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Africa: Election Rigging Claims Spark Turbulence in Comoros

[ad_1] President Assoumani's opponents have rejected his election to a fifth term based on a meagre 16.3% voter turnout. Africa's 2024 election season - comprising 19 presidential and general polls - got off to an unpromising and alarming start this week. After Sunday's re-election of President Azali Assoumani to an effective fifth term, violent protests against the result broke out in Moroni, the capital of Comoros. The government responded by […]

January 19, 2024

Africa

Africa: What Is Genocide? Six Western Countries Want a Broader Application of Genocide – Experts Unpack Why It Matters

[ad_1] In November 2023, six western states filed a joint application before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) arguing for an ample and expansive understanding of genocide. This intervention, as it is legally termed, was made by Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK in relation to the genocide case The Gambia filed against Myanmar in 2019. The still on-going case revolves around the violent expulsion of Rohingya […]

January 19, 2024

Africa

Nelson Mandela auction: South Africa seeks to block sale in row over heritage

[ad_1] The government aims to block the sale of personal items to preserve the anti-apartheid hero's legacy. [ad_2] Source link

January 19, 2024

Japan

Countdown begins for Japan’s historic moon landing

[ad_1] Tension is building as Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) prepares for a landing on the moon in the closely watched last stage of the spacecraft’s four-month journey to the moon. If successful, Japan will become only the fifth country to land a craft on the moon, after the U.S., Russia, China and India. It will also be the first to succeed in a high-precision […]

January 19, 2024

Africa

Thomas Kwoyelo: Lord's Resistance Army commander on trial

[ad_1] Former child soldier Thomas Kwoyelo faces more than 90 charges, including murder and rape. [ad_2] Source link

January 19, 2024

News

Africa: Interesting Clash Ahead as Mozambique and Cape Verde Square Off

[ad_1] In addition to sharing linguistic heritage, Cape Verde and Mozambique defied the odds when they opened their TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations, Cote d’Ivoire 2023 with impressive results against their more fancied opponents. In addition to sharing linguistic heritage, Cape Verde and Mozambique defied the odds when they opened their TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations, Cote d’Ivoire 2023 with impressive results against their more fancied opponents. Cape […]

January 19, 2024

Africa

Africa: Senegal, Cameroon up For a Big Clash

[ad_1] The Charles Konan Banny stadium in Yamoussoukro will host one of the biggest games on the continent between Senegal and Cameroon on Friday, 19 January 17h00 in the second round of Group C matches of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Côte d'Ivoire 2023. The Charles Konan Banny stadium in Yamoussoukro will host one of the biggest games on the continent between Senegal and Cameroon on Friday, 19 […]

January 19, 2024

Japan

‘Monster’ Inoue becomes first Japanese to win prestigious boxing award

[ad_1] YOKOHAMA – Naoya Inoue has been named the winner of the Sugar Ray Robinson Award as the Boxing Writers Association of America's Fighter of the Year, becoming the first Japanese boxer to win the prestigious prize, the fighter's Ohashi Boxing Gym said Friday. After capturing all four world championship belts as a bantamweight in 2022, Inoue, who is nicknamed "Monster," repeated the feat as a super bantamweight last year, […]

January 19, 2024

Africa

Africa: Osimhen Delighted After Overcoming Cote d’Ivoire Challenge

[ad_1] Nigeria's forward, Victor Osimhen, emerged as the standout player in the thrilling encounter against hosts Cote d'Ivoire on Thursday night, securing a 1-0 victory for the Super Eagles. Named Man of the Match, Osimhen shared his elation during a post-match press conference, emphasizing the significance of overcoming the formidable host nation. Following a lackluster 1-1 draw in their opening match against Equatorial Guinea in the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup […]

January 19, 2024

Entertainment

Africa: From Besting Tetris Ai to Epic Speedruns – Inside Gaming’s Most Thrilling Feats

[ad_1] After 13-year-old Willis Gibson became the first human to beat the original Nintendo version of Tetris, he dedicated his special win to his father, who passed away in December 2023. The Oklahoma teen beat the game by defeating level after level until he reached the "kill screen" - that is, the moment when the Tetris artificial intelligence taps out in exhaustion, stopping play because its designers never wrote the […]

January 19, 2024

Africa: Election Rigging Claims Spark Turbulence in Comoros

Africa: What Is Genocide? Six Western Countries Want a Broader Application of Genocide – Experts Unpack Why It Matters

Nelson Mandela auction: South Africa seeks to block sale in row over heritage

Countdown begins for Japan’s historic moon landing

Thomas Kwoyelo: Lord's Resistance Army commander on trial

Africa: Interesting Clash Ahead as Mozambique and Cape Verde Square Off

Africa: Senegal, Cameroon up For a Big Clash

‘Monster’ Inoue becomes first Japanese to win prestigious boxing award

Africa: Osimhen Delighted After Overcoming Cote d’Ivoire Challenge

Africa: From Besting Tetris Ai to Epic Speedruns – Inside Gaming’s Most Thrilling Feats

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