The Pangolin Photo Challenge is here again and in 2024, there are six categories offering a total prize pool exceeding $30,000. Each submitted image will serve as an entry for a chance to win a Best of Chobe photo safari in a lucky draw just for participating! This competition is exclusively for amateurs, whose image entries must be captured in 2023 or 2024 (excluding the ‘Best of 2024’ category, naturally). Contest categories include: Birds of the World Monochrome Wildlife Mammal Behaviour Water as an Element Out of Africa Best of 2024 5 x Challenge Prizes: The owner of the best image in…
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Grand Slam tennis champion Coco Gauff (USA), men’s basketball stars LeBron James (USA) and Giannis Antetokounmpo (Greece), and sprinter Tobi Amusan (Nigeria) were among the flagbearers for the Opening Ceremony at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Friday 26 July. This Olympic Games saw the best part of 10,500 athletes paraded along the river Seine in the French capital, with the six-kilometre route ending in front of the Trocadéro. See the full list of flag bearers for some of the 205 teams that took part in the opening ceremony: NationMale flagbearerFemale flagbearerAlgeriaYasser Triki (Athletics)Amina Belhadi (Judo)AustraliaEddie Ockenden (Hockey)Jessica Fox (Canoe Slalom)AustriaFelix Oschmautz (Canoe Slalom)Michaela Polleres (Judo)BahamasSteven Gardiner (Athletics)Devynne Charlton (Athletics)BelgiumJérôme Guéry (Equestrian)Emma Meesseman (Basketball)BrazilIsaquias Queiroz…
The ‘comeback kid’ – Celine Dion’s grit and talent transport her to centre-stage at Paris 2024 Olympics 🎥FranceTV Iconic chanteuse, Céline Dion, delivered a jaw-dropping performance at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games opening ceremony on Friday (July 26, 2024). Standing on the balcony of a sparkling Eiffel Tower (with the Olympic rings affixed to its iron sides), and dressed a stunning silver Dior gown, Ms. Dion flawlessly belted out an emotional rendition of Édith Piaf’s 1950 track, L’Hymne à l’amour (Hymn of Love) to more than 300,000 spectators, including an estimated 6,800 athletes – in an incredible comeback from illness.…
A sports fan supporting her team 📸 Guillaume Bontemps/Ville de Paris After two and a half months of traveling across France, the Olympic Flame made its grand return to Paris on July 26 for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. To fully experience the beginning of the Olympic festivities, the City of Paris is opening 26 festivity sites throughout the city (in each Parisian arrondissement, except for the 7th), providing for Parisians and visitors a unique opportunity to fully enjoy this exceptional evening and watch the opening ceremony live! All the sites remain open for the duration of the…
Medals for the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games, produced in the workshops of La Monnaie de Paris, in Paris | 📸 AP A total of approximately 36,600 medals have been awarded since Athens 1896, the first modern Olympic Games. And for 2024, when athletes win medals at the Paris Olympics, it is not the glory alone they take home – they also carry a piece of the Eiffel Tower, the pride of France. The 2024 Paris Olympics will make history yet again as the first time any host city has incorporated pieces of a national monument into the medals. The medals symbolise the spirit of the…
Paris-by-Foot: Tour guides, Camille and David Paris Off Road (Guided tours) are pleased to announce the launch of their services during the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games. Toeing an unusual yet interesting angle, Paris Off Road is determined to unveil the city’s hidden treasures, away from traditional tourist circuits – on foot! The company offers seven walking tours in French and in English: The scandalous Palais Royal, Montmartre village, the trendy Marais, the historical Latin Quarter, Père-Lachaise cemetery, Bucolic Montparnasse and Saint-Germain-des-Prés. 📸 ParisOffRoad Says the company: Our exclusive tours cater to those wishing to explore Paris and discover…
Olympics.com The stage is set for the Olympic Games Paris 2024, with around 10,500 athletes set to take part, 8.6 million tickets sold, and people coming together all around the world to experience the unique spirit of the Olympic Games Have fun with the Olympic mascots this summer by downloading the official Paris 2024 Olympics app! Plus, it’s the best way to find the schedule for the Olympics and stay up to date with results, teams and athletes. Whether in Paris, or at home, take a look at the Olympic digital innovations and offerings that have been designed to give people…
📸GLF Africa With vast natural resources to support its food systems, livelihoods, markets and growing young population, Africa has an unprecedented opportunity to restore its degraded landscapes, cater to the needs of its people and pave a sustainable way forward for all of humanity. GLF Africa 2024 Photography are thrilled to announce the launch of their Awards, which invites both professional and amateur photographers to submit their photos showcasing the continent’s vast landscapes in all its grandeur. GLF Africa says: We want to show the world stunning images of Africa’s diverse peoples and their way of life across its various landscapes.…
My name is Oluwafisayo James, a rookie Mobile Journalist (MoJo) who is just excited to search for and capture entrepreneur stories within my community and across the world, using my mobile phone. I was really nervous about my first MoJo assignment (interviewing Princess Onyinye Oke Tojinu, Founder of Coconut Connect Co), but this second attemPt with Mr. Sejiro Michael Tojinu (owner of Sejfarms Ventures) was much easier. Mr. Sejiro Michael Tojinu founded and owns Sejfarms Ventures, an aquaculture farming business which specialises in fish production, fish processing, aquaculture consultancy services and production of many fish derivative products. Sejfarms also does fish farming investment…
My name is Oluwafisayo James, a rookie Mobile Journalist (MoJo) who is just excited to search for and capture entrepreneur stories within my community and across the world, using my mobile phone. I was really nervous about my first MoJo assignment! I’m pleased, though, that it all went well, and I present to you my very first entrepreneur finding: Princess Onyinye Oke Tojinu, Founder of Coconut Connect Co. Watch my video clip 😊: Coconut Connect Co. is located at Topa, Badagry (Lagos State, Nigeria). The company produces a wide range of coconut-related products such as palm wine, coconut seedlings, coconut water, dry coconut fruits…