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South Africa’s former president F.W. De Klerk, on Monday retracted the controversial submission he made earlier this month saying apartheid was not a crime against humanity, and apologised to the nation. De Klerk, 83, who was South Africa’s last apartheid-era president, shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Nelson Mandela in 1993 for dismantling white-minority rule and ushering in democracy. But… Read More

A popular Rwandan singer whose music was banned by the ruling regime was found dead in Kagali, police said Monday. Kizito Mihigo was said to have committed suicide while in custody, three days after he was caught trying to flee the country. The singer was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in 2015 for conspiring against the government. He was later… Read More

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) said it was rolling out an ambitious reform program even as it pushed back against accusations of mismanagement. An independent audit revealed potential abuse of power and financial impropriety at CAF. Also on Football Planet, Egyptian giants Zamalek were crowned CAF Super Cup champions after beating Esperance in Doha. Read More

Faf du Plessis on Monday stepped down as South Africa Test and Twenty20 captain. In a statement, the 35-year-old said he was acting in the ‘best interests’ of the teams, adding that it was ‘‘one of the toughest decision to make’‘. Plessis was replaced as captain of the one day side by Quinton de Kock in January this year. Plessis… Read More

Burundi’s main opposition candidate in the upcoming presidential elections is Agathon Rwasa, a former rebel leader and rival of outgoing President Pierre Nkurunziza. The National Congress for Liberty, known by its French acronym CNL, selected Rwasa to be its candidate in the May 20 presidential election. Rwasa was the leading opposition candidate in two previous elections but boycotted the 2010… Read More

West African ministers have met to search for solutions to regional powerhouse Nigeria’s shock decision to close its borders last August to curb smuggling. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has been at loggerheads with Nigeria since Africa’s largest economy shut its land frontiers with Niger and Benin to curb smuggling of rice and other commodities. Read More

Congo’s ruling party has rejected fresh moves from the country’s opposition for a political dialogue and the postponement of the presidential election from 2021 to 2023, without Denis Sassou-Nguesso. During a press conference on Saturday, the Congolese Labor Party (PCT) responded to the concerns of the opposition. So, what are the real issues and concerns in Congo as it braces… Read More

The search for true love seems to be getting increasingly hard by the day. Its scarcity has pushed some people to try unconventional ways to find the 21st century treasure. While some have resorted to online dating, asking friends and family for help in searching for “the one”, others have taken to matchmakers. Relationship experts have designed ways to help… Read More

Senegal international Sadio Mane was on target on Saturday as Liverpool continued their march towards the English Premier League title. Mane, out for three weeks with a hamstring injury came off the bench to score the only goal of the game at Norwich. The goal happened to be his 100th in England. He scored 25 goals for Southampton from where… Read More

The coronavirus was confirmed in the Chinese city of Wuhan on January 7, 2020. Cases have since been confirmed in several other Asian countries, Europe and the United States. The World Health Organisation, WHO, has since declared it a public health emergency of international dimensions. WHO chief Tedros Ghebereyesus said whiles China had a robust health system to detect and… Read More