Podcasts about Benin

Small Cap Breaking News You Can't Miss!Here's a quick rundown of the latest updates from standout small-cap companies making big moves today:NuRAN Wireless Inc. (Nasdaq: NUR) (FSE: 1RN)NuRAN is piloting licensed Starlink low-Earth-orbit satellite backhaul in Nigeria with partner Infratel to boost throughput and revenue at its rural mobile sites. The company finances, builds and operates more than 5,000 contracted sites across Africa and views backhaul as the lever to carry more traffic and add services without expanding its tower footprint. A successful pilot could become a repeatable model across the DRC, Cote d'Ivoire, Benin and Cameroon.Zefiro Methane Corp. (Cboe CA: ZEFI) (FSE: Y6B) (OTCQB: ZEFIF)Zefiro completed the plugging of two oil and gas wells inside Cuyahoga Valley National Park near Cleveland, its second engagement in the park under a contract awarded in June 2026. The National Park Service still has roughly 1,800 wells to address across at least 47 parks, and Ohio remains one of Zefiro's most active markets. Repeat work in a high-visibility federal setting underscores the company's execution as the national orphaned-well cleanup accelerates.ICG Silver & Gold Ltd. (CSE: ICG) (FSE: JI0) (OTC Pink: ICGSF)ICG intersected 24.3 metres of 10.14 g/t gold, including 4.6 metres of 51.84 g/t gold and 1.5 metres of 137.0 g/t gold, at its Battle Mountain target in the Tuscarora District, Nevada. All six of the first reverse-circulation holes hit gold and/or silver, validating the company's structural targeting on newly staked ground. Assays from six more holes are pending, with an inaugural resource estimate targeted for Q1 2027.Cabral Gold Inc. (TSXV: CBR) (OTCQX: CBGZF)Cabral completed its first gold sale from the 100%-owned Cuiu Cuiu district in Para, Brazil, selling over 2,400 ounces of dore at an average net realized price above US$4,200 per ounce. The milestone marks the start of revenue from the Phase 1 gold-in-oxide heap-leach operation, which remains on schedule and budget for commercial production in Q4 2026. Management is now focused on ramping throughput and recoveries toward design capacity.Grid Metals Corp. (TSXV: GRDM) (OTCQB: MSMGF)Grid Metals reported a maiden cesium-dominant resource at its Lucy South deposit in Manitoba: a measured 51,500 tonnes at 2.58% Cs2O, enclosing a higher-grade pollucite zone of 15,600 tonnes at 5.19% Cs2O. Held in a joint venture with Agnico Eagle subsidiary Avenir, the near-surface deposit is now the world's second-largest cesium resource in active development. Cesium is a designated critical mineral, and Grid is advancing toward metallurgical testing and permitting.Kobrea Exploration Corp. (CSE: KBX) (FSE: F3I) (OTCQB: KBXFF)Kobrea's exploration alliance with BHP Metals Exploration approved a US$4 million work program for the 2026/2027 season at its Western Malargue copper projects in Mendoza, Argentina, fully funded by BHP. The program includes diamond drilling at the El Destino copper-gold-molybdenum porphyry prospect plus property-wide geochemistry and geophysics across the 733 square-kilometre package. BHP funding provides validation and a well-capitalized path to advance multiple porphyry targets.Arizona Gold & Silver Inc. (TSXV: AZS) (OTCQB: AZASF)Arizona Gold & Silver intersected 43.59 metres at 1.48 g/t gold, including 7.04 metres at 4.24 g/t gold, along with a separate 70.41 metres at 1.16 g/t gold at its Philadelphia project in Mohave County, Arizona. The new holes extend the Perry Zone down-dip and point to continued drilling to depth and to the north. Two additional holes are underway to test the system's growth.Bottom Line: Today's headlines were dominated by high-grade gold and critical-mineral drill results, maiden resources and a first gold sale, alongside milestones in rural connectivity and environmental remediation -- a broad show of small-cap momentum across mining and technology.

Mark Chapman, Pat Nevin, Joe Hart and Andros Townsend look at the ongoing fallout from Manchester City being found guilty of the majority of Premier League charges against them. Italian football writer James Horncastle discusses the long-term impact the Calciopoli scandal had on the Italian game.We also hear from Thomas Tuchel as England look to bounce back from Saturday's defeat against Spain. Pat gives us his view on Sebastien Pocognoli's opening match as Scotland boss.And the panel look at Lionel Messi's upcoming international retirement with his final game coming next week as Argentina face Benin.TIMECODES 01:00 – Andros being run over by a pitch roller07:00 Joe Hart's view on the Man City Premier League charges verdict16:30 James Horncastle on the lasting impact the Calciopoli scandal had on Italian football28:30 Thomas Tuchel on England's Nations League game with Czech Rpeublic41:00 Scotland's fresh start49:30 The end of Lionel Messi' international career

