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Afcon 2023: Squads for participating countries

[ad_1] The 34th Africa Cup of Nations gets under way in Ivory Coast on 13 January after being shifted from 2023 to 2024 because of the rainy season in West Africa. Holders Senegal will look to defend the title they won in Cameroon in February 2022, when the Teranga Lions beat Egypt 4-2 in a penalty shoot-out following a 0-0 draw in the final. Below are the squads which have […]

todayJanuary 10, 2024

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Africa: Afcon 2023 – Top 10 Young Players to Look Out for

[ad_1] A host of football prospects have their eyes set on using the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) spotlight to not only lift their respective countries to glory but to also show the football what their talent can offer for the future. The 34th edition of AFCON, the continent's most prestigious nations football tournament, will take place in Cote d'Ivoire from January 13 through February 11. Manchester City's Issa Kabore, who is now on loan at Luton Town and […]

todayJanuary 9, 2024

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Africa: Morocco – Bilal El Khannouss Praises SAN Pedro Training Facilities

[ad_1] Atlas Lions midfielder Bilal El Khannouss is full of praise for Morocco's training facilities in San Pedro. The Atlas Lions were the first team to touch down in Cote d'Ivoire ahead of the 34th edition of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Ivory Coast 2023. The North African giants trained on Monday for the first time at the stadium Auguste-Denise de San Pédro, after their arrival the day before. "I think it's the best facility that I have […]

todayJanuary 9, 2024

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Africa: CAF Announces Unilever As Latest Official Sponsor of TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Côte d’Ivoire 2023

[ad_1] The Confédération Africaine de Football ("CAF") has today announced Unilever personal care brands, including Rexona (also known as Shield, Sure), Dove, Dove Men+Care and Axe, as the latest Official Sponsors of its two forthcoming continental championships: the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Côte d'Ivoire 2023 and TotalEnergies CAF Women's Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2024. This partnership with CAF was forged by Unilever International, Unilever's Global Business Unit in close partnership with Unilever's Personal Care Business Group. The […]

todayJanuary 9, 2024

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Africa: India Eyes Africa in Its Quest for Superpower Status

[ad_1] With Africa's strategic importance rising, India has leveraged the global trust deficit to become a trusted interlocutor. India is rapidly forging an important role in the new global order as a bridge between the global north and south. Leveraging its economic muscle and newfound political clout as the self-appointed voice of the south, India has nimbly straddled multiple, divergent interests and fora. In keeping with a 'multi-alignment' strategy, India has achieved several diplomatic victories, such as the African Union's […]

todayJanuary 9, 2024

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Africa: Barrage of Discriminatory Laws Stoking Hate Against LGBTI Persons

[ad_1] Last year witnessed a surge in discriminatory legislation directed against LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex) persons across Africa, said Amnesty International today. In a new briefing looking at 12 African countries, Amnesty International documents how legal systems were increasingly weaponized in 2023 to systematically target and discriminate against LGBTI individuals. This includes instances where laws were egregiously employed to persecute and marginalize members of the LGBTI community, highlighting a distressing trend of legal mechanisms being used as […]

todayJanuary 9, 2024

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Africa: We Are Facing Extinction: Escalating Anti-LGBTI Sentiment, the Weaponization of Law and Their Human Rights Implications in Select African Countries

[ad_1] Across Africa, LGBTI persons find themselves contending with a disturbing regression of progress, facing relentless protests against their identities, and confronting formidable obstacles to their legal and social rights. The struggle for the realisation of rights of LGBTI people has been marked by significant challenges and a systematic denial of their basic human rights. This review documents the deteriorating state of human rights and a surge in fear and attacks among LGBTI persons, as well as increased oppression and […]

todayJanuary 9, 2024

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