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Africa: Responsibility to Protect – Africans’ Fate Caught in Global Crises

[ad_1] Debating Ideas reflects the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from within the African continent and beyond. It offers debates and engagements, contexts and controversies, and reviews and responses flowing from the African Arguments books. It is edited and managed by the International African Institute, hosted at SOAS University of London, the owners of the book series of the same name. As the continent marks African […]

todayOctober 22, 2024

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Africa: Biodiversity is Fundamental to Feed a Hungry Planet – IFAD at COP16 Colombia

[ad_1] The UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is urging global leaders at the UN Biodiversity Conference (CBD COP16) taking place in Cali, Colombia, to direct greater focus and funding to small-scale farmers. Insisting that they are on the frontlines of biodiversity loss and climate change and must be able to sustainably grow a variety of crops for local and global consumption and in particular for the over 3 billion people who cannot afford a healthy diet. This approach […]

todayOctober 22, 2024

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NBA 2024-25: Africa providing ‘incredible talent’ for world’s top league

[ad_1] Nigeria's Hakeem Olajuwon opened the doors for Africans in the National Basketball Association (NBA) four decades ago and three more young centres with links to the continent are set to follow his path this season.Cameroon international Ulrich Chomche was the youngest player picked in June's NBA Draft while Yves Missi also grew up in the Central African nation and Adem Bona was born in Lagos, Nigeria.The trio, on the […]

todayOctober 22, 2024

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Russians feared dead after plane shot down in Sudan

[ad_1] Russia's embassy in Sudan has said it is investigating reports that a cargo plane with Russian crew was shot down in Darfur, a key battle ground in the civil war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).The aircraft, identified as a Russian-made lyushin Il-76, was on a mission to deliver equipment and medicine to the army-held city of el-Fasher, military sources told Sudanese media.On Monday, the […]

todayOctober 22, 2024

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Africa: Sanctions – Zim Enlists African Commission’s Support

[ad_1] Zimbabwe has implored the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR) to continuously raise concern about the negative impact of sanctions that were slapped on the country by the West. The country urged the ACHPR, which is holding its 81st Ordinary Session chaired by Mr Remy Ngoy Lumbu of DRC in Banjul, Gambia, to continuously call for the lifting of sanctions to improve the lives of the people. The session started on October 17 and ends on November […]

todayOctober 22, 2024

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Africa: Education and Gender Equality – Focus On Girls Isn’t Fair and Isn’t Enough – Global Study

[ad_1] For the past two decades, investing in girls' schooling has been hailed as a cornerstone of promoting gender equality in sub-Saharan Africa. Between 2016 and 2018 the World Bank Group invested US$3.2 billion in education projects benefiting adolescent girls. The logic is straightforward. Girls face significant barriers to education, among them poverty, insufficient academic support, adolescent pregnancy, child marriage, and school related gender-based violence. Reducing these barriers can substantially improve their educational outcomes. But is this approach - investing […]

todayOctober 22, 2024

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Africa: Russia-Africa – Developing Media Partnership

[ad_1] Moscow — At a recent media briefing, Maria Zakharova, the spokesperson for Russia's Foreign Ministry, criticized the United States for its support of educational programs, media and NGOs in Africa. Zakharova argued that these efforts are part of a broader attempt by the U.S. to impose Western values and governance models on sovereign African states, framing it as a form of neo-colonialism. Zakharova's remarks, available on the official Russian Foreign Ministry website, suggest that the U.S. is actively promoting […]

todayOctober 22, 2024

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Africa: Capacity Building Is Key to Africa’s Digital Sequencing Success Story

[ad_1] Bulawayo — Christian Tiambo has always wished to uplift local farmers' communities through cutting-edge science. As climate change wreaked havoc on local agriculture, Tiambo, a livestock scientist at the Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health (CTLGH) and at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), focused on conserving and developing livestock that could withstand environmental stress. Genomics, a Game Changer Tiambo's research took an exciting turn when part of his PhD studies was to characterize and establish local poultry […]

todayOctober 22, 2024

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Africa: COP16 – Is This Our Last Chance to Save Nature?

[ad_1] Uckfield, Sussex, UK — As COP16 approaches, we have been reflecting on the state of our planet in 2024; the word "crisis" feels insufficient to describe the devastation we're witnessing. Forests that once teemed with life are disappearing. Coral reefs, once vibrant and full of colour, are turning barren. Species are being driven from their habitats, and extreme weather events like floods and wildfires are becoming all too common. These are not abstract threats--this is our new reality. It […]

todayOctober 22, 2024

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