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Africa

Africa: Transnational Repression By Rwanda

[ad_1] Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Hearing of February 15, 2024 Testimony of Lewis Mudge, Central Africa Director, Human Rights Watch Since the genocide, which devastated the country and claimed more than half a million lives in 1994, Rwanda has made great strides in rebuilding its infrastructure, developing its economy, and delivering public services. But civil and political rights remain severely curtailed, and freedom of expression is tightly restricted. Those who dare to criticize government policy or President Paul Kagame […]

todayFebruary 16, 2024

News

Kenya: Repeat Offender Chepchirchir Slapped With Eight-Year Ban for Doping

[ad_1] Nairobi — The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has slapped an eight-year ban on 2017 Tokyo Marathon winner, Kenyan Sarah Chepchirchir after being found guilty of a second offence of doping. Chepchirchir's urine sample tested positive for the presence of Metabolites of Testosterone at the Bangsaen42 Chonburi Marathon in Chonburi, Thailand last November. This is the second time that the 39-year old was being flagged for a doping offense, having previously served a period of Ineligibility of four years from […]

todayFebruary 16, 2024

Entertainment

Angola: União Recreativo Kilamba Wins Luanda’s Carnival

[ad_1] Luanda — Grupo União Recreativo Kilamba, from the Rangel district, won class A of the Luanda's Carnival, 2024 edition, with 896 points, whose parade took place on Monday, in Nova Marginal, after having already done so in 2023. The result was announced this Wednesday, at a ceremony held at the Angolan League of Friendship and Solidarity with the People (LAASP). In second place was Grupo União Mundo da Ilha, with 864 points, and in third was União Kiela, with […]

todayFebruary 16, 2024

Entertainment

Nigeria: 2 Books On Tinubu for Public Presentation March 29

[ad_1] Two new books written on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will be unveiled on March 29, 2024, coinciding with the Nigerian leader's birthday anniversary. The books entitled; "The Pathfinder: The Life and Politics of an African Politician" and "The Blueprint: How Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu Transformed Lagos State" are authored by Taiwo Ogundipe, an author and veteran journalist, and published by the Topseal Communications Limited. A statement by the author and publisher explained that The Pathfinder is the official biography […]

todayFebruary 16, 2024

Entertainment

Zimbabwe: Zim Filmmakers Among 20 MTF Graduates

[ad_1] The pool of film-making talent in Southern Africa will be substantially increased when the latest group of 20 students graduate from the 2024 study at the MultiChoice Talent Factory Southern Africa Academy in Lusaka. MultiChoice Zimbabwe head corporate affairs and public relations Charity Njanji said the MTF Southern Africa Academy was one of three on the continent. The other two are in Lagos, Nigeria (for West Africa) and Nairobi, Kenya (for East Africa), where 2024 studies are underway at […]

todayFebruary 16, 2024

News

Zimbabwe: PPC Matopos Marathon Back With a Bang

[ad_1] Innocent Kurira — After a four-year hiatus, organisers of the PPC Matopos 33 Miler yesterday announced that the event is back on the calendar. They said it is back bigger and better and announced that US$34 000 had been set aside for prizes. The 53km race has been set for April 7 and promises to be an exciting event with an array of prizes for top finishers in a number of categories and events to take part on the […]

todayFebruary 16, 2024

News

Zimbabwe: Zim Brace for African Games

[ad_1] Ellina Mhlanga — After months of intense preparations behind the scenes, Team Zimbabwe chef de mission for the African Games Elta Nengomasha believes they have done all they can to come up with the best set of athletes to fly the country's flag at the sporting showpiece. The 13th edition of the quadrennial Games, African's own version of the Olympics, is scheduled to run in Accra, Ghana from March 8-23. Zimbabwe will participate in athletics, chess, cricket (men and […]

todayFebruary 16, 2024

Africa

Africa Progresses in Anti-Corruption Fight, Development . . . As US Slides Back Into More Vice

[ad_1] The current crop of African leaders has done a lot to fight corruption and those efforts should be commended while the assertion by US Government that Africa is getting more and more corrupt should be dismissed with the contempt it deserves. In Africa, current leaders have embraced anti-corruption drives and more and more senior government officials have been arrested, tried, convicted and jailed, others have been fined or fired. African governments have put in place anti-corruption institutions in their […]

todayFebruary 16, 2024

Africa

Africa: Behind the Baobab Curtain – Putin’s Adventures Are Reshaping Africa

[ad_1] West Africa is now separated into two blocs with antagonistic ideologies, allied with foreign sponsors on opposite sides of the geopolitical divide. Vladimir Putin's neocolonial adventures in Africa are unlikely to appear on the agenda as an example of "modern neo-colonialism practice" at the forum in Moscow this week to be attended by ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula and a delegation from his party. Russia does not like to draw attention to its imperial meddling in African affairs, and many […]

todayFebruary 16, 2024

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