This week is the final Sound Kitchen program, and it's a doubleheader: you'll hear the answers to TWO quiz questions, as well as TWO “Listeners Corner's” with Paul Myers, plus a special musical choice from me to you. Just click the “Play” button above to join the feast! Hello everyone! As noted on the show, I am retiring on 1 October, and today's show is our last meal together. Unfortunately, The Sound Kitchen is retiring too – I will not be replaced. We've had a great time together all these years, haven't we? Click here to listen to past Sound Kitchen podcasts.   I know you will all stay loyal to RFI English – our service has so much to offer. We're small, but my colleagues are firebrands! For example, we have wonderful podcasts: Spotlight on France, with journalists Alison Hird and Sarah Elzas; Melissa Chemam's insightful Spotlight on Africa, and our International Report, usually sent to us by one of our foreign correspondents. We also have an award-winning bilingual series – an old-time radio show, with actors (!) – to help you learn French, called Les voisins du 12 bis. Remember, podcasts are radio, too! As you see, sound is still quite present in the RFI English service.  Please keep checking our website for updates on the latest from our team of journalists. You never know what we'll surprise you with! To listen to our podcasts from your PC, go to our website; you'll see “Podcasts” at the top of the page. You can either listen directly or subscribe and receive them directly on your mobile phone. And don't forget, in addition to our audio bilingual series, you can also learn French through our website “Le Français facile avec rfi”. In addition to online lessons, there are news broadcasts in slow, simple French, with exercises to practice what you've heard. Go to their website and get started! At the top of the page, click on “Test level”, and you'll be advised on the best-suited activities for your level, according to your score. Do not give up! As Lidwien van Dixhoorn, the head of the “Le Français facile” service, told me: “Bathe your ears in the sound of the language, and eventually, you'll get it”. She should know – Lidwien is Dutch and came to France hardly able to say “bonjour,” and now she heads this key international award-winning RFI department – so stick with it! For the quiz on 7 February: I asked you a question about the 68th annual Grammy Awards that took place on 1 February. You were to re-read our article “French DJ wins Grammy for Lady Gaga remix” and send in the answer to this question: Which six artists were given “Lifetime Achievement” awards? The answer is, to quote our article: “On Saturday evening, Nigeria's Fela Kuti was posthumously awarded a lifetime achievement award, becoming the first African artist to receive the distinction. The king of Afrobeat was one of several artists to receive the award, including Cher, Whitney Houston, Carlos Santana, Paul Simon and Chaka Khan.” In addition to the quiz question, there was the bonus question, suggested by RFI Listeners Club member Alan Holder from the English Isle of Wight. Alan's question was: “What would be your ideal gift from your best friend or spouse? Why?”  The winners are: RFI Listeners Club member Mohamed Elsayed Abd Elraheim from Elsharkya, Egypt. Mohamed Elsayed is also this week's bonus question winner. Also on the list of lucky winners are RFI Listeners Club members Hans Verner Lollike from Hedehusene, Denmark; Helmut Matt from Herbolzheim, Germany; Kashif Khalil from Faisalabad, Pakistan, and last but not least, gentle Debashis Gope from West Bengal, India. Congratulations winners! For the quiz on 14 February: That week, I asked you a question about the Benin Bronzes, the trove of Nigerian sculptures and artifacts that were looted by colonial powers. One of the most well-known organizations working for the return of these works is in Nigeria: it's the National Commission for Museums and Monuments – the NCMM- which requested the return of bronzes from Britain that were looted from the Kingdom of Benin during the British Benin Expedition of 1897. Some of the sculptures date to the fourteenth century, but the bulk of the collection dates to the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. And that week, the NCMM had a win, as my good colleague Melissa Chemam noted in her article: “Cambridge University museum set to return Benin bronzes to Nigeria”. You were to re-read Melissa's article and give the details of the artefacts to be returned. What did Melissa name in her article about the Benin Kingdom artworks that went home to Nigeria? The answer is, to quote Melissa: “Among the returned bronzes that will travel in the coming months are wood and ivory sculptures, as well as commemorative heads of King Oba and Queen Mother Lyoba Idia. The term ‘Benin bronzes' refers to objects crafted from brass and ivory as well as bronze, which were seized during the colonial-era military expedition.” The bonus question you answered that week was: “What do you know after all these years? What have you found are important life truths? The winners are: Faithful RFI Listeners Club member Jayanta Chakrabarty from New Delhi, India. Jayanta is also the bonus question winner. Also on the list of lucky winners are RFI Listeners Club member Nasyr Muhammad from Katsina State in Nigeria, as well as RFI English listeners M. Ganesan from Goa, India, and three listeners from Bangladesh:  Rafiq ul Islam from Naogaon, as well as Abdul Mannan and Mahfuza Akhter, both from Chapainawabganj. Congratulations winners! Here's the music you heard on this week's programme: “Minor Swing” by  Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grapelli, performed by the composers with Le Quintette Hot Club de France; "Water No Get Enemy" by Fela Kuti, performed by Fela Kuti and Africa '70; “The Cakewalk” from Children's Corner by Claude Debussy, performed by the composer;  “L'hymne à l'amour” by Edith Piaf and Marguerite Monnot, sung by Edith Piaf, and “I Wish You Love” by Charles Trenet and Léo Chauliac, performed by Laufey with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hugh Brant. With much affection from The Sound Kitchen team – Erwan Rome, Paul Myers, and yours truly, Susan Owensby - fare thee well!

Lots of groups were in attendance at the Bluefoot to see their games in various leagues on Saturday. We also look back at the first round of games in the Europa League, and give our take on the “offside” decision that never was in the Manchester derby. It's an early start for Rod on Sunday, especially as Wolves play the Baggies in the Black Country Derby at 4am PT..?! Follow FootyFromTheFoot by clicking here: podfollow.com/footyfromthefoot Linktree for all our socials, email & places to access the podcast: linktr.ee/footyfromthefoot @footyfromthefoot @sdgooners @sandiegocityzens @sandiego_wolves @avfccalifornia @sandiegohammers @sandiegofoxes @fcbsandiego @san_diego_bvb_supporters @san_diego_csc @esecadieeuu @calitrotters @bluefootbar Show Notes: Listen to our picks from previous weeks this year on the FFTF Recommends Spotify Playlist… https://open.spotify.com/playlist/44rQHVYe3rZeIkXqindPhr?si=6108eb3813d34beb Friday, December 11th @ 5 pm San Diego Football Supporters Xmas Party California Trotters: calitrotters@gmail.com @calitrotters on IG, Twitter & Facebook

