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Kosmos Energy (KOS): Among the Energy Stocks that Gained the Most This Week
The share price of Kosmos Energy Ltd. (NYSE:KOS) surged by 18.75% between June 5 and June 12, 2025, putting it among the Energy Stocks that Gained the Most This Week. Let’s shed some light on the development. Kosmos Energy (KOS): Among the Energy...

The ‘Salvador Dalí’ of Woodland Avenue is folding up Smiles Linens after 50 years
Stepping behind the checkout counter at Smiles Linens in Southwest Philly is like an archeological expedition into the retail industry. Bruce Zeiger, proud owner of the oldest business on Woodland Avenue’s retail corridor, has a 1970s phone with a...

Lawyer Accuses Energy Ministry of Concealing Offshore Oil Details
By: Fatou Krubally British-Gambian lawyer Ousman F. M’Bai has accused The Gambia’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy of failing to disclose critical information surrounding the country’s offshore oil blocks near the Senegalese border. In a detailed...

Thomas Tuchel chides Bellingham for 'repulsive behavior' after England's loss to Senegal
England manager Thomas Tuchel has admonished Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham to act appropriately in matches, regardless of the results. Bellingham had his equaliser in England's 3-1 friendly defeat by Senegal on June 10, 2025, overturned by the...
IMEA Maersk Market Update – July 2025
As market dynamics evolve and peak-season activ ity intensifies, many businesses are rethinking their sourcing patterns, transport routes, and inventory buffers to stay ahead of fluctuating demand, capacity constraints, and regulatory shifts. To...

South Africa Revives Shipping Line in Fleet Push, Port Investments
South Africa is reviving plans to establish a national shipping line, joining a growing list of African states investing in ports and maritime logistics to capture more value from global commerce. The carrier, dubbed South African Shipping Company...

Air Senegal scandal: 5 planes grounded, Ousmane Sonko steps in
At the center of the controversy: five L410NG aircraft, manufactured by the Czech company Omnipol. These 19-seat planes, little known on the international air market, were acquired under the regime of former President Macky Sall, then sold to Air...

Africa’s Nuclear Energy Misadventure Exposed In New Report
1 ABUJA – Ahead of the Bonn Climate Conference SB62, set to begin on June 16 in Germany, twelve civil society organizations from Africa, Europe, and Russia have published a critical report highlighting the increasing number of African countries...

The longstanding Baghdad-Kurdistan feud is about more than just energy
In Iraq, the end of every parliamentary term brings with it an electoral campaign filled with populist posturing that undermines public policy, the national economy and any semblance of unity in the country. Iraq’s next parliamentary election is...

Oil: Production target exceeded, one year after the first barrel (report)
Senegal has exceeded its production target for oil extracted from the Sangomar offshore oil field by Australian company Woodside Energy, a year after producing its first barrel from the field, according to a report published by the Ministry of...

Historic night in Nottingham: Senegal becomes first African nation to defeat England
Senegal’s landmark 3-1 victory over England at the City Ground on 10 June 2025 marks a defining moment not only in Senegalese football history but also in the global narrative of African football. The friendly match, which saw Senegal overturn an...

Paulin Soumanou Vieyra at 100: a quiet construction
While African filmmakers like Ousmane Sembène and Souleymane Cissé are now rightly hailed as masters of the form, Paulin Soumanou Vieyra was the architect working behind the scenes: enabling, documenting and defending a self-defined cinema that...

What Senegal's win over England means a year before the World Cup: 'We have arrived'
Thomas Tuchel’s stern glare in his post-match press conference betrayed his frustration. His England side had been deservedly beaten 3-1 by Senegal in Nottingham on Tuesday. Not only that — the visitors’ celebrations had reached his ears. “You...

High hopes for the Senegalese mango season
The Senegalese mango season began in the third week of May, with the first harvests coming from the central region of the country. Unlike the last three seasons, morale is high among industry stakeholders, and all indicators point to a good...

Football Daily | Cohesion, energy and a gameplan: Senegal show England what they are lacking
THREE LIONS 1-3 LIONS OF TERANGA England’s Brave Thomas Tuchel might be starting to understand why they call it “The Impossible Job”. On a balmy evening by the River Trent, it took Harry Kane just eight minutes to score against Senegal, and surely...

Tuchel booed as Senegal become 1st African team to beat England
England's unbeaten streak under new coach Thomas Tuchel collapsed in stunning fashion Tuesday as Senegal made history with a commanding 3-1 win, becoming the first African team to ever defeat the Three Lions. The loss – Tuchel’s first at the helm...

Thomas Tuchel watches his struggling England side fall apart against a sharper Senegal team at the City Ground in Nottingham
Just a few months ago, the buzz around Thomas Tuchel taking over as England manager came with a lot of optimism. Here was a coach known for tactical brilliance, poised to inject energy and confidence into a national team that’s always carried the...

Marine energy: Harnessing the power of the Atlantic
Issue Brief June 10, 2025 • 9:02 am ET Print this page Marine energy: Harnessing the power of the Atlantic By William Yancey Brown Following a decade-long partnership, the Policy Center for the New South and the Atlantic Council have joined forces...

Kyle Walker and Thomas Tuchel get 2/10, while SEVEN players get rating of less than five after Senegal horror show
Thomas Tuchel's perfect run as England manager is over. The Three Lions slumped to a 3-1 defeat against Senegal as goals from Ismaila Sarr, Habib Diarra and Cheikh Sabaly completed the shock result for the visitors as they became the first African...

Nigerian importers hit with $1,200 shipping surcharge on asian cargo
By Steve Agbota A Shipping firm, CMA CGM, has slammed $1,200 Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) per Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit (TEU), on Nigerian shippers to transport their dry cargo from Asia to ports in Apapa, Lekki and other locations across the...