Afcon 2023: Sebastien Haller bids to cap return from cancer in final for Ivory Coast

[ad_1] It was only in early January 2023 that Haller returned to full training, after two surgeries and various rounds of chemotherapy, making his belated debut later that month.His goal against Freiburg came, in one of those weird coincidences which the universe has a habit of providing, on World Cancer Day itself. Fast forward to this January and injury, albeit much milder, was again preventing the former West Ham and […]

February 9, 2024

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Cocoa price hits record high as El Niño hurts crops

[ad_1] The cost of the key ingredient for making chocolate has roughly doubled since the start of last year. [ad_2] Source link

February 9, 2024

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Games, glitz and glamour: Africa's top shots

[ad_1] A selection of the best photos from the African continent and beyond. [ad_2] Source link

February 9, 2024

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African Great Lakes Annual Meeting Shows Why Intercontinental Collaboration Is Essential

[ad_1] Kisumu — As the snow and frost and ice and seemingly inhumane levels of cold continue to plague North America in the midst of their ‘arctic’ winter, here in Kenya we decided to cut some of our American and Canadian cousins some slack. We invited many of them to head to Kisumu, on the shores of beautiful Lake Victoria, to take part in an important meeting of minds. Over 200 scientists converged from 3-6 February for the Annual Meeting of the African Great Lakes Stakeholder Network. This unprecedented collaboration brings together freshwater experts, managers […]

February 9, 2024

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Africa: COP10 – Debate on Novel tobacco and Nicotine Products; It is High time to Listen to Each Other

[ad_1] Delegates from around the world are gathering in Panama City since Feb 5th for the 10th Conference of the Parties (COP10) to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). At COP10, delegates from 183 countries discuss various points including implementation of FCTC Articles 9 and 10 (regulation of contents and disclosure of tobacco products), tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship among others and one the most controversial subject in the current debate, the novel and emerging tobacco […]

February 9, 2024

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Africa: The Rise of African Prophets – the Unchecked Power of the Leaders of Pentecostal Churches

[ad_1] Over the last 20 years there's been an unprecedented increase in charismatic Pentecostal prophets - or men of God as they're called in Pentecostal parlance. Across Africa their unchecked influence has spread into social, economic and political institutions. Pentecostalism is one of the fastest-growing strands of Christianity on the continent. In Zimbabwe, for example, the Prophetic Healing and Deliverance Ministry claims its membership rose from 45 to over a million in just five years. This is a significant number […]

February 9, 2024

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Africa: Demography and Reproductive Rights Are Environmental Issues – Insights From Sub-Saharan Africa

[ad_1] Sub-Saharan Africa's population is growing three times faster than the rest of the world with an average of 4.6 births per woman in 2021. By comparison, the fertility rate in Canada was 1.3 births per woman in 2022. The region is projected to continue to be the fastest growing in the world, with a population increasing from 1.2 billion in 2021 to 2.1 billion in 2050. Sustained and rapid population growth has deep implications for development, exacerbating social, economic […]

February 9, 2024

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Sudan migrants die as boat sinks off Tunisia

[ad_1] A total of 13 bodies have been recovered, while 27 people are still missing, an official says. [ad_2] Source link

February 8, 2024

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Africa: Proposed Ecowas Exits Leave West Africa At a Crossroads

[ad_1] Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger's request to withdraw presents a crucial opportunity to improve the regional bloc's functioning. On 8 February, the Mediation and Security Council of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will hold a special session in Abuja. The ministerial-level meeting will discuss political and security issues, including the withdrawals of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger from the organisation. This follows the announcement on 28 January by the three countries' military leaders that the nations […]

February 8, 2024

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