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The head of Kenya’s disbanded national football federation appeared in court on Monday over allegations of corruption. Football Kenya Federation (FKF) boss Nick Mwendwa has been accused of transferring about 8.5 million Kenyan shillings ($76,000, 66,00 euros) of federation money into his own account without any documentation to justify the move. Prosecutors asked the court to detain Mwendwa for 14… Read More

Annitta Cele is a marketing diploma graduate . She says she’s been trying to find a job in her field for three years. She’s resorted to an unconventional way of making money. ” I lost a job in October 2018. It has been three years looking for a job- applying every where. What I basically do is do what most… Read More

Last updated: 5 hours ago Hundreds of migrants remained stranded at Belarus’ border with Poland on Monday as the European Union agreed to slap further sanctions on the former Soviet nation. Amid the crisis, Poland has also reinforced its side of the frontier with 15,000 soldiers, in addition to border guards and police. In a briefing on Monday, Polish officials… Read More

Guinea’s junta leader Mamady Doumbouya said his country could “solve” its own problems, just days after the ECOWAS grouping of West African states hardened its stance against Conakry. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has suspended Guinea from the bloc and slapped sanctions against individual junta members and their families in retaliation for a September 5 coup that… Read More

Algerian trained on Sunday ahead of their World Cup qualifier against Burkino Faso The Greens are facing their destiny this Tuesday against Burkina Faso. A victory or a draw would allow Belmadi and his men to advance to the play-offs for the 2022 World Cup. This match will be played this Tuesday from 17:00 at the Mustapha Tchaker Stadium in… Read More

Tigrayan forces battling the Ethiopian government could be poised to seize the country’s main trade route, the Djibouti corridor, a top expert on the conflict said Monday. Will Davison of the International Crisis Group said such a move would put significant economic pressure on the government in Addis Ababa. “About I guess 10 days ago now they took control of… Read More

Last updated: 43 minutes ago Every Saturday, tourists and joggers are treated to scenes straight from the Arctic with dogs that have swapped snow for sand. A team of huskies pulling a sled along the white sands of Muizenberg beach, getting a dose of much-needed exercise just outside of Cape Town, South Africa. Locals and holidaymakers alike are stunned to… Read More

Tennis star Venus Williams didn’t just cry the first time she saw “King Richard,” the new biopic about her family starring Will Smith as her father, she started weeping when she read the script. “I cried on the script,” Williams said at the movie’s world premiere at the American Film Institute Fest on Sunday night (14 NOVEMBER 2021) in Hollywood.… Read More

The African Union’s special envoy for the Horn of Africa, Olusegun Obasanjo, remains hopeful that dialogue can end Ethiopia’s year-long war, but warned in a statement released Sunday that “such talks cannot deliver” without an immediate ceasefire. The former Nigerian president is leading an international push to end a conflict that has cost thousands of lives and displaced two million… Read More

Six African teams have qualified for the FIFA World Cup playoffs next year in March. DR Congo, Ghana Mali and Egypt joined the Lions of Teranga and the Pharaohs in the prequalification games in 2022. The continent will be represented by five teams which will be decided in March on a two-legged play-off in March. Meanwhile, other teams are yet… Read More