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Benefits of legalizing online gambling in Zimbabwe
You need to know that physical gambling in Zimbabwe is legal. Any possible form is completely legal and there is no issues of any kind. Online gambling activities are a bit harder to explain. They are...Published: 25 Feb 2021 at 14:29hrs | 1 | by Staff Writer
Youth can be agents of positive change
Jayathma Wickramanayake, 27, from Sri Lanka, is the new UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth. Her role is to expand the UN’s youth engagement and advocacy efforts. She also serves as an adviser t...Published: 06 Jun 2018 at 14:50hrs | | by Jayathma Wickramanayake, UN youth envoy
Africa could be the next frontier for cryptocurrency
Experts say conditions on the continent are great for virtual currency Interest in cryptocurrency, a form of digital currency, is growing steadily in...Published: 06 Jun 2018 at 14:44hrs | | by Pavithra Rao
A green path to industrialization
The only viable option for Africa's continued development For environmentalists and development experts, green is not just a colour; it also refers to ...Published: 08 Nov 2016 at 17:23hrs | | by Kingsley Ighobor
Unleashing the power of Africa's civil society
A Liberian women's peace movement led by 31-year-old Leymah Gbowee did something extraordinary in July 2003 to force Liberian warlords to sign a peace agreement that ended 10 years of a bloody civil w...Published: 13 Aug 2016 at 09:11hrs | | by Kingsley Ighobor
Pan-African Passport to open up borders
The African Union launches a continental passport while Brexit closes doors in Europe The image of Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Chadian President ...Published: 06 Aug 2016 at 07:39hrs | 1 | by Tonderayi Mukeredzi
Africa after Brexit
African economies may be severely affected by Britain's exitBy 6:30 a.m. on 24 June, less than 12 hours after a successful referendum on Brexit (Britai...Published: 06 Aug 2016 at 07:35hrs | 1 | by Amelia Tan
MDGs: An assessment of Africa's progress
Was development goals' yardstick unfair to Africa? In just two decades, primary school enrolment in two of the world's poorest countries - Niger and Burkina Faso - increased from 20% to m...Published: 29 Jan 2016 at 23:03hrs | | by Jaspreet Kindra and Juliet Wasswa-Mugambwa
Political stability remains a challenge
Political stability remains a challengeIn April 2014, the United Nations Security Council authorized the establishment of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Centr...Published: 17 Oct 2014 at 20:07hrs | | by Africa Renewal
Slippery justice for victims of oil spills
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To Rio and beyond: Africa seeks sustainable solutions
Paving the path to "the future we want" It is rare for a head of government to be greeted with applause at the very beginning of a speech before ...Published: 21 Jun 2012 at 19:45hrs | | by Masimba Tafirenyika
UN in post-war reconstruction: Sierra Leone's success story
"The war is over, go and enjoy life," Sierra Leone's former president, Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, declared at a January 2002 symbolic burning of weapons and ammunition to mark the end of the country's civil ...Published: 10 Nov 2011 at 20:26hrs | 1 | by Kingsley Ighobor and Michael Fleshman
Somali piracy: in search of remedies for a global malady
Suspected Somali pirates are apprehended by a patrol of the European Union Naval Force Somalia (EUNAVFOR), one of several initiatives to c...Published: 13 Jun 2011 at 17:26hrs | | by Wanjohi Kabukuru | Nairobi
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