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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Embarks on 10-Day Vacation In London, Seeks to Address Nigeria’s Challenges from Abroad
Alexa.ng
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In a move that has sparked widespread discussion across Nigeria, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu departed the country on September 4, 2025, for a 10-day vacation in London, United Kingdom. The announcement, made by his Special Adviser on Information...
Chad Cut Ghana’s Lead with Last-gasp Equaliser in N’Djamena
This Day
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September 5, 2025
Chad netted an 89th-minute equaliser to grab a surprise 1-1 draw against Ghana in African qualifying for the 2026 Fifa World Cup. It had looked like the West Africans would be going six points clear at the top of Group I following Jordan Ayew’s...
Nigeria News43 minutes ago Guinea-Bissau’s Prime Minister Collapses, Hospitalised The Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau, Braima Camara, was on Tuesday rushed to hospital in neighbouring Senegal after collapsing during an official ceremony. Naija News…
Naija News
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August 27, 2025
Naija News reports that Camara, 57, who was appointed prime minister in early August, slumped while President Umaro Sissoco Embalo was delivering a speech at the presidential palace. According to eyewitnesses who spoke with AFP on the incident,...
Guinea Bissau PM in Senegal hospital after sudden collapse
Punch
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August 26, 2025
Guinea-Bissau’s prime minister was hospitalised in neighbouring Senegal after collapsing during a speech by his West African country’s president, a source close to his office told AFP. Braima Camara, 57, was named to the post in early August....
Egypt to take a step closer to qualification as they host Ethiopia
The Chronicle News Online
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September 5, 2025
Egypt will aim to take a step closer to automatic qualification as they welcome Ethiopia to Cairo International Stadium for round seven of CAF’s 2026 World Cup qualifiers. The Pharaohs are firmly in control of their fate, sitting five points clear...
Guinea-bissau Shuts Down 2 Portuguese Media Outlets, Expels Their Journalists
The Nigerian Voice
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By Committee to Protect Journalists New York, August 19, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities in Guinea-Bissau to rescind an August 15 order effectively suspending the work of the Portuguese state-owned news outlets LUSA...
Guinea-Bissau: RSF condemns the suspension of three Portuguese public media outlets and the expulsion of their correspondents
Reporters Without Borders
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In 2024, RDP and RTP Africa were arbitrarily suspended from May to August in Guinea-Bissau by the Ministry of Communication. On 29 July, 2024, RTP Africa’s correspondent in Guinea-Bissau, journalist Waldir Araujo, was beaten by a group of...
Cape Verde keep ahead of Cameroon in World Cup qualifying
The Straits Times
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September 4, 2025
CAPE TOWN - Tiny Cape Verde Islands kept up top place in their World Cup qualifying group as they won away on Thursday, while Algeria and Tunisia moved closer to qualifying for next year’s finals with victories of their own. But Ghana suffered a...
Goal and Highlights for Angola 0-1 Libya in 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers Match
VAVEL
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September 4, 2025
Thanks! And that's all for now! Thank you so much for watching this World Cup Qualifying match, which continues in full swing here on VAVEL! Stay tuned for more matches from the competition throughout the week. Good afternoon, and see you next...
Guinea-Bissau expels Portuguese media amid political turmoil, strained colonial ties
Business Insider Africa
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August 16, 2025
In a government decree issued on Friday, the administration of President Umaro Sissoco Embaló suspended the reporting activities of Portuguese state news agency Lusa and public broadcaster RTP Africa, including its radio arm, RDP Africa. Reuters...
Bissau says it is open to dialogue and promises to explain the expulsion of Lusa and RTP
Portugal Pulse
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August 16, 2025
A statement issued by Prime Minister Braima Camará and Foreign Minister Carlos Pinto Pereira, following a meeting with the international community in Bissau concerning the general elections set for November 23, announced the expulsion of the Lusa...
Portugal slams expulsion of reporters from Guinea-Bissau before election
Times LIVE
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Portugal's government on Friday condemned the expulsion of reporting teams of state news agency Lusa and two African units of broadcaster RTP from Guinea-Bissau in the run-up to a postponed election scheduled to be held in November in the West...
Guinea-Bissau expels Portuguese media outlets
Modern Ghana
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The government of Guinea-Bissau said it was expelling two major Portuguese news agencies from the country Friday in a move swiftly condemned by Lisbon. The Portuguese-speaking west African nation gave no further explanation for the move, which it...
PREVIEW: High stakes, fierce battles as CAF World Cup qualifiers resume
Premium Times
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September 4, 2025
The road to North America 2026 tightens as African qualifying for the FIFA World Cup resumes with a defining set of fixtures that could decide legacies, rewrite histories, and end dreams. The format is straightforward: nine group winners book...
Guinea-Bissau PM vows to deepen cooperation with China
Xinhua News Agency
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BISSAU, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- Guinea-Bissau's newly appointed Prime Minister Braima Camara has voiced hope to maintain close communication and cooperation with China, and to deepen mutually beneficial ties across various fields. Camara made the...
Thursday 4th September 2025 Football Match Fixtures
The Nigerian Voice
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World Cup Qualifiers – Europe Kazakhstan vs Wales Lithuania vs Malta Georgia vs Turkey Bulgaria vs Spain Slovakia vs Germany Netherlands vs Poland Liechtenstein vs Belgium Luxembourg vs Northern Ireland African World Cup Qualifiers Chad vs Ghana...
Let’s Foster Unity, Human Dignity, Faith Practice “as pillars for national renewal”: Bissau-Guinean Catholic Bishop
ACI Africa
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August 19, 2025
“The River Geba brings the lands together, irrigates the marshes, nourishes the rice fields, and sustains the life of Guineans. In the same way, we too must be able to nourish and sustain the life of our people,” the Catholic Church leader said....
Zener Raises CFA13.5 Billion CFA With Ecobank to Expand in Guinea-Bissau
Togo First
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(Togo First) - • Zener International Holding (ZIH) secured CFA13.5 billion with Ecobank’s support to expand in Guinea-Bissau. • The funding will finance the takeover of Petrogal Guinea-Bissau assets, including petrol stations, fuel depots, and...
Real de Banjul spank Port Club Portos Bissau in int'l friendly match
The Point
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The City Boys dominated Pport Club Portos Bissau in all departments in the field of play and launched several goal scoring attempts. Mustapha Badjie gave Real de Banjul the lead in the 11th minute of the match from a stunning strike. Momodou...
Guinea-Bissau President to run as Independent
News Central TV
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August 8, 2025
Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo announced on Friday that he will run as an independent candidate in the country’s upcoming presidential elections in November. The declaration, made during the inauguration of his new prime minister,...