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Africa Featured World 

Africa Fellows in Education Program launched

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The Global Education Analytics Institute (GEAI), in collaboration with the Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP), has launched a research and policy development fellowship designed to build local capacity and improve education decision-making across sub-Saharan Africa. Headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, PEP has a long history of building capacity for policy analysis in communities facing educational and economic inequalities. Supported by funding… Read More
Africa Business World 

Over 500 business and govt leaders to attend 7th Africa Singapore Business Forum

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Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG), the government agency championing enterprise development in Singapore, has announced dates for the 7th edition of the Africa Singapore Business Forum (ASBF). The Forum will be held in Singapore from 29 – 31 August 2023 with the theme “Driving Africa’s Growth through Digitalisation, Manufacturing and Sustainability”. The theme is in line with the opportunities arising from Africa’s… Read More
Europe 

World ‘wilfully ignoring’ child deaths during dangerous Mediterranean Sea crossings

Village Reporter
The figure is equivalent to about 11 children dying each week, “far beyond what we hear in news headlines,” Vera Knaus, the agency’s Global Lead on Migration and Displacement, told journalists attending the biweekly UN humanitarian briefing in Geneva. “We cannot continue to ignore what is happening – stand by silently when nearly 300 children – an entire plane full… Read More
Pacific 

Status quo on Korean Peninsula ‘alarming and unsustainable’, Security Council hears

Village Reporter
Khaled Khiari was briefing the Council just a day after DPRK conducted the second launch of its Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), a system which he said can now “reach most points on Earth.” It represented “potentially” Pyongyang’s longest ever ballistic missile flight, lasting around 74 minutes and travelling over 1,000 kilometres before crashing into the sea within Russia’s Exclusive… Read More
Africa Sports World 

The Ultimate Guide to Online Sports Betting Site

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Over the past years and with technological advancements, online sports betting has emerged from the shadows and become a culture for some individuals. Do you know some people do online betting as a career and some are employed because of you, who love betting? Would you want to join the betting family without knowing whether you understand it? The article… Read More
Africa World 

How Beliefs Shape Online Casino Experiences

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In online casinos, players’ experiences are not merely products of chance and luck. Instead, their overall encounters are significantly influenced by their beliefs surrounding gambling, luck, and winning. These deeply ingrained beliefs shape players’ thoughts, emotions, and behaviors throughout their online casino activities. By unraveling how beliefs shape these experiences in virtual gambling domains, players and industry professionals can gather… Read More
Europe 

Türk: Accountability needed for ‘shocking’ violations by Russian forces in Ukraine

Village Reporter
The High Commissioner told the Human Rights Council in Geneva that his office (OHCHR) had documented the arbitrary detention of more than 900 civilians between 24 February 2022 and 23 May this year. He added that that Russia gave no access to places of detention, “which leads inevitably to undercounting”. The summary executions of 77 civilians in detention were also… Read More
Africa North Africa World 

Plights of African migrants in Tunisia worsen as tensions rise

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It all started as a crackdown on African migrants, but it has now degenerated into a major crisis as Tunisia remains resolute in tightening immigration restrictions. Thousands have been forced to flee the racial crackdown, an action that flared up initially after a speech by President Kais Saied last February, where he told security forces to expel all illegal immigrants.… Read More
Africa South Africa Tourism Travel World 

Here are the top 10 world’s best countries to visit

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The UK’s Telegraph newspaper has carried out a readers survey to determine the world’s best tourist destination – and South Africa emerged top. South Africa toppled New Zealand in the 2023 edition of the survey, the first since the 2019 edition following the Covid-19 disruption. The newspaper every year allows its readers to vote in significant numbers for their chosen… Read More
Africa World 

Over 570 million people to live in poverty by 2030, UN report predicts

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The UN has predicted that about 575 million people will still be living in extreme poverty by the year 2030. 84 million children won’t be going to school and it will take 286 years to reach equality between men and women. These are excerpts of a grim report released by the UN to track progress being made in achieving 17… Read More
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