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VOICE OF AMERICA Senegal will host the Youth Olympic Games in 2026 in what supporters hope will be the first step in proving to the world that Africa can host the Summer Olympics in the future. Senegal will be the first African nation…

ADF STAFF Nigeria hosted the inaugural Sahel Military Games with about 350 athletes from military forces participating in a weeklong competition in October 2021. The Organisation of Military Sports in Africa (OSMA) organized the…

Ethiopian runner Letesenbet Gidey smashed the women’s half-marathon world record in October 2021 by running 62 minutes and 52 seconds in Valencia, Spain — 70 seconds faster than the old record. The 23-year-old beat the previous…

ADF STAFF Senegal is launching a program to promote transparency in the nation’s fisheries sector to clamp down on illegal fishing. Funded by Oceans 5, a philanthropic organization dedicated to protecting the world’s oceans, the…

BBC NEWS AT BBC.CO.UK/NEWS Algeria became the last country on earth to halt the use of leaded gasoline, marking a step forward for global health and safety. The toxic fuel has contaminated air, soil and water for almost a century. It…

ADF STAFF Kenyan mathematician Dr. Shem Otoi Sam has become his country’s oracle of COVID-19. Using a predictive model he developed, Sam found a way to forecast the rise and fall of infection waves, making him a kind of weatherman for…

THE NEW TIMES Rwanda announced plans to launch two satellite constellations in the next three years. The move further highlighted the country’s goal to become a leader in Africa’s space industry. The Rwanda Space Agency said that it…

ADF STAFF A collaboration of organizations is bringing more data, technology and analytics to the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. Global Fishing Watch, the International Monitoring, Control, and…

ADF STAFF Hostility from Mali’s ruling junta toward the United Nations is making it more difficult for the country’s peacekeeping mission to fulfill its mandate. Mali’s military leaders expelled the spokesman for the United Nations’…

ADF STAFF The violence that engulfed South Africa in July 2021 shocked and traumatized the country. Many fear it could happen again if societal root causes are not addressed. President Cyril Ramaphosa called the wave of violence that hit…