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Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema expressed confidence on Wednesday that his government would secure a plan to restructure his country’s debt at talks in Paris this week with its creditors. In 2020, the nation became the first country on the African continent since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic to default on its $18.6 billion foreign debt. Zambia has sought help… Read More

FC Barcelona on Wednesday condemned racist insults hurled at its Nigerian player James Nnaji before the final of the Spanish Basketball Championship, which the Catalan club won at Real Madrid. “FC Barcelona strongly condemns the racist insults suffered by first-team basketball player James Nnaji, prior to game N.3 of the final,” Barça wrote in a statement. “The club, which has… Read More

According to the recently released Reuters Institute Digital News report 2023 survey, Kenya is leads in world TikTok usage. The report shows that the east African nation concentrates 54% of TikTok usage for any purpose and 29% for news. Thailand comes in second place as South Africa holds the third spot with 50% for general use and 22% for news.… Read More

Pharell Williams presented the Louis Vuitton spring summer 2024 menswear collection at the Pont Neuf in Paris. The show is the most eagerly awaited event of the season, with guests set to view the catwalk on Paris’ oldest bridge from boats on the Seine.  This is the first show for the musician-turned-designer after taking over the menswear collections for the world’s… Read More

Two people were killed and 34 injured when an overnight passenger train careered off the tracks and overturned in eastern Tunisia on Wednesday, the state-owned SNCFT rail company said. The accident occurred shortly after midnight (2300 GMT) when a train operating between Tunis and the southern city of Gabes derailed near Msaken, a town about 150 kilometres (95 miles) from… Read More

Kenya’s Minister of Commerce was in turmoil on Wednesday after publicly denigrating a media group, accusing it of working for the opposition and calling its journalists “prostitutes”. The opposition and journalists’ associations called for a boycott of the minister, Moses Koria, saying that after these statements he was not worthy of working for the state. At a public event on… Read More

Police and protesters clashed on Wednesday when the supporters of the opposition party All People’s Congress (APC) who are accusing the electoral commission and its chairman Mohamed Konneh of alleged bias in favor of the ruling party. The protesters are demanding the release of a more detailed voter register. “We are here to protest because we want a credible election.… Read More

Victor Wembanyama walked into his first NBA news conference Wednesday morning, took his seat and looked out at a maze of cameras and microphones that have been awaiting him for years. And then he smiled. “What’s up, everyone?” the French teen said. Seeming poised and completely ready for what awaits him, Wembanyama’s NBA chapter is now underway. The NBA draft… Read More

An Orthodox Christian priest, Tesfa Kiros Meresfa, begs door-to-door for food along with countless others recovering from a two-year war in northern Ethiopia that starved his people. To his dismay, urgently needed grain and oil have disappeared again for millions caught in a standoff between Ethiopia’s government, the United States and United Nations over what U.S. officials say may be… Read More

Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan, a footballing legend in his homeland, announced on Tuesday that he was retiring from the game at the age of 37. “It’s a difficult stage in any player’s career, a moment that all footballers dread. But when nature takes over, a little voice starts ringing in your ears… +It’s time…” he told a press conference in… Read More