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Africa: Backing Pan-African Trajectory Is Helping Africa Grow

[ad_1] It is well recognized that African states are working hard to emancipate their respective people from underdevelopment and state of lagging behind the world. Especially after the advent of Pan-Africanism, which is a viable movement, an ideology and a geopolitical project for liberating and uniting African people and the African Diaspora around the world, the continent has been endeavoring towards unity, independence and strengthened economic, social and political spheres […]

todayOctober 4, 2024

News

Liberia: Joel Johnson Returns to Lone Star Squad

[ad_1] Monrovia — Defender Joel Alajarin Johnson is among the 24 players invited by Coach Mario Marinica for the Lone Star's 2025 Nations Cup Qualifiers against Equatorial Guinea. The US-based full-back has not received a call-up since Liberia's 1-0 defeat to Equatorial Guinea in a 2026 World Cup Qualifier at the SKD. Liberia will play away against Equatorial Guinea on October 11. The teams will meet again at the SKD […]

todayOctober 4, 2024

News

Liberia: Balde, Johnson Return to Lone Star Squad

[ad_1] Monrovia — Liberia's national football team coach, Mario Marinica, has announced a 24-man squad for the upcoming back-to-back 2025 CAF AFCON Qualifiers against Equatorial Guinea this October. The Lone Star will face Equatorial Guinea away on October 11 for the first leg before returning home for the second leg, which will take place in Monrovia on October 14. The squad list, released by the Liberia Football Association via their […]

todayOctober 4, 2024

News

Rwanda: Kury Reveals Reason for Choosing Amavubi

[ad_1] Yverdon Sports FC winger Johan Marvin Kury says he chose to play for Rwanda instead of Switzerland on the international stage because of the passion he has for the country. The new Amavubi boy stated that it was a decision he made from the heart. "I chose to play for Rwanda because it is a decision made from the heart," he said. "My mother is Rwandan. She told me […]

todayOctober 4, 2024

Japan

Ishiba omits divisive proposals in first policy speech as PM

[ad_1] Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba gave his first policy speech to parliament on Friday, omitting some of the most divisive proposals he made during last month’s Liberal Democratic Party presidential campaign and instead prioritizing quickly actionable measures.While he did not touch on proposals to establish a collective security framework in the Indo-Pacific and revise the U.S.-Japan Status of Forces Agreement, he elaborated on his long-held ideas about creating a disaster-prevention […]

todayOctober 4, 2024

Africa

Africa: The Fight Against Unemployment in Africa – People Come and Go, but Institutions Remain

[ad_1] If colonialism and neocolonialism have destroyed cultures, undermined the foundations of traditional and ancestral values, and exacerbated ethnic conflicts, resulting in waves of refugees across the globe, an unexpected development has emerged. A diaspora capable of offering solutions and contributing to the consolidation of institutions and structures through significant financial investment. If political parties in Africa have shown a tendency to divide and rule, prioritising self-interest over service to […]

todayOctober 4, 2024

News

Rwanda: Serge Kabanda – Amavubi Call-Up Is a Big Honour

[ad_1] Gasogi United striker Serge Kabanda has expressed his pride for being named on the national football team squad that is preparing to face Benin on October 11 in the qualifiers of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). "I know I have a responsibility to repay the faith the coach has put in me, and in my mind, there is no doubt that we can get a good result […]

todayOctober 4, 2024

Japan

Meteorological agency ramps up ‘tsunami flag’ awareness efforts

[ad_1] The Meteorological Agency is ramping up its efforts to raise awareness about "tsunami flags," which are used to alert beachgoers to tsunami warnings.This comes after a significant earthquake in August, which registered a lower 6 on the shindo Japanese seismic intensity scale in the city of Nichinan in Miyazaki Prefecture, where the flags facilitated a smooth evacuation. However, the agency acknowledges that awareness of the flags remains low, presenting […]

todayOctober 4, 2024

Entertainment

Nigeria: Matters Arising From Achebe’s Things Fall Apart TV Series

[ad_1] Chido Nwangwu lauds the planned adaptation of Prof Chinua Achebe's masterpiece novel, Things Fall Apart, into an international television series starring notable movie actors like Savid Oyelowo and Idris Elba, among others. It came as a joyful news a few days ago that Prof Chinua Achebe's masterpiece novel, 'Things Fall Apart' will be adapted for an upcoming, international television series. It was reported first by the arts and entertainment […]

todayOctober 4, 2024

News

Nigeria: As Emirates Resumes Flights to Nigeria

[ad_1] After a two-year hiatus, the Dubai based Emirates has resumed flights to Lagos, the commercial hub of Nigeria. The Middle East mega carrier inaugural flight touched down at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, on October 1, 2024, as Nigeria was celebrating its 64th Independence anniversary. Commenting on the return of services, the Deputy President and Chief Commercial Officer, Emirates Airlines, Adnan Kazim, said: "This has been a […]

todayOctober 4, 2024

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