Many conversations about development for focus on aid: how much, from whom, and for how long. But aid has never been more than a small part of what pays for a country's development, and in 2025 it fell by 23.1%. The need to rethink our attitude to development has inspired the Future of Development Cooperation Coalition (FDCC). In this week's episode, Alexia Latortue and Radha Rajkotia of FDCC talk to Tim Phillips about its first report,. The report assesses the development challenges of LMICs using a balance sheet approach, with assets on one side and liabilities on the other. Tax revenue, remittances, pension and sovereign wealth funds, trade, natural resources and the skills of the population sit on the asset side. Unsustainable debt, illicit financial flows, poor credit ratings, weak institutions, climate exposure and conflict sit on the other.The idea? Each country focuses on the policies to develop their most important assets, and minimise their most problematic liabilities. They argue that governments and donors alike should stop thinking of developing countries as recipients of aid, and start thinking of them as partners in economic development.The research behind this episode:Future of Development Cooperation Coalition. 2026. "The Development Balance Sheet: Rethinking Development Cooperation from the Ground Up." Published 20 May 2026. Research team: Radha Rajkotia, John Norris and Mma Amara Ekeruche.To cite this episode:Phillips, Tim, Alexia Latortue, and Radha Rajkotia. 2026. "Rethinking development cooperation: The case for a 'balance sheet' approach." VoxDev Talks (podcast). About the guestsAlexia Latortue is Head of Secretariat of the Future of Development Cooperation Coalition and a Distinguished Non-Resident Fellow at the Center for Global Development. She served as Assistant Secretary for International Trade and Development at the US Treasury, where she led work on reforming the multilateral development banks and on using public finance to pull private capital into emerging markets. She was previously Deputy CEO and Managing Director for Corporate Strategy at the Millennium Challenge Corporation, sat on the Executive Committee of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and spent ten years at the World Bank working on financial inclusion, ending as Deputy CEO of CGAP.Radha Rajkotia is Director of Research at the Future of Development Cooperation Coalition and lead researcher on this report. She was Chief Executive Officer of Building Markets and, before that, Chief Research and Policy Officer at Innovations for Poverty Action, running its strategy across 22 countries. She spent eleven years leading the economic recovery and development unit at the International Rescue Committee, on work spanning cash-based relief and job creation in conflict settings. She holds a PhD in Refugee Studies from the University of Sussex, is a Senior Policy Fellow at the Henry Leir Institute at Tufts University, and teaches at Georgetown.Research cited in this episodeThe balance sheet approach. The report sets out assets and liabilities but argues that neither is a checklist. Some entries are country-specific, such as natural resource endowments or exposure to climate risk. Others are structural, such as a sovereign credit rating, which constrains or enables progress regardless of what a government does at home. The point of the exercise is situational awareness before prioritisation, not a universal to-do list.The 30 national development strategies. The research team reviewed the current development strategies of 30 countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America. All 30 prioritise economic transformation and human capital. Governance appears as a stand-alone pillar in two-thirds of them. Inequality is a defining element in almost every Latin American strategy and largely absent as an explicit constraint in Africa and Asia. Most countries frame technology as digital economy rather than as AI governance or chip access, which the report reads as a widening sophistication gap.Nigeria and Ethiopia. The report's worked comparison. Ethiopia attracts more than three times Nigeria's foreign direct investment despite being roughly 100 million people smaller. Nigeria has strong tax revenues, considerable pension fund assets, a heavy debt servicing burden and large losses to illicit financial flows. Ethiopia has a narrow tax base and weak compliance, suffers far less from illicit flows, carries a lighter debt service burden and is nonetheless in debt distress.Debt as both asset and liability. Low-income countries spend 18% of government revenue on average servicing foreign debt. Angola, Laos, Bhutan, Pakistan, Egypt, Sudan, the Bahamas, Tunisia, Zambia, Benin and Senegal each spent more than 30% of tax revenues on debt servicing in 2024. As of 2026, 27 countries face a high risk of debt distress and nine are already in it, the majority of them in Africa. Latortue argues that the problem is the price, tenor and currency of debt rather than debt itself, and that restructuring machinery built around the Paris Club has not kept up with a creditor base that now includes China, Gulf states and a large body of commercial lenders.Credit ratings. Only eight countries across Latin America and Africa hold an investment-grade rating from Moody's, Fitch or S&P. They are Chile, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Botswana and Mauritius. A UNDP analysis cited in the report estimates that flawed ratings have cost African countries as much as $74.5 billion in excess interest and foregone investment, more than the continent's entire net receipt of official development assistance. The African Union is launching its own credit rating agency in 2026.South-South trade. UNCTAD figures in the report put South-South merchandise exports at about $0.5 trillion in 1995 and $6.8 trillion in 2025. Some 57% of developing-country exports now go to other developing markets. Rajkotia points to the Africa Continental Free Trade Area and to Mercosur as existing infrastructure that could support production integration rather than trade agreements alone.Demographics. Africa's working-age population is expected to double by 2050, which the report treats as an asset conditional on policy. By 2050 only 26% of the world's population is projected to live in Europe, North America and China, falling to 18% by 2100.Domestic capital in Africa. Latortue cites more than $4 trillion of assets held across the African continent, a figure that combines central bank reserves, commercial bank assets, institutional investors, sovereign wealth funds, pensions and insurance. Her argument is that moving even a small share of it into productive investment would outweigh anything aid can now do. The report notes that Ghana mandated 5% of its pension fund for venture capital in 2025 and that Mexico legislated for an allowance of up to 30%.Conflict. The one item Latortue places firmly on one side of the ledger. She counts at least 60 live conflicts worldwide. The Peace Research Institute Oslo recorded more conflicts in 2024 than at any point since the Second World War, and more than half of all conflict-affected states now face at least two separate internal conflicts. Development work has a role in keeping the real economy going, she says, but the solutions are political.More VoxDev Talks episodesThe end of aid dependency. W. Gyude Moore argues that the contraction in aid is structural and that governments should use growth diagnostics to decide which offers of assistance to accept and which to turn down. The closest companion piece to this episode.Ethiopia's economy: Mamo Mihretu on economic reform and the macroeconomic foundations of growth. The other half of the report's Nigeria and Ethiopia comparison, told by the person who ran the reforms.Why civil service reform fails and what actually works. Martin Williams on the execution gap that this report identifies as a liability in its own right.Related reading on VoxDevTaxation in LMICs, a VoxDevLit edited by Anders Jensen, Anne Brockmeyer and Lucie Gadenne, reviews the evidence on why governments in low- and middle-income countries collect so much less of national income than their richer counterparts.

Argentina have named Lionel Messi in their squad for a friendly against Benin in October in a match which is set to be the forward's farewell to international football. Messi announced his retirement from Argentina duty in August in the wake of his country's defeat by Spain in the 2026 World Cup final and after saying he was considering his future in football following the death of his father, Jorge.SAfm sports anchor Jon Gericke has more

LEITURA BÍBLICA DO DIA: JOÃO 1:9-13 PLANO DE LEITURA ANUAL: PROVÉRBIOS 8–9; 2 CORÍNTIOS 3  Já fez seu devocional hoje? Aproveite e marque um amigo para fazer junto com você! Confira:  Quando o norte-americano Jay Speights fez um teste de DNA, ele não estava preparado para os resultados. A grande surpresa foi de que ele era um príncipe da nação de Benin, na África Ocidental! Logo embarcou em um avião e visitou o país. Quando chegou, a família real o recepcionou e homenageou com uma festa de boas-vindas: danças, cantos, faixas e um desfile. Jesus veio à Terra anunciar as boas-novas de Deus. Ele foi ao Seu próprio povo, a nação de Israel, para lhes dar as boas-novas e mostrar-lhes o caminho para sair das trevas. Muitos receberam a mensagem com apatia, rejeitando a “verdadeira luz” (JOÃO 1:9), recusando-se a aceitá-lo como Messias (v.11). Mas nem todos o receberam com incredulidade e apatia. Algumas pessoas receberam com humildade e alegria o convite de Cristo, aceitaram-no como o sacrifício final de Deus pelo pecado, e creram em Seu nome. Uma surpresa aguardava esses remanescentes fiéis. Ele lhes “deu o direito de se tornarem filhos de Deus” (v.12), por meio do novo nascimento espiritual. Quando nos afastamos do pecado e das trevas, recebemos Jesus e cremos em Seu nome, descobrimos que somos filhos de Deus, adotados como realeza em Sua família. Que possamos desfrutar das bênçãos ao vivermos de acordo com as responsabilidades de sermos filhos do Rei.  Por: MARVIN WILLIAMS

A wannan makon shirin Mu Zagaya Duniya ya yi waiwayen kan sukar kalaman shugaban Najeriya Bola Ahmed Tinubu da ya yi na cewa arewacin kasar ya fi amfana da manufofinsa, sai batun juyin yunkurin juyin mulkin Nijar da ya dauki hankali, sai rahoton MDD da ya gano katsalandan din kasashen waje ne ke rura wutar rikicin Sudan, sai luguden wutar da aka yi musaya tsakanin Amurka da Iran da ya janyo asarar rayuka. A Najeriya, jam'iyyun adawa sun fara tsara yadda za su kayar da gwamnatin APC mai mulkin ƙasar ta wajen haɗakar da za ta fitar da ɗan takara ɗaya mai ƙarfi da zai iya gwabzawa da shugaba Bola Tinubu a zaɓen 2027, inda ƙungiyar  G-100, wadda ta tsara wannan haɗaka ta kawo shawarar cewa duk wanda ya samu takarar, zai yi wa'adi guda na shekaru 4  ne kacal. Haka zalika, ikirarin da shugaba Bola Tinubu ya yi cewa yankin arewacin ƙasar ce ta fi cin gajiyar manufofinsa na  sauye-sauyen tattalin arziƙi ya janyo suka daga  masu ruwa da tsaki, inda ƙungiyar al'ummar Arewacin ƙasar da wasu ƙungiyoyin yankin suka caccaki kalaman, su na mai cewa a maimakon cigaba, manufofin shugaban sun mayar da yankin arewa cibiyar talauci. A gefe guda kuma, gwamnatin mulkin sojan Nijar zargi Ivory Coast, Benin, Faransa, Chadi da kuma ECOWAS da  kitsa shirin kifar da gwamnati, biyo bayan wani bore da ya faru a ranakun 28 zuwa 29 ga watan Agusta, da kuma haifar da rarrabuwar kawuna, musamman a tsakanin rundunar soji. Yayin da ake tsaka da damana har ma aka fara tunkarar alamomin kaka, har yanzu akwai wasu garuruwa 20 na yankin Damagaram da ba su samu saukar ruwan shuka ba a Ƙaramar Hukumar Gangara na gundumar Tanut. Mafi yawanci damina Niger bata wuce wata 3 zuwa 4, domin dai tana ƙarewa a watan Satumba in ta yi tsawon watan Oktoba. Domin jin cikakken shirin, latsa alamar sauti.

