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Former Iraq president named UN refugee chief, document shows

Today at 13:02 PM, via Daily Maverick

Iraq’s former president Barham Salih has been chosen as the next High Commissioner for Refugees for the United Nations, a letter showed on Friday, breaking with a tradition of appointing leaders from major donor countries.

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Comedian Stanley Baxter dies aged 99

Today at 12:57 PM, via BBC News

Baxter, who was born in Glasgow, was one of the biggest stars on British television for several decades.

Africa

Ghost workers haunt Kenyan state

Today at 00:00 AM, via Mail & Guardian

Investigations show individuals receiving multiple salaries, with one case involving five salaries paid to a single ID

Education

Liberia: Liberia Launches Girls’ Education Scorecard

Today at 12:45 PM, via AllAfrica

[Liberian Investigator] The Educate HER Coalition, in partnership with the Ministry of Education, has opened a new chapter in the fight to strengthen girls’ education in Liberia, unveiling the first national Girls’ Education Scorecard while calling for renewed, collective action to dismantle the barriers that continue to keep thousands of girls out of school.

Education

Nigeria: Lengdung Tungchamma – Why We Started a Library in Our Community

Today at 12:35 PM, via AllAfrica

[Leadership] My father was a security man at the now-defunct Jos Breweries. He often returned home with newspapers from work. These were papers supplied to the office by various companies. After a decade of working there, he had gathered newspapers that filled a corner of our room. These were newspapers from the 1980s up to the early 2000s.

Education

Nigeria: Bet9ja Foundation’s Quiet Drive to Make a Difference

Today at 11:41 AM, via AllAfrica

[This Day] “I think for me, it’s about the need. What people need,” Executive Director of Bet9ja Foundation, Ada Cuomo simply explained, capturing the ethos of the corporate social responsibility arm of the renowned sports betting operator as the GAMINGWEEK team of Nseobong Okon-Ekong, Iyke Bede, and Edith Iyoha sat down with Cuomo to understand what drives the foundation.

Science/Tech

Black And Woman-Owned Petrochemicals Company To Construct And Operate The Largest LPG Terminal In South Africa

Today at 12:36 PM, via Tech Financials

Black and female owned petrochemicals company, WASAA Gasses, has announced that it has acquired the concession to build and operate the largest liquified petroleum gas (LPG) terminal in South Africa in a ground-breaking investment that buttresses the company’s position as one of the foremost emerging players in the oil and gas sector in South Africa […]