrique #samueletoo #cameroon

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🔴 Ghana’s FA has re-appointed 73 year old Portuguese coach Carlos Queiroz as Black Stars coach, tasking him with leading the team through the 2027 AFCON qualifiers and the tournament cycle.

Can the tactician lead Ghana to the AFCON 2027 trophy?

#gritafrique #ghanafootball

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🔴 Algerian cyclist Yacine Hamza won Stage 1 of the 26th Grand Prix Chantal Biya, sprinting from Motcheboum to Messamena in 2h 30m 41s to take the first Yellow Jersey, ahead of Assal and Tesfay.

#gritafrique #cameroon #Sports

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🔴 Olympic 800m champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi could earn up to $210,000 in 10 days: $60,000 for winning the Diamond League Final in Brussels, then $150,000 at the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest.

#gritafrique #diamondleague

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🔴President William Ruto has ordered a crackdown on foreign nationals operating hawking and small retail businesses in Kenya, with enforcement expected to begin on September 7.

#Immigration #Xenophobia #gritafrique

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At Miss World 2026 in Vietnam, Sierra Leone’s Mariyam Lorba Konneh reached Africa’s Top 5 in “Beauty with a Purpose,” partnering with Freetown designers to showcase West African textiles while driving youth empowerment and socio-economic impact.

#gritafrique #misworld2026

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🔴 Nigeria’s D’Tigress have named their final 12 player roster for the 2026 FIBA Women’s World Cup in Berlin.

Led by coach Rena Wakama and guards Ezinne Kalu and Promise Amukamara, they aim to surpass their 2018 quarter final run.

#gritafrique #fiba2026 #nigeria Korea offers

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🔴 Ex-BBNaija Season 11 housemate Goddessa told Ebuka she genuinely liked Araga, while her connection with Barry was mostly a game plan inside the house.

#gritafrique #BBNaija #BBNaija11