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Dates confirmed for Africa Cup of Nations

Cairo, Egypt | XINHUA & CAF MEDIA | The Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced on Thursday that the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Cote d’Ivoire 2023 will be held from January 13 to February 11, 2024. In a statement, the CAF said the AFCON would return to Cote d’Ivoire for the …

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Winning the cancer war in Sub-Saharan Africa

Noncommunicable diseases are expected to overtake infectious diseases as the region’s leading cause of death by 2030, following a sharp increase in cancer-related mortality COMMENT | Miriam Mutebi | Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, and obesity, kill 41 million people per year, with 77% of these deaths occurring …

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Zambia commissions Chinese-built hydropower plant to tackle power deficit

Chikankata, Zambia | Xinhua | Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema officially commissioned a Chinese-built hydropower plant, following the switching on of the plant’s fifth generator on Friday. The five generators at the Kafue Gorge Lower Hydropower Station, constructed by the Chinese firm Sinohydro Corporation Limited, added a total of 750 megawatts to the …

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