Louisville men’s basketball’s 2022-23 season appears beyond saving with the Cardinals 2-17 and winless in Atlantic Coast Conference play.Help is on the way regardless.U of L on Thursday added Emmanuel Okorafor, a 6-foot-9 forward/center, to its roster, and the Lagos, Nigeria, native can begin practicing with the team immediately. He will be eligible to participate in the Cardinals’ next game at 9 p.m. Wednesday against Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.Okorafor joins the Cardinals from NBA Academy Africa, a training center in Senegal where the country’s top male and female prospects hone their skills.”We’re fortunate to have one of the…
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It’s easy to miss the Africa House on Davos’ main boulevard called the promenade. There are no flags or a board with its name, just a monitor detailing the agenda of the day. The centerpiece of Africa’s engagement in the Swiss Alpine town is housed in a blockchain firm’s pavilion, perhaps to underscore Africa’s embracing of modern technologies. Once inside the hall, Africa comes alive; its colors, costumes and culture are on full display, and so is its entrepreneurial spirit. “They say ‘who will eat chocolates made in Africa,’ I tell them, well, Africans will eat them,” says one speaker at…
Life Business ExpoLife Business Expo will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21, at the Daytona Beach Shores Community Center. 3000 Bellemead Drive.The event is free and open to the public. Business may sign up for a table to meet and network with the public and other businesses. Indoor vendors will be provided an eight-foot table and two chairs for $50. Outdoor vendors will be provided a tent, eight-foot table and two chairs for $75. Tablecloths will be provided or you may bring your own.Businesses can register at pschamber.com.Golf club restaurant opensThe Sand Trap Bar & Grille…
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Schools, organizations, and individuals are planning 987 celebrations of educational opportunity this month as traditional public schools, public charter schools, public magnet schools, private schools, and home educators highlight their unique choices. During the last two years, families and educators in Illinois have faced the academic consequences of the pandemic. A survey this month by the National School Choice Awareness Foundation showed that 53.7 percent of parents have recently explored or are currently considering new options for their child’s education. During School Choice Week 2023, parents can learn about school choice and attend local events as they consider their K-12…
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art (NMAA) has quietly stopped its partnership with the Hong Kong government’s offices in the U.S. after 27 years. The reasons behind the move are unclear. The museum indicated that the end of the partnership had to do with its focus on its centennial celebration programming, planned for this year; The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO) in the U.S., which is the de facto official representative of the Hong Kong government, did not offer an explanation; pro-democracy Hong Kong activists in the U.S. said that it was political. “The National Museum of…
France’s former president François Hollande has questioned the role of the Russian paramilitary outfit Wagner in the fight against jihadists in Mali – branding the group neo-colonials.In an interview with RFI and France 24, Hollande reflected on his decision 10 years ago to launch the French military operation Serval in Mali.The 68-year-old said he sanctioned the intervention – later known as Operation Barkhane – at the behest of the Malian authorities and out of a sense of solidarity.”Recently, I have seen with sorrow the deterioration of this bond of friendship between Mali and France,” Hollande said.”It has deteriorated because the…
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron and NBA Commissioner Adam Silver today announced a comprehensive plan to collaborate on a variety of initiatives that will elevate basketball in France and Africa at all levels. The French Government and the NBA are forming a working group of senior level executives and will coordinate with the French Basketball Federation (FFBB) to develop these plans further, culminating with a formal partnership that will be announced in conjunction with the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, where basketball will be a featured sport. President Macron, Adam Silver, NBA Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum, NBA Head of…
An athlete and an introvert dance together on top of the New Mexico seal inlaid in the floor at the Roundhouse in Santa Fe. The circumstances of how they got here is the perfect setup for a high school coming-of-age story. The athlete suffered an injury preventing him from being on the field, so he found an after-school program to continue movement exercises. The introvert joined at her mother’s urging, now finding confidence through performing. But it’s more than the cliche of a limited streaming series. These Portales High School students are not only expressing themselves through Baile Folkórico, they…
Photo: Kevin Dietsch/Getty ImagesTreasury Secretary Janet Yellen is kicking off her 11-day trip to Africa with a promise that America is committed to the continent through good times and bad.Why it matters: The Biden administration is trying to counter China’s entrenched influence and infrastructure in the region by offering African countries an alternative path on economic and political security.Underneath the continent are some of the world’s biggest reserves of critical minerals, crucial to the Biden’s administration’s plans to transition the world to greener energy.At the same time, Africa’s exploding population will demand a bigger share of the world’s jobs and…