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USA women’s basketball head coach Dawn Staley said Thursday she hopes Nigerian-American star Nneka Ogwumike will still be able realise her Olympic dream after a bid to play for the Nigerian team in Tokyo was rejected by FIBA. Ogwumike and another American Elizabeth Williams were both notified by FIBA that their petitions to join Nigeria at the Olympics were denied… Read More

It’s called the “Great Swim”, and for good reason. The eight participating marathon swimmers tried to cover a distance of around 120 kilometers, passing across Russia’s Lake Baikal, then along the Angara River. Participants take in turns – relay style – without rest or sleep during the more than 30-hour challenge. One of the most difficult things is swimming in… Read More

Tensions heighten between the Amharas and Tigrayans in Ethiopia’s northern region. This is being seen as another fresh wave of violence in this now volatile region, once a peaceful home to indigenes. As Amharas have poured in, Tigrayan civilians have fled by the tens of thousands. They went either west into Sudan or east or much deeper into the northen… Read More

Several African leaders on Thursday attended the International Development Association (IDA) for Africa summit in Abidjan to discuss ways to support economic recovery on the continent after the crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Many countries, already seeing little growth, have been forced to roll back restrictions due to rising virus cases, affecting revenues and jobs. The leaders of Angola,… Read More

Last updated: 8 hours ago Syrian government rockets hit two villages in the last rebel stronghold in northwestern Syria on Thursday, killing at least nine civilians, including three children, rescue workers and a war monitor said. The U.N. children’s agency confirmed three children were killed, calling it a “terrifying sign” that violence is returning to the area that has been… Read More

For several days in the De,ocrqtic Republic of Congo (DRC), public discourse on on “Congoleseness” has taken a new course. A draft law which provides for the exclusion from the presidential election, but also from other government functions, of any person whose two parents are not Congolese has elicited mixed feelings. The bill has the political class, but also the… Read More

Benin opposition figure Joel Aivo, detained since mid-April after being barred from running in presidential elections, appeared in court on Thursday, where his lawyers condemned what they said was his arbitrary arrest. Several opposition leaders in the West African state were detained before or just after the April 11 vote that saw President Patrice Talon win a second term with… Read More

Léon Charles, head of Haiti’s National Police, pleaded with Haitians Wednesday to help officials track down suspects involved in the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, who remain on the run. Among suspects is an ex-senator described by Charles as a key suspect, accused of supplying the weapons used in the 7 July attack on the president. During the evening press… Read More

In this episode of Business Africa, the wood industry in Central Africa lacks dynamism. As a result, countries do not benefit enough from its resources. To change this situation, the Central African Economic and Monetary Community is focusing on the local processing of wood. Hence the ban on the export of logs. The measure is due to come into force… Read More

Last updated: 15 minutes ago Parkgoers in Bangkok looking for relief from renewed coronavirus restrictions got a slithering surprise Thursday when a python as long as two of the Thai capital’s ubiquitous motorbikes was spotted up in a tree. The reticulated python was only the latest big serpent to turn up in the densely populated centre of Bangkok, where urban… Read More