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The Week in Women's Football: Lily Nabet exclusive; Champions League qualifying review
This week, we talked with four year veteran midfielder Lily Nabet, who recently moved on loan from Angel City FC of the NWSL to current USL Super League top of the table side Ft. Lauderdale United. She has Persian ancestry and we discussed the...

The hidden environmental cost of psychedelics
The world’s appetite for transcendence is endangering the very organisms that once mediated it. From the Sonoran Desert to the Amazon Basin, plants and animals that produce psychedelic compounds—peyote, ayahuasca vine, iboga, and even a...

Ten Reasons Why Trump Should Never Be Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
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Preview: Egypt vs. Guinea-Bissau - prediction, team news, lineups
Sports Mole previews Sunday's World Cup Qualifying - Africa clash between Egypt and Guinea-Bissau, including predictions, team news and possible lineups. Fresh off Mohamed Salah's inspired performance to secure Egypt's spot in the 2026 World Cup,...

Which is the Only Continent That Lies in All Four Hemispheres?
Africa holds a truly unique place on the world map. It is the only continent that lies in all four hemispheres, the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western. No other continent shares this geographical distinction. This rare positioning makes...

No Nobel for Trump
Who doesn’t know that President Donald Trump desperately wants a Nobel Peace Prize and said bitterly, “They will never give me a Nobel Peace Prize. It’s too bad. I deserve it, but they will never give it to me”? And for once, he’s right. He won’t...

Never in a Million Years
Who doesn’t know that President Donald Trump desperately wants a Nobel Peace Prize and said bitterly, “They will never give me a Nobel Peace Prize. It’s too bad. I deserve it, but they will never give it to me”? And for once, he’s right. He won’t...

October 12 poll: Tomaino Ndam Njoya ral...
Hon Tomaino during campaign After rallying supporters in the Centre, South and Littoral Regions, the candidate of the Cameroon Democratic Union, CDU, party, at the 2025 presidential election, Hermine Patricia Tomaïno Ndam Njoya, is in the West...

The great silence surrounding marital rape in Senegal
Women demonstrate to demand the criminalisation of rape. Screenshot from the WF1tv – Women First YouTube channel By Bowel Diop Gender-based violence, including marital rape, occurs worldwide, and often, the perpetrators are the victim's husband....

Trump: Machado Could Have Given The Nobel To The
59 DONALD TRUMP photo: EPA The president of the United States spoke to the laurette. Nobel Prize winner Maria Corina Machado called US President Donald Trump and said she accepted the award in his honor. This was revealed by Trump himself, writes...

India after the Tianjin summit and in the midst of the climate crisis – an overview
Pierre Rousset - How should we analyse the results of the Tianjin summit? Sushovan Dhar: Established in 2001 as a security forum, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) was initially led by China with the aim of controlling borders and...

Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary 2025 to be Co-Chaired by The Gambia First Lady and Merck Foundation Chief Executive Office (CEO) and Inaugurated by the President of The Gambia
(MENAFN- News.Africa-Wire) Merck Foundation (), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, will conduct the 12th Edition of their annual conference, “Merck Foundation Africa Asia Lumina”y”, in partnership with the Government of The Gambia in...

Maghreb on Fire: Morocco’s Brewing Arab Spring
Morocco is burning—and not because of summer heat or football fever. The country once hailed as the most stable place in Northern Africa is trembling under the weight of its own contradictions. The protests now sweeping Casablanca, Rabat, Tangier,...
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Salah's Mo-jo returns as Liverpool star breaks Drogba, Eto'o record in Egypt win
© Pro Sports Images / Imago Liverpool's Mohamed Salah breaks a record formerly held by both Didier Drogba and Samuel Eto'o as he inspires Egypt to a crucial 3-0 win over Djibouti in World Cup qualifying. Liverpool wing wizard Mohamed Salah broke a...

Goals and Highlights: South Sudan 0-5 Senegal in 2026 World Cup Qualifiers
Thank you very much Thank you very much for joining us for our live coverage of the South Sudan vs. Senegal match, corresponding to matchday 9 of Group B of the African Qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. We wish you a pleasant evening and...

Saving a generation: Knowing your sickle cell status before love says yes
A GNA Feature by Laudia Sawer Tema, Oct. 09, GNA- “The pain I feel in my legs is like something continuously sawing my leg; you won’t wish such pain even for your worst enemy,” says Mr Kwaku Kwarteng Yeboah, a 45-year-old sickle cell warrior and...

Why did Donald Trump not win the Nobel Peace Prize 2025? Norwegian Nobel Committee says...
Trump claims to have resolved over half-a-dozen wars or conflicts since returning to the White House this January and has repeatedly voiced his desire to get the coveted peace award. But why did the 79-year-old US leader not get the Nobel? The...

Today in Africa — September 29, 2025: Youth-Led Protests Shake Morocco and Madagascar, NoViolet Bulawayo Wins ‘Best of Caine’ Award
Every day, OkayAfrica shares a roundup of news we’re following but haven’t published as full articles. These short updates cover what’s happening on the continent — in culture, politics, and beyond. For more on stories like these, be sure to check...

Nobel Peace Prize 2025: Nomination process, Donald Trump's chances, other contenders—all you need to know
The Nobel Peace Prize is scheduled to be announced on Friday, October 10, with the highly-anticipated event drawing even more attention this time amid US President Donald Trump's repeated assertions about his worthiness. The Nobel Peace Prize is...

Nobel Committee expected to overlook Trump despite his claim of ending 'eight wars'
Hours before this year’s Nobel Peace Prize announcement, Donald Trump once put himself forward, unofficially, of course, for the prize for history. Speaking at a meeting with Finnish President Alexander Stubb at the White House, the US president...