• Chinese President Xi Jinping chairs the first China-Central Asia Summit in Xian, China on May 19, 2023. (foreignpolicy.com)
  • Kenya set an example in East Africa and the continent at large by adopting a new and ambitious constitution with one of the most liberal bill of rights. (africanexecutive.com)
  • From military glitches to development hitches, discover our ongoing coverage of the power struggles shaping the African continent. (africaintelligence.com)
  • Africa Intelligence brings you exclusive coverage of the major political, economic and diplomatic issues at stake on the African continent, identifying power players on the rise and low-frequency signals on the horizon. (africaintelligence.com)
  • The African continent is creating the largest free trade area in the world. (intracen.org)
  • If Libya-style operations become too blatant, South Africa's President Jacob Zuma's government has, like his predecessor Thabo Mbeki's, presented South Africa as the optimal "gateway" to the continent. (links.org.au)
  • I'm pleased this innovation started in Africa, because for a long time we had this perception that not much could come out of this continent. (euronews.com)
  • Reigning African champions Senegal, as well as Ghana, Morocco, Cameroon and Tunisia, will represent the continent at the 2022 Fifa World Cup in Qatar later this year. (dailymaverick.co.za)
  • Maybe as a continent Africa should ignore the West's demands that we tag along and follow them down the rabbit hole of their so-called new wave of technology disruption and rather unearth the sustainable route of reconnecting with nature and our delicate relationship with it. (cherryflava.com)
  • In 2020, WHO and UNV joined forces with the aim of recruiting 100 women to improve people's health and well-being on the continent, while also promoting gender equality in Africa. (unv.org)
  • That war, and subsequent ones, drew the largest concert of African nations in a single conflict on the continent. (co.ke)
  • Ahead of this meeting, we--as health journal editors from across the continent--call for urgent action to ensure it is the COP that nally delivers climate justice for Africa and vulnerable countries. (bvsalud.org)
  • ABU DHABI, 1st December, 2022 (WAM) -- President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of congratulations to Faustin-Archange Touadéra, President of the Central African Republic, on the occasion of his country's Republic Day. (menafn.com)
  • The logic from Moscow's perspective is multifaceted-Central Asia was perceived to be slipping out of the Russian orbit, something that preceded the invasion of Ukraine but had sharpened since February 2022. (foreignpolicy.com)
  • The five representatives for Africa have sealed their spots at the Fifa World Cup, which gets under way in November 2022. (dailymaverick.co.za)
  • Reigning African champions Senegal, as well as Ghana, Morocco, Cameroon and Tunisia, will represent Africa at the 2022 Fifa World Cup in Qatar. (dailymaverick.co.za)
  • The solo play won Best Solo Performance at the 2022 Capital Fringe Festival. (playbill.com)
  • Both infections are endemic in Southeast Asia, Africa, Europe, and Central and South America. (medscape.com)
  • In 2019, Nigeria, last polio-endemic country in Africa, passed three consecutive years without any trace of wild poliovirus, opening the door for the official regional certification process to conclude. (who.int)
  • Endemic (African), sporadic (non-African), and immunodeficiency-related forms exist. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Classic Burkitt lymphoma is endemic in central Africa and constitutes 30% of childhood lymphomas in the US. (msdmanuals.com)
  • The form endemic to Africa often manifests as enlargement of the jaw or facial bones. (msdmanuals.com)
  • For example, George W. Bush's State Department labelled Mbeki's 2001 continental strategy known as the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) "philosophically spot-on", and yet there was precious little to show for the subsequent dozen years of African appeals for Western foreign investment and increased aid, beyond the super-exploitative extractive industries. (links.org.au)
  • The book is a collection of fifteen plays written by Prof. Iyorwuese Hagher, Africa's most politically exposed playwright. (rowman.com)
  • Ex-US Secretary Of State Hilary Clinton To Play A Huge Role In Biden's Re. (menafn.com)
  • The latest Trump administration deal with the Taliban, challenges to the U.S. role in Syria and Iraq, and a potential reduction of forces in Africa point to a global trend in how the U.S. will deal with counter-insurgency in the future. (thedailybeast.com)
  • strategy plays central role in institutional response. (visual.ly)
  • MDBs are uniquely placed to play a central role in realizing the ambitions of the new global agenda. (brookings.edu)
