The last Empress of Iran has recalled her shock over her country’s 1979 Islamic Revolution – and labelled it ‘unbelievable’ following her 43 years in exile.In an interview for Town&Country, Farah Pahlavi, 83, who was dubbed the Jackie Kennedy of the Middle East during her heyday, opened up about the overthrowing of her late husband Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.In 1979 the Shah, whose family had already fled to Egypt, was deposed and replaced with the hardline Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini – a shift that would have long-lasting and far-reaching implications.With his liberalising reforms and harsh treatment of his political opponents, the Shah…
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What strategies does Africa have to prepare itself, and the world, against the next potential emergent zoonotic event? Our One Health research, training and capacity development network, PANDORA-ID-NET, is the first novel approach to prepare Africa for identification, response and mitigation of zoonoses. Established as an Africa-Europe partnership for tackling emerging and re-emerging infections with epidemic potential, this network works effectively and equitably across African regions, fully engaging with national disease control authorities and public health institutes, liaising with the Nigeria CDC, the Africa CDC and global agencies. Importantly, PANDORA-ID-NET enables strengthening of communication, establishment of trust and “unity of…
It’s difficult, if not impossible, to separate oneself from one’s roots. Ethiopia is a part of me as much as my Black identity is in the United States. My work is heavily focused on my identity to where I’ve grown up and where I currently live. I have hopes that my African background will, perhaps one day, lead to conversations about global Blackness. Being Black in other parts of the world isn’t the same as it is in North America – the struggles and challenges differ from place to place. Christabel Johanson in conversation with Tariku Shiferaw Kinfolk (Mereba), 2020.…
Akin Jimoh 00:11Hello, welcome to Science in Africa, a Nature Careers podcast series. I am Akin Jimoh, chief editor of Nature Africa. I work and live in Lagos. And I’m passionate about promoting science and public health journalism in my native Nigeria and across Africa. In this series we explore the practice of science in this wonderful continent, the progress, the issues, the needs, and in the words of the African scientists who are based here.In this third episode, we explore decolonizing science in Africa. We start in South Africa, a country where you could say colonizing powers held on…
Big Brother Naija star Liquorose steps out looking like a hottie from head to toe. Since she left the BBNaija house, she has shown that when it comes to the world of fashion and style she knows what she is doing and these snaps just reinforce this fact. READ ALSO: My Family And Faith ABSOLUTELY Do NOT Practice Polygamy – Mary Yul Edochie Reacts After Husband Yul Edochie Shared Old Loved-up Video Of Them Together Now taking to the gram, she has dropped a series of snaps of herself glowing like a gem. The reality TV star was putting on…
Christine Mboma had to wait to receive the BBC African Sports Personality of the Year award because of the coronavirus pandemicChristine Mboma hopes to win more medals and inspire others across the continent after finally getting her hands on the BBC African Sports Personality of the Year award for 2021.Mboma took the accolade after becoming the first Namibian woman to ever win an Olympic medal when taking silver in a star-studded 200m final in Tokyo last year.”This award motivates me to continue [from] where I stopped last year, to put in more hard work to continue doing the best,” she…
Beyond physical damage, the harsh consequences of frequent erosion and flooding are very costly for African coastal cities. For example, in Mozambique, floods in 2013 were estimated to cost over US$500m, nearly 9% of the country’s GDP, a country considered to be one of the poorest in the world. It was also reported that the 2017 floods in coastal zones of Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal and Togo cost about $3.8 billion, or 5.3% of the four countries’ GDP. Similarly, the damage caused by 2017 flood in Durban was estimated at 50 billion Rand (US$3.2b). These figures are significant, especially when…
“………for the 59th edition of the event, Uganda made its first appearance. For a country that has been accused of having no art, this was an unprecedented. And for a country where the National Theatre was put up for sale by the unscrupulous of its putrescent government in favor of an investor erecting a shopping mall! Matt Kayem on his country at the Venice Biennial Collin Sekajugo, Stock Image 020 – Too Late, 2022. Ⓒ Collin Sekajugo Studio For the Ugandans at home, the mysterious art world has its own “World Cup”, which is the Venice…
Education Higher Education Webinar: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in College and University Admissions Natasha Warikoo, professor of sociology at Tufts University and author of The Diversity Bargain: And Other Dilemmas of Race, Admissions, and Meritocracy at Elite Universities, leads a conversation on diversity, equity, and inclusion in college and university admissions. FASKIANOS: Welcome to CFR’s Higher Education Webinar. I’m Irina Faskianos, vice president of the National Program and Outreach at CFR. Today’s discussion is on the record, and the video and transcript will be posted on our website at CFR.org/academic. As always, CFR takes no institutional positions on matters of…
Innocent Maela of Orlando Pirates by Staff Reporter Sunday May 08, 2022. 20:25 Orlando Pirates are in control of their CAF Confederation Cup semi-final tie against Al Ahli Tripoli after emerging 2-0 victors in the first leg at the Martyrs of February Stadium on Sunday evening.First-half goals from Innocent Maela and Goodman Mosele put the Buccaneers in the driver’s seat going into the second leg at the Orlando Stadium on May 15.Pirates pushed the hosts back in the early exchanges and they soon reaped the rewards as Maela broke the deadlock in the eighth minute.The left-back had the simple task…