South Africa’s double Rugby World Cup-winning captain Siya Kolisi said Racing 92 are “100%” committed to the Champions Cup after scoring his first try for the club in a 48-26 victory over Cardiff which secured a place in the last 16 of the Champions Cup on Saturday. The Parisians moved above Ulster to fourth in Pool …
Kolisi helps ‘100%’ Racing into Champions Cup last 16Sat, 20 Jan 2024 18:33:15 GMT Read More »
The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Felix Tshisekedi, was sworn in for a second five-year term on Saturday after sweeping elections that the opposition branded a sham while calling for protests.With tensions simmering in the vast nation’s volatile eastern provinces, the 60-year-old president known as “Fatshi” picked Kinshasa’s 80,000-capacity Martyrs sports stadium for …
DR Congo president sworn in for new term before huge crowdSat, 20 Jan 2024 18:17:51 GMT Read More »
Festivities for the Orthodox Christian celebration of epiphany have been muted this year in Gondar, in the northwest Ethiopian region of Amhara where conflict has raged for months.”How can you celebrate when many people are dying?” said a tuktuk driver, who wished to remain anonymous.Up to 250,000 people have taken part in previous celebrations of …
Ethiopian regional conflict makes Orthodox epiphany ‘sad’Sat, 20 Jan 2024 17:45:14 GMT Read More »
Baghdad Bounedjah headed home five minutes into injury time to earn Algeria a 2-2 draw with Burkina Faso at the Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday, forcing their opponents to wait to secure a place in the last 16.Mohamed Konate’s opening goal for Burkina Faso was cancelled out by a first Bounedjah equaliser, but a …
The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Felix Tshisekedi, was to be sworn in for a second five-year term on Saturday after sweeping elections which the opposition has branded a sham, calling for protests.With tensions simmering in the vast nation’s volatile eastern provinces, the 60-year-old president known as “Fatshi” picked Kinshasa’s 80,000-capacity Martyrs sports …
Record seven-time champions Egypt were dealt a major blow on Friday as captain Mohamed Salah was ruled out of two Africa Cup of Nations games with a hamstring injury, while holders Senegal and Cape Verde qualified for the last 16.The Egyptian Football Association confirmed in a statement that Liverpool star Salah would not be able …
Defending champions Senegal became the second qualifiers for the Africa Cup of Nations round of 16 as Ismaila Sarr, Habib Diallo and Sadio Mane scored in a 3-1 win over Cameroon on Friday.A few hours earlier, Cape Verde were the first country to secure a last-16 place by hammering Mozambique 3-0 in Abidjan. Sarr netted in …
From South Africa to Rwanda to Nigeria, African countries put on a show of force at the World Economic Forum this week, seeking to transform their image by grabbing private investment rather than development aid.This year in Davos there were no panels on development aid, and African policy-makers at the Swiss Alpine resort instead discussed …
In Davos, African nations want to tell a different storyFri, 19 Jan 2024 18:12:43 GMT Read More »
Former Manchester United forward Bebe’s long-range free-kick set Cape Verde on the way to a 3-0 win over Mozambique at the Africa Cup of Nations on Friday as the Atlantic Ocean island nation became the first team through to the last 16.Bebe opened the scoring with a dead-ball strike from 40 metres just after the …
