Africa: World Cup Qualifiers – Broos Names South Africa’s 23-Man Squad for Nigeria, Lesotho Clashes

Africa: World Cup Qualifiers – Broos Names South Africa’s 23-Man Squad for Nigeria, Lesotho Clashes

With the margins tightening and two defining fixtures ahead, Broos’ men know their World Cup destiny hinges on Bloemfontein South Africa coach Hugo Broos has named his 23-man squad for next month’s crucial 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho and Nigeria, fixtures that could define Bafana Bafana’s path to the global stage. The group…

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Africa: World Cup Qualifiers – Broos Names South Africa’s 23-Man Squad for Nigeria, Lesotho Clashes

Africa: World Maps Get Africa’s Size Wrong – Cartographers Explain Why Fixing It Matters

The African Union has endorsed the #CorrectTheMap Campaign, a call for the United Nations and the wider global community to use a different kind of world map. The campaign currently has over 4,500 signatures. The map most commonly used is called the Mercator projection. Map projections are how cartographers (map makers) “flatten” the three-dimensional Earth…

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Africa: World Cup Qualifiers – Broos Names South Africa’s 23-Man Squad for Nigeria, Lesotho Clashes

Africa: PM – ‘Somalia Aims to Become a Vital Link Between Africa, the Arab World, and Asia’

Yinchuan, China — Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre on Wednesday declared that Somalia is positioning itself as a strategic hub connecting Africa, the Arab world, and Asia, as he addressed the opening ceremony of the 7th China-Arab States Expo in Yinchuan, northwest China. In a keynote speech highlighting Somalia’s development vision and investment potential,…

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Africa: World Cup Qualifiers – Broos Names South Africa’s 23-Man Squad for Nigeria, Lesotho Clashes

Africa: World Humanitarian Day – AU Commission Chairperson Pays Tribute to Humanitarian Workers

On World Humanitarian Day, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, honoured the courage and sacrifice of humanitarian workers in Africa and across the world. “Every day, in the most dangerous conditions, humanitarian workers save lives, ease suffering, and protect human dignity. They represent the very best of our shared humanity,”…

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Africa: World Cup Qualifiers – Broos Names South Africa’s 23-Man Squad for Nigeria, Lesotho Clashes

Africa: International Humanitarian Law Flouted As Health and Aid Workers Are Targeted in Conflicts Around the World

United Nations, New York — Across the world, wars are being waged on the very systems set up to protect civilian populations: Health workers, hospitals, health centres and ambulances are being targeted in horrifying numbers. Attacks against health facilities doubled between 2023 and 2024, and more than 900 health workers were killed last year. Humanitarian…

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