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Africa: CAF and TotalEnergies Celebrate Youth Talent With Unforgettable Opportunity for CAF African Schools Football Championship – Players of the Competition

eriinfo.com1 year ago05 mins

The Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF), in partnership with multi-energy company TotalEnergies, is proud to announce a special recognition for the two standout performers from the CAF African Schools Football Championship Continental Final 2024/2025, held on April 26, 2025, in Accra, Ghana. Jennifer Awuku (Ghana) and Souleymane Commissaire Faye (Senegal), awarded Players of the Competition,…

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Africa: CAF Player-Centric Workshops – Empowering Women Footballers On the Side of Wafcon 2024

eriinfo.com1 year ago03 mins

The Confederation of African Football (CAF), in collaboration with FIFPro, is conducting player-focused educational workshops as part of the legacy activities for the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations 2024 (WAFCON). The initiative, which kicked off on 1st July 2025, with FIFPro representatives and CAF Women’s Football Development officials meeting with each team in their respective…

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Africa: Bitcoin Overtakes Gold As 2025’s Top Asset After Hitting $122,000

eriinfo.com1 year ago04 mins

TLDR Bitcoin surged past $120,000 for the first time on Monday, setting a new all-time high of $122,571.19 before settling around $121,952.61, up 2.4% on the day The rally comes ahead of a critical week in Washington, where lawmakers will debate long-awaited crypto legislation Trump’s support, alongside growing institutional demand and sustained bullish momentum, has…

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Africa: Lake Chad Basin’s Military Bases in ISWAP’s Crosshairs

eriinfo.com1 year ago011 mins

Remote and poorly resourced outposts are soft targets for attacks, and a weak point in regional counter-terrorism efforts. At least 15 confirmed Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) attacks have targeted military outposts across the Lake Chad region this year. Common to this campaign, which the group calls Camp Holocaust, is that the targets were…

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Africa: UK Opens Trade Gates Wider for Africa With New Reforms to Spur Jobs and Growth

eriinfo.com1 year ago03 mins

The United Kingdom has unveiled a sweeping package of trade reforms aimed at boosting African exports, creating jobs and fostering economic growth across the continent. Unveiled on 10 July, the reforms centre around updates to the Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS), the UK’s flagship trade preference programme launched in 2023. The scheme covers 65 countries…

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Africa: America’s Plan to Send Deportees to Africa Needs a Rethink

eriinfo.com1 year ago011 mins

THINGS ARE STILL a bit murky amid chatters and uncertainty surrounding a purported plan by the United States of America to offload scores of deportees, many of who are victims of the country’s aggressive crackdown on immigrants and a ragedy policy wreaking havoc across the globe. THE PLAN, according to an internal document in possession…

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Africa: Namibia Into Africa Cup Final

eriinfo.com1 year ago05 mins

Namibia are through to the final of the Rugby Africa Cup after an impressive 21-7 victory against Algeria in Kampala yesterday. Namibia’s defence was superb as they constantly drove Algeria back with their ferocious tackles, while tries by captain Prince !Gaoseb and Cliven Loubser, who added 11 points with the boot, gave them a well-deserved…

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Africa: Will the FfD4 Sevilla Commitment Ever Be Followed Up?

eriinfo.com1 year ago014 mins

Kathmandu, Nepal — The extensive plan of action adopted at the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), held recently in Sevilla, Spain (30 June – 3 July), triggers the question: Where will the money come from? When I hear of mind-blogging figures of money needed to tackle the most daunting challenges humanity faces,…

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Africa: UN Reform – Is It Time to Renew the Idea of Clustering the Major Environmental Agreements?

eriinfo.com1 year ago016 mins

SAN Francisco, California / Apex, North Carolina, Us — “Never let a good crisis go to waste.” Winston Churchill’s famous maxim feels very relevant today, when multilateralism and many environmental causes seem to be in retreat. We now face a triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution. Yet, the existing international environmental…

Africa: All of Africa Today – July 14, 2025

eriinfo.com1 year ago07 mins

South African Police Minister Placed on Leave After Organised Crime Accusations South African President Cyril Ramaphosa placed Police Minister Senzo Mchunu on immediate leave following allegations of links to organised crime. In a national address, Ramaphosa announced a judicial commission, led by the deputy chief justice, to investigate the allegations, which he said threaten…