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Pope Francis’ analysis of the causes of African underdevelopment is simplistic, condescending, and ahistorical. Pope Francis, whose two-country “pilgrimage of peace” to Africa concluded over the weekend, has been holding forth on the causes of underdevelopment in Africa. Addressing Congolese politicians and different dignitaries gathered on the presidential palace in …

Feminine Genital Mutilation, or FGM, is an “abhorrent violation of fundamental human rights” said the UN Secretary-General on Monday, marking the International Day of Zero Tolerance towards the scourge, which stays a menace for a staggering 4.2 million women this 12 months. António Guterres mentioned that the follow of genital …

Time is operating out because the world inches nearer to meltdown and international locations should change course earlier than it’s too late, UN Secretary-Common António Guterres warned on Monday, presenting his priorities for the yr. Addressing the Common Meeting in New York, he appealed for pressing motion now to realize …

Popular culture is the largest influencer of African youth, in keeping with the ‘Who’s Influencing Who? Unpacking Youth and Affect in Africa,’ report. The newest report by ‘Africa No Filter’ investigated Africa’s affect on the world, its influences on African youth, and the way dominant narratives about Africa form the …

Michelle Obama, Melinda Gates, and Amal Clooney pledged to assist adolescent ladies The Ladies Alternative Alliance, a programme of the Obama Basis, celebrated the facility and potential of adolescent ladies all over the place on the launch of Get Her There on 25 October 2022 on the Manhattan Middle in …

Joint Opinion Editorial from Mohamed Fall, UNICEF Regional Director, Jap and Southern Africa and Lydia Zigomo, UNFPA Regional Director, East and Southern Africa, on Worldwide Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM 6 February 2023 Many ladies who’ve endured feminine genital mutilation (FGM) face extreme issues in childbirth. Sister Eunice Moraa …

Some ladies consign themselves to breastfeeding in public toilets to stop their apparently sexually explosive nipples inflicting offence. On scorching days, in the meantime, males of all ages, styles and sizes, peel off their tops with out a second thought. For over a decade many social media platforms banned the …

Kimani was killed alongside his consumer Josephat Mwenda in 2016. A police officer, Frederick Leliman, shot Mwenda within the hand at a site visitors put up though he hadn’t dedicated any crime. After a protracted courtroom case, Leliman was discovered responsible on 3 February 2023 and sentenced to loss of …

Whereas widespread antiretroviral therapy has drastically modified the lives of individuals with HIV, there may be nonetheless no treatment for the virus which infects an estimated 38 million individuals worldwide. Costly remedies marketed on social media that declare in any other case needs to be ignored. Declare 4 claims in …

Zuko Mdwaba,  Space Vice President & Nation Chief for Salesforce South Africa. The world has confronted unprecedented headwinds for the previous two years – pandemic, struggle, labour and provide chain challenges, and financial shocks. Sustaining a sturdy, resilient enterprise that may drive success now could be more and more difficult. …

By Busani Bafana Meat, milk, and eggs are dangerous for you, and livestock is dangerous for the setting. Rising destructive narratives about cattle’s contribution to local weather change are shrinking the expansion of the strategic livestock sector on which the livelihoods of greater than 1.3 billion folks on the earth rely. …

Intra-African commerce was largely stifled by stringent entry guidelines making it strenuous for residents to maneuver from one nation to a different Commerce consultants, enterprise executives, and advocates of the African Continental Free Commerce Space (AfCFTA) from throughout the continent have expressed issues concerning the sluggish progress on the ratification …