Tag: Africaglobalvillage

The remains of former Ghana international footballer Christian Atsu who died in a devastating earthquake in Turkey were being flown home on Sunday, the country’s foreign ministry said. Atsu, 31, was caught up in a 7.8-magnitude quake that rocked Turkey and Syria on February 6, killing more than 44,000 people in both countries. There were initial reports the former Chelsea… Read More

African Union chief, Moussa Faki Mahamat said Israel’s observer status with the organization had been suspended and the country was therefore not invited to its weekend summit. AU commission head Moussa Faki Mahamat said on Sunday, a day after the Israeli delegation was expelled from the opening ceremony of the summit in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa: “Last year we discussed… Read More

Top diplomats of the African Union member states met two days for the 42nd ordinary session of the Executive Council of the union. Speaking in the AU headquarters, Moussa Faki Mahamat, the chairperson of the AU Commission, pointed to progress achieved when evaluating the first decade of the AU’s development Agenda 2063. He also acknowledged remaining challenges. “In order to… Read More

Villagers in Mekemeke in Mpumalanga, along the banks of the river have been cutoff for over a week since the recent rains. The villagers were given food parcels by local government officials, together with non governmental organisations. Villagers have been unable to go to shops to buy food supplies and children have also not been able to go to schools.… Read More

Rwanda’s ICT Ministry has announced that a satellite service provided by SpaceX will be piloted in 500 schools in Rwanda after its launch on the 22nd of February. The project is part of a larger initiative to provide high-speed internet access to underserved areas in the country. The satellite-based internet soon to be provided by billionaire Elon Musk’s high-speed satellite… Read More

The authorities in Mali have begun a crackdown on hookah smoking after giving a grace period to shisha bars to adjust to a ban. The country’s anti-drug agency says it has carried out dozens of arrests in the capital Bamako and seized water pipes after the six-month moratorium expired. Bars where small groups of smokers — primarily young men —… Read More

UN chief Antonio Guterres on Saturday called for Africa to take “action for peace” to combat rising violence as the continent’s leaders held their annual summit in Addis Ababa. Africa is reeling from a record drought in the Horn and deadly violence in the Sahel region and the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with the African Union (AU) meeting… Read More

British cycling great Chris Froome said Friday he has high hopes for the future of the sport in Africa as he returned to the continent of his birth. The four-time Tour de France winner, who was born in Kenya, is the star attraction at the Tour du Rwanda which runs from Saturday to February 26. “I’d love to do more… Read More

Young players and amateur football club in Ghana’s capital Accra are reacting after former Ghana international Christian Atsu was found dead, almost two weeks after a devastating earthquake in Turkey. “This is a good soul taken out of the community and taken out of the country,” says Nana Kweku-Ajimai, founder of Ghana project football club. “Christian Atsu’s good deeds is all… Read More

The frontrunners in Nigeria’s presidential race hit the campaign trail on Saturday in a major push to convince voters a week before the polls. More than 90 million people are registered to vote in Nigeria where President Muhammadu Buhari is stepping down after his two terms allowed by the constitution. Waving from the top of an open-air double-decker bus, the… Read More