Seyyid Kutub'un altmış yıla yaklaşan ömrünün neredeyse her aşaması yoğun bir arayış, tartışma ve mücadele içinde geçti. Bu yüzden onun düşüncesini yalnızca yazdığı metinlerin mantıksal örgüsü üzerinden okumak eksik kalır. Çünkü Kutub'un fikirleri, sıradan bir akademik faaliyetin masa başında ürettiği teoriler olmaktan ziyade, yaşadığı tecrübelerle sürekli etkileşim ve diyalog içinde oluşmuş fikirlerdir. Hayatı düşüncesini değiştirmiş, düşüncesi hayatına yön vermiş; ikisi arasında sonuna kadar devam eden güçlü bir alışveriş olmuştur.

Shirin ''Mu Zagaya Duniya" tare da Shamsiyya Haruna a wannan mako, ya taɓo muhimman batutuwan da suka faru a makon da muke bankwana da shi, inda ya taɓo yadda ƴanbindiga suka yi awun gaba da mutum sama da 600 a wani kauye da ke kan iyakar Najeriya da Benin a can jihar Neja. Adadin mutanen da mumunar ambaliyar ruwa ta kashe a Nepal ya haura zuwa 470. A ɓangaren wasanni kuwa, shirin ya yi waiwaye kan rahoto murabus ɗin shugabancin hukumar kwallon kafa ta Najeriya da kuma yadda aka gudanar da bikin ranar Hausa. Ku latsa lamar sauti don sauraron cikakken shirin tare da Shamsiyya Haruna..........

The Benin Bronzes are among the most recognized works of African art globally. Their significance goes beyond artistic value and encompasses the story of their removal during the British invasion of Benin in 1897.What do these artworks reveal about the society that created them?In this episode of the Dr Reju Podcast, we examine the Benin Bronzes as evidence of a sophisticated civilisation with established systems of craftsmanship, governance, knowledge, cultural memory, and social organisation.The conversation also raises a broader question about how African history is understood: Did African societies already develop effective systems that worked in their own contexts before colonialism?Rather than viewing African civilisation primarily through what colonialism introduced, this episode considers what was already present, what had already been developed, and what the Benin Kingdom teaches us about Africa's intellectual and cultural heritage.Watch, listen, and join the discussion.Order your copy in Nigeria and find details about the Before the West Worked book tour across various cities:patrisng.org/before-the-west-workedFor readers outside Nigeria, copies are available to order on Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/dp/978631803X/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0#DrRejuPodcast #BeforeTheWestWorked #BeninBronzes #BeninKingdom #AfricanHistory #AfricanCivilisation #AfricanHeritage

Digital Content Editor, Barbara Friedman, shared her top three stories trending online. Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk. This 3-hour-long programme shares and reflects a broad array of perspectives. It is inspirational, passionate and positive. Host Clarence Ford’s gentle curiosity and dapper demeanour leave listeners feeling motivated and empowered. Known for his love of jazz and golf, Clarrie covers a range of themes including relationships, heritage and philosophy. Popular segments include Barbs’ Wire at 9:30 am (Mon-Thurs) and The Naked Scientist at 9:30 on Fridays. Thank you for listening to a podcast from Views & News with Clarence Ford Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays between 09:00 and 12:00 (SA Time) to Views and News with Clarence Ford broadcast on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk For more from the show, go to https://buff.ly/erjiQj2 or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/BdpaXRn Subscribe to the CapeTalk Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/sbvVZD5 Follow us on social media: CapeTalk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@capetalk CapeTalk on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ CapeTalk on X: https://x.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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A race is on to save this world heritage site that straddles the border of Togo and Benin. It's home to remarkable earth tower homes called Takienta, and the Batammariba people, whose existence is threatened by climate change and migration. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/koutammakou-batammariba Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Diskussion über Maßnahmen zur Abmilderung der Folgen durch Niedrigwasser in Flüssen, Mehrere Schiffswracks aus dem Zweiten Weltkrieg durch Niedrigwasser in der Donau freigelegt, Wie die Behörden Gefährder überwachen, Streit zwischen Italien und Spanien über Asylpolitik verschärft sich weiter, Russland und die Ukraine greifen sich gegenseitig an, Umgang einer Kleinbauern-Initiative aus Benin mit Düngemittel-Knappheit, Tierheime durch Hitze und Urlaubszeit am Limit, Deutsche Erfolge bei der Schwimm-EM in Paris, Mehr als 200 Personen wegen großem Waldbrand am Gardasee in Italien evakuiert, Das Wetter Hinweis: Der Beitrag zum Thema "Schwimm-EM" darf aus rechtlichen Gründen nicht auf tagesschau.de gezeigt werden.

Einige Bundesländer setzen in Reaktion auf Niedrigwasser in Wasserstraßen Sonntagsfahrverbot für Lkw aus, Neuwahlen im britischen Wahlkreis Clacton nach Rücktritt von Farage als Parlamentsabgeordneter, Weltweite Ernährungssicherheit als ein Schwerpunkt beim Weltsozialforum in Benin, Diskussion über Trinkgelder auch im Einzelhandel, Deutsche Erfolge bei Schwimm-EM in Paris, Das Wetter Hinweis: Der Beitrag zum Thema "Schwimm-EM" darf aus rechtlichen Gründen nicht auf tagesschau.de gezeigt werden.

