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A leading Sudanese protest group on Sunday rejected a United Nations initiative to hold talks with the military aimed at restoring the country’s democratic transition following an October coup. The move suggests Sudan’s political deadlock and relentless street protests are likely to continue, with at least 60 people killed since the military takeover. The U.N. offer Saturday came a week… Read More

The Lions of Teranga proceeded on with their preparations for the Group B match on Monday when they will meet Zimbabwe in Bafoussam in the afternoon. The Senegalese who are the favorite to win the 2021 AFCON enjoy the services of Liverpool winger Sadio Mane and Chelsea’s Goalkeeper Edouard Mendy. Mendy, captain Kalidou Koulibaly and forward Famara Diedhiou returned positive… Read More

Riyad Mahrez and his Algeria teammates landed in Douala, Cameroon on Saturday evening ahead of the start of their African Cup of Nations campaign. Holders Algeria, unbeaten in 33 competitive games, will be led by Manchester City’s Riyad Mahrez, while Morocco have PSG full-back Achraf Hakimi and Sevilla goalkeeper Yassine Bounou, amongst others. The Desert Warriors, who are the defending… Read More

Deep in the Sahara desert, in the North West African nation of Mauritania lies the oasis city of Chinguetti. Founded in the eleventh century, the city stood at the cross roads of the old trans-Saharan trade routes. This desert is famous for its camel caravans, which in their heyday transported goods across North Africa. Along with commerce, manuscripts from the… Read More

The Kenyan Al Duhail striker Michael Olunga scored a double for his Qatari side on Saturday to reduce the gap with the league leaders to two points. The 27-year-old striker netted his first goal against Al Arabi in the fourth minute during the first half. A super pass from Alaa in the 48th minute lead to another marvelous goal from… Read More

The president of the Confederation of African Football CAF Patrice Motsepé was in Douala on Saturday for a friendly game ahead of the opening of the competition. Motsepe took the opportunity to reassure the fans and players about the security and Covid-19 protocols put in place to prevent further spread. “We have taken all these important measures because the lives… Read More

A few hours before the much-awaited Sunday’s commencement of the African Cup of Nations 2021 competition, the host Cameroon is now set to stage the much-coveted tournament on the continent. The first match will pitch the hosts, the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon versus Burkina Faso in Yaounde on Sunday at Olembe stadium. Cameroon was initially supposed to be the host… Read More

A somber mood as the world mourns the death of Sidney Poitier, who has died at age 94. Poitier, who died Thursday night at his home in Los Angeles, achieved mainstream popularity with a series of groundbreaking roles at a time of great racial tension in America in the 1950s and 1960s. “Sidney Poitier was the first (male Black actor)… Read More

Pygmies, who have been hunting in the Baka forests for about 5,000 years in Cameroon, are being left homeless by logging and forest destruction. The rainforests inhabited by the Pygmies are being rapidly depleted by timber production and mining. Integration efforts to settle the Pygmies, who are not allowed to live in or even enter the forests that have been… Read More

Last updated: 2 hours ago Albanian police intervened on Saturday to move away hundreds of protesters who broke into the Tirana headquarters of the country’s main opposition party in an internal squabble over the party’s leadership. Staff at the center-right Democratic Party’s headquarters used tear gas to try to prevent them breaking in before the police intervened at the party’s… Read More