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A Dynamic But Friendly Match Ghana faced Mali on Friday evening in a friendly match, with the Black Stars defeated 3-0. Appointed in january this year, Charles Kwabla Akonnor and his technical staff sat for the first time on the Ghana NT bench. Their first 90 mins of competitive football have been very long and especially poor. Three players made… Read More

Auhoritinaism in Benin? Opponents and members of civil society in Benin have denounced the six-month away presidential election which they claim could be held without any credible opposition candidate under questionable and dubious political circumstances orchestrated by the ruling government in light of an amendment to the electoral code and several court convictions against prominent politicians. The article voted on… Read More

Auhoritinaism in Benin? Opponents and members of civil society in Benin have denounced the six-month away presidential election which they claim could be held without any credible opposition candidate under questionable and dubious political circumstances orchestrated by the ruling government in light of an amendment to the electoral code and several court convictions against prominent politicians. The article voted on… Read More

Doors Open for Prayer Open on Friday for worshippers, mosques in and around the Libyan capital city Tripoli — almost seven months after a nationwide back in March Upon the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. The capital-city based United Nations-recognised Government of National Accord officially authorised the reopening of mosques with strict coronavirus-prevention conditions — with worshippers first and foremost… Read More

Two people were killed in Nigeria’s oil-rich Delta state as protestors against police brutality took to the streets in several Nigerian cities on Friday. One protestor and one police officer were killed while another sustained life-threatening injuries during a protest in the southern town of Ughelli, Hafiz Inuwa, Delta State Commissioner of Police told AFP, adding that nine suspects had… Read More

Uganda’s coronavirus cases may be small but the pandemic is constraining the delivery of health services regardless. A blood shortage that has hit major hospitals in the country has delayed, even halted life-saving surgeries and in some cases, patients have died. The China-Uganda hospital, Naguru in Kampala is a vital source of health care for many people on low incomes.… Read More

Nigeria is sinking deeper into debt. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari presented the 2021 budget to the National Assembly on Thursday. He announced that it would be funded by fresh borrowings worth 4.3 trillion nairas, which is a third of the total budget of almost 13 trillion nairas. That’s 33.2 billion American dollars. The president said that 420 Billion have been… Read More

Many animal shelters in the UAE have seen an influx of creatures since the COVID-19 pandemic took hold. Dr. Manal Al Mansoori works for the government-supported animal welfare organization, Yanni, and has 15 rescue pets of her own at home. The Emirati says that pet abandonment is a long-standing problem that’s been heightened in recent months. “We’re getting at least… Read More

A mural of Chadwick Boseman doing the “Wakanda forever” salute from “Black Panther” with a young Black boy has been unveiled in Disneyland in Florida. The mural, called “King Chad” honors the actor who died of cancer last August. It was created by the concept artist and illustrator Nikkolas Smith, a longtime admirer of Boseman’s. The news of Chadwick Boseman’s… Read More

Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police (IGP) Muhammed Adamu has forbidden several special units of the country’s police forces to carry out duties such as stop-and-search, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks. This includes the “Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad”, a unit that has become notorious over the past years, after scores of reports of misconduct, torture and extortion. Africanews asked Human Rights… Read More