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World Day Against Witch Hunts: Sister Lorena Jenal and Jörg Nowak on Rescuing Survivors in Papua New GuineaHosts Josh Hutchinson and Sarah Jack mark August 10, World Day Against Witch Hunts, with its creators, Sister Lorena Jenal and journalist Jörg Nowak of the German Catholic aid organization Missio. Sr. Lorena, a Swiss Franciscan who has served 47 years in Papua New Guinea, has rescued more than 420 women accused of sorcery since 2012 and shelters survivors at the House of Hope, built using her International Weimar Award for Human Rights. Nowak describes how Missio recognized sorcery accusation-related violence as a current human rights violation, expanded support to projects in countries including Liberia, Tanzania, Ghana, Benin, and documented abuses through reporting and museum exhibitions. They discuss the scale in PNG (109 cases last year), an estimate of 3,000 killings over 20 years, patterns of scapegoating and misogyny, severe sexual violence and public humiliation, police corruption and inaction, and advocacy efforts to elevate August 10 to a United Nations-recognized day.00:00 World Day Against Witch Hunts01:37 Meet Lorena and Jörg03:10 Missio Campaign Origins05:38 Papua New Guinea Crisis11:40 Who Gets Accused20:21 Sexual Violence Research29:06 Police Corruption and Justice35:15 Creating August 1043:48 House of Hope Sanctuary46:20 UN Recognition Push52:20 How You Can Help53:57 Final Thanks and Share LinksHexenverfolgung heute | missio: https://www.missio-hilft.de/informieren/wofuer-wir-uns-einsetzen/gegen-hexenverfolgung/  World Day Against Witch Hunts:  https://endwitchhunts.org/day The Thing About Witch Hunts: https://aboutwitchhunts.comSalem Witch Trials History YouTube: https://youtube.com/@aboutwitchhuntsThe Thing About the Salem Witch Trials: https://aboutsalem.comSalem Witch Trials Daily: https://aboutsalem.com/salem-witch-trials-daily/

Diesmal: Kettenhemd für Schafe, Terror und Wahlen, Dominostein Jens Spahn, Recht auf Reparatur, wir sind jetzt so ein Land, was Katherina Reiche macht, hybrider Krieg, Ceuta, Weltsozialforum in Benin, Patenschaft für Lambda, Reisewarnung, Sonnenfinsternis. Mit einem Faktencheck von Katharina Alexander und einem Limerick von Jens Ohrenblicker.

Dr. Debra Kouda is the founder and CEO of Hello West Africa, bringing the first fully English-language, professionally guided immersive travel experience to Kabolé, Benin. A former Peace Corps volunteer and homeschooling mother of three, she married a Beninese man, became a dual citizen, and spent two decades building a life across two continents.Her doctoral research validated that transformative learning can occur without physical travel when experiences are intentionally designed, work that became the Transformational Learning Arc, the framework now shaping Hello West Africa's tours and her consulting practice with travel professionals designing for transformation instead of hoping for it.CONNECT WITH DR. KOUDAGet the guide, Transformative Travel Can Be Designed. Here Is How.: https://thekoudacompany.com/store/p/transformative-travel-can-be-designed-here-is-howFollow Between Here and Benin on Substack: https://debrakouda.substack.com/---Get my 30-Day Travel Coach Content Challenge Cheatsheet:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://thetravelcoachnetwork.mykajabi.com/offers/XkZqHzGm/checkout⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn more about the Travel Coach Course for Travel Advisors:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://thetravelcoachnetwork.mykajabi.com/certified-travel-coach-course⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ready to join us in the Travel Coach Certification Program?Learn more about TCCP here:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://thetravelcoachnetwork.mykajabi.com/the-travel-coach-program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free Beginner's Guide to Travel Coaching:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://thetravelcoachnetwork.mykajabi.com/main-email-series-and-workbook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠We'd love to see you in our free Facebook Group:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/928430197344106⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Have questions about the Travel Coach Certification Program? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Send Sahara a DM on Instagram over at @travelcoachnetwork.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Nigeria, nuove stragi e rapimenti nel Nord mentre l'insicurezza si espandeNell'Est del Congo il terrore dell'M23 travolge i civili e ostacola anche la lotta all'EbolaZimbabwe e Namibia salvano i semi indigeni per difendere il futuro del ciboAl largo del Benin riemerge una barriera corallina creduta perduta da sessant'anniQuesto e molto altro nel Notiziario Africa di Radio Bullets a cura di Elena L. Pasquini 

A child's mutilated torso surfaced from the Thames near Shakespeare's Globe in 2001, and more than two decades later no one has been convicted of killing the boy investigators could only call Adam.EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/TorsoInTheThamesREAD or DOWNLOAD the full transcript of this episode: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3h6yrmk5FEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: Most people, when they think of the end of their lives, want to feel that they have accomplished something of significance. To leave a lasting legacy. But it is much more rare for someone to accomplish something significant – after they are dead! (Done By The Dead) *** Mrs. Elizabeth G. Wharton was a pillar of society in Baltimore, Maryland in the late 1800s. That is, until she was accused of murdering General William Scott Ketchum. (The Baltimore Borgia) *** For every legitimate and fascinating find by geologists, there seems to be a fraudulent find somewhere else trying to fool the masses. This has been a problem since geology became a thing – and one of the most fascinating of these true tales is the one about Baringer's Lying Stones. (The Lying Stones) *** A strange, ape-like creature with glowing eyes in England might really be, as some believe, a specter of the night. (Man-Monkey of the Night) *** It's hard to understand how human sacrifice has ever been a reality in any point in history – but what if you were to learn that evidence of it showed up in London, England… in 2001? (Torso In The River) *** A would-be geisha murders her lover… but the events leading up to and during the death make for a fascinatingly dark story. (The Murderess Geisha) *** When it comes to spectral animals, we're more than familiar with black dogs or hell hounds, ghostly cats, horses carrying a headed or headless phantom, even a ghost bear rumored to haunt the Tower of London… but have you ever heard of the American Southwest's ghost camels? (America's Ghost Camels)CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:02:24.699 = America's Ghost Camels00:09:18.422 = Done By The Dead ***00:22:00.457 = The Baltimore Borgia ***00:27:35.655 = The Lying Stones00:36:08.415 = Torso In The River ***00:42:13.573 = The Murderess Geisha00:54:03.666 = Man-Monkey of the Night ***00:58:48.550 = Show Close*** = Begins immediately after inserted ad breakLISTEN ON PODCAST APPS: Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.com/wdapps*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*SOURCES and RESOURCES:“Man-Monkey Of The Night” by Nick Redfern for MysteriousUniverse.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/bdhdevrr“Done By The Dead” by Kyle D. Walter for ListVerse.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/y62afnj6“America's Ghost Camels” by Kathy Weiser-Alexander for LegendsOfAmerica.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p979beb“The Baltimore Borgia” by Robert Wilhelm for MurderByGaslight.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/y2whacb9“Torso In The River” by Richard Hoskins for MysteryConfidential.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/bdd5u543“The Murderess Geisha” by Dr. Romeo Vitelli for Providentia: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yzy4v3wy“The Lying Stones” by Brent Swancer for MysteriousUniverse.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p854d9e(Over time links may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.Originally aired: January, 2021This episode of Weird Darkness moves from ghost camels haunting the Arizona desert to corpses that kept making history after death, a Baltimore poisoning that gripped a courtroom for weeks, a professor fooled by carved stones, a child's murder in the Thames that London police have never solved, a Tokyo geisha who killed the man she loved, and a glowing-eyed creature on an English canal bridge.It opens in the American southwest, where the U.S. War Department imported some seventy-two camels in 1857 to haul supplies, only to turn the animals loose in the desert when the Civil War broke out and the soldiers tired of their foul temper and habit of spooking horses. Wild camels roamed Arizona for decades afterward, and one became legend as the Red Ghost — a beast blamed for trampling a woman to death in 1883 and later seen carrying a dead man lashed to its back, a rider who eventually decayed until a human skull dropped from the saddle in front of a group of startled prospectors. An Arizona farmer finally shot the animal in 1893, still wearing the leather straps that had held its corpse rider in place.From there the episode turns to figures who kept shaping the world after they died. A gang of Chicago counterfeiters led by "Big Jim" Kennally plotted in 1876 to steal Abraham Lincoln's body from his Springfield tomb and ransom it for a jailed engraver, foiled by a Secret Service informant working for the very agency Lincoln himself had signed into existence. A grave robber broke into George Washington's crypt at Mount Vernon in 1830 hunting the president's skull and made off with the wrong one. The British philosopher Jeremy Bentham left instructions to have his body dissected and mummified, and it sits on display at University College London to this day. And in the ninth century Pope Stephen VI dug up his predecessor Formosus, dressed the rotting corpse in papal vestments, propped it up for trial, found it guilty, and had it thrown into the Tiber.Next comes Baltimore in 1871, where Elizabeth Wharton, a respected society widow, hosted General William Scott Ketchum in her home on Hamilton Place until he fell suddenly ill and died with twenty grains of tartar emetic in his stomach — fifteen is enough to kill. Police discovered she had bought sixty grains days earlier, and a financial advisor named Eugene Van Ness nearly died the same way after she served him a drink. Her forty-two-day poison trial in Annapolis exhausted the medical and chemical experts of the day, and after deliberating through the night the jury acquitted her of murder.The episode then crosses to Germany, where Johann Beringer, a celebrated professor at the University of Würzburg, spent 1725 collecting strange carved stones dug up on Mount Eibelstadt by teenage boys he had hired — figures of birds, lizards, comets, and the name of God rendered in Hebrew. Convinced they were the handiwork of God himself, he published a book on them called the Lithographiae Wirceburgensis, only to learn the nearly two thousand stones had been planted by two envious colleagues, J. Ignatz Roderick and Johann Georg von Eckhart, who thought him an arrogant know-it-all and wanted to humble him.From an academic hoax the episode moves to an unsolved horror. On September 21st, 2001, a child's headless, limbless torso surfaced from the Thames near the Globe Theatre, wrapped in orange cloth, and London's Metropolitan Police could give the boy no name but Adam. Forensic analysis of poison and minerals in his remains traced him to the Benin region of Nigeria and showed he had been paralyzed and drained of blood in what investigators believed was a muti ritual killing. Nelson Mandela made an international appeal for information, and traffickers including Kingsley Ojo and a caregiver named Joyce Osagiede were investigated, but no one has ever been convicted and the boy's true identity has never been confirmed.The episode carries that darkness into 1936 Tokyo, where Sada Abe strangled her lover Kichizo Ishida in an inn after a days-long affair, then took a kitchen knife to his body and carried a severed part of him away in her handbag. Her capture two days later set off a national obsession the papers called "Sada mania," and her testimony about killing the man she refused to share became a bestseller in a country where such candor was scandalous. She was sentenced to six years, served her time as a model prisoner, and vanished from public life sometime after 1970.The episode closes on a cold English night in January 1879, when a furniture hauler crossing Bridge 39 over the Shropshire Union Canal near the village of Ranton was charged by a shaggy, ape-like creature with glowing eyes that leapt onto his cart and terrified his horse. When he swung his whip at the thing, the lash passed straight through its body, and the creature bolted down toward the canal and vanished. The folklorist Charlotte Burne later learned from the village constable that the sightings had begun only days after a man drowned in that same canal, in a place where people believed a violent death could send someone back in the shape of a beast.

