On Women’s Boxing and Other Abominations

–– Paul Schlehlein

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A brouhaha has formed in the women’s boxing division of the 2024 Olympics. Imane Khelif, a boxer from the North African country of Algeria, defeated Angela Carini from Italy in 46 seconds. Carini withdrew after just two blows, saying she had never been hit so hard. She cried: “It’s not fair!”

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TARIF: African Women in Combat

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Today is Friday, August 4th, A.D. 2023. This is The Africa Review in Five, written by Paul Schlehlein and presented by Yamikani Katunga.

African Women in Combat

Last month at the International Association of Women Police, Tanzanian Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa urged the women of his country to take a greater role in fighting his nation’s problems with crime. Under the guise of “women’s empowerment”, the conference gathered thousands of senior women police officers from around Africa, from countries like Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Malawi. 

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