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African Games 2023: Ghana’s Black Loopers eliminated from Table Tennis singles competition
05 Mar 2024 12:30 GMT
… round of the Accra 2023 African Games.
Although Ghana started the … to beat Angola's Albino Isabel De Oliveira in three … 15-year-old and reigning African women's singles champion … with Kuti's signature killer spin hits, his real undoing …
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“MINGI”: children, children of superstition in the Omo Valley and human rights.
04 Feb 2024 19:24 GMT
… whom the decision to be killed fell, no matter what the … planet, in the heart of Africa, remain a mystery and only … these practices and educate in human rights are of no use when … of Nakayi. And later on albino children In short, atrocious beliefs …
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AFRICA/BENIN - Seminar on violent extremism and the proliferation of weapons in West Africa
07 Feb 2024 18:47 GMT
… coastal countries of West Africa". These are the … of albinos. A ritual practice, also found in other African countries … practices, linked to traditional African religions, but which today … people: alcohol and drug abuse, moral depravity and rowdiness, …
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18 African countries to go to the polls in 2024: An analysis of the countries involved, contenders, expectations and implications on the continent
23 Jan 2024 21:20 GMT
… in Africa. It is known for its respect for human rights and … votes cast, while Mário Albino of the Action Party of … electoral reform recommendations by the African Union (AU) following observations … triggered a civil war that killed tens of thousands of people …
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Malawi’s albino community still awaits justice amid broken promises, unfair trial
05 Jan 2024 15:18 GMT
… many African countries, is grappling with a disturbing surge in albino murders … the condition.
Many believe that albino body parts possess supernatural powers when used … .
International pressure and advocacy from human rights organizations have played a vital …
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Betrayed by their skin: The sad story of albinos in Ghana
01 Jan 2024 17:41 GMT
… body parts in rituals,” he explained.
This brutal practice, known as “albino … that the suspected killer was later arrested and … petitioned the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ … therefore, commended “Engage Now Africa”, an NGO for its …
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African armed forces – including Lesotho’s – help Mozambique defeat insurgency
21 Dec 2023 08:45 GMT
… ; thanks to efforts of African countries, including Lesotho, that … in 2021, joining other Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries … terrorised the general populace, killing about 4 000 people in … on 5 August 2018. Albino Passe, the manager of …
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The Long Walk to Statehood: Resistances and Struggles From 1821-2011
23 Mar 2024 19:13 GMT
By Albino Ayay Akol Dengdit
The … made efforts to revitalize African cultures and traditions that … eventual integration with British East Africa.
Around this same period, … by numerous human rights violations, including slavery and mass killings. More than …
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A Manifesto for a Skeptical Africa
02 Dec 2023 09:33 GMT
… widespread. Ritual killing and sacrifice of albinos and other … magic charms. Faith-based abuses are perpetrated with impunity … brought Christianity to Africa. African Muslims are more … Francis, Human Rights Activist, USA
Lorann Sims-Nsimba, Africa Awake …
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‘I absolutely hate that we have to kill them,’ Florida python hunter says
21 Nov 2023 14:08 GMT
… hate that we have to kill them.”
Over the past decade … hunters who catch and humanely kill the most Burmese pythons, the … people who have gone on African safaris. Conservationists. Locals want to … glass tank for the rare albino python that she and Roberts …