LAS VEGAS, Aug. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Two Division Boxing World Champion and Global Philanthropist Badou Jack made his first visit to Jeddah late last year as he came with the sole intention of performing the sacred pilgrimage to Mecca, Umrah. He will return in mid-August for his first fight ever in the Kingdom of […]
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Nonprofits Launch $100M Plan to Support Local Health Workers
A new philanthropic project hopes to invest $100 million in 10 countries, mostly in Africa, by 2030 to support 200,000 community health workers, who serve as a critical bridge to treatment for people with limited access to medical care.The Skoll Founda…
Read moreBlinken Gives US-Africa Strategy Address in Pretoria
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken gave a speech on the key U.S. strategy for sub-Saharan Africa at the University of Pretoria on Monday, on the first leg of his Africa trip.Blinken stressed the value of democracy and the…
Read moreSouth African Minister Accuses West of ‘Bullying’ On Ukraine
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA — South African Minister of International Relations Naledi Pandor accused the West of sometimes taking a patronizing and bullying attitude toward Africa, as she hosted U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the first leg of hi…
Read moreArrest of Zimbabwe Journalists ‘Out of Sync’ With Press Freedom Norms
HARARE, ZIMBABWE — Zimbabwe has charged two journalists under its cybercrime law in a move media advocates say runs counter to global trends to support and promote press freedom.Police in Harare have charged two journalists from the national paper, New…
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