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Amanda Dlamini: Former South African player on ground-breaking Afcon commentary role in Ivory Coast

[ad_1] Dlamini's sports career may have been on the football pitch but growing up in KwaZulu-Natal province she competed in many sporting codes and wanted to become a sprinter.Economic hardship hindered her pursuit of that dream and instead turned her attentions to football. "I was a sprinter [over] 100m, 200m and 400m but a lack of resources back in the rural areas hampered my progress into athletics," the former midfielder […]

todayFebruary 16, 2024

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Africa Progresses in Anti-Corruption Fight, Development . . . As US Slides Back Into More Vice

[ad_1] The current crop of African leaders has done a lot to fight corruption and those efforts should be commended while the assertion by US Government that Africa is getting more and more corrupt should be dismissed with the contempt it deserves. In Africa, current leaders have embraced anti-corruption drives and more and more senior government officials have been arrested, tried, convicted and jailed, others have been fined or fired. African governments have put in place anti-corruption institutions in their […]

todayFebruary 16, 2024

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Africa: Behind the Baobab Curtain – Putin’s Adventures Are Reshaping Africa

[ad_1] West Africa is now separated into two blocs with antagonistic ideologies, allied with foreign sponsors on opposite sides of the geopolitical divide. Vladimir Putin's neocolonial adventures in Africa are unlikely to appear on the agenda as an example of "modern neo-colonialism practice" at the forum in Moscow this week to be attended by ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula and a delegation from his party. Russia does not like to draw attention to its imperial meddling in African affairs, and many […]

todayFebruary 16, 2024

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Africa: Morocco Continues Its Participation in 44th AU Executive Council Ahead of Union’s Summit

[ad_1] Addis Ababa — The Executive Council of the African Union (AU) continued its 44th ordinary session in Addis Ababa on Thursday, with the participation of Morocco, ahead of the Union Summit scheduled for February 17 and 18. Morocco is represented at this 44th session by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Nasser Bourita. The Moroccan delegation includes Ambassador Mohamed Arrouchi, Permanent Representative of the Kingdom to the AU and UNECA, Ambassador Mohamed Methqal, Director General […]

todayFebruary 15, 2024

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Africa: South Africa Steps Up Cancer Data Gathering

[ad_1] Johannesburg — South Africa has begun collecting data on cancer directly from patients for the first time, to help shape national cancer policies and resourcing. A lack of extensive and detailed data has long been recognised as a barrier to improved cancer care, amid a national and Africa-wide crisis. According to the World Health Organization, there are around 1.1 million new cancer cases and 700, 000 deaths from cancer in Africa each year. "With every registration, it takes us […]

todayFebruary 15, 2024

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Africa: Daily Maverick Has a Whatsapp Channel….Here’s How to Join

[ad_1] The Daily Maverick WhatsApp channel offers a direct line to what's coming out of our newsroom, ensuring you receive the latest updates and insights without the noise of traditional social media platforms. Attention, truth-seekers and news junkies. Daily Maverick isn't just gracing your newsfeed and inbox anymore - we're invading your WhatsApp (don't worry, it's the good kind of invasion). Ditch the endless family cat pics and join our WhatsApp channel for unfiltered news, insider insights and witty commentary […]

todayFebruary 15, 2024

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Africa: Obasanjo Backs Raila for Top AU Job

[ad_1] Nairobi — Former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo has backed opposition leader Raila Odinga as a viable candidate for the African Union Commission top job. Speaking in Nairobi during a press conference, Obasanjo urged East African Community (EAC) countries to support Odinga. "I have no doubt that my friend who is standing next to me (Odinga) is the right person to take over the mantle. If the EAC region backs him, I believe the rest of the continent will support […]

todayFebruary 15, 2024

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Africa: 1.4 Billion Children Globally Missing Out On Basic Social Protection, According to Latest Data

[ad_1] New York — Fewer than one in ten children in low-income countries have access to child benefits, leaving them vulnerable to disease, missed education, poor nutrition, poverty and inequality Globally, 1.4 billion children aged 0-15 lack any form of social protection, leaving them vulnerable to disease, poor nutrition and poverty, according to new data released today by the International Labour Organization (ILO), Save the Children and UNICEF. In low-income countries, less than one in ten children in this age […]

todayFebruary 15, 2024

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Africa: Report Sees Africa’s Agrifood Sector As Solution to Youth Unemployment

[ad_1] Nairobi — A new report says Africa's agrifood sector -- which involves the processing, packaging and selling of locally produced food -- could be the key to boosting employment rates, income and food security on the continent. Experts in agriculture, engineering, ecology, nutrition and food security unveiled the 140-page report in Uganda on Wednesday, looking at the challenges young Africans face and the education and skills needed for jobs in the agrifood sector. Rhoda Tumusiime, a former commissioner for […]

todayFebruary 15, 2024

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