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Baghdad Bounedjah’s brace at 7th and 77th minute against Al Duhail helped Al Sadd secure for the second consecutive time the Qatar Cup title Bounedjah’s first goal came off a bicycle kick, while Santi Cazorla assisted him for the second. Kenya striker Michael Olunga missed out on a chance to bag his first silverware since signing for Al Duhail SC.… Read More

On this episode of Inspire Africa, we hear the stories of a ballet school in Accra, Ghana making waves among children. Then the story of a Congolese man in Australia growing African herbs and vegetables to the delight of many. And finally Jerry Fisayo-Bambi takes on in an interview, the story of how one man’s – Murendeni Mafumo’s -water business… Read More

Last-minute touches on a frilly white dress, a final coat of powder and it’s showtime for the Black Lives Matter-inspired collective making history at Milan Fashion Week. After a years-long battle to improve diversity on the Italian catwalks, a group of five black designers made their on-schedule debut by opening the women’s Fall/Winter fashion shows. All this season’s shows are… Read More

The head of Libya’s parliament Aguila Saleh on Friday called on the country’s interim prime minister to form a government that represents all factions in the crisis-hit North African nation to overcome “differences”. “We want this government to gain the confidence of parliament in the way we want, in reality, we want a tight and competent government. I say to… Read More

The Polisario Front has accused the United Nation of being responsible for the situation in the Western Sahara. An official of the Polisario Front, Khatri Addouh pointed out how Morocco received support from the United Nation and the Security Council in worsening the situation in the Western Sahara region. “Morocco could not have done what it did without the support… Read More

Heaven and Earth — that is the name in Afrikaans for this valley nestled between arid mountains and the cool ocean, a location that makes it a paradise for winegrowing. Not for nothing are vineyards in Hemel en Aarde carving out a global reputation among wine lovers seeking a fresh, distinctive flavour. Winemakers here do not try to imitate the… Read More

Thousands of anti-government protesters took to the streets across Algeria on Friday, as the “Hirak” pro-democracy movement gathers renewed momentum after a year-long hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic. Despite a ban on gatherings over Covid-19, crowds rallied in several neighbourhoods of the capital Algiers in the early afternoon after Friday prayers and marched toward the city centre. “It’s awesome.… Read More

The Republic of Congo has quietly purchased some 500 tonnes of weapons from Azerbaijan, according to an investigation by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP). The report comes as the central African country, also called Congo-Brazzaville, gears up for the March 21 presidential election in which President Denis Sassou Nguesso is seeking a new mandate to extend his… Read More

Ivory Coast has become the second country in the world to receive coronavirus vaccines from the COVAX initiative, which was created to ensure that low- and middle-income countries have fair access. Some 500,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine made by the Serum Institute of India arrived on Friday in the commercial capital Abidjan. The first COVAX shipment was sent to… Read More

Senegal’s parliament on Friday voted to lift the immunity of leading opposition MP Ousmane Sonko, who has been accused of rape, allegations which he denies. Sonko, 46, finished third in the 2019 elections that saw President Macky Sall win a second term in office and is considered Senegal’s most prominent opposition figure. A handful of his supporters protested in the… Read More