Africa Cup of Nations showcases the continent’s finest footballers – and China’s economic clout: 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 …
The Voice: why Australia is holding a referendum on First Nations representation to government – podcast: Australia goes to the polls on October 14 in a referendum on whether to enshrine an Indigenous advisory body, known as the Voice to Parliament, into the country’s constitution. In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, a political …
Elargissement des Brics à six nations : ce qu’elles gagnent à travers cette adhésion: L’un des principaux résultats du 15e sommet des Brics, organisé par l’Afrique du Sud, est la décision d’inviter six pays supplémentaires à rejoindre le groupe à partir de janvier 2024. Il s’agit de l’Argentine, de l’Éthiopie, de l’Iran, de l’Arabie saoudite, …
Brics expansion: six more nations are set to join – what they’re buying into: One key outcome of the 15th Brics summit, hosted by South Africa, is the decision to invite six more countries to join the group with effect from January 2024. They are Argentina, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab …
Ukraine war: what young Poles think about their nation’s role – here’s what our survey shows: Of the 8 million Ukrainian refugees registered in Europe, some 1.6 million are now in Poland. They have joined another 1.5-2 million who arrived after the Russian invasion of Crimea in 2014. Ukraine’s two main languages, Ukrainian and Russian, …
United Nations wants to resurrect a global disarmament mechanism last used in the 1980s: In the wake of the Russian invasion and war in Ukraine, the United Nations (UN) appears to be preparing to resurrect a global disarmament process which was discontinued more than 30 years ago. On July 18, the UN secretariat released its …
Ethiopia wants to join the BRICS group of nations: an expert unpacks the pros and cons: Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (left) with China's President Xi Jinping in Beijing in 2018. Andy Wong / AFP via Getty Images A few years ago, the BRICS grouping – Brazil, Russia, China, India and South Africa – had …
How universal basic income’s impact on people’s finances could transform the nation’s health: Grusho Anna/Shutterstock In October 1936, 200 men marched from South Tyneside to London to protest against the poverty and unemployment in their town, Jarrow. Nearly a century later, Jarrow is taking part in a small pilot scheme to test how universal basic …
Obaro Ikime was one of Nigeria’s great scholars – he showed why history matters in building African nations: The late Obaro Ikime. The Ikime Family. Iku o mo eni’san! “Death does not know the good ones” is a Yoruba phrase to describe the indiscriminate nature of death. If character and social values were considered in …
Len Goodman: how the late Strictly Come Dancing star revived the nation’s love of ballroom: Len Goodman on the red carpet for Strictly Come Dancing in 2013. Featureflash Photo Agency/Shutterstock With the news of Len Goodman’s death at age 78, ballroom dancing has lost one of its greatest advocates. But Goodman has left a lasting …
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Ukraine war 12 months on: how Volodymyr Zelensky became the nation’s unlikely hero: “The fight is here. I need ammunition, not a ride.” These words, reportedly spoken by Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky in response to the Americans’ offer of evacuation from Kyiv soon after the launch of Russia’s mass invasion of Ukraine on 24 February …
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Ukraine: Poland reminds the EU how vulnerable its border nations really are: When a Russian airstrike hit a large military base in Ukraine just 15 miles from the Polish border, it drew instant international attention. The attack stood at strategically given its proximity to the territory of a Nato member. Any attack on Polish soil …
Une brève histoire des nations africaines aux Jeux olympiques d’hiver: Afrique jeux olympiques d hiver OLIVIER MORIN/AFP via Getty Images) Un nombre record de huit pays africains ont participé aux Jeux olympiques d’hiver de 2018 à PyeongChang, en Corée du Sud. Aux jeux d’hiver de Pékin de 2022, actuellement en cours, l’Afrique est représentée par …
A brief history of African nations at the Olympic Winter Games: Ghana's Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong at the 2010 winter Olympics. OLIVIER MORIN/AFP via Getty Images) A record number of eight African countries competed at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea. At the 2022 Beijing winter games, currently underway, Africa is represented by six …
The science of sugar + Canada’s discriminatory First Nations child welfare system – The Conversation Weekly podcast transcript: Anastasia Kamysheva/Shutterstock This is a transcript of The Conversation Weekly podcast episode The science of sugar: why we’re hardwired to love it and what eating too much does to your brain, published on January 20, 2022. NOTE: …