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Sadio Mane ‘is OUT of the World Cup’ after sustaining leg injury

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Sadio Mane has reportedly been ruled out of Senegal’s World Cup campaign after limping off during Bayern Munich’s clash against Werder Bremen with a tendon injury. The former Liverpool forward was taken off just 20 minutes into Bayern’s 6-1 win over Bremen on Tuesday night – leading to huge fears about his fitness for Qatar less than two weeks before the tournament begins. According… Read More
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Ten countries commit to sustainable commodities in Africa

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– – Ministers from ten African countries will today sign the Africa Sustainable Commodities Initiative Declaration, a single set of principles for the responsible production of agricultural commodities in Africa. The Africa Sustainable Commodities Initiative (ASCI) puts producer countries in Africa at the forefront of defining the principles for the sustainable development of cocoa, rubber, palm oil, coffee and other commodities,… Read More
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Nigeria: Sisters freed after family pays ransom

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File Photo Five teenage sisters abducted by gunmen in June in the northern Nigerian state of Zamfara have been freed. There was outrage over the extraordinary kidnap and long stay in captivity especially after the kidnappers released a video of them last month. The sister were visibly frightened and bewildered when they were shown with the captives carrying guns and … Read More
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Türkiye: UN experts call for end to harassment of human rights defenders

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“We have documented many cases where counter-terrorism legislation and other criminal provisions have been used to harass, arrest, detain and convict civil society actors in Türkiye, including Dr. Fincancı, on spurious grounds”, the experts said in a statement. Blurred charges On 26 October, Ms. Fincancı, who helped develop UN reference standards on the investigation and documentation of torture cases, known… Read More
Pacific 

UN ramps up humanitarian appeal for life-saving assistance to 3.4 million Sri Lankans

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Since June, the UN team in Sri Lanka and NGOs have used the HNP to respond to the Government’s request for more support to alleviate the impact of the country’s debt and food crisis, and shortages of medicines. Governments and donor agencies have helped the humanitarian community reach over one million of the country’s most vulnerable with cash, food, school… Read More
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Growing Popularity of eGaming and Online Gambling in Africa

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– – For bettors and gamblers, African nations are rising to the top of the list of prospective locations for 2022 and beyond. Mobile gambling is still expanding its footprint in Africa, where it already has a sizable portion of the industry. There were around 184 million internet users in Africa as of August 2022, according to Statista, with the majority… Read More
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Climate summit opens in Egypt as Africa pushes for gas exploitation

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– – This year’s climate change summit – COP 27- has opened in Egypt as world leaders discuss solutions to the impact of climate change. The summit for the first time is debating whether richer nations should provide financial support to help developing countries combat the effects of climate change. But African countries are themselves pushing for the exploitation of… Read More
Africa World 

Climate-related health crisis worsens in the greater horn of Africa

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– – New analysis by the World Health Organization (WHO) has found that the number of reported disease outbreaks and climate-related health emergencies in the greater Horn Africa have reached their highest-ever level this century, deepening a health crisis in a region where 47 million people are already facing acute hunger. Most parts of the region are battling the worst… Read More
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Child Online Africa calls for an online safety lifestyle

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– – Child Online Africa, a child advocacy organisation is calling for the adoption of online safety as a lifestyle. In a statement to commemorate #NiceNetNovember, the group said such a posture will better protect users of the internet. Since November 2015, Child Online Africa has been holding awareness and education campaign from the 1st of November through to the… Read More
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Ghana: Protesters demand president resigns amid economic hardships

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– – Ghanaian protesters on Saturday demanded that their president Nana Akufo-Addo resigns amid a worsening economic crisis. Thousands of them marched through Ghana’s capital Accra expressing displeasure at the state of governance and economic hardships. It’s hurts that I didn’t start recording this guy early! The things he said eh! You can’t sit in your homes and talk and… Read More
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