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Kenya: NBA Legend Fisher in Kenya to Conduct Junior Basketball Coaching Clinic

[ad_1] Nairobi — "True growth can only happen when girls have opportunities," those are the words of NBA legend Derek Fisher ahead of a one-day basketball coaching clinic on his Kenyan tour. Fisher, a five-time NBA champion with the Los Angeles Lakers will on Wednesday conduct Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA basketball clinic in Nairobi for 80 participants comprising of 40 girls and 40 boys below 18 years to celebrate the official launch of Safaricom Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA program. Fisher, who was […]

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Utah Hockey Club cruises to debut win over Blackhawks

[ad_1] Dylan Guenther scored two goals to help the Utah Hockey Club win their inaugural game 5-2 against the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday night in Salt Lake City.Barrett Hayton had a goal and an assist, Clayton Keller and Lawson Crouse also scored and Nick Schmaltz and Logan Cooley had two assists each for Utah, which was relocated from Tempe, Ariz., earlier this year after a Salt Lake City-based ownership group […]

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Sega’s ninja game Shinobi to get the movie treatment

[ad_1] One of Sega's most popular games, Shinobi, will be made into a movie in a joint project with Universal Pictures, the Japanese gamemaker announced Wednesday, aiming to emulate the success of "The Super Mario Bros. Movie." Sega did not give a target date for the release but said it had "started the development of a film production" with the Hollywood behemoth. Shinobi was originally created for Japanese arcades in […]

todayOctober 9, 2024 1

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Africa: World Bank Group Unveils Strategy to Drive Inclusive Growth and Resilience in Zimbabwe

[ad_1] The World Bank Group's Board of Executive Directors has approved the new Country Engagement Note (CEN) for Zimbabwe (2025-2026), focused on supporting the country's immediate development priorities. Aligned with Zimbabwe's Vision 2030 and the National Development Strategy 2021-2025, the CEN contributes to the World Bank Group's mission of ending extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity. The CEN is structured around two pillars. Pillar 1 aims to support the country in reducing macroeconomic distortions, strengthening fiscal policies, and improving economic […]

todayOctober 9, 2024 2

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Africa: Response to the Mpox Epidemic – Interview With Dr. Michel Muvudi On the World Bank’s Strategic Role in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

[ad_1] In the fight against the mpox epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Bank has rolled out a number of major initiatives to support the government and the affected communities. This interview with Dr. Michel Muvudi, Senior Health Specialist with the World Bank, highlights the work being done to address this epidemic and highlights the recommendations in place for the population. What steps have been taken by the World Bank to support the Democratic Republic of Congo […]

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Africa Oil Week – Mantashe Slams ‘Foreign-Funded’ Activists

[ad_1] Protests held against fossil-fuel industry in Cape Town and Johannesburg Hundreds of environmental activists from various organisations took to the streets of Sandton calling for a boycott of the upcoming Africa Energy Week. In Cape Town, Extinction Rebellion and The Green Connection protested outside the Africa Oil Week conference. Africa Energy Week (AEW) will be hosted in Cape Town from the 4 to 8 November, and boasts that it is "Africa's biggest gathering of energy policymakers, companies and investors. […]

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Africa: Statement Against Travel Restrictions Inresponse to Mpox and Marburg Virus Outbreaks

[ad_1] 8 October 2024 — In light of the ongoing Mpox and Marburg virus outbreaks, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) urges all countries to refrain from implementing travel bans or movement restrictions targeting African nations. Such measures are inconsistent with international health guidelines and risk undermining public health responses, deepening economic challenges, and reigniting the inequities and mistrust that surfaced during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly between the Global North and the Global South. Under the […]

todayOctober 9, 2024 1

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Africa: Britain Has Neglected Africa and the Commonwealth for Over a Decade – 4 Ways It Can Reset Relations

[ad_1] The United Kingdom is resetting its relations with Africa and other countries in the global south after more than a decade of neglect. At the United Nations in September, British prime minister Keir Starmer promised his government was returning the UK to responsible global leadership. This should include reconnecting with the countries of the global south which feel they have been neglected and among whom Britain's voice is now at a discount. The new Labour government's recently launched reviews […]

todayOctober 9, 2024 1

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Africa’s Great Green Wall Will Only Combat Desertification and Poverty By Harnessing Local Solutions

[ad_1] In the rural village of Téssékéré, the increasing number and intensity of droughts linked to climate change is making the lives and livelihoods of the local Fulani communities increasingly vulnerable. Here, in the northern Sahel desert region of Senegal (known as the Ferlo), the pastoral population walks over dry, dusty ground with their livestock in search of grazing areas and working borehole water pumps. In favourable years, these farmers can stay in the fields around their local borehole, but […]

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Election officials backing Trump’s ‘Big Lie’ stir unease in U.S.

[ad_1] ANN ARBOR, Michigan – In Michigan’s Macomb County, the Republican head of the board that will certify November’s election results called on former U.S. President Donald Trump to fight to stay in power after his election loss in 2020.In North Carolina’s Henderson County, a Republican election board member emailed legislators in August to claim, without evidence, that Democrats were flooding the state with illegal votes.And in Pennsylvania, considered a […]

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