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Rwanda’s all-powerful President Paul Kagame is to be sworn in on Sunday for another five years after sweeping to victory in elections last month with more than 99 percent of the vote.A number of African leaders are to attend the inauguration at a 45,000-seat stadium in Kigali where crowds started gathering from the early morning.The …

Rwanda’s Kagame to be sworn in for fourth termSun, 11 Aug 2024 09:28:33 GMT Read More »

South African coach Rassie Erasmus is wary of an Australia backlash when the second Test of a Rugby Championship double-header kicks off in Perth next weekend.The Springboks won their first match in Brisbane since 2013 on Saturday, destroying the Wallabies 33-7 and dominating all aspects against a shell-shocked home side.It was Australia’s first defeat under …

Erasmus expects ‘big challenge’ from wounded Wallabies in PerthSun, 11 Aug 2024 02:05:16 GMT Read More »

Kenya’s Emmanuel Wanyonyi held off world champion Marco Arop of Canada to win Olympic men’s 800 metres gold in a lightning fast race on Saturday.Wanyonyi clocked a personal best of 1min 41.19sec for victory, maintaining a proud record for Kenya who have now won the last five Olympic men’s 800m titles.Arop took silver just one-hundredth …

Kenya’s Wanyonyi edges Arop for Olympic 800m goldSat, 10 Aug 2024 20:01:49 GMT Read More »

Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon made history on Saturday after becoming the first woman to win three consecutive Olympic 1,500m gold medals with a superb display of middle distance running.The 30-year-old 2016 and 2020 champion produced a tactical masterpiece at the Stade de France to take gold in a new Olympic record of 3min 51.29sec.Australia’s Jessica Hull …

Brilliant Kipyegon wins third straight Olympic women’s 1,500m goldSat, 10 Aug 2024 18:44:34 GMT Read More »

Paris Olympics boxing champion Imane Khelif, the Algerian at the centre of a gender eligibility row, has filed a legal complaint in France for online harassment, her lawyer said Saturday.”The boxer Imane Khelif has decided to begin a new fight, a fight for justice, dignity and honour,” Nabil Boudi said in a statement, saying Khelif …

Gender row Olympic boxing champion Khelif files complaint for online harassment: lawyerSat, 10 Aug 2024 18:38:23 GMT Read More »

Eight people including two children were killed when mountains of garbage collapsed at a landfill in the Ugandan capital Kampala on Saturday, the city authority said.Local media said homes, people and livestock animals were engulfed in the landslide at the vast garbage dump in Kiteezi, a district in the north of Kampala, after heavy rainfall.”On …

Two children among eight dead in Uganda landfill collapseSat, 10 Aug 2024 18:37:55 GMT Read More »

Kenya’s Emmanuel Wanyonyi held off world champion Marco Arop of Canada to win Olympic men’s 800m gold in Paris on Saturday.Wanyonyi clocked a personal best of 1min 41.19sec for victory, Arop taking silver at just one-hundredth in a North American record.Pre-race favourite Djamel Sedjati of Algeria claimed bronze with 1:41.50, while Bryce Hoppel was fourth …

Kenya’s Emmanuel Wanyonyi edges Arop for Olympic 800m goldSat, 10 Aug 2024 17:55:24 GMT Read More »

Eight people including two children were killed when a landfill in the Ugandan capital Kampala collapsed on Saturday, the city authority said.Local media said homes, people and animals were engulfed in the landslide at the garbage dump in Kiteezi, a district in the north of Kampala, after heavy rainfall.”On a very sad note eight people …

Two children among eight dead in Uganda landfill collapseSat, 10 Aug 2024 13:10:15 GMT Read More »

Two-time Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge was hoping for a dream finale to his career at the age of 39 but ended up handing over his running shoes to a fan.The only man to run under two hours — albeit in an unofficial race — the Kenyan superstar decided enough was enough in Paris and …

Marathon great Kipchoge hangs up his shoes… literallySat, 10 Aug 2024 10:52:31 GMT Read More »

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 »