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Negative coping mechanisms such as survival sex and child marriage became more common during the pandemic because of severe economic hardship and reduced food assistance, according to UNHCR. Food insecurity among refugees, measured as the share of households that have run out of food, was much higher than among their host communities (64 versus 9 per cent). Refugees were forced to reduce the amount and frequency of meals eaten in a day. According to UNHCR’s own data, negative coping mechanisms such as survival sex and child marriage became more common during the pandemic because of severe economic hardship and reduced…

New data from the World Health Organization shows the continent’s third wave is gaining pace and nearing the first-wave peak of more than 120,000 weekly cases recorded in July 2020. COVID-19 cases in Africa are surging by over 20% week-on-week as the continent’s third wave gains pace and nears the first wave peak of more than 120 000 weekly cases recorded in July 2020, new data from the World Health Organization (WHO) shows. COVID-19 cases rose to over 116 500 in the week ending on 13 June, up from the previous week’s nearly 91 000 cases, following one month of…

They name themselves after a Turkish soap opera, count former Taliban insurgents among their ranks and dress like their enemies, but the shadowy “Sangorians” militiamen are among the fiercest forces on the Afghan battlefield. They were established in 2015 by Abdul Jabar Qahraman, a high-ranking politician and military commander who was assassinated three years later by a Taliban bomb. Local media reports say the covert group has received training from the country’s spy agency as well as foreign forces. And the Jamestown Foundation — a US-based conservative think-tank — says it was established specifically to infiltrate and disrupt the Taliban.…

Brayden Point scored the eventual winner late in the second period as the Tampa Bay Lightning improved to 6-1 on the road with a 2-1 victory over the New York Islanders in game three of their NHL semi-final series. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 27 shots and Yanni Gourde also scored for the defending Stanley Cup champion Lightning, who have a two games to one lead after winning in front of a crowd of 13,700 at Nassau Coliseum on Thursday night. Game four is Saturday on Long Island. After dropping the series opener at home, the Lightning last Tuesday evened the series…

Iranian voters went to the polls Friday in a presidential election in which  ultraconservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi is seen as all but certain to coast to victory over his vetted rivals. After a lackluster campaign, turnout is expected to plummet to a new low in a country exhausted by a punishing regime of US economic sanctions and the Covid-19 pandemic. Election placards are relatively sparse in the capital Tehran, dominated by those showing the austere face of front runner Raisi, 60, in his trademark black turban and flowing religious robe. Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei cast the first vote just…

Ghna Football Association has charged Asante Kotoko’ Emmanuel Gyamfi for misconduct in their league game against Inter Allies. The winger was captured in a video stamping opponent player, Andy Okpe in an off the ball incident on the 64th minute in their week 29 clash with International Allies at Dewu Park. The FA has however asked Emmanuel Gyamfi to respond to the charge by writing his statement of defence before the close of Friday, June 18, 2021. Charge statement by Ghana Football Association

Ghana Premier League side King Faisal football club have appointed Nurudeen Amadu as their new Head Coach after the Turkish international Kasim Gokyildiz parted ways with the club. Nurudeen who served as an assistant Coach to Kasim Gokyildiz and now appointed as the Head Coach for the Kumasi based side. Coach Adamu is a former Head coach for the Ghana division one Akim Oda-based Kotoku Royals before joining Alhaji Grusah’s King Faisal Babies. On his appointment, Coach Nurudeen Amadu is tasked to escape relegation despite the club’s position on the league standing as management want to see the team participating…

Acting Public Relations Officer for Kumasi Asante Kotoko, David Obeng Nyarko has said the curent management are doing everything right to avoid Kotoko paying huge amounts to departed players and coaches. Mr Obeng speaking on Accra-based Hot fm revealed how bad the current management of the club feels to settle some past debts of the club, but very optimistic never again would that happen under this management. “We the current “Asante Kotoko management can boldly say that there will be no issues with contracts again as we move forward” ” We have a strong relationship with the past management, there…

Black Stars Head Coach, Charles Kwablan Akunnor has named his starting line up for Ivory coast friendly clash. Asante Kotoko’s number one shotstopper, Razak Abalora has been dropped, replaced by Lawrence Ati Zigi. Check Ghana’s full line up Lawrence Ati Zigi Andy Yiadom Baba Rahman Alexander Djiku Daniel Amartey Baba Iddrisu Thomas Partey Mohammed Kudus Andre Ayew Jordan Ayew Emmanuel Gyasi

Ghana premier league week 29, match of the week “Hearts of Oak vs Medeama Sporting club has been posteponed indefinitely. The fixture has been postponed following an ongoing renovation works at Stadium after the Ga Mashie derby between Hearts of Oak and Great Olympics which ended in 1-1 drawn game. Matches to be played at the Accra Sports Stadium have been postponed until the renovation works is completed, according to the National Sports Authority. A new date for the fixture between will be communicated in the coming days.