AFRICA’S 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign hit matchday six this weekend, with key results and heavyweight clashes shaping the road to the United States, Mexico and Canada. Aubameyang double fires Gabon top Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang rolled back the years with a brace in Gabon’s 2-1 away win over Kenya in Nairobi on Sunday. The result […]
Nigeria’s chances of qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup may have received a boost following reports that South Africa could face sanctions for fielding an ineligible player during their 2-0 victory over Lesotho. According to reports, South African midfielder Teboho Mokoena played in the match despite having accumulated two yellow cards earlier in the
Tariff structures in developing markets are holding back efforts to add value domestically and export finished goods, limiting firms’ access to global markets, research by UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has found. Tariff escalation, where governments impose higher duties on exports of finished goods than raw materials, is widely in place in Africa and other
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Brussels — The U.S. European Command (EUCOM) and Belgian Ministry of Defence, in partnership with U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) and U.S. Indo Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) Chaplain Directorates, hosted the world’s largest annual meeting of senior military religious leaders at the 36th Annual NATO & Partner International Military Chiefs of Chaplains Conference (IMCCC) in Brussels, Belgium,
On Saturday, key stakeholders from the African Union (AU) officially launched a four-day Technical Working Session aimed at enhancing the Capacities and Capabilities Generation & Deployment Plan for the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM). The session, which brings together representatives from the African Union Commission (AUC), the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS), Troop
Africa, the cradle of humanity, is once again shaping the future–this time, as the cradle of skills. The continent is home to the youngest population in the world, a demographic trend that stands in stark contrast to the aging and shrinking workforces in regions such as Europe, North America, and parts of Asia. By 2050,
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WHO said 99 per cent of the world’s population breathes air that exceeds its guideline limits The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that air pollution remains one of the most severe global health threats, contributing to around 7 million premature deaths annually. In a report posted on its X handle on Tuesday, the health
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The number of children around the world dying before their fifth birthday stands at a record low – but this achievement is under threat due to a chronic lack of investment in routine humanitarian work and interventions, the head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), said on Tuesday. The death toll for under-fives was 4.8
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Nairobi — ICT Cabinet Secretary William Kabogo has raised alarm over the growing threat of electronic waste in East Africa, calling for urgent measures to tackle what he termed a ticking environmental time bomb. Speaking at the opening of the seventh EACO Regional E-Waste Awareness Conference in Nairobi on Monday, Kabogo emphasized the severe risks
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The second Deputy Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia, Mr. Abdisalam Abdillahi Ali, today bid farewell to the Chairman of the African Union, Mr. Mahmoud Ali Yusuf, at the Aden Adde International Airport, marking the end of his two-day visit to the country. During his stay in Mogadishu, Mr. Mahmoud Ali Yusuf held
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