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Africa: Eating Elephants and the Assault On Our Waning Wildlife

[ad_1] Our relationship with the wild animals on our planet, whose numbers are rapidly declining, is deeply problematic. With the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP16) in session in Colombia this week, it's time to take stock. There are millions of people who will pay considerable sums just to see wildlife. There are others who are prepared to pay equal amounts to kill it. In between are governments which, though tasked with […]

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Africa: What Does Africa Really Want?

[ad_1] The continent's case for "global restructuring" is muddled. Although African countries would seem to be of one mind in regard to the perceived "historical injustice" believed to have been meted out to the continent by the dominant powers in the international system, there is little agreement on how to go about seeking redress. Consequently, for all the vitriol aimed at the contemporary world order for its purported "anachronism," African […]

todayOctober 31, 2024 2

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Africa: 56 000 TB Deaths in SA in 2023, According to Who

[ad_1] An estimated 56 000 people in South Africa and 1.25 million around the world died of TB in 2023, according to just-published figures from the WHO. This means that in 2023 TB overtook COVID-19 as the top infectious disease killer on the planet. Marcus Low unpacks the new numbers. An estimated 56 000 people died of tuberculosis (TB) in South Africa in 2023. This is according to figures published on Tuesday by the World Health Organization (WHO). Around 31 […]

todayOctober 31, 2024 1

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Africa: How G24 Is Helping African Countries, Others Tackle Illicit Financial Flows Generated ‘Legally’ – Official

[ad_1] "They (illicit flows) go out as profit or whatever, but they are not well-recorded or the officials of the countries, they really don't know that these flows are illicit. So we've taken the position that the taxing rights in a country should be based on significant economic presence...," she noted. Iyabo Masha, the director of the Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four on International Monetary Affairs and Development (G-24), says a lot of illicit financial flows are actually generated in countries […]

todayOctober 31, 2024 3

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Africa: Communiqué of the 1237th Meeting of the Peace and Security Council Held On 23 October 2024 On Consideration of the AU Commission Report On Combating Terrorism in the Continent

[ad_1] Adopted by the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) at its 1237th meeting held on 23 October 2024 on Consideration of the AU Commission Report on Combating Terrorism in the Continent. The Peace and Security Council, Recalling Declaration [Ext/Assembly/AU/Decl.(XVI)] on Terrorism and Unconstitutional Changes of Government, adopted by the 16th Extraordinary Session of the AU Assembly of Heads of State and Government held in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on 28 May 2022; Also recalling Communique [PSC/PR/COMM.2.1219 […]

todayOctober 31, 2024 1

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Libya/Nigeria: CAF and the Botched Libya-Nigeria Match

[ad_1] The CAF punitive decision holds lessons for all We commend the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) for safeguarding its integrity by finding Libya liable of a serious breach in the botched AFCON 2025 Match qualifier with Nigeria. The Libya Football Federation (LFF), according to CAF, contravened Article 31 of the Africa Cup of Nations (AfCON) Regulations as well as Articles 82 and 151 of the CAF Disciplinary Code. CAF then awarded three goals and three points to Nigeria and […]

todayOctober 30, 2024 2

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Africa Bringing More Youth to the Forefront in the Efforts to Ensure Food Security

[ad_1] Food security, as defined by the World Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), is achieved when all individual citizens in a country possess the financial means and access to sufficient, healthy, and nutritious food necessary for leading an active and healthy life. Unfortunately, when it comes to the reality on the ground, in most cases, it falters greatly from this ideal. A World Food Organization report states that over 800 million people globally experience food shortages or insecurity. Furthermore, around […]

todayOctober 30, 2024 2

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Africa: Brics Summit 2024 – Everything, Everywhere, All At Once?

[ad_1] Ushering in a multipolar order requires a streamlined and coherent political agenda - not unfocused expansion. The 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia, concluded last week with the usual grand declaration of the group's commitments, concerns and aspirations. Many media headlines, particularly in Western countries, focused on how the summit and BRICS generally, symbolised Moscow's ability to circumvent the fallout of sanctions by turning to the global south. In this way, BRICS is indirectly viewed as a threat to […]

todayOctober 30, 2024 3

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Africa Makes TB Progress, But Global Spike Makes It Deadliest Disease in 2023

[ad_1] Monrovia — Tuberculosis was the leading killer among infectious diseases in 2023, the World Health Organization said.  While the number of TB-related deaths decreased from 1.32 million in 2022 to 1.25 million in 2023, the UN agency says the total number of people falling ill with TB "rose slightly to an estimated 10.8 million in 2023", more than 8 million of which are newly affected. This is the highest number recorded since WHO began its global TB monitoring in 1995. […]

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