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Africa

Africa: ‘Condoms Are Sex Toys’ – Centering Pleasure to Save Lives

[ad_1] When you think of prevention in sexual health, what comes to mind? Most of us would think about risk, danger, and disease. But what if we changed that narrative to focus on pleasure? That is what Anne Philpott has been championing for the last two decades. It all started when she had a realization at an AIDS conference in Barcelona 20 years ago that the discussions were mostly about risk and disease, with little talk about the real reason […]

todayOctober 23, 2024 3

Africa

Africa: Governance Progress in Africa Grinds to a Halt as Security and Democracy on the Continent Deteriorate Further, Threatening Substantial Advances in Human and Economic Development, According to the 2024 Ibrahim Index of African Governance

[ad_1] London — Covering the 2014-2023 decade, the 2024 IIAG shows that Africa’s overall governance progress came to a halt in 2022, following four years of almost complete stagnation, as substantial advances in both humanand economic development are undermined by the ongoing deterioration of the security and democratic landscape. However, this concerning continental average picture masks very diverse performances and trajectories across the 54 African countries and between the 16 IIAG sub-categories. The Mo Ibrahim Foundation today released the 2024 […]

todayOctober 23, 2024 2

Africa

Africa: Climate Change Worsened Deadly Floods in African Regions, Scientists Say

[ad_1] Devastating rains that triggered floods in Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria and Sudan in recent months - killing hundreds of people and displacing millions - were worsened by human-caused climate change, a team of international scientists announced Wednesday. Global warming made the seasonal downpours this year about 5-20 percent more intense across the Niger and Lake Chad basins, said World Weather Attribution (WWA), a group of scientists studying the link between climate change and extreme weather. In a study published […]

todayOctober 23, 2024 1

Africa

Africa: Governance Stalls in Africa As Security and Democracy Deteriorate, Threatening Progress in Development – 2024 Ibrahim Index

[ad_1] The Mo Ibrahim Foundation has released the 2024 Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG), the latest iteration of the biennial dataset assessing governance performance and trends in the 54 African countries over the decade 2014-2023. Collected from 49 independent sources, with some data commissioned by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, the IIAG is based on 322 variables clustered in 96 indicators, organised under 16 sub-categories and four main categories: Security & Rule of Law; Participation, Rights & Inclusion; Foundations for […]

todayOctober 23, 2024 2

Africa

Africa: War and the Supernatural – Former Congolese Soldiers Recall the Ritual Practices Used to Prepare for Battle

[ad_1] War takes a toll on soldiers' bodies and minds. To prepare for battle, soldiers are taken through various forms of training. Part of this training aims to strip candidates of their civilian values and inculcate military culture. While armies have access to an array of contemporary strategies and weaponry during training, one element isn't often discussed: the rituals incorporated in training and those performed before engaging in warfare. Rituals include the magico-religious practices performed for various purposes, such as […]

todayOctober 23, 2024 1

Africa

Africa: Ethical Framework Aims to Counter Risks of Geoengineering Research

[ad_1] Pressure for climate intervention may gain momentum as world heats up As interest grows in geoengineering as a strategy for tackling global warming, the world's largest association of Earth and space scientists today launched an ethical framework as a guide to responsible decision-making and inclusive dialogue. The report, facilitated by the American Geophysical Union (AGU) and advised by a global panel of experts, says any research into large-scale interventions in Earth's climate system must be grounded in sound ethical […]

todayOctober 23, 2024 3

Entertainment

Ethiopia: The Atse Tewodros Project Aims At Reconciliation Between Ethiopians and Italians

[ad_1] Gabriella Ghermandi is a singer, performer and writer born in Addis Ababa in 1965 to an Italian father and an Italian-Eritrean mother raised in Ethiopia. Ghermandi moved to Italy in 1979, during the harsh repression of the military Derg regime in Ethiopia. Her work has always revolved around the complex relationship between her two countries. In 2010, she created a musical ensemble, the Atse Tewodros Project, a collective of Italian and Ethiopian musicians dedicated to fostering mutual dialogue and […]

todayOctober 23, 2024 2

Africa

Africa: Nigeria’s Weaker-Than-Expected Activity Slows Sub-Saharan Africa’s Economic Growth – IMF

[ad_1] In contrast, growth in the Middle East and Central Asia is projected to pick up from an estimated 2.1 per cent in 2023 to 3.9 per cent in 2025 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said the growth forecast in Sub-Saharan Africa has been revised downward by 0.2 percentage points for 2024 and upward by 0.1 percentage points for 2025. The revision reflects slower growth in Nigeria, amid weaker-than-expected activity in the first half of the year, the fund […]

todayOctober 23, 2024 1

News

Nigeria/Algeria: Super Falcons Gear Up for International Friendlies Against Algeria

[ad_1] A 35-member Algerian delegation is scheduled to arrive in Nigeria on Thursday morning via Qatar Airways. Head Coach Justin Madugu expressed his excitement as all 25 invited players reported to camp for the Super Falcons' first training session at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena in Lagos. The team is preparing for two international friendly matches against Algeria's senior women's national team. "I'm thrilled that all the invited players are here," Madugu said in a press statement issued by NFF's Director […]

todayOctober 23, 2024 2

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