Lassine Sinayoko scored his third goal at the Africa Cup of Nations as Mali reached the quarter-finals for the first time since 2013 by defeating Burkina Faso 2-1 on Monday.An early Edmond Tapsoba own goal got Mali off to a great start in the 1ast 16 tie and Auxerre’s Sinayoko doubled the lead just after …
Sinayoko scores as Mali set up AFCON clash with Ivory CoastTue, 30 Jan 2024 19:20:20 GMT Read More »
Zimbabwean opposition politician Job Sikhala is to be released after more than a year-and-a-half in prison, his lawyers said Tuesday, after a Harare court handed him a suspended sentence.An outspoken and popular government critic, Sikhala, 51, was one of the most prominent figures to be arrested in recent years in what rights groups have described …
Jailed Zimbabwe opposition figure Sikhala to be releasedTue, 30 Jan 2024 15:42:40 GMT Read More »
Weak sales, deserting advertisers, falling revenues and unpaid wages: Niger’s newspaper industry has been buffeted by sanctions imposed on the country after military officers seized power in July.Leaders of West African bloc ECOWAS slapped tough economic and financial measures on Niamey on July 30, four days after the coup.As the latest of a series of …
Niger newspapers feel force of post-coup sanctionsTue, 30 Jan 2024 14:51:48 GMT Read More »
Seemingly dead, buried and completely humiliated just a few days ago, Ivory Coast’s Africa Cup of Nations dream somehow remains alive and there is suddenly a sense of optimism after the Elephants beat reigning champions Senegal to reach the quarter-finals.The Ivorians won Monday’s last-16 tie 5-4 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in capital Yamoussoukro, …
Senegal winger Krepin Diatta may face disciplinary action after accusing the Confederation of African Football (CAF) of being “corrupt” following the reigning champions’ exit from the Africa Cup of Nations on penalties to hosts Ivory Coast on Monday.”You have killed us. You are corrupt. Keep your African Cup,” Monaco winger Diatta said to CAF staff …
Hosts Ivory Coast stunned Senegal at the Africa Cup of Nations on Monday, knocking out the reigning champions on penalties in the last 16 to keep their hopes of winning the title on home soil alive.A week ago it looked as if the Ivorians were set for a humiliating group-stage exit from their own AFCON, …
Hosts Ivory Coast put a disastrous group campaign behind them on Monday to beat holders Senegal 5-4 on penalties and book an Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final against Mali or Burkina Faso. A last-16 thriller ended 1-1 after extra time with Habib Diallo scoring after four minutes and Franck Kessie equalised off a penalty four minutes …
Italy hosted a summit of African leaders Monday where Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called for a “new page” in relations with the continent, focused on energy and stopping migration across the Mediterranean.Meloni, who came to power in 2022 on an anti-migrant ticket, unveiled a much-hyped plan for Africa focused on a “non-predatory” approach inspired by …
Italy targets energy, migration in ‘new page’ with AfricaMon, 29 Jan 2024 21:56:08 GMT Read More »
Cape Verde won an Africa Cup of Nations knockout tie for the first time in their history on Monday as a late Ryan Mendes penalty gave them a 1-0 victory over Mauritania in the last 16.The match at the Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium in Abidjan was drifting towards extra time when Cape Verde won a …
South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma was suspended from the ruling African National Congress (ANC) on Monday, weeks after he backed another party ahead of this year’s general elections. The decision, which was widely expected, will be seen as a further sign of disunity in the movement ahead of this year’s vote, in which the long-dominant …
South Africa poll battle heats up as ANC suspends ZumaMon, 29 Jan 2024 18:38:02 GMT Read More »
