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Host Cameroon was the first team through to the knockout stages at the African Cup of Nations after coming from behind for the second time in two games to overwhelm Ethiopia 4-1 on Thursday. The Indomitable Lions have indeed proved to be difficult to subdue, and captain Vincent Aboubakar scored another brace against Ethiopia to take his tally to four… Read More

Senegal trained Thursday ahead of their second game against Guinea. A win for the Lions of Teranga will mean they have qualified for the last of 16. The last game saw Liverpool winger Sadio Mane net a sole penalty goal at the end of the second half against Zimbabwe. Guinea’s head coach Kaba Diawara said his team was ready to… Read More

Cameroon hosts AFCON after the tournament was postponed twice. It is estimated that the state has invested no less than 760 million euros in the country’s sports infrastructure and in the development of other facilities prior to hosting the event. The AFCON soccer tournament is already breathing some life back into businesses in Cameroon as some locals are already switching… Read More

The Norwegian Nobel Committee, which awards the prestigious Peace Prize, has cautioned their 2019 winner, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, over the current war and humanitarian crisis in his country’s Tigray region. A statement on Thursday reads “As prime minister and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, Abiy Ahmed has a special responsibility to end the conflict and contribute to… Read More

Nigeria halted Twitter operations in last June after the social media giant deleted a tweet by President Muhammadu Buhari, provoking an international outcry over freedom of expression in the country. Twitter was accessible in Nigeria once again on Thursday after the government lifted the seven-month ban. The ban shocked many in Nigeria, where Twitter has had a major role in… Read More

Tunisia’s main political party, Ennahdha has decided to go ahead with its planned demonstration on Friday, despite the imposition of a night curfew that starts on Thursday. The Tunisian government on Wednesday announced the imposition of a two week night curfew due to the surge in covid 19 cases. In a quick response, the Ennahdha party claimed the ban on… Read More

Armed forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo have launched a series of attacks against the positions held by Allied Democratic Forces in Virunga National Park in the east of the country. The air offensive follows a joint operation at the end of November with Ugandan forces who are also fighting the group. “Our series of bombardments continues in Beni… Read More

In Nigeria, at least three people lost their lives, including two children, when a church collapsed in the south of the country. The incident occurred on Tuesday in a suburb of Asaba, the capital of the Delta State. “In my inspection visit, we found out that it could have been worse because what I saw was almost a total collapse.… Read More

A bus station in Mali’s capital stands unusually quiet, with foreign passengers left in limbo after West African countries closed their borders with the military-ruled nation. Africa Tours Trans is one of the main bus firms in the impoverished Sahel state, offering connections to its regional cities as well as to neighbouring countries. But late Tuesday morning only one bus… Read More

A very controversial Wednesday match handed Mali a winning opener against Morocco, with the centre referee drawing condemnation from the northern African team. The astonishing scenes overshadowed what should have been a proud day for Mali, who won the Group F game thanks to Ibrahima Kone’s penalty just after half-time. Meanwhile, the at the centre of the match caused chaos… Read More