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Kenya’s forward Michael Olunga scored a hat-trick as Al Duhail defeated Esteghlal 4-3 in a thrilling Asian Champions League Group C match on Wednesday. With this result, the Qatari side climbs to the top of the table, with the Iranians trailing by one point in second place. Olunga tapped in following Mohammad Mazaheri’s save from an Edmilson Junior shot in… Read More

Chad President Idriss Déby Itno State funeral will take place on Friday; military officials announced on Tuesday, hours after news broke of his death on the battlefield. Chad’s military spokesperson said Tuesday that the president who had been in power for three decades died during a visit to the front lines of the battle against the rebel group. According to… Read More

Zimbabwe parliament on Tuesday approved a bill seeking to remove a clause in the constitution on electing vice presidents, a move that has received overwhelming backlash, especially from the opposition party. The opposition said the bill is intended by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to keep a grip on the presidency. The new raft of changes passed by the senate a week… Read More

Africanews is celebrating its 5th anniversary this week. It’s been a long journey and an opportunity to look back at the world over the past 5 years and to project ourselves into the future. Ms. Vera Songwe is an economist and executive secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa. Ruth Lago (Africanews Journalist): Hello Madam, you have recently declared that… Read More

In response to the newly formed Chadian transitional military council declaring General Mahamat Deby Itno president of the republic following the death of his father, the political opposition is pushing back. Mahamat Bichara, a spokesman for the main opposition parties declared: “We the opposition political parties call on the Chadian population not to obey the illegal, illegitimate and irregular decisions… Read More

A Ghanaian actress, Rosemond Brown, has finally been granted bail by a court in the capital Accra, pending an appeal after she was convicted for posting nude photos of herself beside her son on social media. The actress also known as Akuapem Poloo posted a raunchy picture of herself squatting down while holding hands with her confused-looking son during the… Read More

Marshal Idriss Deby Itno, President of Chad, died on Tuesday 20 April as a result of wounds received on the frontline against a rebel group. This information was announced on Chadian national television. Headed by the Chief of Staff and son of the deceased president, an 18-month transition has been established and the government and the National Assembly have been… Read More

The political and security situation in the Central African Republic was the focus for Heads of States who attended a mini-summit in the Angolan capital Launda Tuesday. Presidents of Angola, Rwanda, Congo and the Central African Republic took part in this closed-door meeting where they welcomed the recent resolution 2566 of the United Nations Security Council that approved an increase… Read More

The Super League collapsed before a ball was kicked in the European breakaway competition after being abandoned by the six English clubs. Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United, Manchester City, and Tottenham throughout Tuesday evening deserted the proposal to launch a largely-closed midweek competition amid an escalating backlash from their supporters and warnings from the British government that legislation could be… Read More

Last updated: 10 hours ago Fire crews worked for a third day to extinguish a wildfire on the slopes of Cape Town’s Table Mountain on Tuesday, as the city came to terms with what officials have described as one of the area’s worst blazes in years. The University of Cape Town campus was one of the first sites to be… Read More