  • The site plays an important ecological role by connecting protected areas at the national and regional levels. (ens-newswire.com)
  • A bosom ally of Rwanda then, Uganda also played a significant role in the war. (co.ke)
  • WHO played a leading role in the high-level segment of the Economic and Social Council in July 2002 on the contribution of human resources development, including areas of health and education, to the process of development, drawing heavily on the report of the WHO Commission on Macroeconomics and Health. (who.int)
  • Since 5-HTP increases serotonin levels, it is used for conditions in which serotonin is believed to play an important role. (medlineplus.gov)
  • 3) criminal elements also play an important role in smugglingdcigarette smuggling has helped rebel groups to finance their activities, something illustrated through examples from the war economy in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. (who.int)
  • Given the socio- economic and health disparities among race groups, and the lack of substantial biological differences among them, what role does race play in occupational health and hygiene? (cdc.gov)
  • In addition to highlighting the inequity associated with racially determined job assignments, these studies helped demonstrate the central role that quantitative exposure assessment should play in understanding occupational risks. (cdc.gov)
  • Thyroid hormones play a critical role in regulation of multiple physiological functions and thyroid dysfunction is associated with substantial morbidity. (bvsalud.org)
  • However, Ascend West and Central Africa, one of our leading neglected tropical disease (NTD) programmes, could play an important role in mitigating the impact of COVID-19 in Africa. (who.int)
  • however, it is uncertain whether Epstein-Barr virus plays an etiologic role. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Professor Slavica Singer, J.J. Strossmayer University in Osijek , Croatia, has played a central role in the development of local and national entrepreneurship education and ecosystems in resource-scarce contexts. (lu.se)
  • CEO of MTN Congo: "Eighty percent of African economies, at least in sub-Saharan Africa, involve a kind of informal economy. (euronews.com)
  • The first ever glory of the team qualified for 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Senegalese, in a repeat of the Africa Cup of Nations final where they edged out the Egyptians on penalties, booked their place after beating the Pharaohs 3-1 on penalties. (dailymaverick.co.za)
  • Only one day and two matches remain before the full knockout round is set in the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. (internationaled.org)
  • Counting the African nations who went in under the radar and non-African actors who lined up on both sides, there were an upwards of 30 countries embroiled in the First Congo War. (co.ke)
  • Thanks to the dedicated efforts of health workers, traditional and religious leaders, parents, Rotarians and country leaders, African nations have immunized hundreds of millions of children with polio vaccines, strengthened polio surveillance networks to detect any lingering traces of the virus, and implemented strategies to immunize hard-to-reach children. (who.int)
  • Confederation of African Football. (wikipedia.org)
  • The fixture was also marred by the death of Dr Joseph Kabungo, the Zambian doctor appointed by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) who was on duty on the night as the Fifa doping officer. (dailymaverick.co.za)
  • Few studies have focused on overweight and obesity among rural African American youth in the Deep South, despite disproportionately high rates in this group. (cdc.gov)
  • Rural areas in the Deep South have a disproportionately high prevalence of obesity compared with urban areas of the United States (1-3), as have African American populations compared with white American populations (4). (cdc.gov)
  • Zuma's two major political victories - hosting the BRICS summit in Durban three months ago and ensuring that a Pretoria diplomat, his ex-wife Nkozozana Dlamini-Zuma, controversially won leadership of the African Union last year - were accompanied by Johannesburg capital edging out Chinese firms in terms of the size of their 2012 foreign investments north of the Limpopo River. (links.org.au)
  • JOHANNESBURG - A South African judge on Tuesday dismissed an application by former president Jacob Zuma to have the prosecutor in his arms deal corruption trial removed. (euronews.com)
  • U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo began a tour of Africa on Feb. 16 in Senegal where the Flintlock 2020 exercise is underway with neighboring Mauritania. (thedailybeast.com)
  • In 2020, a significant milestone is expected for polio eradication and global health: the certification of the WHO African Region as free of wild poliovirus. (who.int)
