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While Real Madrid has just won the Club World Cup in Morocco, a new form of competition will see the light of day, in 2025. It will bring together 32 teams, including four Africans, and will be played every four years. FIFA has also decided on the distribution of places by continent. Unsurprisingly, European clubs take the lion’s share with… Read More

The United States and the Nigerian government on Thursday, inked a deal for the return stolen money of about $1 million by late Deprieye Alamieyeseigha, a former governor in Nigeria . Mr Alamieyeseigha, who was governor of Bayelsa in South-south Nigeria in 1999, was removed from office by the Bayelsa State House of Assembly in December 2005 to face trial.… Read More

Russia, China, and South Africa are set to begin naval drills off South Africa’s Indian Ocean coast Friday in a demonstration of the three countries’ close ties amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and China’s tense relationship with the West. The 10 days of exercises, named Mosi II, will coincide with the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb.… Read More

Two people died Thursday in clashes between anti-junta protesters and security forces in Guinea, a municipal official and relatives of the deceased told AFP, with the country’s opposition coalition reporting “many arrests” and injuries from live ammunition. Protesters took to the streets to demand a return to civilian rule, and the release of arrested activists and other political prisoners under… Read More

Sao Paulo kicked off its world-famous Carnival parade on Friday evening with some of Brazil’s top samba schools performing at Anhembi Sambodrome. Friday was the first of a two-night competition in the city, which has recently emerged as a Carnival hotspot. “It is the most valuable thing for us Brazilians, it is our culture. Foreigners, when they heard about Brazil they… Read More

African leaders met Saturday to discuss a slew of challenges facing the continent as UN chief Antonio Guterres urged them to do more to bring peace to conflict-hit regions. 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 two-day African Union summit… Read More

Hundreds of displaced women in Goma called for the departure of the rebel group M23 on Friday and an end to the violence in Eastern Congo. The women said they’re suffering from hunger and their children have been unable to attend school. With babies on their back, they chanted slogans and carried signs demanding justice and peace. “M23 makes us suffer. We… Read More

A curious creature looks like it’s straight out of Jurassic Park. It is however no dinosaur. This is a pangolin and if more isn’t done to protect it, the pangolin may well face the same fate as the dinosaurs. Unlike our understanding of most dinosaurs, these mammals are shy, defenceless and harmless yet they face a myriad of challenges: poaching, loss… Read More

Libyans on Friday marked the 12th anniversary of their 2011 uprising. Many cities witnessed major celebrations and in the capital, Tripoli, residents took to the streets to celebrate, with squares decorated with national flags and lights.  Music performances by Libyan singers and bands attracted large crowds of people in Tripoli’s main square.A huge military parade took place in the square… Read More

Search teams have uncovered the body of Ghana international soccer player Christian Atsu, his agent revealed on Saturday. Atsu had been missing following the devastating earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria. The remains of the soccer star, who had been playing for Turkish Super Lig club Hatayspor, were found amid the ruins of a luxury 12-story building where he had been… Read More