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 …
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 …
Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo became the first African to win the Olympic 200 metres on Thursday as he upstaged Noah Lyles’ plans for a sprint double in Paris.Tebogo, 21, was able to ease up at the end and still clocked an African record of 19.46sec for gold with American Kenny Bednarek taking silver in 19.62sec and …
Thousands of people turned out on Thursday to give a hero’s welcome to South Sudan’s basketball team after their first ever appearance at an Olympic Games.The performance of the Bright Stars in Paris has been a source of joy for the world’s youngest nation, even though their dreams of medal glory were dashed when they …
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 …
Somalia’s cabinet on Thursday endorsed legislation to allow a one-person-one-vote election system that was hailed as a “historic” step for the troubled Horn of Africa nation.The law aims to replace a complex clan-based indirect voting system that has been in place since 1969, when the dictator Siad Barre seized power.”The national elections law will direct …
Somalia cabinet endorses one-person one-vote planThu, 08 Aug 2024 16:36:26 GMT Read More »
Kenyan police fired volleys of tear gas Thursday in the heart of the capital Nairobi as small groups of protesters gathered on what was billed as a fresh day of action against embattled President William Ruto.Riot police patrolled the streets of the central business district, roadblocks were set up on major arteries and many shops …
It is “increasingly likely” 2024 will be the hottest year on record, despite July ending a 13-month streak of monthly temperature records, the EU’s climate monitor said Thursday.The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said last month was the second warmest on record books going back to 1940, only slightly cooler than July 2023.Between June 2023 …
