Seko Fofana’s stunning early goal set hosts Ivory Coast on the way to a 2-0 win over Guinea-Bissau before a euphoric crowd as the Africa Cup of Nations kicked off on Saturday.Saudi-based Fofana scored inside four minutes at the Ebimpe Olympic Stadium, on the northern outskirts of Ivory Coast’s economic capital Abidjan.It was a goal …
Sudan’s army-aligned government on Saturday spurned an invitation to an east African summit and rebuked the United Nations for engaging with the commander of rival paramilitary forces.Nine months after war broke out between the regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, the army has been losing territory while paramilitary leader Mohamed Hamdan Daglo has been …
Sudan government rejects east African mediation moveSat, 13 Jan 2024 20:58:46 GMT Read More »
The withdrawal of UN peacekeepers from the Democratic Republic of Congo “has commenced”, the foreign minister announced on Saturday, with completion due by the end of the year.The DRC called for the withdrawal despite United Nations concern about violence in the eastern part of the country.The UN Security Council voted in December to accede to …
DR Congo says pullout of UN peacekeepers has startedSat, 13 Jan 2024 14:54:47 GMT Read More »
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Saturday lauded the “significant progress” made by his ruling African National Congress from the ruins of apartheid 30 years ago to a landmark election this year.Ramaphosa, decked out in the party’s green and yellow colours, urged tens of thousands of ANC supporters to compare the state of the nation today with …
Nigeria coach Jose Peseiro on Saturday batted away concerns the Super Eagles’ attacking prowess is not matched in other areas of their team as they prepare to begin their Africa Cup of Nations bid.The three-time champions open their campaign against Equatorial Guinea in Abidjan on Sunday with a team spearheaded by African footballer of the …
Kneeling as she gazes out to sea draped in white cloth and strings of pearls, Simenou Dangnitche has just completed the final stage of her annual ritual.Every January for the past 15 years, the 48-year-old local has joined hundreds taking part in Benin’s famed Voodoo festival.Participants gather at the “Door of No Return”, an arch …
Benin Voodoo festival rebrands to draw touristsSat, 13 Jan 2024 06:36:40 GMT Read More »
Oil prices climbed Friday after US and UK forces launched strikes against Iran-backed Huthi rebels, while global stocks were mixed following the kickoff of corporate earnings season.Crude prices spiked more than four percent before ebbing somewhat after the allies launched deadly strikes following weeks of disruptive rebel attacks on Red Sea shipping.”The fear in the …
Oil prices rise on Red Sea escalationFri, 12 Jan 2024 22:09:28 GMT Read More »
Fighting between rival Sudanese forces, including air strikes on the capital Khartoum, have killed at least 33 civilians, pro-democracy lawyers said overnight to Friday.Sudan has been gripped by nearly nine months of war pitting army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan against his former deputy, paramilitary commander Mohamed Hamdan Daglo.The war has claimed at least 12,190 lives …
More than 30 killed in strikes on Sudan capital: NGOFri, 12 Jan 2024 19:44:52 GMT Read More »
Thousands of people turned out on Friday for the last campaign rally of Comoran President Azali Assoumani, who looks poised to win re-election on Sunday against a divided opposition.Nearly 340,000 people are eligible to vote in the predominantly Muslim Indian Ocean archipelago with a population of under a million — nearly half living below the …
More than a quarter of the world’s Comorans live in France, but the diaspora is furious that they are yet again being denied a vote in Sunday’s presidential election back home.Incumbent Azali Assoumani is the favourite in the January 14 vote on the islands off Africa’s east coast, with the opposition divided between participation and …
France’s Comorans fume over election cold shoulderFri, 12 Jan 2024 17:41:07 GMT Read More »
