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Month: July 2019

Africa 

Algeria names panel to oversee national dialogue and hold elections

Village Reporter
Algerian interim president Abdelkader Bensalah has set up a six-member panel to oversee a national dialogue and hold a presidential election aimed at ending months of political crisis, the presidency said on Thursday. President Abdelaziz Bouteflika stepped down on April 2 after 20 years in power, under pressure from mass protests demanding the removal of the ruling elite and the… Read More
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Ahmad Ahmad’s CAF By Fred Edoreh

Village Reporter
The second leg of the 2019 CAF Champions League final promised to be a spectacle of two North African clubs with very passionate supporters, it was all marred by CAF inability to deploy and manage the Video Assistant Referee, VAR. For an international organisation the size and stature of CAF, this equated to making a mess of eating boiled egg.… Read More
Africa 

Tributes pour in for Tunisia over president’s death [Morning Call]

Village Reporter
Tunisia’s first freely elected President Beji Caid Essebsi has died. 92 year old Essebsi was the world’s oldest sitting president. He won Tunisia’s first free elections in 2014 following Arab uprisings across the region and had been admitted to hospital last month after suffering what officials said was a severe health crisis. Reactions have continued to pour in following the… Read More
Africa 

Kenyan policeman arrested for jumping on corruption scandal

Village Reporter
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenyan authorities were hoping this week’s unprecedented arrest of the finance minister and several other top officials on corruption charges would serve as a stern warning to potential grifters. But one enterprising Kenyan policeman saw the opportunity to make some extra cash, the police directorate of criminal investigations said on Thursday, an embarrassing vignette revealing the depths… Read More
Africa 

Coaching casualties after AFCON: Zimbabwe, Morocco, Cameroon, Egypt…

Village Reporter
July 24: Zimbabwe coach resigns Zimbabwe’s football association (ZIFA) confirmed on Wednesday the resignation of the national team coach, Sunday Marimo Chidzambga. ZIFA said it regretted Sunday’s decision because ‘the nation and team needed his wise counsel’. ‘‘ZIFA is grateful to Mr Chidzambga for diligently availing his services and wish him well in his upcoming endeavours and trust he remains… Read More
Africa 

Snake disrupts parliamentary session in Nigeria

Village Reporter
There are fresh snake headlines in Nigeria following the disruption of a parliamentary session when a snake fell from the roof on legislators gathered in the SOuthwestern Ondo state. Legislators of the regional parliament vowed not to set foot on the premises before they are secured, an institution’s spokesman said on Friday. “We were about to enter a full session… Read More
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Burna Boy gets Africa talking about his African Giant album

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Nigerian Afrobeats star Burna Boy on Friday released his latest album called the African Giant. African Giant has songs like Dangote, On the Low, Gbona and Anybody, all previously released singles. It also has new songs including Gum Body, Secret, African Giant and Different – which features Damian Marley and Angelique Kidjo. Burna Boy was also featured recently on Beyonce’s… Read More
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