Africa: Kagame Urges Sports Bodies to End ‘Outdate’ Bias Against African Hosts

Africa: Kagame Urges Sports Bodies to End ‘Outdate’ Bias Against African Hosts

Kigali, Rwanda — President Paul Kagame has urged the global sporting community to embrace fairness and inclusivity, criticizing what he described as outdated skepticism toward non-traditional hosts of major international competitions. Speaking on Thursday at the opening of the 194th UCI Congress–held alongside the 2025 UCI Road World Championships in Kigali–Kagame said doubting the ability…

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Africa: Kagame Urges Sports Bodies to End ‘Outdate’ Bias Against African Hosts

Africa: WHO Urges Cost Effective Solutions On NCDs and Mental Health Amidst Slowing Progress

The World Health Organization (WHO) today released a new report titled “Saving lives, spending less”, revealing that an additional investment of just US$3 per person annually in tackling noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) could yield economic benefits of up to US$1 trillion by 2030. Alongside the report, WHO shared new analysis of country-level progress in reducing NCD…

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Africa: MSF Urges U.S. and Key Donors to Help Global Fund Meet Targets

Africa: MSF Urges U.S. and Key Donors to Help Global Fund Meet Targets

Global efforts to fight three of the world’s most harmful and widespread infectious diseases—AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria—are now under threat due to dramatic cuts in global health financing, warns Doctors Without Borders (MSF). In January, the United States—previously the largest funder of global health programs—announced a suspension and review of all international aid. Since then,…

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Africa: Kagame Urges Sports Bodies to End ‘Outdate’ Bias Against African Hosts

Africa: Ahead of High-Stakes General Assembly Week, Guterres Urges World Leaders to ‘Get Serious – and Deliver’

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged world leaders to “get serious – and deliver” as they begin arriving in New York for the high-level week of the 80th General Assembly. Speaking at a press conference at the UN Headquarters on Tuesday in New York, he warned that global divisions, conflicts and crises have left the…

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Africa: Kagame Urges Sports Bodies to End ‘Outdate’ Bias Against African Hosts

Africa: Sirleaf Urges African States to Ratify AU Women’s Protection Convention.

Former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has called on African governments to urgently ratify, domesticate, and enforce the African Union Convention on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls (AU-CEVAWG), warning that the treaty’s promise will remain unfulfilled without full implementation. Monrovia, September 11, 2025: Speaking Wednesday at the African Women Leaders Network (AWLN) Positive Masculinity…

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WHO says over 1 billion people living with mental health disorders worldwide as it urges immediate action

WHO says over 1 billion people living with mental health disorders worldwide as it urges immediate action

In Ukraine, where war is currently going on with Russia, community mental health teams are providing mental health care to affected families. PHOTO/WHO/Christopher Black. By HEALTH CORRESPONDENT [email protected] More than 1 billion people are living with mental health disorders, according to new data released by the World Health Organisation (WHO), with conditions such as anxiety…

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