As tensions between Russia and the West rage over the ongoing war in Ukraine, a senior Moscow diplomat has told Newsweek that a new front has emerged in Africa, where he envisioned a collapse of colonial influence and the dawn of a new mutually beneficial order for both the continent and the Kremlin.”Highly dynamic Africa holds a special place in today’s decreasingly Western-centric world order, which explains the surge of interest in the region among many international partners,” Ambassador-at-Large Oleg Ozerov, who serves as head of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum, told Newsweek.”Russian leadership regards developing ties with the continent as…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Thursday, December 1, 2022SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA – The Arizona Coyotes announced today that the Arizona Coyotes Foundation, in conjunction with Bally Sports Arizona, will be holding a charity broadcast during the Coyotes versus New York Islanders game on Friday, December 16. All funds raised online during the broadcast will be donated to Phoenix Children’s. The broadcast will begin on Bally Sports Arizona at 7:30 p.m. with the “Coyotes Live” pre-game show at 7:00 p.m. The game will also be streamed on the Bally Sports app and on Bally Sports+.”We are excited to once again team up with our great…
Editor’s note: This story first appeared as a newsletter alongside a roundup of Technical.ly’s best reporting from the week, job openings and more. Subscribe here to get updates on Delaware tech, business and innovation news in your inbox on Thursdays. Latinx entrepreneurs in Sussex County are getting a boost from M&T Bank, which is investing another $100,000 as a grant to La Plaza Delaware that will allow it to serve more Spanish-speaking downstaters in 2023. This new investment follows last year’s $100,000 M&T grant to La Plaza that supported a 12-week Spanish-language business development program and a loan pool administered by True Access Capital that offers $2,500…
After 36 years behind the Orr’s Island Library desk, Oct. 31 was Librarian Joanne Rogers’ last day. It was not the way she wanted to end her long and influential tenure. But the library’s board of trustees decided this fall that the library needed changes, including new technology, and voted unanimously that Rogers was no longer the right person for the job. On Nov. 26, the board announced that Anne Wilkes would be the next librarian. Assistant Librarian Maura Donovan resigned from her job at the same time that Rogers was forced out, saying she didn’t feel comfortable with the…
JOHANNESBURG — An urgent meeting of South Africa’s ruling party to discuss the future of President Cyril Ramaphosa has been delayed as calls continue for his resignation amid a scandal over money stolen from his farm.The African National Congress’ national executive committee on Friday had been expected to discuss a parliamentary report which suggests Ramaphosa may have violated anti-corruption laws related to the theft in 2020 of millions of dollars that had been stashed in a couch. The committee has the power to force the president to resign, and has done so in the past.The party’s treasurer-general, Paul Mashatile, told…
December 2, 2022December 2, 202271 Pan-African activist, Professor Patrick Lumumba alleges that there may be a conspiracy by the West to keep Africa continually dependent. Lumumba has also blamed Africans for not doing enough to liberate the continent from under-development thereby becoming co-contributors to the misfortunes and challenges impeding the continent’s development strides. The renowned speaker made this known while speaking on the “Conspiracy theory and future of Democracy and Development in Africa”, at the graduation ceremony of Executive Intelligence Management Course 15 of the National Institute for Security studies. He stated that it was a…
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Renowned African speaker, Professor Patrick Lo Lumumba, has said Africans are accomplices in the misfortune facing the continent in its development strides. Speaking as a guest lecturer on a topic, ‘Conspiracy Theory and The Future of Democracy and Development in Africa’ at the graduation ceremony of Executive Intelligence Management Course (EIMC 15) at the National Institute For Security Studies in Abuja on Thursday, Professor Lumumba stated that it was only when Africa begins to think of development within the continent and not depending on foreign things, there will be no meaningful development. The Pan-African activist argued that there may…
SindyWe collected at A, drove to B, dropped off and then returned to A empty. I did say at the time that we should have advertised our return trip just incase anybody else’s grandchildren needed to get from B to A. I felt a little bit like a lorry returning home empty.On the A to B portion of our trip one of the children fell asleep, flopped over and dribbled all over the car seat. My wife was worried about her getting a stiff neck. I was worried about my car seat. Her sister, however, talked for them both and…
The Worldwide Broker Network (WBN), the world’s largest network of independent insurance brokers and employee benefits consultants, has announced the appointment of Alzbeta Gyulaffyova as global network coordinator. Gyulaffyova has more than 12 years of industry experience. She joins WBN from member agency Renomia European Partners, where she served as director. Prior to that, she served as deputy sales director at INSIA a.s. Insurance Broker Network. She has also held roles at BKIS, TEAS, Canadian Bilingual Institute and EUROGRADE. “We are committed to investing in continuous growth to deliver a strong culture of care for our members and…