December 17, 2025

Senegal

D’Tigress Defeat Senegal to Secure Fifth Consecutive AfroBasket Final Spot

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Nigeria’s D’Tigress extended their decade-long unbeaten streak to 28 games with a hard-fought 75-68 win over archrivals Senegal in the semi-finals of the 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket, held at the Palais des Sports de Treichville in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Under the guidance of Coach Rena Wakama, the six-time African champions entered the clash riding a…

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Senegal cancels Akon’s $6 billion Wakanda-themed city project

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Senegal has cancelled Akon’s $6 billion plan to build a futuristic “Akon City” on the country’s Atlantic coast, after years of inaction and missed payments by the Senegalese-American singer, Bloomberg reports. The project, first announced in 2020, was pitched as a tech-driven smart city inspired by Marvel’s Wakanda and promised to transform the quiet village…

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