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Africa: Holders Zamalek Drawn to Face Asec, Sfaxien to Face Enyimba and Simba

[ad_1] The 2024/25 TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup group stage promises thrilling action after Tunisian giants CS Sfaxien, Enyimba of Nigeria, Tanzania's Simba and Bravos do Maquis of Angola were drawn in the same group following the Group Stage draw on Monday. Title Holders Zamalek of Egypt were also handed a tough group as they were drawn to face Ivorian giants ASEC Mimomas in Group B following the draw in Cairo. Several former champions, including USM Alger, Zamalek SC, and RS […]

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Africa: TotalEnergies Afcon 2025 Qualifiers – Matchday 3 Fixtures and Timings

[ad_1] The road to the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2025, continues this week as 48 national teams across the continent gear up for another thrilling round of qualifying matches. Matchday 3 of the qualifiers will take place from Thursday October 10 to October 12, 2024, with teams divided into 12 groups battling it out in a series of exciting encounters. A total of 24 matches are scheduled as teams strive to secure their spots in Africa's premier football […]

todayOctober 7, 2024 1

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Africa: Debate On Africa Getting Two Permanent Seats in UNSC Is a Ruse – Professor Badejo

[ad_1] "It is crucial to know that if you have a permanent seat with a veto power, others would court you to support issues of interest to them." Babafemi Badejo is a former Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia. The author of a best-seller on politics in Kenya, Mr Badejo is a legal practitioner and also Professor of Political Science & International Relations at Chrisland University, Abeokuta. In this interview, he discusses the calls for reform of […]

todayOctober 7, 2024 1

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Africa: Enyimba Drawn Against Egyptian Powerhouses in CAF Confederation Cup Group Stage

[ad_1] The People's Elephant will face a daunting task in Group D alongside defending champions Zamalek SC and Al Masry SC of Egypt, as well as Mozambican outfit A. Black Bulls. Nigeria's Enyimba FC discovered their opponents for the CAF Confederation Cup group stage during Monday's draw, setting the stage for an exciting and challenging journey. The People's Elephant will face a daunting task in Group D alongside defending champions Zamalek SC and Al Masry SC of Egypt, as well […]

todayOctober 7, 2024 4

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Japan’s new internal affairs minister looks to boost regional revitalization

[ad_1] New internal affairs minister Seiichiro Murakami has stressed his eagerness to improve regional revitalization measures amid the ongoing concentration of the population and industry in Tokyo."I'd like to work on enhancing and strengthening measures so that regions can develop according to their characteristics," Murakami said in a recent interview.He unveiled plans to strengthen public relations and other support for local governments so that the number of regional development cooperation […]

todayOctober 7, 2024 1

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Africa: Afcon Qualifiers – Rohr Wary of Amavubi Threat

[ad_1] Benin head coach Gernot Rohr has said that Rwanda poses an even more dangerous threat than before and his charges must be well equipped to face them in the forthcoming Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. The 'Cheetahs' host Amavubi at Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium on Friday, October 11, before playing the return leg at Amahoro Stadium in Kigali on Tuesday, October 15. Rohr admits that Rwanda's goalless draw with Nigeria, a country that beat his […]

todayOctober 7, 2024 3

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Africa: Nobel Prize in Medicine Awarded to mRNA Researchers

[ad_1] The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was jointly awarded to two American scientists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun their work on microRNA. The two scientists were awarded for "their discovery of a fundamental principle governing how gene activity is regulated," the Nobel Foundation said in statement on Monday, October 7. Their work helped explain how genes work inside the human body and how that gives rise to the different tissues of the human body. The winners share […]

todayOctober 7, 2024 2

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Africa: South Africa’s GNU Faces an Uphill Battle On Migration Policy

[ad_1] Can the Government of National Unity reconcile its members' competing interests and achieve a pragmatic, unified approach? Migration has become a critical issue in South Africa's political discourse. The country has adopted progressive asylum and migration policies, but these have not resulted in a pragmatic migration governance approach. Several factors stand in the way, including bureaucratic inefficiencies, the conflation of refugees and migrants, and politicised narratives about immigrants. With each election cycle, the issue of migration has been amplified […]

todayOctober 7, 2024

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African Union and Unesco Convened a Strategic Partners Meeting Ahead of 2024 Safety of Journalists Global Conference

[ad_1] UNESCO and the African Union recently hosted a high-level partners' breakfast meeting in Addis Ababa to exchange views on safety of journalists on the continent, ahead of the 2024 International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists (IDEI) Global Conference, scheduled for November 6-7, 2024, at the African Union HQ. Over 25 ambassadors and 75 representatives from the diplomatic missions in Ethiopia, Regional Economic Communities (RECs), the African Union, United Nations, and other development partners, attended the event, […]

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Kipyegon Bett: Former junior world champion athlete dies aged 26

[ad_1] Former world under-20 athletics champion Kipyegon Bett has died aged 26 in Bomet, Kenya, following a short illness.The 800m specialist won his junior world title in 2016 and then took bronze at the senior World Championships in London the following year.However, his career was halted in 2018 when he was handed a four-year doping ban and he struggled on his return."He had been sick, complaining of stomach pains for […]

todayOctober 7, 2024 1

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