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AU Summit: Nigerians Task African Leaders On Insecurity, Unemployment
Some Abuja residents have urged African Heads of State and Governments to prioritise unemployment and insecurity during their meeting in Johannesburg.
The African leaders, under the auspices of African Union (AU) Summit holds between June 11 and June 15.
A trader at Garki market, Charles Okotieboh, told newsmen insecurity had become a major challenge to the development of many countries on the continent.
He said it was unfortunate that progress made in the area of infrastructure development in some countries such as Nigeria and North African nations were being eroded by insurgency and militants’ activities.
Okotieboh told newsmen that it would take enormous resources to redress the social and economic losses caused insecurity.
He stressed it was obvious that no meaningful progress would be achieved in the face of insecurity.
A civil servant, Mr Jacob Zamani, called on the leaders to urgently address the problem of unemployment on the continent.
He said insurgency and other security challenges being experienced in many parts of the continent could be attributed to unemployment.
Zamani also urged the African leaders to address the state of the economy of their countries, saying that it was painful that in spite of their enormous resources most African nations remained underdeveloped.
He called for the strengthening of the health sector across the continent to enable them to appropriately respond to health emergencies.
??Rufors Idarah a naval officer called on the leaders to prevail on multinational companies operating in Africa to support infrastructure development efforts of their host countries.
The theme for the summit is “Year of Women Empowerment and Development Towards Africa’s Agenda 2063.”
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Kenyan Runners Dominate Berlin Marathons
Kenya made it a clean sweep at the Berlin Marathon with Sabastian Sawe winning the men’s race and Rosemary Wanjiru triumphing in the women’s.
Sawe finished in two hours, two minutes and 16 seconds to make it three wins in his first three marathons.
The 30-year-old, who was victorious at this year’s London Marathon, set a sizzling pace as he left the field behind and ran much of the race surrounded only by his pacesetters.
Japan’s Akasaki Akira came second after a powerful latter half of the race, finishing almost four minutes behind Sawe, while Ethiopia’s Chimdessa Debele followed in third.
“I did my best and I am happy for this performance,” said Sawe.
“I am so happy for this year. I felt well but you cannot change the weather. Next year will be better.”
Sawe had Kelvin Kiptum’s 2023 world record of 2:00:35 in his sights when he reached halfway in 1:00:12, but faded towards the end.
In the women’s race, Wanjiru sped away from the lead pack after 25 kilometers before finishing in 2:21:05.
Ethiopia’s Dera Dida followed three seconds behind Wanjiru, with Azmera Gebru, also of Ethiopia, coming third in 2:21:29.
Wanjiru’s time was 12 minutes slower than compatriot Ruth Chepng’etich’s world record of 2:09:56, which she set in Chicago in 2024.
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