Africa: Nearly Two Million Severely Malnourished Children at Risk of Death Due to Funding Shortages for Therapeutic Food

[ad_1] UNICEF launches urgent appeal for US$165 million to reach children as some countries run critically low on therapeutic food for treatment Nearly two million children suffering from severe wasting, also known as severe acute malnutrition, are at risk of death due to funding shortages for life-saving Ready-to-use-Therapeutic-Food (RUTF) to treat wasting, UNICEF warned today. Levels of severe wasting in children under five years remain gravely high in several countries, fueled by conflict, economic shocks and climate crises. "In the […]

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Africa: Urgent Education Reform Key to Unlocking Faster, More Inclusive Growth in Africa

[ad_1] Washington — Despite signs of a fragile economic recovery, Sub-Saharan Africa, remains stuck in "low gear" with a large youth population at risk of being left behind. According to the latest edition of Africa's Pulse, the World Bank's twice-yearly regional economic update released on October 14, two factors are critical to jumpstart inclusive growth: stabilizing economies and transforming education to equip the region's growing workforce with stronger foundational skills and market relevant expertise. The report, which is in its […]

October 15, 2024 2

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Women's Footballer of the Year contender Banda

[ad_1] BBC Sport profiles Orlando Pride and Zambia forward Barbra Banda, one of five nominees for the BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2024 award. [ad_2] Source link

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BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year 2024: Voting open with winner announced on 26 November

[ad_1] Voting for the BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2024 is open.Fans from across the world can vote for their favourite from the five-player shortlist of Barbra Banda, Aitana Bonmati, Naomi Girma, Caroline Graham Hansen, Sophia Smith.The award was first given out in 2015, making this its 10th year.Voting closes at 09:00 GMT on Monday, 28 October 2024 and the winner will be announced on Tuesday, 26 November on […]

October 15, 2024 2

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Africa: KQ Expands Flights to New York and Africa Routes

[ad_1] Kenya Airways has increased its international flight frequencies, introducing additional day and night flights to various destinations including New York, as the airline seeks to cater to rising demand during the peak holiday season. The national carrier has announced two more weekly night flights to the US, seven new flights to Zanzibar, and further expansion across several African and international routes. Starting from December 5, 2024, Kenya Airways will offer two additional flights per week from Nairobi to New […]

October 15, 2024 1

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Africa: How Mpox Anti-Vaxx Conspiracies Target and Stigmatise LGBTQ+ People

[ad_1] According to some conspiracy theorists posting on alternative, uncensored social media networks, Mpox is another "scamdemic", created by a powerful elite to cull populations and generate profit for "big pharma". According to these social media users, anyone who takes the Mpox vaccine inevitably faces heart attack and death. Other Mpox conspiracies target hate at LGBTQ+ people. Through my PhD research into anti-vaccination misinformation, I've collected thousands of social media posts, videos, images and links from anti-vaccination Telegram channels, Substack […]

October 15, 2024 2

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Africa: Brics – a Fairer Global Order – or a Bigger Russian Support Group?

[ad_1] This month's BRICS Summit should indicate the club's future direction, which could see the three original democracies distancing themselves. Is BRICS a broadly useful association to reduce much of the world's dependence on the West? Or is it becoming an instrument to help Russia - and to an extent China - counter their own growing tensions with the West? Russia, in particular, has an incentive to overcome its isolation because of its invasion of Ukraine. The answer to these […]

October 15, 2024 1

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Sophie hears of sexual exploitation of refugees in Sudan

[ad_1] PA MediaSophie heard harrowing first-hand experiences from women during her visit to ChadThe Duchess of Edinburgh has described distressing scenes of sexual exploitation, after meeting refugees from Sudan's civil war who had fled to neighbouring Chad."People are having to exchange food and water for sex, for rape. That is violence that is being enacted through conflict. It is being used as a bargaining tool," said Sophie, after a visit […]

October 15, 2024 1

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African nations race to put satellites in space

[ad_1] SpaceXSenegal's first satellite hitched a lift on a SpaceX launcher in AugustOne by one, the satellites – each of them encrusted with a hodge-podge of solar panels and other gizmos – detached from their mothership.They had blasted off from Earth just an hour earlier, on 16 August. The 116 satellites onboard the launch vehicle were mostly designed and built by Western nations and businesses – but one of them […]

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