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Togo international Asamoah in paralysis fear after China football match collision
Togo international footballer Samuel Asamoah could be left paralysed after he collided with an advertising board and broke his neck during a match in the second tier of Chinese football, his club has said. Video footage showed Asamoah, who plays...
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Togolese Footballer Asamoah Faces Paralysis Risk After China Collision
Togolese international Samuel Asamoah suffered a broken neck after colliding with a pitch-side LED advertising board during a Chinese League One match on Sunday, raising serious concerns about his future in professional football. The 31-year-old...
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Africa bets on homegrown peace as foreign fixes falter
Africa’s path to lasting peace and stability may lie not in imported solutions but in its own time-honoured traditions of conflict resolution—methods that once calmed even the fiercest rivalries. This idea took centre stage at the Lomé Peace and...
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Togolese Footballer Asamoah Suffers Broken Neck In Chinese League Match, Faces Risk Of Paralysis
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Sahara Reporters
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His club confirmed on Monday that he was at risk of “high-level paraplegia” after suffering multiple neck fractures and extensive nerve damage. Thirty-one-year-old Togolese international, Samuel Asamoah, has been hospitalised after breaking his...
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Togo Expands Universal Health Insurance to Self-Employed Workers
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Togo First
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Togo’s CNSS extends Universal Health Insurance (AMU) to self-employed workers, including artisans, farmers, traders, and individual entrepreneurs. The program uses a flexible, advance-contribution system ranging from CFA10,000 to CFA102,000...
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Togo Plans 10 New Agro-Processing Units With AfDB Support
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Togo First
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(Togo First) - • Togo will install 10 new agro-processing units under the Sahel Food and Nutrition Security Resilience Program (P2-P2RS). • The African Development Bank is financing the project with $6 million through its Transition Support...
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Today in Africa — October 9, 2025: 12 Arrested Over “Sommie” Maduagwu Death in Abuja, Togo’s Samuel Asamoah Faces Paralysis After Neck Injury, Eliud Kipchoge Eyes Marathon Milestone in New York
Every day, OkayAfrica shares a roundup of news we’re following but haven’t published as full articles. These short updates cover what’s happening on the continent — in culture, politics, and beyond. For more on stories like these, be sure to check...
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Sports1 hour ago How Togo Midfielder Samuel Asamoah Suffered Broken Neck In Chinese League Match Togolese international Samuel Asamoah is facing a long road to recovery after suffering a broken neck in a horrific on-field accident during a Chinese…
Togolese international Samuel Asamoah is facing a long road to recovery after suffering a broken neck in a horrific on-field accident during a Chinese League One match at the weekend. Samuel Asamoah, a 31-year-old midfielder, who plays for Guangxi...
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Benin, Togo fail to fully pay Nigeria for exported electricity, NERC reports amount owed
Benin and Togo, along with other international customers, paid only half of the $17.54 million billed by Nigeria for electricity in Q2 2025 Reports showed that CEET of Togo made no payment, while SBEE of Benin and NIGELEC of Niger only partially...
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African Union and Cuba to promote multilateral cooperation
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Radio Cadena Agramonte
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Addis Ababa, Oct 13. - The President of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, received today the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, Bruno Rodríguez, with whom he discussed mutual interest in boosting multilateral cooperation. During...
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Triad dental hygienist fulfills passion volunteering overseas
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Sarah Cline has combined her dentistry skills with her passion for volunteering to help people in need as far away as Africa. What You Need To Know Sarah Cline has volunteered her dentistry skills to help those in Mississippi,...
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Togbi Tenge Dzokoto Gligui donates to support dialysis unit at Keta Municipal hospital
By Evans Worlanyo Ameamu, GNA Keta (VR), Oct. 8, GNA – Togbi Tenge Dzokoto Gligui VII, the Dufia of Anyako and the Paramount Chief of Amugo-Vego Traditional Area in the Volta Region, has donated some consumables to support care at the dialysis...
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Togo: Who is Benjamin Neumann, the New Head of AFD in Lomé?
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Togo First
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The French Development Agency (AFD) manages a portfolio of over €300 million in Togo, with annual commitments of €40–50 million. Benjamin Neumann, with 15 years of experience in fragile regions such as the Sahel, took charge of the Lomé office in...
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Tennis News Today: Novak Djokovic frustrated with Shanghai Masters after health scare; Felix Auger-Aliassime’s emotional story of his father's struggles & more
As action at the Shanghai Masters continues to unfold, top players like Taylor Fritz, Alexander Zverev and Holger Rune show their disapproval of the conditions at the tournament. In addition to that, Novak Djokovic complained about the 'brutal'...
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West Africa’s trade monitoring system has collapsed - why th...
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Modern Ghana
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A decade ago countries in West Africa set up a unique trade monitoring mechanism. Its purpose was to track intra-regional trade in agricultural products and livestock in the region. But the system was closed down in 2022 due to a lack of funding...
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Roach activity temporarily closes surf-themed Jacksonville restaurant
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The Florida Times-Union
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You can use the database to search by county or by restaurant name. Florida's restaurant owners are not required to post restaurant inspection results where guests can see them. So every week, we provide that information for you. For a complete...
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Togolese driver arrested in Lagos after pedestrian injured in high-speed crash
A Togolese driver has been arrested by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) after allegedly causing a serious accident that left a pedestrian critically injured on Lagos Island. The incident occurred on Monday at the Adeniji Adele...
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From strategy to sovereignty: Crafting Africa's AI future
Artificial intelligence is no longer an abstract concept in Africa. From health diagnostics in Nairobi to smart farming tools in Accra, it is beginning to shape how Africans live and work. A recent study by the Carnegie Endowment for International...
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Togolese driver arrested for reckless driving in Lagos
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, has confirmed the arrest of a Togolese driver who caused a high-speed accident that left a pedestrian critically injured at the Adeniji Adele intersection, inward Ilubirin on Lagos Island. In a...
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