play_arrow

keyboard_arrow_right

Listeners:

Top listeners:

skip_previous skip_next
00:00 00:00
playlist_play chevron_left
volume_up
Go to album
  • cover play_arrow

    LISTEN NOW: JafriQ Radio Live On Jafriq Radio

jafriqradio

4027 Results / Page 290 of 448

Background
insert_link

Japan

Man believed to be long-time fugitive Satoshi Kirishima detained in Tokyo: reports

[ad_1] A former member of a Japanese radical leftist group behind deadly bombings in the 1970s may finally have been caught after almost 50 years on the run, local media said Friday. Now 70, Satoshi Kirishima's youthful, bespectacled and long-haired mugshot has featured on "wanted" posters outside police stations across Japan for decades. Police were still trying to confirm his identity, but on Thursday a man believed to be Kirishima […]

todayJanuary 26, 2024

News

Kenya: Commonwealth Champion Kibiwot, Anyango Sign Up for Sirikwa Classic as Countdown to Big Day Continues

[ad_1] Nairobi — World 3000m steeplechase bronze medalist Abraham Kibiwot is among elite athletes who will compete in the senior men's 10km race at this year's Sirikwa Classic World Cross Country Tour on February 3 in Eldoret. Kibiwot will battle for the top prize with others, including the 2018 world half marathon silver medalist Aron Kifle of Eritrea, the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games champion Edwin Bett of Kenya and Africa Under 20 5000m bronze medalist Vincent Kimaiyo, among others. An […]

todayJanuary 26, 2024

Africa

Africa: One in Twenty People Has No Sense of Smell – Here’s How They Might Get It Back

[ad_1] During the pandemic, a lost sense of smell was quickly identified as one of the key symptoms of COVID. Nearly four years later, one in five people in the UK is living with a decreased or distorted sense of smell, and one in twenty have anosmia - the total loss of the ability to perceive any odours at all. Smell training is one of the few treatment options for recovering a lost sense of smell - but can we […]

todayJanuary 26, 2024

Africa

Africa: Afcon’s Decision to Allow 24 Countries to Play Is Paying Off – and Having Dramatic Repercussions

[ad_1] By the end of the group stage, the 34th Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) was one of the most exciting and memorable Afcon tournaments in recent memory. This was particularly true of the performances of the continent's best players on the field. As a scholar of sports communication with a focus on African football, I've followed developments with interest, notably the 2021 decision to increase the number of national teams in the final stage from 16 to 24. There […]

todayJanuary 26, 2024

Africa

Africa: Blinken’s Africa Trip Loops in New Atlantic Ocean Partners

[ad_1] The recently formed Partnership for Atlantic Cooperation looks set to shape US-Africa and north-south relations. United States (US) Secretary of State Antony Blinken has taken time off from his hectic shuttle diplomacy in the Middle East to visit four African countries - Cabo Verde, Nigeria, Côte d'Ivoire and Angola. America has many relations with all these countries, including on security matters in light of the violent extremist threat, an epidemic of military coups, and Russia displacing Western influence through […]

todayJanuary 26, 2024

News

Cote d’Ivoire/Nigeria: Afcon 2023 – Indomitable Lions Arrive in Abidjan for Round of 16 Clash With Super Eagles

[ad_1] Five-time African champions, Cameroon, arrived in Abidjan on Thursday to reignite the historic rivalry with three-time champions, Nigeria. The stage is set for a titanic clash in the AFCON Round of 16 as the Super Eagles of Nigeria prepare to face off against the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon on Saturday. Five-time African champions, Cameroon, arrived in Abidjan on Thursday, ready to reignite their historic rivalry with the three-time champions, Nigeria Cameroon's legend, Rigobert Song, led the Indomitable Lions to […]

todayJanuary 26, 2024

Africa

Africa: The Red Sea Shipping Crisis Is Having a ‘Dramatic’ Impact, Warns Logistics Chief

[ad_1] Attacks against shipping in the Red Sea by Houthis are devastating for global trade and supply chains, already reeling under the impacts of the war in Ukraine and climate change-linked conditions in the Panama Canal, said UN trade and development body, UNCTAD, on Thursday. According to Jan Hoffmann, Chief of Trade Logistics at UNCTAD, the attacks are not only adding to geopolitical tensions but also raising costs and leading to increased greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions. "Maritime transport is really […]

todayJanuary 26, 2024

Africa

Africa: Ban or Restrict? Quandary Facing Governments As Vaping Entices Teens Worldwide

[ad_1] Bangkok, Thailand — A hot debate on electronic smoking devices is expected to engage governments, scheduled to meet in Panama from 5-10 February for the tenth session of the Conference of Parties (COP) to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC). The WHO FCTC, the first health treaty, was developed to address the global tobacco epidemic and to ensure that governments are supported in implementing comprehensive and effective tobacco control strategies. Earlier in 2016, the governments during […]

todayJanuary 26, 2024

insert_link

Japan

LDP faction shake-up damages prospects of Kishida rivals

[ad_1] Just a couple of months ago, powerful Liberal Democratic Party faction leaders, including party Secretary-General Toshimitsu Motegi, were being talked about as potential successors to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.But with the political funds scandal resulting in the dissolution of four of the LDP’s six factions, they have found themselves losing momentum and power as their members start to bolt.Motegi, who heads the LDP’s third-largest faction, appeared to be on […]

todayJanuary 26, 2024

play_arrowRadio
DON'T MISS ANYTHING!

Subscribe to our newsletter

Get the latest news, personalised insights, and must-read stories from Jafriq Radio straight to your inbox with our free newsletters.