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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said the ruling party, the African National Congress, must work to regain popular support after being embroiled in corruption scandals and divided by bitter factional rivalries. Marking the ANC’s 110th anniversary Saturday, Ramaphosa struck a somber note, emphasizing that the party of Nelson Mandela which helped South Africa to achieve democracy, has lost voter backing.… Read More

The wait is finally over for Cameroon, which hosts the Africa Cup of Nations three years later than initially planned as its own Indomitable Lions seems to be ready to face Burkina Faso in their first AFCON 2021 match. “If we give it our all and do what is necessary, I think we will win the game. No game is… Read More

The timing of the African cup of nations may have come as an inconvenience to players and clubs in the European club season but it will also be a time for some African talents to shine. The question however is who? The likes of Sadio Mane (Senegal) and Mohammed Salah (Egypt) have already gained global recognition following their wins playing… Read More

More teams continue to arrive in Cameroon for the African Cup of nation tournament that begins on Sunday. The latest to arrive are the Mauritania team led by their French coach Didier Gomes Da Rosa who will feature in Group F. This is the second time in the country’s history to feature in this much-coveted tournament. “Obviously, Algeria are favorites… Read More

Senegal’s national team touched down in Cameroon for the African Cup of Nations after three more players and six members of the backroom staff tested positive for the coronavirus. The Senegalese football federation named the players on Wednesday as Pape Sarr, Nampalys Mendy, and Mame Thiam. They and six members of the management team tested positive on Tuesday, when the… Read More

South Africa’s ruling party, the African National Congress, is to celebrate its 110th anniversary this weekend amid deep divisions, graft allegations and broad challenges that saw it perform dismally in local government elections last year. The anniversary event, to take place in the country’s northern Limpopo province on Saturday, comes days after a state-backed judicial investigation revealed how some of… Read More

The Holy city of Lalibela has welcomed its pilgrims once again. On Friday, thousands of Ethiopians have flooded into the streets of the town which was reclaimed last month by Ethiopian government troops from the TPLF, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front. Ethiopian Orthodox celebrated the birth of Jesus Christ on January 7. On Friday, large crowds gathered in the city… Read More

Last updated: 5 hours ago The majority of Orthodox believers celebrate Christmas on January 7, with midnight services especially popular. During two decades in power, Putin generally has marked Christmas outside Moscow, often at relatively little-known provincial churches Meanwhile, the Russian Orthodox Church held its main midnight Christmas service at Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Moscow, led by the Patriarch… Read More

Sidney Poitier, whose groundbreaking acting work in the 1950s and 60s paved the way for generations of Black film stars, has died aged 94. Poitier, who was born in Miami and raised in the Bahamas, was the first Black winner of the best actor Oscar for Lilies of the Field and, along with Harry Belafonte, was a pioneering Black presence… Read More

The journalist, blogger and founder of The Balderas for Genuine Democracy party was pardoned and released on Friday. Eskinder Nega had been detained for over a year in a maximum-security prison in the capital Addis Ababa. The release of Eskinder Nega was announced on Friday on the Facebook page of his political party, The Balderas for Genuine Democracy. There, a… Read More