  • COP27 is the fth Conference of the Parties (COP) to be organised in Africa since its inception in 1995. (bvsalud.org)
  • The hypothe- ses are based on findings of previous research conducted on code-switching in North Africa by Ben- tahila (1983a/b), Bentahila & Davies (1983, 1995), and Sayahi (2011a/b, 2014). (lu.se)
  • What is the state of play in Belgium for employers dealing with coronavirus? (iuslaboris.com)
  • OTA is an integrated package of technical assistance solutions that ITC is offering to the African business community operating in both the formal and informal sectors to enable them to understand the intricacies of the AfCFTA and to build the capacity of enterprises and entrepreneurs to export across Africa and beyond. (intracen.org)
  • The Central Africa Republic under-20 national football team isn't much strong like others neighbors countries youth teams. (wikipedia.org)
  • Central Asian countries have always made a strong play for being the master of their own destinies. (foreignpolicy.com)
  • Yet last month's high-level engagements with China and Russia have instead served to highlight Central Asia countries' growing bonds with both powers and the shrinking room for maneuver they have in international relations. (foreignpolicy.com)
  • The results of the proposed interventions will help mobilize additional resources under the ONE TRADE AFRICA Programme umbrella to cover additional countries and topics that are important for the private sector to increase its participation in the new single market. (intracen.org)
  • There are other countries getting in the game in Africa - China, Brazil, Turkey. (links.org.au)
  • I've said it to the private sector from the western countries, 'Look, you have got to change the way you do business with Africa if you want to regain Africa. (links.org.au)
  • To illustrate, G8 and International Monetary Fund (IMF) debt relief in 2005 left the poorest African countries repaying old loans at a rate 50 per cent higher in relation to export revenues than before, according to the IMF. (links.org.au)
  • Using this geography study aid, you will learn the capital cities of seven central African countries. (geoguessr.com)
  • And although we focus on African countries, similar arguments over what drives child marriages, how they affect girls, and how to stop them may be applied to other continents. (cdc.gov)
  • A rare vaccine-derived version of the poliovirus is affecting African countries with low immunization coverage, particularly among remote communities and those experiencing migration or conflict. (who.int)
  • Renewed efforts are underway to rid Africa of all remaining vaccine-derived polioviruses. (who.int)
  • Ethiopia and Eritrea were on the same side in another conflict in Central Africa, which became known as the "First Congo War," and which started on October 24, 1996. (co.ke)
  • This descriptive study explores community-based risks for overweight and obesity among African American youth in a rural town in the Deep South. (cdc.gov)
  • Over the years, the polio eradication program in the African Region has developed the technical expertise, disease surveillance and community networks and logistics capacity to respond to other diseases, and is often the first response to disease outbreaks, including the Ebola outbreaks in West Africa (2014) and DRC (2019). (who.int)
  • Despite being traditionally one of the weakest teams in Africa and the world, they recently achieved success. (wikipedia.org)
  • Early on, it was assumed by some of the international financial institutions ( such as the World Bank ) that Central Asia would suffer from the invasion. (foreignpolicy.com)
  • And if the US is not leading in Africa, we're going to fall behind in a very important region of the world. (links.org.au)
  • Across the world more and more people are using mobile banking services and nowhere more so than in Africa. (euronews.com)
  • This rare collection offers a penetrating insight of corruption and politics in Africa well as the global injustices that plagued the world in the last quarter of the 20 th century and in contemporary times. (rowman.com)
  • By incorporating Kwagh-hir symbolism and themes in his plays, Hagher has become an important world literary genre innovator. (rowman.com)
  • Schneider, who is now 52 years old, plays the father of a college-aged girl who finds out two things about herself that shatters her world. (tvstoreonline.com)
  • It is also the last opportunity to address the demographic transitions occurring in the developing world, especially in Africa. (brookings.edu)
  • July 1, 2013 - Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal - US President Barack Barack Obama's weekend trip to South Africa may have the desired effect of slowing the geopolitical realignment of Pretoria to the Brazil-India-Russia-China-South Africa (BRICS) axis. (links.org.au)
