Africa: Destruction of Libraries and Archives Is a Form of Book-Burning and Erasing History and Memory

[ad_1] Libraries are not merely places that keep books by George Eliot, Charles Dickens or Joseph Conrad: they are repositories of written records of South African society over centuries - and over the past three decades. During a gathering of advocates and activists who collected books from across the US for shipping to Africa, mainly to west Africa, I once asked, somewhat cheekily, of the good folk in the Upper Midwest: "What books are you sending to Africa?" Were these […]

October 4, 2024

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UK deal to hand over Chagos Islands criticised over lack of say for Chagossians

[ad_1] Pascalina NellanPascalina Nellan with her grandmother, who was among the Chagossians removed from the Chagos Islands some 50 years agoPeople with roots in the Chagos Islands have criticised what they called their "exclusion" from negotiations leading to the UK government's deal to give up its sovereignty of the region.The remote but strategically important cluster of islands in the Indian Ocean is set to be handed to Mauritius after more […]

October 4, 2024

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Africa: Sustained Financing for Adolescents’ Sexual, Reproductive Health Is Good for Africa’s Economies

[ad_1] Without a concerted effort to support integrated Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), we are unlikely to meet the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on Good Health and Well-being or Gender Equality. Health systems in Sub-Saharan Africa are failing to meet the needs of adolescent girls and young women: the prevalence of unwanted and unintended pregnancies among this population is at 30 per cent whereas a further 20 percent involuntarily give birth before their 20th birthday. But the […]

October 4, 2024

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Africa: The New Triangle of Tension in the Horn of Africa

[ad_1] Key takeaways: Diplomatic and media tensions have escalated between Egypt and Ethiopia following Addis Abeba's announcement of the completion of work on the Renaissance Dam and Egypt's commencement of its joint defense agreement with Somalia. The emerging conflict between Egypt and Somalia on one side, and Ethiopia on the other, has deep strategic roots, revolving around Somalia's position in the regional framework and Ethiopia's ambitions to secure its vital regional interests and endeavor to turn into a naval, military […]

October 4, 2024

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Africa: WHO Launches Plan to Tackle Growing Threat of Dengue, Other Diseases

[ad_1] Geneva — The World Health Organization launched a global plan Thursday to address the growing threat of dengue and other deadly arboviruses, which have affected millions of people around the world and put billions more at risk. "The rapid spread of dengue and other arboviral diseases in recent years is an alarming trend that demands a coordinated response across sectors and across borders," said WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. An arbovirus is a virus that is transmitted to […]

October 4, 2024

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Africa: Connect and Inspire – Navigating Power Dynamics – Unpacking Issues of Culture and Stereotypes

[ad_1] "We recently hosted the second edition of Connect and Inspire, a special session exclusively for women participating in the Women Creating Wealth (WCW) programme. This platform allows women to connect, share their journeys, and inspire one another. The theme for this edition was "Power Dynamics - Issues of Culture and Stereotypes." Four women shared their powerful stories. Janine Horn, a Financial Adviser with Momentum Financial Planning, CEO of The DragonFly Institute, and a Consumer Financial Literacy Speaker and Mentor, […]

October 4, 2024

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Africa: Brics+ Prioritising Expansion to Fight Western Hegemony

[ad_1] Moscow — In an interview with Sky News Arabia on September 20, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov expressed scepticism but was straight to the point about the strategic expansion of BRICS, an association comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Under Russia's BRICS presidency which began in January 2024. Ethiopia, Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates became the second wave of the newest members to join BRICS. South Africa ascended in 2011 under China's initiative. […]

October 4, 2024

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Africa: Lassa Fever – Global Health Coalition Invests $250m in Vaccine Research

[ad_1] The new research led by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), CEPI and other partners is scheduled to commence in October. The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) said it has invested over $250 million in Lassa fever research since 2017 for the development of a vaccine against the deadly disease. The CEPI's Director of Epidemiology and Data Science, Gabrielle Breugelmans, disclosed this on Wednesday at the inauguration of the Enable 1.5 cohort study in Abuja. Enable 1.5 […]

October 4, 2024

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‘A humanitarian at his core’

[ad_1] DR Congo-born Dikembe Mutombo has been hailed for his humanitarian work across Africa following his death from brain cancer aged 58.When the BBC's Isaac Fanin met the NBA legend, he told him about what inspired his humanitarian work.Edited by Njoroge Muigai [ad_2] Source link

October 4, 2024

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