AFCON 2023: half-empty stadiums and inaccessible tickets/in /by
Fans hoping to attend matches at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations have been frustrated in their efforts to secure tickets as matches are played in half-empty stadiums.
Morocco: emergency plan to counter the water crisis/in /by
The Moroccan government has presented an emergency plan to address the country's water crisis.
More than 100 days into conflict, Israel-Hamas war rage on, extends with attacks in west bank/in /by
On Wednesday Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited an airbase and repeated his pledge that Israel will continue the war in Gaza until Hamas is eliminated.
AFCON 2023 – Uncertainty looms over Mohammed Kudus’ availability for Egypt match/in /by
Ghana coach Chris Hughton says he will wait until the last moment to decide whether Mohammed Kudus is fit enough to face Egypt in their potentially decisive Africa Cup of Nations match on Thursday.
UK lower house passes bill to send some migrants to Rwanda/in /by
Lawmakers Wednesday (Jan. 17) voted 320 to 276 to back a bill intended to overcome a U.K. Supreme Court block on the Rwanda plan. A larger rebellion Wednesday would have doomed the Safety of Rwanda Bill, and imperiled Sunak’s 15-month-old government.
Pics of the day: January 17, 2023/in /by
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Sierra Leone: ex-president Koroma allowed to travel on medical grounds/in /by
Sierra Leone's former president Ernest Bai Koroma was granted permission by a high court in Freetown on Wednesday to travel abroad for medical reasons.
Morocco: Supporters in Casablanca celebrate AFCON opener win/in /by
Moroccans in Casablanca gathered en masse in a fanzone Wednesday (Jan. 17) to support the Atlas Lions in their first match in 34th Africa Cup of nations. The team played Tanzania in its group F opener at the Laurent Pokou stadium in San Pedro, Cote d'Ivoire.
Morocco eases to 3-0 win over Tanzania in Africa Cup opener/in /by
En-Nesyri’s celebrations were initially cut short by the offside flag after he scored his team's third goal in the 80th minute. He had already made way for substitute Amine Harit to go on in his place before a VAR check confirmed he had been onside for Achraf Hakimi’s cross.
Karim Wade’s presidential bid secured as France releases him from dual nationality allegiance/in /by
The resolution comes after a contentious dispute over the dual nationality of the Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) candidate, sparking actions from French President Emmanuel Macron.