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Kaylia Nemour wins Algeria first-ever gymnastics gold medal/in /by
Kaylia Nemour of Algeria delivered the country’s first Olympic gold medal in gymnastics, putting together a thrilling routine in the uneven bars final on Sunday to edge Qiu Qiyuan of China. Sunisa Lee of the U.S. picked up her third medal in Paris and sixth of her Olympic career by grabbing bronze
Concerns rise among Malians in Ivory Coast over ECOWAS exit plan/in /by
A group of Malian nationals residing in Ivory Coast convened in Abidjan on Sunday to express their opposition to Mali's planned exit from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) next January.
Lagos protests: Citizens respond to Tinubu’s appeal for calm/in /by
On Sunday, demonstrators in Lagos expressed their thoughts on an early request made by Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to halt the weeks-long protests in the country against economic challenges.
Uganda’s blind assistant app: a step forward in education/in /by
Visually impaired students in Africa often face challenges accessing braille texts, resulting in high dropout rates in high school because of the slow advancement in assistive technology. Fortunately, a group of developers from Uganda has developed the Blind Assistant app.
Nigerian women’s basketball team qualifies for Olympic quarterfinals/in /by
Ezinna Kalu scored 21 points as Nigeria made Olympic history by becoming the first African team, male or female, to reach the Olympic quarterfinals in basketball when it beat Canada 79-70 on Sunday.
Noor Slaoui on Olympics pride and charlotte Dujardin controversy/in /by
Nour Slaoui is called trailblazer and a pioneer, the first Arab and African woman to participate in the Olympics in the eventing discipline.
Simple genius: Slamdams protect Kenyan communities from floods/in /by
Slamdams, made from heat-resistant rubber, have a water capacity of 8,000 litres each. Each slamdam measures five metres in length, 1.5 in width and stands one metres tall.
Venezuela: President Maduro and his opponents organize parallel rallies/in /by
President Nicolas Maduro and his opponents proclaimed themselves winners while international pressure grew to find a negotiated solution to the crisis.
Nigerians protest high cost of living as police arrest nearly 700/in /by
Nigerian security forces on Saturday fired bullets and teargas at several journalists and protesters during demonstrations against the country’s economic crisis in the capital city, Abuja, according to journalists at the scene.
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif clinches medal at Olympics/in /by
Fans of Algerian boxer Imane Khelif celebrated in Paris on Saturday after the fighter clinched a medal at the Paris Olympics, following days of sharp scrutiny and online abuse as misconceptions about her gender exploded into a larger clash about identity in sports.