CAF hands life, 10-year bans to 22 referees after bribery allegations
The Disciplinary Board of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has handed a lifetime ban to one Ghanaian assistant referee (David Laryea) and 10-year bans […]
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AU calls for transparent elections in DRC
The African Union has called on the Democratic Republic of Congo to ensure peaceful, transparent and truly inclusive elections. The central Africa mineral-rich nation is […]
White House: Uhuru Kenyatta to visit USA
United States President Donald Trump will meet his Kenyan counterpart later this month, specifically on August 27, The White House announced in an official statement. […]
Gambia: First post-Jammeh film to be premiered in London
A thirty-minute documentary detailing the efforts that human rights defenders invested in ensuring Former Gambian president Yahya Jammeh’s reign came to an end via the […]
Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa urges unity to end post-election violence
Zimbabwe’s President-elect and leader of the ruling Zanu-PF party, Emmerson Mnangagwa last weekend, called for Zimbabwe to unite behind him after he was declared winner […]
Egypt: 52 jihadists killed in Sinai
Egypt’s security forces have killed about 52 suspected militants in recent days in the restive northern Sinai Peninsula, the military said in a statement on […]
Mali: German peacekeepers clean explosive devices from the “road of death”
German peacekeepers from MINUSMA, the United Nations Mission in Mali have embarked on a mission to patrol the “road of death”, searching for clues of […]
Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa wins first post-Mugabe vote
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has won Zimbabwe’s presidential election, according to the country’s electoral commission. Emmerson Mnangagwa, who seized power from President Robert Mugabe in a […]
Mali: Incumbent President Keita, rival Cissé in run-off poll
Mali’s presidential election will go to a run-off poll after President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita failed to get enough votes to win a second term in […]
Nigeria’s Buhari praises President Barrow for stability in post-Jammeh Gambia
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday lauded his Gambian counterpart, Adama Barrow, for bringing stability to Gambia since the downfall of longtime leader Yahya Jammeh. […]