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24, January 2024
Historic Mauritania victory condemns Algeria to shock AFCON exit 0
Former champions Algeria crashed out of the Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday after losing 1-0 to Mauritania, who are 75 places lower in the world rankings. Captain Mohamed Delllah Yaly scored after 37 minutes in Bouake for the Group D outsiders, who will fill one of four places reserved for third-placed finishers in the […]
23, January 2024
Martin Luther King Jr’s youngest son Dexter Scott dies of cancer 0
Dexter Scott King, the youngest son of Dr Martin Luther King Jr, has died at the age of 62, the King Center in Atlanta said. Family members said he died after a battle with prostate cancer. “He transitioned peacefully in his sleep at home with me in Malibu,” his wife, Leah Weber King, said in […]
23, January 2024
Late drama as Indomitable Lions advance to last 16 and Black Stars go out 0
Cameroon scored twice with time ticking away on Tuesday to snatch a dramatic 3-2 win over Gambia, secure an Africa Cup of Nations last-16 place, and eliminate Ghana from the tournament. In an amazing finish in Bouake, Ebrima Colley scored on 85 minutes to put Gambia 2-1 up only for Joseph Gomez to concede an […]
22, January 2024
Five killed in Boko Haram raids in Far North 0
At least five people were killed after the terror group, Boko Haram, raided two civilian communities in the Far North region, local and security sources said on Sunday. The militants raided Ldubam Bah village of the region at about 7 p.m. on Saturday, killing four civilians, a security source in the region said. At about […]
22, January 2024
Nigeria beat Guinea-Bissau to seal AFCON last-16 spot 0
A first-half Opa Sangante own goal gave Nigeria a 1-0 win over Guinea-Bissau on Monday as the Super Eagles clinched their place in the last 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations. Sangante emphatically turned a Moses Simon cross into his own net in the 36th minute, after feeling compelled to intervene with Victor Osimhen […]
22, January 2024
Liberia’s new president Boakai sworn in with pledge to ‘rescue’ Africa’s oldest republic 0
Liberia’s new president, Joseph Boakai, was sworn into office Monday after his narrow win in a November election. Boakai, who at age 79 is the country’s oldest sitting head of state, promised to unite and rescue Africa’s oldest republic from its economic woes. “Partisanship must give way to nationalism,” Boakai told citizens and foreign delegation […]
22, January 2024
Biya regime launches world’s first nationwide malaria vaccination programme 0
The world’s first routine vaccine programme against malaria has started in Cameroon, in a move projected to save thousands of children’s lives across Africa. The symbolic first jab was given to a baby girl named Daniella at a health facility near Yaoundé on Monday. Every year 600,000 people die of malaria in Africa, according to […]
21, January 2024
Africa Cup of Nations: Morocco held by DR Congo 0
Morocco will have to wait to clinch a place in the last 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations after being held to a 1-1 draw by the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday, with Silas Katompa Mvumpa earning the Leopards a deserved draw. Achraf Hakimi had given heavily-fancied Morocco an early lead in San-Pedro, […]
21, January 2024
Biya, Chadian president’s special envoy discuss ties, regional development 0
President Paul Biya and visiting Chadian Minister of Economy, Planning and International Cooperation Mahamat Assouyouti Abakar on Friday discussed bilateral relations and regional development. A statement released Friday evening by the Cameroonian presidency said that Abakar was a special envoy of Chadian leader Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno. “The reinforcement of the longstanding and excellent cooperation […]
24, January 2024
Francis Ngannou capable of ‘massive upset’ against Joshua 0
by soter • Breaking News, Headline News, Sports, World
Francis Ngannou can cause a “massive upset” by defeating Anthony Joshua in their heavyweight showdown in Saudi Arabia, according to veteran promoter Frank Warren. British boxer Joshua heads into the March 8 fight looking to back-up his commanding stoppage-win over Sweden’s Otto Wallin in December as he continues his quest to become a three-time world […]