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Africa: Abortion Is a Fundamental Human Rights Issue

[ad_1] New York — The right to abortion is a human rights issue that no government agency, courts, local and state legislators, or anyone else has the right to violate or impede in any shape or form. It is a fundamental right that every woman must be free to exercise with impunity, in consultation with her doctor only, who acts based on his/her professional ethics and responsibility. The right to abortion, or, as Vice President Harris put it in her […]

todayOctober 16, 2024

Africa

Sudan war: Afcon 2025 qualifying wins bring ‘pride and joy’ to country

[ad_1] Sudan have only featured once at the Afcon finals since 2013, and reaching the 2025 edition in Morocco would be all the more remarkable given the ongoing conflict in the country and the fact the side have been forced to hold their home qualifiers at neutral venues."It puts us on the brink of a historic qualification," Sudanese journalist Abdul Musa told the BBC World Service."Everybody knows the situation back […]

todayOctober 16, 2024

Africa

Africa: World Food Day 2024 – a Quote From Slow Food President Edward Mukiibi

[ad_1] "Today, on World Food Day, we celebrate the right to food as a fundamental part of a better life and a brighter future. Slow Food reaffirms its belief that food can be a bridge to peace, advocating for a world where access to food and the resources required to produce it are guaranteed for everyone, especially those living in conflict zones. We call for an immediate end to all violence in ongoing conflicts, including in the Gaza Strip, Sudan, […]

todayOctober 16, 2024

News

Zimbabwe: Harare City Crowned Volleyball Champions

[ad_1] Veronica Gwaze — Harare City were crowned champions at the inaugural Pinkoctober Volleyball Ladies Tournament hosted at Mkushi Courts at the weekend after beating rivals University of Zimbabwe 3-2. In the nine-team race, which is set to be an annual event, Manyame Airforce and Support Unit settled for the third and fourth positions. The Citizens, as Harare City are affectionately known, stormed into the finals without tasting defeat, and proved ruthless in the opening set as they unsettled the […]

todayOctober 16, 2024

News

Zimbabwe: Chipunza Fancies Hard Work

[ad_1] Curtworth Masango — Simba Bhora holding midfielder Tichaona Chipunza is aiming to finish strong in the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League as they look set for a maiden championship. Simba Bhora are currently enjoying an impressive run that has seen them top the log standings for two months now. They last lost a match in June against FC Platinum and are currently on a 13-game unbeaten run in the league. With 60 points from 29 matches, Simba Bhora are […]

todayOctober 16, 2024

News

Zimbabwe: Warriors Edge Closer to Afcon Finals

[ad_1] Zimbabwe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(0) 3 Namibia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (0) 1 Walter Musona was the toast of the Warriors last night with a brace that earned Zimbabwe back-to-back success over Namibia in their return leg of the 2025 AFCON qualifying matches at Orlando Stadium […]

todayOctober 16, 2024

News

Zimbabwe: Dembare Sharpen Arrows for Yadah

[ad_1] Tadious Manyepo — Dynamo's coach Lloyd "Mablanyo" Chigowe wants his Glamour Boys to put the pieces back together well as they target to defend the Chibuku Super Cup. The past four weeks have been particularly disappointing for the Harare giants who have lost three of their four games in all competitions. They crashed out of the CAF Confederation Cup when losing on penalties to Botswana side Orapa United before they appeared to settle in well in the local Premiership […]

todayOctober 16, 2024

Africa

Grand Egyptian Museum partially opens to public

[ad_1] A highly anticipated museum housing the world's largest collection of ancient Egyptian artefacts has opened the doors to some of its galleries.More than 20 years in the making, the sprawling 120-acre Grand Egyptian Museum near the pyramids of Giza, will showcase more than 100,000 objects, including treasures from the tomb of King Tutankhamun.The boy-king's priceless collection is yet to be displayed, but visitors can now see items varying from […]

todayOctober 16, 2024

Japan

Visitors to Japan in January-September top last year’s total

[ad_1] The number of foreign visitors to Japan is growing rapidly this year, with arrivals from January through September already topping last year's total, statistics from the Japan National Tourism Organization released on Wednesday show. Some 26.88 million foreign visitors arrived in Japan in the first nine months of this year, up 54.7% from the same period of last year, the organization said. The country had a total of 25.07 […]

todayOctober 16, 2024

Africa

Fire engulfs crowd in Nigeria searching for fuel after accident

[ad_1] A fuel tanker exploded overnight in northern Nigeria as it was surrounded by a crowd of people who had rushed to the scene of an accident to collect leaking petrol.At least 94 people were burnt to death as fire engulfed the overturned vehicle, which had crashed, the police told the BBC.Fifty others injured in the explosion have been taken to hospital in the nearby town of Ringim in Jigawa […]

todayOctober 16, 2024

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