Ruxandra is a Romanian Oriental dance instructor, performer, choreographer, promoter, and storyteller. A graduate of the Floria Capsalli Choreography High School in Bucharest and the Performing Arts Department of Gheorghe Cristea University of Sciences and Arts, she has a strong foundation in ballet and has also studied contemporary, modern, folk, Latin, flamenco, African, and Oriental dance. After living for two years in Egypt and three years in Benin, Africa, Ruxandra came to believe that she did not choose Oriental dance—it chose her. For almost two decades, she has worked to challenge stereotypes surrounding belly dance in Romania, becoming the only teacher in Bucharest to establish dedicated Oriental dance classes for children and creating welcoming spaces where women of all ages can reconnect with their bodies, confidence, femininity, emotions, and joy.In this episode you will learn about:- Why many women still feel ashamed to admit they take belly dance classes in Romania- The harassment and safety risks belly dancers face while performing- Why teaching belly dance to children remains deeply controversial in Romania- The ways movement can reconnect women with emotions held in the body- Why she created a women's dabke group as an artistic voice of solidarityShow Notes to this episode:Follow Ruxandra on Instagram, FB, and TikTok.Details the BDE shows and training programs are available at www.JoinBDE.comFollow Iana on Instagram, FB, and Youtube . Check out her online classes and intensives at the Iana Dance Club.Find information on how you can support Ukraine and Ukrainian belly dancers HERE.Podcast: www.ianadance.com/podcast

De oorlog tussen Iran en Amerika woedt weer in alle hevigheid. Hebben de strijdende partijen militair nog opties, of kan alleen creatieve diplomatie nog soelaas bieden? Maarten van Rossum, oud-diplomaat en onderhandelaar, heeft de hoop op een oplossing nog niet helemaal opgegeven. Volgens de oud-adviseur van Mark Rutte wordt er nu vooral onderhandeld over het proces om te komen tot echte vredesonderhandelingen. Richting de midterms brengt Trump zichzelf wel in een lastig parket. Er is gebleken dat de Iraniërs een asymmetrisch voordeel hebben in deze oorlog. Bovendien is het Iraanse regime nu nog gemotiveerder en harder geworden. 'Hier is bijna niet van te winnen', aldus van Rossum. Lees ook | De oorlog in Iran is weer terug bij af: ‘Iran kan Trump door een hoepeltje laten springen’ Oekraïense kabinetswissels Volgens Europa-verslaggever en BNR's Oekraïne-watcher Geert Jan Hahn zorgen de protesten in Oekraïne vooral voor onrust over het vertrek van defensieminister Fedorov, die populair is vanwege zijn inzet op drones in de oorlog tegen Rusland. De demonstraties, met name in Kyiv, richten zich ook op opperbevelhebber Oleksandr Syrskyi, die onder delen van de bevolking weinig steun geniet. Hahn zegt dat dit een uitdaging kan worden voor president Zelensky, die moet voorkomen dat de onvrede uitgroeit tot bredere kritiek op de legerleiding en zijn eigen politieke kamp. Tegelijkertijd krijgt Oekraïne met Serhiy Koretsky een nieuwe premier, die dankzij zijn ervaring in de energiesector het land moet voorbereiden op een mogelijk zware winter. Lees ook | Zelensky krijgt gewenste koerswijziging: Koretsky wordt premier Oekraïne Amerikaanse druk op het Internationaal Strafhof Amerika uitte deze week felle kritiek op het Internationaal Strafhof (ICC) in Den Haag. Volgens advocaat Geert Jan Knoops is de felle kritiek van de Amerikaanse regering niet verrassend, omdat de Verenigde Staten al sinds de oprichting kritisch zijn op het hof. Hoewel sommige bezwaren volgens hem begrijpelijk zijn, zoals de grote bevoegdheden van aanklagers en de rol van slachtoffers in procedures, blijft het ICC volgens Knoops het belangrijkste internationale instrument om genocide, oorlogsmisdaden en misdaden tegen de menselijkheid te vervolgen. Tegelijkertijd erkent hij dat het trackrecord van het hof beperkt is, met relatief weinig veroordelingen en vooral zaken tegen leiders uit zwakkere landen. Knoops merkt ook op dat er recent drie rechters van het ICC de regering Trump hebben aangeklaagd bij een Amerikaanse federale rechter in Manhattan vanwege de eerdere Amerikaanse sancties tegen het strafhof. De rechters uit Benin, Oeganda en Canada beroepen zich op het feit dat er geen noodtoestand is geweest om die sancties uit te vaardigen. De kans bestaat dus dat een Amerikaanse rechter de sancties van Trump onwettig verklaart. Lees ook | Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken bezorgd over harde Amerikaanse aanval op ICC Postma in Amerika | Trump houdt leugen over verkiezingsfraude in leven voor midterms Trump houdt de mythe van verkiezingsfraude levend. Trump blijft zes jaar na de verkiezingen van 2020 nog altijd volhouden dat hij heeft gewonnen. Republikeinse kandidaten en senatoren weigeren openlijk te erkennen dat Joe Biden de verkiezingen heeft gewonnen. Ze buigen met Trump mee, maar toch zijn ze er niet altijd blij mee. Ze hebben liever dat Trump praat over de economie. De president probeert met de leugens over de verkiezingen van 2020 zijn kiezers te mobiliseren voor de midterms. Over de makers Bernard Hammelburg is buitenlandcommentator en columnist voor BNR Nieuwsradio en het FD, en presentator van BNR De Wereld. Als oorlogsverslaggever was hij o.a. ooggetuige van de Culturele Revolutie in China, de revolutie in Iran en de oorlogen in Vietnam, het Midden-Oosten en Afghanistan. Hij was twintig jaar correspondent in de VS. Hij verdeelt zijn tijd tussen zijn woonplaatsen Amsterdam en New York. Redactie Michaël Roele, buitenlandredacteur bij BNR Nieuwsradio Luc de Klerk, buitenlandredacteur bij BNR Nieuwsradio See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Medical missionaries are often called upon to provide care that is beyond the scope of their training and previous experience. This interactive case presentation looks at the realities of clinical decision-making in a critically ill snakebitten patient, and offers suggestions on how to navigate similar challenging situations.

