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Culture in the heartland
The Times Leader - Ohio
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Perpetua Nsabimana, wife of the Rev. Daniel Niyonzima, prays during service at St. Paul's United Methodist Church on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2025, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski) By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa...
Togo's National Assembly and Ministry of Health tackle substandard medicine
CNBC Africa
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August 21, 2025
The alarming proliferation of substandard medicines poses a grave threat to public health, with an estimated $30 billion in fake drug trades occurring worldwide, significantly impacting the African continent. Foulo Basse, President and CEO of the...
CAF Women's Champions League Qualifiers: Our group is the toughest - Police
Modern Ghana
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Police Ladies head coach Yusif Basigi has described the Ghanaian champions’ group in the WAFU Zone B CAF Women’s Champions League Qualification as the most challenging. Drawn in Group B, Police Ladies will face Nigerian powerhouse Bayelsa Queens,...
CAF Women's Champions League Qualifiers: We are not underestimating or overe
Modern Ghana
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Police Ladies head coach Yusif Basigi has warned his team against underestimating any opposition as they prepare for the 2025 WAFU Zone B CAF Women’s Champions League Qualifiers. Ghana’s Women’s Premier League champions have been drawn in Group B...
Corporal punishment undermines children’s devt, well-being, says WHO
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 22, 2025
New report from the World Health Organization (WHO) has shown that corporal punishment remains alarmingly widespread and causes significant harm to children’s health and development. Globally, an estimated 1.2 billion children, aged 0–18 years,...
2025 Year to Date in Review: United States Immigration Changes and Updates
JD Supra - California
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August 21, 2025
Overview So far, 2025 has brought a flurry of immigration changes that have impacted thousands of individuals residing in the United States. To ensure you have not missed anything, we have summarized and detailed each of them below (from most to...
Togo: KfW Provides CFA13 Billion to Support Local Development
Togo First
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(Togo First) - In Togo, the government and Germany officially launched the Communes Financing Support Program (PAFC) on August 14, in Lomé. The initiative is backed by €20 million, or roughly CFA13 billion. The program marks a turning point for...
New report reveals that corporal punishment harms children’s health
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 21, 2025
A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) has shown that corporal punishment remains alarmingly widespread and causes significant harm to children’s health and development. Globally, an estimated 1.2 billion children aged 0–18 years...
Togo’s Constitutional Endgame and the Streets That Pushed Back
International Policy Digest
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August 20, 2025
Togo has entered a period of acute political strain. Since early 2025, the country has been convulsed by controversial constitutional changes and a surge of dissent met with violent crackdowns. The confrontation has clarified a central fact of...
Canadian tennis star Auger-Aliassime derives on-court success, personal growth from Togolese roots
CBC/Radio-Canada
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August 21, 2025
Next week, Montreal tennis star Felix Auger-Aliassime is set to compete in his eighth straight singles main draw at the 2025 U.S. Open Tennis Championships. But despite a lengthy list of accolades, including an Olympic bronze medal and seven...
Burkina Faso says no to Bill Gates’ plan of creating modified species of mosquitoes
Business Insider Africa
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August 23, 2025
In a statement published on Friday, officials urged Target Malaria, the initiative's principal NGO, to halt "all activities" in the nation. “All samples will be destroyed according to a strict protocol,” Samuel Pare, chief official at the higher...
Reclaiming African identity: Grounding Pan-African Unity in cultural and ethnic authenticity
Business and Financial Times
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August 20, 2025
By Ben Brako Pan-Africanism, as a political and cultural ideal, has long sought to unify the continent’s diverse peoples under a shared vision of liberation, development, and solidarity. Yet despite decades of effort, the dream of continental...
Corporal punishment carries ‘multiple risks’ to children’s health, says WHO
The Guardian
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August 21, 2025
The World Health Organization has declared corporal punishment a global public health concern that causes serious harm to children’s physical and mental wellbeing, and can lead to criminal behaviour. A new report found that across 49 low- and...
PNG’s oldest Cultural Show a legacy still staged today
NBC PNG
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Western Highlands traditional male 'Bilas' at the 65th Mt Hagen Cultural and Agricultural Show. (NBC News) The Mt Hagen Cultural Show, Papua New Guinea’s oldest cultural festival, celebrated its 65th year this month with a blend of tradition and...
Skipper ready | From Togo to World Cup: Fisher’s rise
The Fiji Times
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August 21, 2025
In her first Women’s Rugby World Cup appearance, Alfreda Fisher takes on the huge responsibility of leading the team as captain. The 21-year-old who plays at back row, created history in May this year when she was named the Fijiana’s youngest ever...
Women’s Champions League: Police Ladies sign Danish striker ahead of Zonal Qualifiers
Citi Sports Online
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August 19, 2025
Ghana’s representative in the 2025 CAF Women’s Champions League, Police Ladies Football Club, have announced the signing of Danish striker Laura Juul Hansen. The move is to improve the team’s quality ahead of Police Ladies’ maiden campaign in the...
Activist Pushes Five-Year Deadline for Borderless Africa Tour
News Ghana
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August 19, 2025
Ras Mubarak, architect of a transcontinental tourism campaign, argues Africa must scrap borders within five years—not four decades. The former Ghanaian lawmaker dismissed the African Union’s 2063 target as impractical for today’s youth. “How many...
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New report demonstrates that corporal punishment harms children’s health
The National Tribune
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August 20, 2025
A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) reveals that corporal punishment remains alarmingly widespread and causes significant harm to children’s health and development. Globally, an estimated 1.2 billion children aged 0–18 years are...
Police Ladies sign Danish forward Laura Juul Hansen ahead of CAF Women’s Cha
Modern Ghana
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Ghana Women’s Premier League champions Police Ladies FC have announced the signing of Danish forward Laura Juul Hansen. The club confirmed the move on Tuesday, August 19, through a social media announcement, welcoming the striker as part of...
Staten Island relief organization: Gaza travel ban threatens care for war-injured children
SI Live - New York
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August 20, 2025
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- At just 4 years old, Omar Abukwaik lost his arm and suffered severe injuries when a bombing destroyed his home and killed his entire family in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas war. The boy also suffered severe burns to his body,...