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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

Month: September 2024

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World

Will the exploding pager attack be the spark that ignites an Israel-Hezbollah war?

    By Amin Saikal, Australian National University   The alleged Israeli attack on members of Hezbollah via their pagers is another ominous development propelling the Middle East towards a full-scale regional war. It leaves Hezbollah with little option but to retaliate with the full support of the Iran-led “axis of resistance”. The sophistication and impact of targeting the pagers is unprecedented. The attack resulted in at least 11 deaths, […]

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Africa

Gender Parity will unlock $287B for Africa’s Economy by 2030: Mastercard Foundation Report

    Tackling systemic barriers towards the participation of young women in Africa’s workforce will drive an estimated $287 billion to its economy by 2030, boosting GDP by five percent, a new report commissioned by the Mastercard Foundation reveals. Conducted in collaboration with McKinsey & Company, the study reinforces the crucial role of women’s economic empowerment in driving the continent into a new era of transformational growth. The report, Young […]

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Opinion Pieces

Lord Kelvin: how the 19th century scientist combined research and innovation to change the world

Statue of Lord Kelvin in Glasgow. University of Glasgow, CC BY-SA   By Martin Hendry, University of Glasgow   “What got you into astrophysics?” It’s a question I’m often asked at outreach events, and I answer by pointing to my early passion for exploring the biggest questions about our universe. Well, along with seeing Star Wars at an impressionable age. This fascination with the fundamental is a well-trodden path for […]

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Pagers and walkie-talkies over cellphones – a security expert explains why Hezbollah went low-tech for communications

A police officer examines a damaged car after thousands of pagers exploded simultaneously across Lebanon on Sept. 17, 2024. AP Photo/Hussein Malla   By Richard Forno, University of Maryland, Baltimore County   Electronic pagers across Lebanon exploded simultaneously on Sept. 17, 2024, killing 12 and wounding more than 2,700. The following day, another wave of explosions in the country came from detonating walkie-talkies. The attacks appeared to target members of the […]

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Why London’s new slavery memorial is so important: ‘The past that is not past reappears, always, to rupture the present’

  By Meleisa Ono-George, University of Oxford   In 2026, a new memorial to the 12.5 million enslaved people transported to the Americas and Europe – and their descendants – will be unveiled on West India Quay in London’s Docklands. The winning commission, an installation piece by US artist Khaleb Brooks called The Wake, will take the shape of a seven-metre bronze cowrie shell – the currency that was used […]

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Save the Children supports thousands of Palestinians, including newborn babies, medically evacuated from Gaza to Egypt, with funding from Community Jameel
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APO International

Save the Children supports thousands of Palestinians, including newborn babies, medically evacuated from Gaza to Egypt, with funding from Community Jameel

 Thousands of Palestinians, including newborn babies, evacuated from Gaza to Egypt with urgent medical needs are receiving critical support from Save the Children as part of a Community Jameel-funded initiative to support pregnant mothers and children. With Community Jameel’s support, Save the Children has procured 20 incubators and other medical supplies and installed these in Ministry of Health neonatal intensive care units in Egypt, where medics are delivering urgent obstetric and paediatric […]

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Electric Cooking to transform the cooking landscape in Uganda
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Electric Cooking to transform the cooking landscape in Uganda

 The two-year programme has three major components: Establish a high-impact Clean Cooking Unit in the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development through the Global Green Growth Institute. This will drive the national clean cooking ambition, lead the effective coordination of the clean cooking sector, and attract more financing for action into this sector.   Secondly, through ICLEI Africa (Local Governments for Sustainability - Africa) support urban authorities within the Greater […]

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Transforming Dental Training: From Guinea into the Continent of Africa (By Dr. David Ugai)
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Transforming Dental Training: From Guinea into the Continent of Africa (By Dr. David Ugai)

 By Dr. David Ugai, Country Director for Guinea, Mercy Ships (www.MercyShips.org). Just days away from the opening of a new training facility at Guinea’s only dental school on September 25th that will more than double its capacity, Dr. David Ugai reflects on the transformative journey he and the Université Gamal Abdel Nasser of Conakry have embarked upon together, and the power of collaboration. Dental care is not a luxury; it […]

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