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Morocco finalises details for a world-class AFCON 2025: this is how its stadiums are shaping up
07 Jun 2025 12:56 GMT
… The president of the Moroccan Football Federation, Fouzi Lekjaa … as the African Athletics Championships and World … national teams of Morocco and Tunisia.
The stadium, whose construction … Rabat, Morocco - PHOTO/AFCON
Olympic Stadium
Finally, the Rabat Olympic Stadium …
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Qatar Olympics would be legacy gamechanger: Sheikha Hind
07 Jun 2025 12:00 GMT
Global sports gathering learns about Circle In – the QF, EAA Foundation, and IOC collaboration harnessing sports to advance equality, inclusion, and education in seven countries.
Lausanne, Switzerland: Hosting an Olympic Games in Qatar – and bringing the …
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African Banker Awards Spotlight DFI Influence and Female Leadership
07 Jun 2025 09:52 GMT
… and strengthened bank fundamentals. Olympic medalist Murielle Ahouré-Demps … renewing investor confidence. Morocco’s Finance Minister Nadia … Bank of the Year), African Trade & Investment … by institutions including the African Development Bank and Afreximbank …
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Travel ban blow: African athletes and fans locked out of U.S. events
07 Jun 2025 07:54 GMT
… and potentially disadvantage African teams in major competitions … several from Africa: Sudan, Libya, Eritrea, Somalia, Chad, … participating nations.
However, African Olympic hopefuls still face questions …
This potentially places African teams at a competitive …
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All time, Africa has 10 tech Unicorns: here are the founders
06 Jun 2025 19:00 GMT
… of the U.S.-Africa Business Centre Board and … Mashroey and Tasaheel, both Egyptian financial companies for micro- … its physical presence to several African countries, including Uganda, Gambia, … his country in the Youth Olympics. Before Chipper, he worked …
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Ten African Countries Affected by New Trump Travel Ban
05 Jun 2025 22:09 GMT
… 19 countries affected are African countries, including seven whose … dialogue with the affected African countries; however, that … Guinea, Libya, Somalia, and Chad are the six African countries with … host for the 2028 Olympics. Exceptions also apply to …
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Olympic stars discover reality of Donald Trump's US travel ban
05 Jun 2025 22:03 GMT
13:31 ET, 05 Jun 2025
An exemption in U.S. President Donald Trump’s newly signed travel ban will allow Olympic athletes from banned countries to enter the United States for the 2028 Summer Olympics.
The 78-year-old is set to ban travel from 12 countries …
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Trump's New Travel Ban Threatens to Upend World Cup and Olympics for Fans
05 Jun 2025 19:26 GMT
… 12 nations — including Iran, Libya, Somalia, and Haiti — and … the joint bid and defeat Morocco, the favorite at the … top concern, particularly for African and Latin American countries.
… elected president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), has said …
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How Trump’s travel ban could affect the FIFA World Cup and Summer Olympics
05 Jun 2025 17:15 GMT
… , Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. … Burundi, Equatorial Guinea and Libya have very outside shots … damage longstanding relations with African countries, leaders warn
… Casey Wasserman told International Olympic Committee officials in March …
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AU Commission asks US to reconsider travel ban on African countries
05 Jun 2025 13:14 GMT
… affected citizens.
“The African Union Commission respectfully appeals … the underlying issues.
“African Union Commission respectfully calls … Chad, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, and Yemen.
Trump also … the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
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