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Sport leaders eye Africa as talent source, investment target
Sport leaders eye Africa as talent source, investment target
by  AFP

Africa offers a vast underdeveloped market for global sports, with thousands of athletes ready to join international ranks if only there were major investment, industry leaders and stars say. Silver also stressed that in order to attract the "literally billions in investments that are needed," sport in Africa must be seen as economically viable.

Fear, defiance as fighting rages in Myanmar's north
Fear, defiance as fighting rages in Myanmar's north
by  AFP

Anti-coup fighters in Myanmar patrol the smouldering ruins of a burned village after what they say was a reprisal attack by junta troops struggling to crush resistance to last year's military coup. Rare footage obtained by AFP shows a region wracked by violence, and criss-crossed by junta troops, pro-military militias and anti-coup fighters, where internet access is regularly cut by authorities.

Misinformation shrouds Philippine martial law era horrors
Misinformation shrouds Philippine martial law era horrors
by  AFP

American lawyer Thomas Jones still remembers the scars of Philippine torture victims he interviewed for Amnesty International inside the country's detention centres in 1975 during the rule of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos.

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