Nigeria: Falconets Coach Names 19 Players for Crucial World Cup Qualifiers

[ad_1] Midfielders Adoo Yina and Chima Olise, and forwards Chiamaka Okwuchukwu, Janet Akekoromowei, Yemisi Samuel and Opeyemi Ajakaye are all on the roster. Head Coach Chris Musa Danjuma has selected 19 players for the FIFA U20 Women's World Cup final qualifying fixture, first leg encounter against Burundi's U20 girls Topping the list for the game billed for Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on Sunday is Captain Oluchi Ohaegbulem, goalkeeper Faith Omilana, defender Shukurat Oladipo and midfielder Taiwo Afolabi. Goalkeeper Shukura Bakare, […]

January 9, 2024 3

Japan

Europe rattled by Israel-Hamas war

[ad_1] In many European countries, including the United Kingdom, people commemorate the war dead on Remembrance Day on Nov. 11 with the wearing of red or white poppies to mark the date of the armistice that ended World War I in 1918.However, as people prayed for peace on Nov. 11 last year, brutal wars were going on in Europe and the Middle East — the Russia-Ukraine war and the Israel-Hamas […]

January 9, 2024 2

News

Nigeria/Guinea: Afcon: Super Eagles Fail Guinea Test Six Days Before Their Opening Match

[ad_1] While some see the defeat as a major blow to Nigeria's confidence heading into AFCON, others say it could be a blessing in disguise. Nigeria's Super Eagles stumbled in their final tune-up match before the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), falling 2-0 to Guinea in an international friendly at the Bani Yas Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Monday. The Eagles, playing in Abu Dhabi, conceded goals in both halves and failed to find their rhythm throughout the match. Guinea […]

January 9, 2024 2

Africa

Africa – LGBTI People Face ‘Relentless’ Oppression After Surge in Discriminatory Laws – New Briefing

[ad_1] Last year saw a new wave of harsh anti-LGBTI legislation across Africa 31 countries still criminalise consensual same-sex sexual activity LGBTI people are threatened with arbitrary arrests, detentions and the death penalty in some places 'Africa is facing a deepening crisis of homophobic lawfare' - Tigere Chagutah LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex) people across Africa are facing a catastrophic rollback on their fundamental rights following the introduction of discriminatory legislation in several countries, said Amnesty International today […]

January 9, 2024 2

Entertainment

South Africa: Five Years On the Road in Africa – How Lerato Mogoatlhe Became a Travel Writer

[ad_1] South African journalist Lerato Mogoatlhe set off for three months in west Africa. She ended up drifting across the continent for five years. In 2019 she wrote a book about her travels, called Vagabond: Wandering Through Africa on Faith. As a scholar of, among other areas, African travel writing and mobility, I chatted to Mogoatlhe about travelling solo, queer and black. Janet Remmington: In reflecting on the book, you write that your first encounters with countries that would become […]

January 9, 2024 3

Africa

Africa: Technology Transfer Critical to Revolutionizing Africa’s Pharma Industry

[ad_1] Kigali — An agreement signed between the Rwandan government and the Africa Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation (APTF) gives impetus to Africa's domestic industry with the hope of helping the continent tackle vaccine inequity and fill the critical gap in vaccine manufacturing. The agreement to operationalize the foundation was signed in Kigali, Rwanda, in late 2023. What is important, according to stakeholders, is to focus efforts on building a resilient and self-reliant pharmaceutical industry for the continent. This became apparent during […]

January 9, 2024 2

Africa

Africa: Why These 10 Humanitarian Crises Demand Your Attention Now

[ad_1] Geneva — Beyond Gaza and Ukraine, emergency aid needs are going unmet in these neglected hotspots around the globe. As the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine continue to dominate headlines going into 2024, it's important to remember the many other crises that are too easily forgotten by the media and neglected by aid donors - often just because of their complexity or their relative lack of geopolitical importance. Needs in the "uninhabitable" Gaza Strip are indescribably high, as Israel's […]

January 9, 2024 3

Japan

South Korea confirms Hamas used North Korean weapons in Gaza war

[ad_1] South Korea said North Korean weapons have been used by Hamas in its war with Israel, even as Pyongyang denies the arms trade.South Korea’s spy agency, the National Intelligence Service, released a photo of a North Korean rocket part on Monday to show that Hamas fighters used an F-7 rocket-propelled grenade launcher manufactured in North Korea.The NIS is "collecting and accumulating specific evidence regarding the scale and timing of […]

January 9, 2024 2

Japan

United finds loose bolts on planes, raising pressure on Boeing

[ad_1] WASHINGTON/CHICAGO – Boeing's latest 737 MAX crisis deepened on Monday after United Airlines said it had found loose bolts on multiple grounded MAX 9 aircraft, raising new concerns among industry experts about how its best-selling jet family is manufactured.U.S. regulators grounded 171 MAX 9 planes after a panel blew off an Alaska Airlines-operated flight not long after taking off from a Portland, Oregon, airport on Friday, forcing pilots to […]

January 9, 2024 2