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Mudryk’s doping ban lifted immediately by Premier League authorities In 2024, a trace amount of meldonium—a banned substance—was detected in Mudryk during a routine anti-doping test, resulting in a four-year…
Togo professors promoted after campus unrest The long-awaited resolution has arrived. Several weeks after a campus protest shook the University of Lomé, the government has officially announced the promotion of…
Togo’s third public university begins operations with a strategic leadership appointment The University of Datcha has taken its first official steps toward becoming a hub of academic excellence in the…
Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé welcomed Brazil’s Ambassador to Togo, Luiz Ivaldo Villafañe Gomes Santos, in an official meeting held on July 30, 2026, in Lomé. The encounter underscored the ongoing…
Ivory Coast highlights development financing at African Development Bank event The Ivory Coast Government, led by Dr. Souleymane DIARRASSOUBA, Minister of Planning and Development, presented its strategies for mobilizing large-scale…
Since seizing power in Ouagadougou, military authorities led by Captain Ibrahim Traoré have promoted a bold narrative: the government claims to finance major infrastructure and development projects entirely through domestic…
As part of the ongoing oversight for significant national road network modernization initiatives, Georges Alé, the Minister of Living Environment and Transport, conducted an inspection tour last Tuesday, visiting three…
Patriotic rhetoric meets serious allegations What was promoted as a patriotic initiative to instill discipline and national values among athletes has instead become a source of grave concern in Burkina…
Gabon has successfully re-entered the international financial arena with a substantial $920 million Eurobond issuance. This operation is widely regarded as a powerful affirmation to foreign investors, executed under the…
Europe’s football governing body draws a line in the sand The global football landscape has been shaken by an unprecedented decision from European football’s governing body. In a decisive move,…
Cameroon’s public treasury successfully mobilized 800.7 billion CFA francs on the domestic market during the first half of 2026, translating to approximately 1.4 billion US dollars. This figure, highlighted in…
Porto-Novo Inaugurates Benin’s Senate: A Shift from Unicameral to Bicameral Governance The historic Palais des Gouverneurs in Porto-Novo has become the epicenter of a landmark moment for Benin’s democratic evolution.…