Aged 31, ex-France and Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane announces his retirement from football/in /by
Ex-France and Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane has announced that he is retiring from football at the age of 31. It comes after Varane, who recently signed with Como, suffered a knee injury during a match against Sampdoria. His illustrious career saw him bag a world cup victory.
Women and newborns in South Darfur dying from preventable conditions, MSF alerts/in /by
In war torn-Sudan, mothers and newbors in the western state of South Darfur are dying of preventable conditions in shoking numbers, NGO Doctors without Border (MSF) alerted Tuesday (Sep. 24).
St. Lucia’s first Olympic medalist returns home to a hero’s welcome/in /by
On Tuesday, officials also announced that Sept. 27 would be Julien Alfred Day as the 23-year-old known as “JuJu” returned home to the eastern Caribbean island where she once ran barefoot as a child
Nigeria: Dangote – NNPC Made Huge Mistake By Reducing Stake in Our Refinery From 20 Percent to 7.2 Percent/in /by
[This Day] ·Reveals he has two oil blocks, but won't invest heavily in upstream segment
West Africa: Nigeria, Others to Get $90bn World Bank Electricity Fund/in /by
[This Day] Abuja -- A plan to bring electricity to 300 million Africans by 2030, backed by an initial pledge of $30 billion from the World Bank and the African Development Bank (AfDB) has begun to be implemented with an assessment of the first potential beneficiaries.
Nigeria: Dangote Partners Abuja Chamber of Commerce to Lift 2024 Trade Fair/in /by
[This Day] The Dangote Group has announced that it is partnering the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) to boost trade and investment in the country as the major sponsor of the 19th edition of the trade fair which officially opened yesterday.
Nigeria: National Assembly to Inaugurate Joint Oil Sabotage Probe Panel Today/in /by
[This Day] Abuja -- The Joint National Assembly ad-hoc committee on the sabotage in the oil and gas sector of the nation's economy, would be formally inaugurated at both chambers of the federal parliament during plenary today.
Iran president urges action to ‘end Israel’s barbarism’ in Gaza, Lebanon/in /by
Masoud Pezeshkian also defended his country's support for the Palestinians. Deadly Israeli raids inside Lebanon have grabbed headlines at this year's United Nations General Assembly
Tony Parker: “I want the kids in the DRC to keep dreaming big” [Interview]/in /by
French NBA-star Tony Parker sat down with Africanews during his visit in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In this interview, he shares his vision for the Congolese youth and tells them to "keep dreaming big".
Families of jailed Tunisians call on ICC to look into claims of migrant abuse, political persecution/in /by
Relatives of jailed Tunisian opposition figures urged the International Criminal Court on Tuesday to investigate alleged rights violations against migrants in the country. Tha accusations are the latest to plague President Kais Saied, who is seeking a second term in elections on October 6th.