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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...
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...
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...
TMC MLA Jiban Krishna Saha arrested by ED in SSC recruitment scam after dramatic raid
Daijiworld News
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August 26, 2025
Daijiworld Media Network - Kolkata Kolkata, Aug 26: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Jiban Krishna Saha was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday following an extensive five-hour raid at his residence in Burwan, Murshidabad, as part...
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...
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...
Burkina Faso Orders Halt to Genetically Modified Mosquito Project Amid Rising Criticism
Techstory
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August 25, 2025
Burkina Faso’s ruling military government has suspended the activities of Target Malaria, an international research consortium that deploys genetically modified mosquitoes in the fight against malaria. The Ministry of Higher Education and Research...
Churches urged to fight graft, prosper Africa
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 18, 2025
Apostolic Church Africa Leaders’ Conference (TACALCON 2025), hosted by TAC Nigeria, has ended with a call on churches to fight corruption and make Africa the richest continent in the world. Leaders, who came from Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, the...
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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...
UK Opens Applications for Fully Funded Commonwealth Shared Scholarships for Master’s Students
Times Now
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August 26, 2025
UK Opens Applications for Fully Funded Commonwealth Shared Scholarships for Master’s Students (Source: Canva) The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC), United Kingdom, is inviting applications for its Commonwealth Shared Scholarships...
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...
Ministry of Education announces automated admission process into Unity Colleges across Nigeria
Nairametrics
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August 20, 2025
The Federal Ministry of Education has announced that all admissions into federal unity colleges are now fully automated and strictly conducted within the approved capacity of each school. This was disclosed in a statement issued in Abuja on...
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,...
Senegal’s UN Program Empowers Men for Family Health and Gender Equality
Mezha
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August 19, 2025
In Dakar, the capital of Senegal, Imam Ibrahim Diane held an evening gathering with a group of men, explaining why it is important to become more actively involved in household duties and to take responsibility for the family. “The Prophet himself...
Women’s Rugby World Cup: the definitive guide to the pools
The Guardian
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August 16, 2025
Pool A England are red-hot favourites to top their pool and to lift the silverware as hosts thanks to their unstoppable form. They have not lost since the 2022 World Cup final and in April added a seventh consecutive Six Nations title to their...
Women-to-women mentorships are raising Africa’s next leaders
Independent (Uganda)
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August 15, 2025
Experienced women leaders are rising up to mentor a new generation of entrepreneurs, innovators, and change-makers across Africa—in a quest to close long-standing gender gaps on the continent. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | A new wave of...
FG backs efforts to boost regional medical training
Daily Trust
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August 26, 2025
The federal government has commended the Institute of Medical Sciences Africa (IMSA) for advancing specialized medical training that attracts candidates from across the continent. Speaking on behalf of the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa,...
Senegal's 'school for husbands' aims to shift gender roles
1News
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On a recent evening in Senegal 's capital of Dakar, an imam named Ibrahima Diane explained to a group of men why they should be more involved in household chores. “The Prophet himself says a man who does not help support his wife and children is...