Issued on: 15/12/2022 – 22:52 Washington (AFP) – The United States is committing support to promote sustainable safaris in Africa, hoping to prevent environmental destruction as the tourism sector recovers, officials said Thursday. The US Agency for International Development (USAID) made the announcement at a three-day summit that brought nearly 50 African leaders in Washington.The nascent Africa Conservation and Communities Tourism Fund, led by investors and conservationists, aims to raise $75 million to fund safari operators across the continent.USAID said it was committing $2.5 million to reduce risks and jumpstart the fund, which it estimated would benefit 44,000 people.The fund…
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The awards, the success, all the ‘number ones’, or the thousands of records sold worldwide don’t really matter. In the end, the only thing that matters is love. Feeling loved, supported, protected, and cared for, and in the Estefan household, there is an abundance of that. Happiness fills their family life, and it’s not a marketing gimmick or a common Latin tradition. Quite the opposite, this family is genuinely close, making them stronger, as it hasn’t always been easy.©Estefan EnterprisesChristmas with the Estefans HOLA! USA Digital CoverIt wasn’t like in most movies that follow a hero’s or a heroine’s journey,…
The Indianapolis Children’s Choir joined us Thursday on ” joined us Thursday on “Life.Style.Live!” along with Joshua Pedde, artistic director for the Indianapolis Children’s Choir. They performed “We Need a Little Christmas” and “I Wish You Christmas.” The Indianapolis Children’s Choir has four upcoming holiday performances happening from December 16-18, 2022. These concerts give the Indianapolis community the chance to experience the tradition of choral music performed by singers as young as kindergarten, and as old as alumni of the ICC from its founding year. Each concert will be presented at the architecturally stunning Second Presbyterian Church in Indianapolis, with…
Welsh speaking Ben Pittaway is crafting a promising career for himself in the construction industry with an Apprenticeship in Carpentry. Ben, 21, from Port Talbot, gained experience as a plasterer after leaving school but soon decided he was better suited to carpentry and was taken on by D. C. Carpentry and Joinery in the town more than two years ago. Welsh Apprenticeship Ambassador Ben Pittaway enjoys his job as an apprentice carpenter. He is now working towards a bilingual Level 3 Apprenticeship in Site Carpentry through City & Guilds, delivered by Pathways Training at NPTC Group of Colleges in Swansea.…
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The president of South Africa is fighting for his political future amid an unfolding scandal that has tainted his reputation as an anti-apartheid icon once widely admired for tackling the problems of Africa’s most developed economy. Cyril Ramaphosa, 70, says he’s innocent of charges that he hid at least $580,000 in a sofa at his game ranch. He’s accused of not registering the money with authorities, and when it was stolen not reporting the theft to police, in order to avoid questions about how he got the U.S. dollars. WATCH: Biden tells African leaders the U.S. is…
CNN — President Joe Biden hailed cooperation with Africa and said he looked forward to visiting the continent soon as he endeavors to expand ties in a region where China and Russia have been making inroads. Speaking at the US-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, Biden announced billions of dollars in new commitments on financing and bolstering democracy, and affirmed he supported a permanent seat for the African Union at the Group of 20. He sought to dissuade the impression his promises could be short-lived, naming a top diplomat to ensure the summit’s commitments are executed. And he said a host…
WASHINGTON, Dec 15 (Reuters) – The United States on Thursday said it would provide over $165 million to support elections and good governance in Africa next year, after U.S. President Joe Biden met with leaders of African nations facing upcoming elections.Biden met on Wednesday with leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Liberia, Madagascar, Nigeria and Sierra Leone to discuss upcoming elections in the countries next year, the White House said in a statement on Thursday.The leaders, who met on the sidelines of the U.S.-Africa leaders summit in Washington this week, discussed the challenges of holding elections, including foreign…
Comment on this storyCommentOnce upon a time there was a little boy who didn’t want to go to bed. His mother, who did want to go to bed, read him a story about a very sleepy bunny. The little boy soon closed his eyes and fell asleep, and they all slept happily after.In my house, at least, this story would be shelved with fantasy fiction, along with books that promise you can potty-train your toddler in one weekend and raise a child to adulthood without ever raising your voice. Some nights my son closes his eyes after one book. Some…
KAMPALA, Uganda—President Biden’s summit with African leaders is part of a U.S. push to gain influence across the continent. A sign of the challenge came earlier this year in Uganda, a longtime U.S. ally that has been drawn deeper into Russia’s orbit.In a meeting at Uganda’s defense ministry shortly after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Russian ambassador Vladlen Semivolos and the embassy’s head of ideology, Evgeny Kalashnikov, told some top officials of President Yoweri Museveni’s government that Western media, a key source of foreign news in the country, portrayed Russia’s actions too negatively, according to Ugandan officials present in the meeting.…
After Ross Chanin’s grandfather died, Chanin mourned not only him, but the fact that he’d never gotten a chance to hear more about his grandfather’s life. Over a conversation with a journalist friend, George Quraishi, it became clear to Chanin that Quraishi’s skill set — interviewing and audio editing — could be conducive to capturing a family’s history. Chanin and Quraishi started conducting interviews for friends and family and recruited software engineers Martin Gouy and Moncef Biaz to build apps to make it easier to record remote interviews and play them back on the web. Convinced that they had the…