A 67 in round three at Galgorm Castle moved him to 14 under, with fellow Englishman – brother of 2022 US Open champion Matt – and South Africa’s Wilco Nienaber the nearest challengers.

Source: https://www.newsletter.co.uk/sport/golf/tom-mckibbin-continues-fightback-in-isps-handa-world-invitational-at-galgorm-castle-as-daniel-brown-maintains-six-shot-lead-4261886

About 63.3% of South Africa’s population are people in the 15 to 34 age category, Statistic South Africa noted in 2020.

Source: https://mg.co.za/politics/2023-11-20-iec-more-than-560-000-people-register-as-first-time-voters/

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Election officials declared ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu the winner of Nigeria’s presidential election early Wednesday, with the two leading opposition candidates already demanding a revote in Africa’s most populous nation.

Source: https://www.mymcmurray.com/2023/02/28/nigeria-electoral-commission-tinubu-wins-presidential-vote/

A burgeoning economic power at the time, South Africa’s economy was significantly smaller than the other members, but with a large reserve of natural resources.

Source: https://qz.com/why-the-brics-countries-are-interested-in-expanding-the-1850766526

According to the presidency, Makhaya also served as South Africa’s G20 Sherpa since 2019.

Source: https://www.thezimbabwemail.com/economic-analysis/ramaphosa-faces-more-blows-as-rand-falls-and-economic-czar-jumps-ship/

According to Young-Chae, the world cannot address the varied challenges of climate change, disruption of global supply chain, geo-political conflict, and the herald of the fourth industrial revolution, without Africa’s active participation.

Source: https://leadership.ng/korea-strengthening-relations-with-nigeria-africa-amb-young-chae/

Africa CDC is also an autonomous institution of the AU charged with the mandate for coordinating Africa’s disease prevention and control.

Source: https://www.africanews.it/english/statement-from-africa-centres-for-disease-control-and-prevention-africa-cdc-on-the-pandemic-fund/

Africa’s digital economy has become one of the main drivers of cross-continental progress, coupled with strong talent development and a spike in public private sector investments.

Source: https://mid-east.info/african-leaders-defy-lacklustre-global-economy-to-forge-ahead-with-digital-transformation-collaborations-at-inaugural-gitex-africa-digital-summit/

Africa’s energy crisis is a Cape-to-Cairo devastation, with countries caught in the crosshairs of electricity shortages that have slowed economic growth and now threaten political careers.

Source: https://mg.co.za/africa/2023-01-20-africas-energy-crisis-leaves-continent-in-the-dark/

Africa’s most industrialized economy faces a 45% chance of slipping into recession this year as South Africa’s electricity crisis deepens.

Source: https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/south-africa-faces-two-more-years-of-power-outages-eskom-says

Africa’s most industrialized economy faces a 45% chance of slipping into recession this year as South Africa’s electricity crisis deepens.

Source: https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/south-africa-faces-two-more-years-of-power-outages-eskom-says

Africa’s per capita use of electricity in 2022 was 626 kWh, or just 17% of the world average.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/tilakdoshi/2023/10/21/bootleggers-and-baptists-african-governments-on-energy-and-climate-change/

Africa’s position on the transition is no different — multi-layered and complex.

Source: https://mg.co.za/thought-leader/2023-12-15-localise-the-just-energy-transition-for-africans/

Africa’s push to digitalisation was already in motion before the emergence of coronavirus in late 2019 — and the latest FT-Statista ranking of the continent’s fastest-growing companies shows the continued advance of those in digital and related sectors.

Source: https://www.ft.com/content/043d1f25-17ff-4fa7-b119-4ab7c49c7a0a

Africa’s significant road infrastructure deficit creates increased production and transaction costs that must be addressed to scale opportunities envisaged under the Africa Continental Free Trade Area, a new report has found.

Source: https://www.africanews.it/english/africa-must-tackle-huge-infrastructure-gap-to-unlock-opportunities-for-transformation-report/

Africa’s white rhino population increased for the first time since 2012.

Source: https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Points-of-Progress/2023/1114/No-loss-in-translation-Telehealth-for-Ukraine-and-night-school-in-Japan?icid=rss

All AFRICOM components will be tested in African Lion 23, but the primary U.S training audience for the wargame is once again the U.S. Army Europe and Africa’s Southern European Task Force, Africa, based in Vicenza, Italy.

Source: https://www.dvidshub.net/news/438135/military-planners-put-final-touches-african-lion-23-jtf-validation-exercise

All four semi-finalists at the 12-team championship in Egypt will qualify to fly Africa’s flag at the FIFA U20 World Cup finals to be staged in Indonesia from May 20 to June 11 later this year.

Source: https://punchng.com/u-20-afcon-feagles-begin-quest-for-eighth-title-against-senegal/

All of the team’s 50-over matches in the next 12 months will form part of South Africa’s ICC Women’s Championship 2022–25 campaign as part of the qualification expedition towards the 2025 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup that will be held in India.

Source: https://www.citizen.co.za/sport/cricket/revealed-three-new-players-proteas-women-group/

Ambassador Brigety appeared to refer to a previously known episode, when the Lady R, a cargo vessel under western sanctions flying a Russian flag, docked at South Africa’s largest naval base.

Source: https://www.eyeradio.org/us-ambassador-accuses-south-africa-of-supplying-arms-to-russia/