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13Jan/24

The Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2024 analysis

January 13, 2024FootballAchraf Hakimi, African Nations Championship, Algeria, Angola, Book:Countries of the World: Africa, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Congo, Egypt, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mahrez, Malawi, Mali, Mohamed Salah, Morocco, Nigeria, Sadio Mané, Senegal, South Africa, Sredojević, Tanzania, Tunisia, Victor Osimhen, Zambiaadmin

Jan. 9, 2024 /Sports/ –The Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) kicks off today, 13th January 2024! Here’s the breakdown: Continue reading →

03Jan/24

Africa Cup of Nations showcases the continent’s finest footballers – and China’s economic clout

January 3, 2024FootballAbidjan, Africa–China economic relations, Air Rwanda, Alassane Ouattara, Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Angola, Beijing, Beijing Construction Engineering Group, Bissau, Cameroon, China, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation, China National Building Material, Chris Toronyi, Creative Commons, Daniel Kablan Duncan, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Equatorial Guinea national football team, Gabon, Greece, Ivory Coast, Kigali, Laurent Pokou Stadium, Mali, Member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, Member states of the United Nations, Morocco, Portugal, Qatar, Qatar Airways, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Simon Chadwick, Spain, Stadium diplomacyadmin

Simon Chadwick, SKEMA Business School and Chris Toronyi, Loughborough University

When the Africa Cup of Nations begins on January 13, the opening match between Guinea Bissau and the hosts, Ivory Coast, will be played at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Abidjan. The state-of-the-art venue is one of six stadiums being used during the football tournament.

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06Oct/23

Exporting surveillance to Africa

October 6, 2023SecurityChina, Closed-circuit television, Crime prevention, Ghana, Human rights, International Principles on the Application of Human Rights to Communications Surveillance, Israel, Jimmy Kainja, Kampala, Kim, Malawi, Mass surveillance, Morocco, National security, Nigeria, Privacy, Regulation of Interception of Communications and Provision of Communication-related Information Act, Seoul, South Africa, South Korea, Surveillance, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States, Zambiaadmin

By Kim Harrisberg | South Africa correspondent

Privacy experts are calling for citizens to be protected from growing surveillance in Africa, following a new report by the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) and the African Digital Rights Network (ADRN).

Their report, “Mapping the supply of surveillance technologies to Africa” focuses on Nigeria, Ghana, Morocco, Malawi and Zambia importing surveillance tech from countries including the U.S., Britain, China, Israel as well as the EU amounting to more than $1bn every year. Continue reading →

30Sep/23

Arabic Edition of Xi Jinping: On Respecting and Protecting Human Rights Launched in Cairo

September 30, 2023PoliticsArab League, Bahrain, Cairo, China, China International Communications Group, Egypt, Mass media in China, Member states of the Arab League, Member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, Member states of the United Nations, Morocco, Sudan, Xi Jinpingadmin

On September 27 local time, the launch ceremony for the Arabic edition of Xi Jinping: On Respecting and Protecting Human Rights and the seminar on “Advancing Development Through Cooperation and Promoting Human Rights Through Development” was held in Cairo, capital of Egypt. The event was hosted by the China International Communications Group (CICG) and co-organized by the Foreign Languages Press and the CICG Center for Western Europe and Africa. Around 100 representatives from the political, academic, cultural, media, publishing, and other communities of China, Egypt, Sudan, Bahrain, Morocco, and the Arab League attended the event. Continue reading

08Aug/23

England are one of the favorites to win the the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup

August 8, 2023FootballAustralia, Beth Mead, Bob Marley, Bob Marley Bob Marley, Colombia, Columbia, Ellen White, France, Jamaica, Leah Williamson, Morocco, Negril, New Zealand, Peter Tosh, Reggae, Roots Reggae Library, Sarina Wiegman, Spain, United Kingdom, United Statesadmin

Tuesday, Aug 8 2023 – – The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup has certainly produced some surprises so far, with teams like Morocco and New Zealand knocking out more fancied opponents. England have also progressed on slim margins, but they have shown that they have the quality to go all the way and win the tournament. Continue reading →

18Jul/23

Penalties, passes, and a touch of politics: the Women’s World Cup is about to kick off

July 18, 2023FootballAmir Nasr Azadani, Auckland, Australia, Brisbane, China, Creative Commons, David Rowe, FIFA, Gianni Infantino, Harry Kane, Ireland, Mahsa Amini, Morocco, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, OneLove, Qatar, Russia, Sam Kerr, Saudi Arabia, Sepp Blatter, Sydney, United Kingdom, United States, Zambia, Zurichadmin

David Rowe, Western Sydney University

The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup kicks off this Thursday night, the first football world cup hosted by Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.