Understanding how values and communication styles differ across cultures is key to succeeding internationally. That’s why training in cross-cultural communication has become commonplace in the international business world. In this session, we’ll look at 6 dimensions of cross-cultural communication and their application to medical scenarios.

Before this episode was released, our guest, Pam Erwin, passed away after living with advanced melanoma. We are honored to share this conversation as part of her legacy.Pam spent her life saying "yes" to wherever God called her. From serving as a Disaster Relief chaplain alongside her husband, Dave, to helping build churches, schools, and vocational programs in Benin, West Africa, her faith wasn't something she simply believed—it was something she lived every day.Then came cancer.Diagnosed with a rare form of mucosal melanoma, Pam faced a terminal illness with the same quiet confidence that had guided her throughout her ministry. Even while receiving hospice care, she continued encouraging others, serving her community, and made one final mission trip to Benin—a place and people she dearly loved.In this deeply moving conversation, Pam shares why she isn't afraid of hospice, how faith transformed the way she approached cancer, and why she believes every day is another opportunity to love, serve, and point others toward hope.Whether or not you share Pam's faith, her perspective on purpose, legacy, and living fully in the face of uncertainty is both inspiring and unforgettable.In This EpisodeHow one prayer led to a life-changing ministry in BeninBuilding churches, schools, and hope in West AfricaLiving with a rare form of terminal melanomaWhy Pam chose hospice earlier than most people expectMaking one final mission trip despite advanced cancerFinding peace in the face of deathWhat it means to live with purpose until the very endWhy "Heaven is the top of my bucket list"Pam's life reminds us that while we can't choose every circumstance, we can choose how we respond. Her unwavering faith, compassionate heart, and servant's spirit continue to inspire all who had the privilege of knowing her.We dedicate this episode to Pam's memory and hope her words encourage you to live each day with purpose, hope, and love.Resources:Pam's Ministry Website: https://truthunleashedministries.org/Pam's Ministry Facebook Page: Truth Unleashed BeninFollow:Follow me: https://www.instagram.com/melissagrosboll/My website: https://melissagrosboll.comEmail me: drmelissagrosboll@gmail.com

We wanted the episode picture to be this image of the Dancing Satyr Group but that would probably get us in trouble with podcast platforms. You can find it here if you like naked creatures (https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1992.352) and then you can look at that while we talk about: Ed's history as a movie soldier, buying advice for Reid's Steam wishlist and the current top sellers, Grand Theft Auto VI jokes, and so much more. Also, the country this time is Benin and I'm so tired of that list of countries.

Wayfinding is an ancient Polynesian way of navigating by reading the ocean, stars and wind. No compass, no map, just deep observation, and experience passed down through generations. But because of that, wayfinding is more art than science. It's about trusting your instinct and using all your senses - and it's exactly the kind of travel Daniel Scheffler believes in, and exactly what this conversation is all about.Daniel Scheffler is one of the world's most successful travel writers, and in today's episode he and host Aaron Millar swap tales like a couple of mates having a laugh down the pub. Expect scorpion bites in Angola, voodoo ceremonies in Benin, Berber festivals in Morocco, and lots more.But between the wild stories, this episode is about something much deeper too. If you want to be inspired about not just what to see, but how to see - and how to make travel more than just Google reviews and ticking off lists - this is the episode for you.HIGHLIGHTSHear how Daniel survived a scorpion bite in Angola, three minutes from death, and the tribal leader who saved his life by sucking out the venom. Travel with Aaron to a Festival Fantasia in the foothills of Morocco's Atlas Mountains, the biggest culture shock he's ever experienced, and why that discomfort was exactly the point. Discover what it's like to sit inside a voodoo ceremony in Benin, a belief system entirely outside Daniel's own, and why he calls it one of the best things he's ever done.FIND OUT MOREDaniel Scheffler writes regularly on Substack at Without Maps find more of his writing and adventures there.And don't miss his own podcast, Wayfinder: Life-Changing Travel - if you enjoy Armchair Explorer, we think you'll love it too.Listen to Wayfinder: Life-Changing Travel on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, the iHeartRadio app, or wherever you get your podcasts: Wayfinder: Life-Changing Travel on Apple PodcastsPASS IT ON:If this episode lit something up in you, do me a favor - send it to just one person. One friend, one family member, one person who needs a little wayfinding inspiration in their life … Or go old school and tell someone about it over a cheeky pint! Every single share genuinely moves the needle. Thank you for whatever you can do.FOLLOW US:Instagram: @armchairexplorerpodcastFacebook: @armchairexplorerpodcastNewsletter: armchair-explorer.comCONNECT WITH US:If you enjoy the show, please subscribe on whatever podcast player you're reading this on right now. Go on, do it! It helps us grow the show, and continue to bring this content to you.Armchair Explorer is written and presented by Aaron Millar. Audio editing and sound design by Charles Tyrie. Theme music by Sweet Chap. Produced by Armchair Productions.Mentioned in this episode:Check out the Smart Travel PodcastThis week's show is supported by the new Smart Travel Podcast. Travel smarter — and spend less — with help from NerdWallet. Check out Smart Travel at the Link below:Smart Travel PodcastCheck out all of our other travel podcasts from around the worldThis podcast is part of the Voyascape Network, a collection of some of the world's best travel podcasts. Explore more at Voyascape.com. For advertising or sponsorship opportunities across the network, see the link below.Voyascape Podcast Network

With nearly 1.3 billion disabled people in the world, we assume that the medical community focuses on physical health. But who is helping people with the emotional and spiritual impact of disability? In this session, we will explore the emotional and spiritual impact of disability and how the church and global workers can effectively support the disabled community with this critical need.

