Yearly Archives: 2021

New Soccer Chief Pledges to Change Face of African Football

The South African who was ushered in as the new continental boss, said Africa spends a lot of money on European football and very little on their own. This has to change, he emphasised in his maiden speech in Rabat, Morocco on Friday, 12 March 2021 where he was ushered …

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Threat of Violence Looms As CAR Prepares for Elections

Voters in the Central African Republic go to the polls for a second round of legislative elections on Sunday, amid an atmosphere of violence following a surge in fighting and attacks since presidential elections in December. Run-off votes will be held in 49 constituencies, and another 69 areas will hold …

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ANGOLAN PRESIDENT TRAVELS TO UAE

Luanda – The Angolan head of State, João Lourenço, is leaving Luanda Saturday for the United Arab Emirates (UAE), on a private visit of a few days. The information was released Friday by the Civil House of the President of the Republic of Angola. The United Arab Emirates are located …

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Africa: Making Turkey Great Again

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey

Turkey has steadily spread its political, economic and even military foothold across Africa. It’s gone from just 12 embassies and US$100 million in foreign direct investment in 2003 to 42 embassies and US$6.5 billion in 2021. Plus a five-fold increase in trade from 2003 to 2019 and 51 African cities …

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More people could die in the Global South with Covid-19

The dominant Western powers have ganged up to prevent the World Trade Organisation (WTO) from lifting patent rules on Covid-19 vaccines. Those blocking the move included Britain, the US and the European Union. They objected this week to a proposal to waive provisions of the Trips Agreement, a global treaty governing international property rights. Business …

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Death toll from violence in Sudan’s West Darfur rises to 83

The death toll from tribal violence between Arabs and non-Arabs in Sudan’s West Darfur province climbed to at least 83, including women and children, a doctor’s union and aid worker said, as sporadic violence continued Sunday. The ruling sovereign council met Sunday and said security forces would be deployed to …

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Starvation haunts Ethiopia’s Tigray region

“There is an extreme urgent need — I don’t know what more words in English to use — to rapidly scale up the humanitarian response because the population is dying every day as we speak,” the head of the emergency unit for Doctors Without Borders told the AP. Starvation is …

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Museveni Declared Winner Amid Election Fraud Allegations

Museveni has won a sixth term as president of Uganda while his main challenger, Bobi Wine, has countered with allegations of vote-rigging. One of Africa’s longest-serving leaders, Yoweri Museveni, was declared the winner of Uganda’s presidential election by the country’s electoral commission on Saturday. Museveni, who first took power in …

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