New Zealand opens the tournament by taking on Norway in Auckland, while Australia’s Matildas will play Ireland in front of an anticipated 80,000 fans at a sold out Stadium Australia in Sydney.

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23May/23

Ukraine challenges Russian influence in Africa

May 23, 2023Conflict and WarAnnexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, Countries, Dmytro Kuleba, Egypt, Ethiopia, Europe, Ghana, International reactions to the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, International reactions to the Euromaidan, International relations, Kenya, Kievan Rus', Morocco, Republics, Russia, Ukraineadmin

22 May 2023 /Conflict and War/ –Ukraine’s foreign minister, Dmytro Kuleba, began a tour of African countries this week in an effort to challenge Russian influence in the “Global South.” Kuleba met with foreign ministers from Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, and Morocco to discuss the war in Ukraine and to seek their support for Ukraine’s position. Continue reading →

20Dec/22

World Cup 2022: who won the prize for ‘soft power’?

December 20, 2022EconomyArabian Peninsula, Argentina, Creative Commons, Doha, Emir, Emmanuel Macron, FIFA, FIFA World Cup, France, Geography of Asia, Germany, HYUNDAI, Japan, Jung Kook, Kylian Mbappé, Lionel Messi, Marie Kondo, Morocco, Palestinian Territories, Paul Widdop, Portugal, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Simon Chadwick, Sofiane Boufal, Soft power, South Korea, Spain, Western Asia, Worldadmin

Simon Chadwick, SKEMA Business School and Paul Widdop, University of Manchester

After four weeks, 64 games and more than a decade of controversy, Argentina has won the Fifa men’s World Cup in Qatar. And as Lionel Messi and his teammates celebrate victory over France, another competition has also reached its conclusion – the battle for “soft power”.

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01Dec/22

FTX collapse crushes crypto dreams in Africa and beyond

December 1, 2022FinanceAlfred Lee, Bahamas, Bangkok, Binance, Bitcoin, Cryptocurrencies, Cryptography, Economy, Edward Choy, Elisha Owusu Akyaw, Ghana, Japan, Kenya, Lagos, monetary authority of singapore, Money, Morocco, Nigeria, Osarieme Aghedo, Sam Bankman-Fried, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Stablecoin, Thomson Reuters Foundation, TikTok, United Statesadmin

FTX’s bankruptcy hurts small investors across the world
Young African crypto backers fret about damage to sector
Regulators repeat warnings about risks of crypto dealing

LAGOS/BANGKOK – Days before his FTX cryptocurrency exchange collapsed, co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried tweeted “Hello, West Africa!” – his latest nod to a region where a growing number of kitchen table investors had put their faith, and savings, in FTX.
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15Nov/22

Facial recognition: An ethical policing tool?

November 15, 2022SecurityAutomatic identification and data capture, Beijing, Belgium, Bill, Biometrics, Caitlin Chin, China, Closed-circuit television, Colombia, Crime prevention, Evani Radiya-Dixit, Face ID, Facial recognition system, Lauren Rhue, Law enforcement, Learning, London, Luxembourg, Mark Travis, Morocco, National security, Netflix, Nicol Turner Lee, Prevention, Samuel Woodhams Digital, Shanghai, Surveillance, United Kingdom, United States, Video surveillance, Xinjiangadmin

By Samuel Woodhams | Digital rights researcher and journalist

Facial recognition technology made headlines again last month as researchers at the University of Cambridge, UK said that the UK police’s use of the technology was unethical and potentially unlawful. The report from the Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy urged police to stop using live facial recognition (LFR) in public spaces and said trials by the Metropolitan Police and South Wales Police failed to meet the “minimum legal and ethical standards.” Continue reading →