Sub-Saharan Africa was most conflict-affected region globally in 2023 with six regions at war

Sub-Saharan Africa was most conflict-affected region globally in 2023 with six regions at war

Central Africa Republic military. The region continued this unfortunate status with conflict concentrated in four adjacent theatres – the Sahel, the Lake Chad Basin, the Great Lakes Region and East Africa, the respected think tank reported. Other conflict areas are the Central African Republic (CAR) and Mozambique. “Most conflicts, the survey has it, “have internal, regional and international elements” contributing to “their intractability”.

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While Uganda’s Afro-fusion artist Bobi Wine symbolises Africa’s brittle democracy, youth interventions are recycling authoritarian politics

While Uganda’s Afro-fusion artist Bobi Wine symbolises Africa’s brittle democracy, youth interventions are recycling authoritarian politics

Africa has the world’s largest youth population. By 2030, 75 per cent of the African population will be under the age of 35. The number of young Africans aged 15-24 is projected to reach 500 million in 2080. While population dynamics vary across the continent, most sub-Saharan countries have a...

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A striker for Arsenal? Creating scoring chances is  key indicator of future success than a team’s finishing ability

A striker for Arsenal? Creating scoring chances is key indicator of future success than a team’s finishing ability

Arsenal are in a slump, there is no escaping it. But if we zoom out, you can see that their recent wastefulness in front of goal is a rare occurrence across the past 18 months – in which Arteta’s men have largely overperformed when comparing their goals and expected goals over time.

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With every strike and counterstrike, Israel, US and Iran’s allies inch closer to all-out war

With every strike and counterstrike, Israel, US and Iran’s allies inch closer to all-out war

Hamas says the October 7 attack that triggered the war in Gaza was an act of purely Palestinian resistance to Israel’s decades-long domination of the Palestinians. There is no evidence that Iran, Hezbollah or other allied groups played a direct role or even knew about it beforehand.

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Democratic Party strategists: Trump could very well defeat Biden even if the former president is in prison

Democratic Party strategists: Trump could very well defeat Biden even if the former president is in prison

Perhaps because of such apathy, some voters simply don’t believe Biden and Trump will end up on the general election ballot, despite strong evidence to the contrary. That’s an idea that conservative strategist Sarah Longwell, who founded the Republican Accountability Project, says she hears regularly during weekly focus groups with voters across the political spectrum.

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American democracy has been tested since 2022 election, now voters say it’s ‘up to us to make it resilient’

American democracy has been tested since 2022 election, now voters say it’s ‘up to us to make it resilient’

President Tibuhaburwa Museveni has tried to repeat this feat especially in Buganda, thereby generating conflict in the kingdom. He encouraged installation of hitherto non-existent “kings” to weaken Buganda. The Kayunga Crisis of 2009 in which some people died is said to have arisen from the NRM government’s support for the Banyala to break away from the Kingdom of Buganda as late as October 2022.

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Arsenal’s slew of late winners highlights resilience, powers belief in Premier League title charge

Arsenal’s slew of late winners highlights resilience, powers belief in Premier League title charge

Just in the first 15 league games of this season, Arsenal has scored in the 96th and 101st minutes to beat Manchester United 3-1; in the 86th minute to beat Man City 1-0; in the 84th minute to draw 2-2 at Chelsea; in the 89th minute to beat Brentford 1-0; and, on Tuesday, in the seventh minute of stoppage time to win 4-3 at Luton.

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DRC President Tshisekedi: If UN and EAC forces can’t tamp down rebels they should leave Congo

DRC President Tshisekedi: If UN and EAC forces can’t tamp down rebels they should leave Congo

The military presence of the East African force was intended to complement a political process that also involved the regional bloc’s leadership. However, this political process has stalled amid mounting tension between the DRC and Rwanda. Accusations of Rwanda’s support for M23 remain a crucial point of discord between the two countries. Rwanda officially denies these accusations.

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Biden and Congress mull big changes on immigration in budgetary trade-offs with Republicans

Biden and Congress mull big changes on immigration in budgetary trade-offs with Republicans

Much of the negotiating is taking place in private, but some of the issues under discussion are known: asylum standards, humanitarian parole and fast-track deportation authority, among others.

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English Premier League rivals resort to double-team marking but can’t pin down pacey Saka, Martinelli

English Premier League rivals resort to double-team marking but can’t pin down pacey Saka, Martinelli

In Arsenal’s last five games, against Burnley, Brentford, Lens, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Luton Town, they have beaten an opponent playing a back five. Their winning streak of six games is their longest in all competitions in over a year.

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