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Africa Cameroon Sports World 

Eight fans dead in a stampede at AFCON

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– – At least eight people are reported dead during a match between host nation Cameroon and Comoros at the African Cup of Nations. Dozens of people have also sustained injuries in the crush outside the stadium. Reports say crowds attempted to enter the Yaounde Olembe stadium to watch Cameroon beat Comoros 2-1 to qualify to the semi-finals. The stadium… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Super Eagles, Maduka Okoye And The AFCON Defeat, By Reuben Abati

Elwin Mandowa,
Nigerians are very bad losers in politics, sports or both. Nothing illustrates this better than the politics of acrimony that is already emerging over the mode of primaries for the 2023 general election. But even more specifically, would be the anguish, outrage and frustration that have attended the exit of the Super Eagles from the 2021 edition of the African… Read More
Africa Sports World 

AFCON22: Five best players of the group stage

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– – The Africa Cup of Nations group stages has drawn to a close, with heavyweights Morocco, Ivory Coast and Cameroon all progressing, while defending champions Algeria and powerhouse Ghana both crashed out. While some superstars like Mohammed Salah, Sadio Mane and Riyad Mahrez haven’t quite lived up to expectations, other players are having the time of their lives in… Read More
Africa Football Ghana Sports West Africa World 

Why Ghana should turn to Gernot Rohr as next coach

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– – Ghanaian football is at a crossroads. The Black Stars reached a dead-end at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon after a group stage exit. Ranked eighth on the continent, the West Africans were expected to at least advance as runner-up behind Morocco. However, with just one point in three games, it was Gabon and Comoros who… Read More
Africa West Africa World 

Burkina Faso: Military seizes power ousting President Kaboré

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– – The military in Burkina Faso has carried out a coup seizing power and ousting President Roch Kaboré. The coup leaders announced the takeover on Monday saying on state television that both the government and parliament have been dissolved. Mr Kaboré’s whereabouts are unclear, but an officer said that all those detained were in a secure location. President Roch Kabore… Read More
Africa Investments 

International Education Day: From Kenya to Cameroon, students find the root of STEM success at Nigerian Institute

Elwin Mandowa,
Dancan Onyango left Kenya in 2017 to study at the Pan African University Life and Earth Sciences Institute in Nigeria and is now the proud owner of a doctorate in environmental management. After graduating from the Institute last May, he returned to Kenya to accept a position as a project manager and lead environmental safeguards officer at an engineering management… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Hare-brained Thoughts And Actions Rather Than Good Governance, By Owei Lakemfa

Elwin Mandowa,
THE Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr. Folashade Mejabi Yemi-Esan, on January 17, 2022 announced that the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, is not  a trade union. I am not sure if this magisterial pronouncement is a result of ignorance, sycophancy or a fascist scheme to clamp down on the academics union. Under the military regimes,… Read More
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