Ghana’s Herbert Mensah to vie for Africa Rugby presidency/in /by
Herbert Mensah, sports administrator, and President of the Ghana Rugby Football Union, today announced his candidacy for President of the World Rugby's African association, Rugby Africa, the governing body of rugby in Africa.
The struggles of the American South on display in London/in /by
London's Royal Academy of Arts showcases the work of several African-American artists originating from the American South
Africa facing Chinese and Russian influence/in /by
By multiplying the heavy infrastructure projects in Africa, China and Russia aim to establish their influence in the countries of the continent, which risk for their part to find themselves "trapped" , warn experts.
Nigeria: Marginal Field – NUPRC to Ease Funding Challenges for Awardees/in /by
[Premium Times] "It is to provide platforms for strategic partnership/alliance between the awardees and the service providers..."
Gabon: More than 21 bodies recovered from deadly shipwreck/in /by
"The only thing we are waiting for today is really that the bodies are found: alive because the miracle is still possible or still dead to console at least the parent that they can still see their loved ones one last time. We are not impatient, as long as we do not have the body we are not at peace"
Ugandan leader’s son unnerves with tweets of ambitions/in /by
While many of his tweets are dismissed as laughable, the ones about succeeding his father in this East African nation are a source of concern for some.
Madagascar: death toll rises to 34 in shipwreck near Mayotte/in /by
The boat which was carrying about sixty passengers sank off the northern coast of the Big Island. A first report on Monday reported about twenty deaths.
France: 2 journalists sentenced for blackmail against the King of Morocco/in /by
Two French journalists were given a one-year suspended prison sentence and a 10,000 euro fine in Paris on Tuesday, found guilty of trying to blackmail the King of Morocco in 2015 by demanding money in return for the non-publication of a book.
Students die after truck rams Into Uganda classroom/in /by
The accident happened at around 3:30 PM when the driver of Sino truck lost control of the vehicle and veered into the school computer Lab that was occupied by students and killed three on the spot.
Over 200 killed, thousands displaced in Malawi, Mozambique cyclone destruction/in /by
"We sought shelter at this school but we lack security. We are still wearing the same clothes since we arrived here. When it comes to food, it is not enough. We also lack clean water we can use for bathing and washing." Lines Jackson, Cyclone Freddy survivor