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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Kenya: Starlets Determined to Exit U-17 World Cup On High After Losses to England, North Korea

[ad_1] Nairobi — National Under 17 girls' football team player Valerie Nekesa says they are keen to close out their World Cup campaign with a win against Mexico in their ultimate Group C fixture in the Dominican Republic on Thursday evening. Click here to connect with us on WhatsApp Nekesa says the Junior Starlets are determined to go out fighting, having lost their first two matches against England and North Korea. "The past two games have been very difficult for […]

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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Nigeria: Suspected Cultists Kill Scores During Traditional Festival in Anambra

[ad_1] Awka — Tragedy struck in Nibo, Anambra State, yesterday, as scores of lives mostly youths were lost in a brutal attack suspected to have been launched by cultists. The perpetrators, reportedly arriving in a black Lexus SUV, stormed an eatery in the community and opened fire indiscriminately, leaving a trail of death and destruction. Indigenes of the community, mostly youths who were in the public celebrating the Onea Asat festival were gunned down. The crime scene is a few […]

October 23, 2024

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Nigeria/Algeria: Ajibade Leads 24 Other Falcons Invited for Algerian Friendlies

[ad_1] Head Coach Justine Madugu has invited captain Rasheedat Ajibade, goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie and 23 other players for the two international friendly matches planned for nine-time African champions, Super Falcons against their Algerian counterparts in Lagos at the end of this month. The matches are billed for the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Lagos Island on Saturday, 26th October and Tuesday, 29th October respectively. It is the first time that the Falcons are playing international friendly matches on home soil since the […]

October 23, 2024

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Nigeria: Sports Minister Celebrates Flamingos’ Stellar Performance Against Ecuador

[ad_1] The Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh, has expressed his heartfelt congratulations to Nigeria's U17 Women's National Football Team, the Flamingos, following their remarkable 4-0 victory over Ecuador in the second match of the FIFA U17 Women's World Cup. This impressive win not only showcases the talent and resilience of the team but also solidifies their position at the top of Group A with a total of six points. In a statement by the Mrs Diana Mary […]

October 23, 2024

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Nigeria: NNL Pre – Season Seminar Will Bring Out the Best Coaches, Media Officers’

[ad_1] With less than one week to the NNL pre-season seminar aimed at equipping second tier team coaches and media officers with good knowledge of how to handle issues related to the league, one of the resource persons, John Joshua Akanji has declared that the seminar will adequately equip the participants ahead of the beginning of the 2024/2025 season. Akanji, a veteran journalist and former media aide to former Sports Minister, Sunday Dare, will be among senior journalists that will […]

October 23, 2024

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Nigeria: NPFL – Remo Stars Humble Bendel Insurance to Temporarily Climb to Top

[ad_1] Last year's runner-up in the Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL), Remo Stars, are temporarily back at the top of the Nigerian topflight league following a lone goal win in Ikenne against visiting Bendel Insurance of Benin City yesterday. The win lifts the Ikenne side to 18 points from eight matches and will await the result of the Rivers United trip to Niger Tornadoes of Minna in one of the matches slated for today. Ghanaian import, Dela Akorli's brilliant strike […]

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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