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Ethiopian Airlines has signed a deal for the design of a new $6 billion airport described as the biggest in Africa, state media reported.The new hub will be able to handle 100 million passengers a year once completed in five years, Ethiopian Airlines chief executive Mesfin Tasew was quoted as saying at a press conference …

Ethiopian Airlines signs deal for $6 billion mega airportSat, 10 Aug 2024 09:13:22 GMT Read More »

World champions South Africa scored five tries to one as they crushed Australia 33-7 in the opening match of the Rugby Championship in Brisbane on Saturday.After leading 21-0 at half-time with three converted tries, they crossed twice more in the second period as the Wallabies ran out of steam in the face of a fierce …

Dominant South Africa crush Australia as Rugby Championship beginsSat, 10 Aug 2024 07:30:08 GMT Read More »

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif defied a major gender controversy to win gold at the Paris Olympics on Friday in front of a pulsating Roland Garros crowd that roared her to victory.Khelif claimed a unanimous points decision win over China’s Yang Liu in the women’s 66kg final and was paraded around the arena on a team …

Algerian gender-row boxer Khelif storms to Olympic goldFri, 09 Aug 2024 21:49:18 GMT Read More »

Born in a poor village, Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has overcome numerous obstacles throughout her life to win a controversial Paris Olympics gold on Friday.Sporting braided hair and standing strong at 1.79 metres (5ft 9in), the 25-year-old has unwittingly become one of the central figures of the Games. Along with Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting, she was disqualified …

Imane Khelif – boxer in gender row and now Olympic championFri, 09 Aug 2024 21:32:01 GMT Read More »

President Mokgweetsi Masisi gave Botswana the afternoon off on Friday to celebrate Letsile Tebogo, the country’s first Olympic gold medallist and the first African to be crowned 200-metre champion at a Games.Masisi hailed the 21-year-old sprinter as “Botswana’s Sensation” after his outstanding performance on Thursday.”Botswana’s finest sporting moment,” beamed the Mmegi newspaper after Tebogo produced …

Botswana gets the afternoon off to celebrate its first Olympic goldFri, 09 Aug 2024 11:41:22 GMT Read More »

Lilith Dorsey is an American citizen living in New Orleans, but it is in Benin that she could end her days to “feel closer to her homeland”.In the coming months, the author, dancer and filmmaker aims to take advantage of a new law in the West African state granting Beninese nationality to the descendants of …

Benin opens door to nationality for slave descendantsFri, 09 Aug 2024 06:22:48 GMT Read More »

Letsile Tebogo claimed a historic Olympic 200m title for Botswana on Thursday as Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone produced a stunning performance to smash the world record in the women’s 400m hurdles as she took gold.Tebogo’s superb run left Noah Lyles’ hopes for three gold medals in tatters as he was forced to settle for bronze and then …

Tebogo upstages Covid-hit Lyles, ‘Super Syd’ roars to world recordThu, 08 Aug 2024 21:08:48 GMT Read More »

Cindy Ngamba won the Refugee Olympic Team their first ever medal on Thursday when she clinched a bronze in women’s boxing.Ngamba, who was born in Cameroon but sought safe haven in Britain aged 11, was beaten by Panama’s seventh seed Atheyna Bylon by split decision in the semi-finals of the women’s 75kg category.That denied her a …

Boxer Ngamba wins first medal for Refugee Olympic TeamThu, 08 Aug 2024 21:00:06 GMT Read More »

Letsile Tebogo has always said an Olympic medal would not just be for Botswana but the continent of Africa and he duly delivered on Thursday by becoming the first African to be crowned 200m Olympic champion.The 21-year-old produced a stunning run in Paris to leave pre-race favourite Noah Lyles trailing in third.In fact, Tebogo is …

Tebogo delivers Olympic glory for Africa and late motherThu, 08 Aug 2024 19:37:18 GMT Read More »

Kenyan police fired volleys of tear gas Thursday in the capital Nairobi, injuring several journalists, as small groups of protesters gathered on what was billed as a fresh day of action against embattled President William Ruto.The East African nation, usually one of the most stable in the region, has been rocked by weeks of sometimes …

Kenya police fire tear gas at Nairobi protests, journalists hurtThu, 08 Aug 2024 19:19:53 GMT Read More »