  • 2017) from South Africa demonstrate a careful disentangling of socially determined race classification with biological differences which may give rise to differential exposures and risk. (cdc.gov)
  • 5-HTP works in the brain and central nervous system by increasing the production of the chemical serotonin. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Central nervous system (CNS) involvement is often present at diagnosis or with relapsing lymphoma. (msdmanuals.com)
  • While considering the determinants of respirator fit among a diverse group of male and female health care and laboratory work ers, they present results by officially defined South African racial categories, but do so in conjunction with race and gender-neutral measurements of relevant facial dimensions. (cdc.gov)
  • G-20 finance ministers established an Eminent Persons Group on Global Financial Governance last April to review "the challenges and opportunities facing the international financial and monetary system" with a central focus on the multilateral development bank (MDB) system. (brookings.edu)
  • Jack Roosevelt Robinson (1919-72) was the first African American to "officially" play in Major League Baseball. (archives.gov)
  • In this Fifteen Plays , the craft and grit of Prof. Hagher's talent and dramaturgy are for the first time in an extraordinary forty-one year career brought together in one massive frame. (rowman.com)
  • The Tigray People's Liberation Front rebels and the Ethiopian federal government were to begin peace talks in South Africa to end their two-year war. (co.ke)
  • This is an important element in this time of financial inclusion for African populations, and naturally, this is a significant improvement in the level of people's financial awareness. (euronews.com)
  • As a South African now living in the U.S., he wants to set the record straight about Africa. (upworthy.com)
  • The Lions of Teranga matched the record African champions in the second clash, securing their own 1-0 win on home soil. (dailymaverick.co.za)
  • What's I'm trying to do is say that we are devoting our full African focus to making the diplomacy work. (scoop.co.nz)
  • As expressed on June 25 by White House deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes, " What we hear from our businesses is that they want to get in the game in Africa. (links.org.au)
  • Trevor Noah plays a revealing trivia game with Jon Stewart on 'The Daily Show. (upworthy.com)
  • Noah invited his new boss and their viewers to see a different side of Africa by playing a game. (upworthy.com)
  • He lives in Dayton Ohio, where he is President African leadership Institute and works [volunteers] at the Victoria Theater/Schuster Centre. (rowman.com)
  • ESPNcricinfo had initially learnt that the tour was called off on Friday but it emerged that the Netherlands team cannot get a flight out of South Africa before December 3, which prompted further discussions to continue the series. (espncricinfo.com)
  • More companies are moving to the region, as foreign and Russian entities and men seeking to escape the Kremlin's mobilization drive and find an accommodating environment in Central Asia. (foreignpolicy.com)
  • I am particularly appreciative of their actions during the COVID-19 response and other emergencies in the Africa Region. (unv.org)
  • In the African Region, tremendous progress has been made in polio eradication over the last decades. (who.int)
  • Once the WHO African region is certified to have eradicated wild poliovirus, five of the six WHO regions, representing over 90% of the world's population - would be free of the wild poliovirus. (who.int)
  • In sporadic (non-African) Burkitt lymphoma , abdominal disease predominates, often arising in the region of the ileocecal valve or the mesentery. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Hagher's plays in this volume capture his dramatic essence as advocate of social justice. (rowman.com)
  • Fans that have grown up with the movie playing in the background have often speculated on its success. (tvstoreonline.com)
  • ITC has developed an umbrella programme, the ONE TRADE AFRICA (OTA) to empower MSMEs, women and youth to access the opportunities unfolding under the new single market. (intracen.org)
  • The project will provide an opportunity to prepare specific publications that will be useful for MSMEs, women and youth entrepreneurs engaged in intra-African transactions. (intracen.org)
  • women of Haitian or central African origin are also at a higher risk of acquiring HTLV-III/LAV infection, and a small percentage of infected women have a history of being transfused with blood (4). (cdc.gov)
  • However, little research has focused on the problem among rural African American youth in the Deep South. (cdc.gov)
  • Children start smiling and playing again, and the mothers are more confident. (unicef.org)