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Africa: Afropop Top Videos – October, 2024

[ad_1] Here are nine new picks for our playlist. From Brazilian rap and Malian reggae to Salin's global jazz on a beach in Thailand, it's a rich mix, once again with women in the foreground. Check out the full Afropop Top Videos playlist for all our recent selections. And remember, if you have suggestions of videos our fans would love, send them to info@afropop.org with the subject line "Top Videos 2024." Enjoy! Djely Tapa: "Ndö" The Montreal-based daughter of revered […]

todayOctober 4, 2024

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Japan says Paul Watson case ‘nothing to do with whaling’

[ad_1] Japan's push to have activist Paul Watson extradited from Greenland is a law-enforcement issue and has nothing to do with whaling, new Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said Friday in rare public comments on the case.The co-founder of Sea Shepherd was arrested in Greenland in July on an arrest warrant issued by Japan, which accuses him of damaging its whaling ship and injuring a Japanese crew member in clashes off […]

todayOctober 4, 2024

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Ethiopia: Street Festivals Attracting More Tourists in Ethiopia

[ad_1] According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) data, street festivals play a significant role in promoting tourist inflow to a given country. Ethiopia is the leading country in Africa to register tangible and intangible heritages, manuscripts, and biosphere reserves by The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). As the nation has many tourist heritages, efforts are underway to inscribe many more attractions in the prestigious list of UNESCO. In Ethiopia, the month of Meskerem (September) […]

todayOctober 4, 2024

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WHO approves first mpox test for quick diagnosis

[ad_1] The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved the first diagnostic test for mpox where the results can be immediately known, saying it could prove pivotal in helping to stop the rising global cases of the deadly virus.The new PCR test enables the detection of the mpox DNA taken from skin lesion swabs.Currently, samples have to be sent to a laboratory for testing and the patient and medics have to […]

todayOctober 4, 2024

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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 thereby respecting African sovereignty and destiny. Undeniably and even plainly […]

todayOctober 4, 2024

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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 Stadium on October 14. Joel Johnson, who plays for Charlotte […]

todayOctober 4, 2024

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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 official Facebook page on Thursday, October 3, includes a mix […]

todayOctober 4, 2024

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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 I will get more opportunities with Amavubi and that is […]

todayOctober 4, 2024

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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 the people, how can strong institutions help rebuild trust and […]

todayOctober 4, 2024

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