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UN strengthens ties with Eurasia regional body to tackle terrorism and crime

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The UN chief said these interconnected issues are important to the stability and security of SCO member states “Breaking up trafficking organizations and addressing the criminal use of fixed routes is crucial to countering movements of foreign terrorist fighters and arms, including to and from Iraq and Syria”, he said. “Our two organizations are also committed to promoting peace in… Read More
Africa World 

Open Society pledges support for African cultural heritage restitution

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The Open Society Foundations today announced a $15 million initiative to strengthen efforts to restore cultural objects looted from the African continent. Over four years, the initiative will support networks and organizations working to return Africa’s heritage to its rightful home. “The legacy of colonial violence has deep implications for the ways that racism and imbalances of power are perpetuated… Read More
Africa Ghana World 

#IAmUNLEARNING: Sparking new conversation on African masculinity

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A project aimed at engaging African men on the issues of masculinity, power, love, loss and violence has been launched in Ghana’s capital Accra. The initiative which was unveiled on Tuesday, November 19 which also marks International Men’s Day will last for three years. In a statement lead team coordinating the project EEA Media Production said “For this first year,… Read More
Africa World 

Germany hosts African leaders for business summit

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel is meeting a dozen of African leaders in Berlin for a business summit. The meeting which is focusing on helping Africa boost business investment domestically is part of the Compact for Africa Conference. The G20 Compact with Africa (CwA) was initiated under the German G20 Presidency to promote private investment in Africa, including in the area of… Read More
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Young Ghanaians create Wikipedia pages on migration

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A group of organizations has launched a project targeted at making available adequate information on migration to help young Africans hoping to travel out of the continent. The initiative involves among others creating new Wikipedia pages with relevant information about traveling to European countries like Germany. This should help young people especially innovators equip themselves adequately with relevant information ahead… Read More
Africa Featured World 

AU explains why ex-ambassador Chihombori-Quao was sacked

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The African Union has said that its former Permanent Representative to the United States of America, Dr Arikana Chihombori-Quao was sacked for misconducting herself while in office. In October this year many Africans in the Diaspora were angered by the sacking of Dr. Chihombori-Quao by the African Union. Dr Arikana Chihombori-Quao who was appointed to the position in December 2016… Read More
Africa North Africa Sports World 

Morocco pulls out as host of African Para Games in 2020

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Morocco has pulled out of hosting the maiden African Para Games slated for 26 to 31 January 2020. The country’s capital city of Rabat was to host the first ever African Para Games to develop the game. According to a letter from the African Paralympic Committee (APC) sent to the National Paralympic Committee of the various countries, the decision was… Read More
Pacific 

One-third of Afghans need urgent humanitarian aid, millions suffer ‘acute food insecurity’

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The IPC, a coalition of UN agencies and other partners, classifies food insecurity in five distinct phases, from phase 1 (Minimal/ None), to phase 5 (Catastrophic/Famine): around 2.44 million Afghan are believed to be in an Emergency situation (phase 4), and 7.79 million in a Crisis situation (phase 3). Conflict, high prices and unemployment to blame The IPC, which is… Read More
Africa Ghana West Africa World 

Ghanaian blind student dragged from Oxford chamber ‘feels worthless’

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A Ghanaian visually impaired student who was violently removed from a chamber of a prestigious debating society has been cleared of any wrongdoing. Ebenezer Azamati, 25, was manhandled out of the Oxford Union debating chamber by his feet and ejected from the building. He was accosted by a security guard when he attempted to return to a seat he had… Read More
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Gambia releases draft constitution for public review

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Gambians now have the chance to make input into a draft constitution that is to reform the country’s political system and way of life. On Friday the government released the document to the public for discussions and reviews. This is part of ongoing processes to get Gambia a new post-Jammeh era constitution that gives the country a fresher way of… Read More
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