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Absence of Cameroon’s president fuels speculation about his health

[ad_1] AFPSpeculation over the wellbeing and whereabouts of Cameroon’s 91-year-old President Paul Biya has become a hot topic across Africa this week.After attending the China-Africa summit in Beijing in early September, it was perhaps no surprise that he gave the UN General Assembly in New York a miss. But when he stayed away from this week’s summit of French-speaking countries (La Francophonie) at Viller Cotterêts, north of Paris, the rumour […]

todayOctober 10, 2024

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Spain looks to immigrants to drive economy

[ad_1] BBCAsylum seekers such as these can find work in Spain six months after they have arrivedA group of Sub-Saharan African men are playing bingo in a conference room of a hotel near the northern Spanish city of León.They laugh and celebrate when their numbers are called out, but many of these asylum seekers have harrowing stories.Among them is Michael, who fled Ghana to escape a violent feud that saw […]

todayOctober 10, 2024

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Africa: Peaceful Coexistence, Global Security Initiative Answer to Conflicts

[ad_1] Tichaona Zindoga — Horror. Disgust. Anger. So many words could describe the situation in the Middle East over the past year, since Israel launched its war on Gaza and Palestine because Hamas attacked Israel on this day a year ago, killing a reported 1 200 Israelis and kidnapping some 250 people. What has since followed is an unremitting and forceful Israeli bombardment of the territory that has killed over 40 000 Palestinians; and counting. Israel has gone further to […]

todayOctober 10, 2024

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Sierra Leone’s identical Koroma twins wanted to be like Man Utd stars

[ad_1] That mutual support was necessary during their teenage years when their parents, who have always backed their football dreams, divorced.While living with their father they were forced to use their initiative on the streets of Freetown to make ends meet."Things were hard for us at some points," Alusine said."My brother and I decided to do something just to survive while going to school."We were fetching water, putting it into […]

todayOctober 10, 2024

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Founder of South Africa’s Rhema church dies aged 75

[ad_1] Tributes are pouring in for the widely admired but controversial founder of the Rhema Bible Church South Africa, Ray McCauley, who has died aged 75. "Pastor Ray has gone to be with the Lord peacefully at his home, surrounded by his family and loved ones," his son said in a statement. President Ramaphosa extended his “deep condolences”, adding that Pastor Ray's death "leaves our deeply spiritual nation bereft of […]

todayOctober 10, 2024

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Rwandan YouTuber and government critic jailed for genocide denial

[ad_1] A Rwandan YouTuber has been sentenced to seven years in prison for breaching the country's laws on genocide denial.Rashid Hakuzimana, who was arrested in 2021, denied all the charges that also included inciting ethnic division and spreading false information for claiming that anyone who dares to challenge President Paul Kagame in elections is jailed.During the trial, he told the court that it was criticism of the government in his […]

todayOctober 9, 2024

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Africa Must Champion HIV Response to Secure Success

[ad_1] Africa must take ownership of its HIV response, write Izukanji Sikazwe and Magda Robalo, co-chairs of the African-led HIV Control Working Group. The sense of urgency around HIV has waned as it competes with other global crises for attention and funding, leading to a dangerous setback in the HIV response. Twenty-three years after it first featured in the global agenda at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), leading HIV experts in Sub-Saharan Africa reflect on the diminished priority of […]

todayOctober 9, 2024

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Women’s T20 World Cup: Scotland eliminated after 80-run defeat by South Africa

[ad_1] Kapp and Brits might have joint top-scored against the Scots, but the consistent churn of runs by Wolvaardt took her past a significant milestone. In her last six T20 World Cup innings Wolvaardt has made a score of 40 or more and is the leading runscorer in the tournament with 141 at 70.50. Her strike rate of 116.52 is not too shabby, either.The South Africa captain was given an […]

todayOctober 9, 2024

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CHAN 2024: Ghana to face Nigeria in qualifier for finals in East Africa

[ad_1] Ghana will face Nigeria for a place at the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN) after the West African rivals were paired together at the qualifying draw on Wednesday.The sides also met ahead of the 2022 finals, with Ghana qualifying via a penalty shoot-out following a 2-2 draw on aggregate.The 42 entrants for the 2024 tournament, which is for domestic-based players on the continent, have been split into six regional […]

todayOctober 9, 2024

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