Violent protests in DRC and Mali highlight fundamental aspects of peace missions that need reform. In the past few months, two United Nations (UN) peacekeeping missions in Africa have encountered violent protests from the local populations they’re meant to protect. Protesters in Mali and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) demanded the immediate withdrawal of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) and the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) from their countries. While the demonstrations have distinct local drivers, they indicate the crisis facing UN peacekeeping operations in Africa and beyond.…
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JOHANNESBURG – South African telecoms operator Telkom has launched its 5G high-speed internet network using technology from China’s Huawei Technologies , the companies said on Thursday.Telkom, part-owned by the state, joins bigger rivals Vodacom and MTN and smaller peer rain in the 5G race, as it wants to boost its fast-growing mobile data and fixed line broadband businesses, amid increasing demand for broadband.”The COVID pandemic has driven significant lifestyle changes for South Africans, due to work from home or school from home, online shopping and an ‘always on’ kind of culture,” said Fortune Wang, Carrier Business Director for Huawei South…
Home » National » Mobile touchscreens, AI voices messing up children’s brains By Latika Gupta It is a common sight these days at Indian homes to see four-five-year-old kids engaged with smartphones independently while his/her parents go about their activities at home or outside. Such an independent engagement with mobile involves various activities such as listening to songs, watching cartoons and other material on different apps, and playing games. It usually ends up being a long engagement in every episode as the child navigates from one activity to the next and back to the first one after a while. Since…
Ahead of his side’s ICC T20 World Cup clash against India, South African pacer Anrich Nortje said that the battle will be between the Men in Blue’s top order against “one of the best pace attacks” in the world. India will take on South Africa in their Group 2, Super 12 match of the ICC T20 World Cup on Sunday.”Yes (if the match-up is between Indian top-order and SA’s pace). We back ourselves and consider ourselves as one of the best pace attacks in the world. We have a lot of variety, we cover a lot of aspects, a lot…
Oct 29, 2022, 12:57amUpdated 3h agoBy: News 12 StaffDoctors and survivors spoke about the battle for equitable health care at the bilingual Breast Cancer Summit in Hempstead on Friday.The event took place at Circulo de Hispanidad at 7 p.m.The key takeaways were about breast self-awareness and women knowing their rights to their medical records. Many women, especially in minority communities, are unaware that they are able to request their medical records.Maria lives in Brooklyn but made the drive to Hempstead with her family to raise awareness.In 2016, she felt a lump in her breast and went to several doctors, but…
Young readers are in for a thrill this autumn with a bewitching array of books for all ages. There are vibrant picture books for the smallest story lovers, lots of beautifully crafted novels for older readers to get their teeth into, and spooky stories to suit the Halloween season. Happy reading! Picture books Fox & Son Tailers by Paddy Donnelly (The O’Brien Press) Young Rory the Tailer’s son longs to make tails that are a bit different, but his traditional father doesn’t understand Rory’s talent. Can Rory follow his own dream and convince his father that “different” is to be…
India and South Africa will lock horns on Sunday in a mouthwatering top-of-the-table clash in Group 2. With both teams looking to edge closer to sealing their spot in the semi-finals, all eyes would be on the weather forecast in Perth with rain playing spoilsport in many matches during the T20 World Cup this year.New Delhi,UPDATED: Oct 29, 2022 08:22 ISTIndia and South Africa will lock horns in a mouthwatering clash on Sunday (Courtesy: AP)By India Today Web Desk: India and South Africa have gotten off to the perfect start in the T20 World Cup 2022 and will be heading…
Foreign ministers of the Group of Seven nations plan to hold a session involving African countries when they meet next week in Germany. Japanese Foreign Ministry sources say Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa aims to work more closely with governments in Africa as part of efforts to counter Russia. The G7 foreign ministers’ meeting will start on November 3. The sources say the agenda will likely include Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as well as the situation in the Indo-Pacific region and China’s increasing maritime assertiveness. The talks with African countries may cover conflict resolution and responses to the food crisis. The…
By Dana Malcolm Staff Writer #Africa, October 28, 2022 – Vladimir Putin, president of Russia says he is seeking closer ties with African countries according to Russian state controlled media and the push seems to be working. TASS says, in a recent meeting with Umaro Sissoco Embalo, Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Putin described the trade volume between ECOWAS and Russia as “rather hefty” citing the regions 400 million inhabitants. The renewed and ‘up-scaled’ interest in Africa comes as the Kremlin is frozen out of Western relations because of the Ukraine invasion. Russia now…
ANN ARBOR – Pediatric patients have been celebrating Halloween early at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital.From NICU babies dressed up in tiny costumes to big kids enjoying their treat bags, festivities are in full swing for kids of all ages.Each year, the nonprofit Spirit of Children brings reverse trick-or-treating to the hospital, where patients are visited by Mott Child and Family Life staff who deliver special packages including treats, crafts and donated costumes to their bedside.A patient poses in costume with her treat bag at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital in Ann Arbor. (University of Michigan)“It’s wonderful to see the kids so…