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While Brahim Diaz scored in five straight matches and steered Morocco to an Africa Cup of Nations semi-final against Nigeria on Wednesday, goalkeeper Yassine Bounou has also played a key role. Popularly known as Bono, the 34-year-old conceded only once in three group and two knockout matches — and it took a penalty kick to beat …

Morocco’s Bono ‘one of best goalkeepers in the world’Tue, 13 Jan 2026 04:11:29 GMT Read More »

Three years after they last appeared together, Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah meet again on Wednesday on opposing sides as Senegal and Egypt clash for a place in the Africa Cup of Nations final.The last-four showdown in the Moroccan city of Tangiers will be the first time the former Liverpool teammates have shared a pitch …

Salah and Mane meet again with AFCON final place on the lineTue, 13 Jan 2026 04:10:44 GMT Read More »

Uganda’s opposition leader told AFP on Monday that he would call for protests if President Yoweri Museveni rigs this week’s election and said he would welcome an intervention by the United States.More than 20 million people are registered to vote in the east African country on Thursday, with 81-year-old Museveni widely expected to continue his …

Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine warns of protests if polls riggedMon, 12 Jan 2026 18:51:21 GMT Read More »

Kenya’s former New York marathon champion Albert Korir was provisionally suspended on Monday after testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug in the latest hit to the reputation of the country’s running programme. Korir, 31, tested positive for the synthetic form of erythropoietin (EPO) that stimulates red blood cell production, the World Athletics Integrity Unit said. He won …

Kenya’s NY marathon champ Albert Korir gets drug suspensionMon, 12 Jan 2026 15:28:56 GMT Read More »

Tanzanian security forces fired on fleeing protesters and carried out “execution-style killings” during election unrest last year, according to a report released Monday that verified online images alongside drone and satellite footage. The Centre for Information Resilience (CIR), a UK-based independent organisation that carries out digital investigations, collected and analysed evidence from the unrest that broke …

‘Execution-style killings’ in Tanzania election crackdown: reportMon, 12 Jan 2026 12:17:50 GMT Read More »

The Confederation of African Football said Monday it had opened an investigation and warned of possible disciplinary action after “potentially unacceptable behaviour” as players clashed on the pitch at the end of the Cup of Nations quarter-final between Algeria and Nigeria.”CAF has referred the matters to the disciplinary board for investigation and has called for …

AFCON organisers investigate incidents after Algeria-Nigeria clashMon, 12 Jan 2026 11:49:22 GMT Read More »

Barham Salih has known torture and the wrenching loss of exile. Four decades after his own ordeal, he has taken the helm of the UN refugee agency as it grapples with a funding shortfall and ever-rising needs.A former Iraqi president, Salih, 65, became the first former head of state to run the United Nations High …

‘I know the pain’: ex-refugee takes over as UNHCR chiefMon, 12 Jan 2026 10:43:02 GMT Read More »

Bobi Wine burst onto Uganda’s political scene ahead of a 2021 election, going from a dreadlocked ragga singer to become the figurehead of a youthful opposition, but he has faced years of brutality in his bid to unseat one of Africa’s longest-ruling leaders.The 43-year-old former music star, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, went from …

Bobi Wine, the ‘ghetto president’ fighting Uganda’s MuseveniMon, 12 Jan 2026 07:53:10 GMT Read More »

Yoweri Museveni has been president longer than most Ugandans have been alive, and shows no sign of giving up his place among the world’s longest-serving leaders.Shortly after Museveni took power in 1986, ending years of bloodshed and chaos under murderous tyrants, the young president mused that leaders overstaying their welcome lay at the heart of …

Museveni: still seeking power after 40 years of ruleMon, 12 Jan 2026 06:11:31 GMT Read More »

Bobi Wine burst onto Uganda’s political scene ahead of a 2021 election, going from a dreadlocked ragga singer to become the figurehead of the youthful opposition, but he has faced years of brutality in his bid to unseat one of Africa’s longest-ruling leaders.The 43-year-old former music star, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, went from …

Bobi Wine, the ‘ghetto president’ still fighting Uganda’s MuseveniMon, 12 Jan 2026 06:10:54 GMT Read More »