Africa: Freedom House Researcher Explains How Free Freedom Is On the Net

[ad_1] Washington — Global internet freedom has declined for the 14th straight year, according to Freedom House's Freedom on the Net 2024 report. VOA's Philip Alexiou spoke with Elizabeth Sutterlin, a researcher at the advocacy group, on October 21. Sutterlin outlined the various tactics used to crack down on online publishing, including imprisonment and violence. The interview centers on how these issues impact Africa. It has been edited for brevity and clarity. Elizabeth Sutterlin: This continuing decline in global Internet […]

October 23, 2024

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Africa: Spain Sees Opportunity in African Migrant Influx, Bucking EU Trend

[ad_1] Jerez De La Frontera and London — As many European Union countries call for the bloc to clamp down on migration amid a surge in support for right-wing political parties, Spain is bucking the trend and insists Europe's aging population needs controlled migration to boost its economy. The Spanish government said there is a need for young workers amid what it called a 'demographic winter' on the continent, and said the EU must take this into account as it […]

October 23, 2024

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Ghana’s Speaker suspends parliament over Supreme Court majority row

[ad_1] The Speaker of Ghana’s parliament has suspended proceedings indefinitely following chaotic scenes in the chamber over a row about which party holds the parliamentary majority.Last week, it was discovered that four MPs had switched allegiance and would run for different parties in the 7 December general election.Speaker Alban Bagbin then declared that their seats were vacant, arguing that the constitution does not allow MPs to defect.In a finely balanced […]

October 23, 2024

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Africa: AU Ends First Africa Skills Week in Accra

[ad_1] Stakeholders and partners from all over Africa recently converged in the Ghanaian capital of Accra for the first-ever Africa Skills Week (ASW) hosted by the Government of Ghana and organised by the African Union (AU). The five-days, which event brought together policymakers, practitioners, employers, development partners, civil society organisations and the youth, discussed policy priorities, challenges and opportunities in skills development. Other strategic partners that supported the initiative included International Labour Organisation (ILO), UNESCO, UNHCR, German Cooperation implemented by […]

October 23, 2024

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Africa: Breast Cancer – Why It’s Difficult to Treat and What New Approaches Are On the Horizon

[ad_1] Breast cancer is the number one cancer among women: more than 2 million cases were diagnosed worldwide in 2022. It is also particularly challenging to treat. Physiologist Anna-Mart Engelbrecht, who heads the Cancer Research Group at Stellenbosch University, explains why this is so and how precision medicine could help. How do tumours work? Normally, cell growth, cell division and cell death are tightly regulated processes. But mutations in a cell's DNA can disrupt this regulation, leading to abnormal cell […]

October 23, 2024

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Mozambique election results being doctored, says EU

[ad_1] ReutersTear gas and live rounds have been fired in protests during election unrestElection observers working for the European Union (EU) say some voting results have been doctored in Mozambique, as unrest in the country continues to grow.Thousands of people joined opposition protests on Monday that were called by independent presidential candidate Venâncio Mondlane.He blames security forces for gunning down his lawyer Elvino Dias and another political official called Paulo […]

October 23, 2024

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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 […]

October 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 […]

October 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 […]

October 22, 2024

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