Niger has set strict conditions for reopening its border with Benin closed since the July 2023 military takeover. Among them are a new defence agreement, greater transparency over foreign military activities near the border, and the creation of a joint intelligence unit. The conditions were outlined during talks in Cotonou, Benin's commercial capital between a Niger delegation led by Maj Gen Mohamed Toumba, a member of the ruling military junta, and Beninese officials.In The Gambia, the country is grappling with rising temperatures, coastal erosion, erratic rainfall, and growing pressure on communities that depend on agriculture and fisheries all due to climate changePresenter: Nkechi Ogbonna Producers:   Ayuba Iliya and Blessing Aderogba Technical Producer:  Herbert Masua Senior Producer: Keikantse Shumba Editors: Charles Gitonga and Maryam Abdalla

Benin is a small, narrow strip of a country on the West African coast with a history vastly disproportionate to its size. This was the seat of the Kingdom of Dahomey, one of Africa's most powerful and militarized states, and a pivotal node in the Atlantic slave trade. It is also the birthplace of Vodun - the spiritual tradition that traveled across the ocean and became Haitian Vodou, Brazilian Candomblé, and Cuban Santería. Benin is raw, fascinating, and profoundly important.Love the pod? Get the guide! Out with each new podcast, we publish a guide to the country. Buy the TrodPod guide to Benin for just $3: https://www.patreon.com/c/trodpod/shop. Better yet, become a TrodPod member for just $5 a month and access TrodPod guides to every country in the world, released weekly with each new podcast episode! Sign up now: https://www.patreon.com/trodpod/membershipThanks for all your support!TrodPod is Murray Garrard and Elle Keymer. Sound editing by Leo Audio Productions. Design and marketing by GPS: Garrard Powell Solutions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Watch On YouTubeJeremy Caruthers joins The Worship Keys Podcast to share the wildest recording stories you have never heard. Jeremy Caruthers joins The Worship Keys Podcast to share the wildest recording stories you have never heard. From capturing an entire album in one night after a Guatemalan volcano derailed his plans, to syncing a multi-truck Arctic session using nothing but an FM transmitter, Jeremy proves worship music can be made anywhere on earth. He unpacks the heart behind Far Flung, a volunteer-powered ministry that bets on authenticity over optics and trusts local leaders already doing the work on the ground. He also opens up about worship culture in Togo and Benin, his connection to Snarky Puppy's Michael League, and how Joe L. Barnes donated his time and royalties to bring the song "Easy" to life for missions. If you believe worship belongs everywhere, this episode is for you.Jeremy Ray CaruthersAerospace AudioSupport the showThanks for listening! Subscribe here to the podcast, as well as on YouTube and other social media platforms. If you have any questions or suggestions for who you want as a featured guest in the future or a topic you want to hear, email carson@theworshipkeys.com. New episodes release every Wednesday!

THIS WEEK's BIRDS: new music from Gordon Grdina (out) & Russ Losing (pIano); Benin-born pianist Tchangodei w.  Archie Shepp (tenor); experimental electro-flamenco from Andreh y Manuela, Andrea Santalusía & The Gardener;  Maghrebi pop from Aida el Ayoubi: Persian dastagh; modern Balouchestani music from Dinmohammad Zangeshai; from Hatam Asgari Langa music from the Thar Desert (Rajasthan) w/ Samsu Khan & Asin Khanplus; Baraka Mkande (new-ish Taarab from Zanzibar); composer, bandleader, multi-instrumentalist Salim Washington; Algerian Kabyle/proto-chaabi composer/musician.vocialist Kamel Hamadi x 2 (once w./ Algerian vocalist Noura, once without); latter-day Lolé (cante jondo vocalist); new piano work from Satoko Fujii & Myra Melford in duo setting; vintage Latino-Senaglese music from the outskirts of Dakar w. Dieuf-Dieul de Thiés; Lebanese pop vocalist Maya Yazbeck; Ajak Kwai (pop vocalist from Mauritania); Dexter Johnson (more African salsa); samba from Jongo da Serrinha & Mestre Marçal;; . so much, much, much more...   Catch the BIRDS live on Friday nights, 9:00pm-MIDNIGHT (EST), in Central New York on WRFI & WINO 88.1 FM Ithaca/ 88.5 FM Odessa;. and WORLDWIDE online via our MUSIC PLAYER at WRFI.ORG. 24/7 via PODBEAN: https://conferenceofthebirds.podbean.com via iTUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/conference-of-the-birds-podcast/id478688580 Also available at podomatic, Internet Archive, podtail, iheart Radio, and elsewhere. Always FREE of charge to listen to the radio program and free also to stream, download, and subscribe to the podcast online: PLAYLIST at SPINITRON: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/22400566/Conference-of-the-Birds and via the Conference of the Birds page at www.WRFI.ORG https://www.wrfi.org/wrfiprograms/conferenceofthebirds/  Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/conferenceofthebirds/?ref=bookmarks Find WRFI on Radio Garden: http://radio.garden/visit/ithaca-ny/aqh8OGBR NEW MAILING ADDRESS:  Stephen Cope  @ Conference of the Birds, POBOX 428, Tivoli, NY, 12583, USA. 

The practice of healthcare is inherently powerful, and our patients are vulnerable to our power. Though power can be abused, the righteous use of power, for the benefit of the vulnerable, is profoundly Christlike. We will explore the lessons of power which help us understand our roles, including the fundamental nature of professionalism and key kingdom strategies of healthcare missions.

Kenya's Court of Appeals issued a landmark ruling rejecting the government's decade-long effort to keep secret the $4.5 billion in China Exim Bank loan contracts used to finance the Standard Gauge Railway. The decision marks a major victory for civil society activists who have long argued that the project was plagued by corruption, opaque procurement practices, and unfavorable terms for Kenya. Eric & Geraud also discuss how a growing dispute between Niger and Benin over a Chinese-backed oil pipeline is exposing the intersection of resource politics, security risks, and Beijing's evolving role in Africa's energy sector. Finally, the discussion turns to China's new zero-tariff access for African exports, why many African governments may struggle to take full advantage of the opportunity, and how shifting global energy and trade dynamics are once again increasing the strategic importance of African infrastructure and commodities.

Transforming healthcare delivery in resource-limited contexts around the world calls for compassionate, innovative solutions. Learn how The Luke Commission is bringing healthcare to the most isolated and underserved in Eswatini through a scalable model for advancing health equity.