Ghanaian 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.
Morocco says joining Spain-Portugal 2030 World Cup bid/in /by
Morocco is set to join Spain and Portugal in a bid to host the FIFA 2030 Men’s World Cup, replacing Ukraine in a three-way alliance with the two European nations.
Senegal opposition party launches protest over leader’s trial/in /by
Thousands of supporters of Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko rallied in Dakar on Tuesday, the first of several days of protests as the country prepares for elections in less than a year.
FIFA announces new expanded format for the 2026 World Cup/in /by
World football governing body, FIFA, on Tuesday announced the new format for the 2026 World Cup which will be an expanded tournament featuring 48 teams.
Tunisia’s President Kais Saied has met with the new speaker of parliament/in /by
Tunisia’s President Kais Saied has met with the new speaker of parliament, Ibrahim Bouderbala, following his election during the assembly’s first sitting on Monday.
Tropical Cyclone Freddy: Nearly 200 people now confirmed dead in Malawi/in /by
Nearly 200 people are now confirmed dead in Malawi after the devastating tropical cyclone Freddy ripped through southern Africa for the second time in a month.
DR Congo: MSF deplores ‘slow humanitarian response that excludes remote areas’/in /by
According to MSF, aid to North Kivu is focused only in the provincial capital. But "the inhabitants and displaced people in remote areas" remain "left out" More than 150,000 people, who fled the fighting between the Congolese army and the M23 rebellion, are living in "total destitution", ...
Exhibition at Israel Museum displays shrouds used in Jewish burials/in /by
The Israel Museum in Jerusalem is currently holding an exhibition dedicated to the special shrouds that are traditionally used by Jews to bury their dead.
U-20 AFCON: Young Teranga Lions acclaimed on return home/in /by
Hundreds of supporters welcomed the Lion Cubs of Teranga on their return from Egypt on Monday night (Mar. 13). Captain Samba Diallo did not hide his joy on the tarmac to have ended the curse of the U20, beaten in the final of the CAN in 2015, 2017 and 2019.
Free wigs and makeovers improve self-esteem of cancer patients in Kenya/in /by
Cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy often lose their hair as a side effect of the treatment. A beautician in Nairobi is helping to improve cancer patients' self-esteem with free wigs and makeovers.