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Somali ref Omar Artan picked for UEFA Super Cup after US World Cup ban/in /by
Somali referee Omar Artan has been picked to officiate the showcase UEFA Super Cup game in August, just days after he was denied entry to the United States ahead of the World Cup tournament where he was due to work.
Mexico beat South Africa 2-0 in World Cup opening match/in /by
Mexico got off to a winning start at the opening match of the World Cup, beating South Africa 2-0.
Lawyer of jailed Moroccan activist warns her health is declining/in /by
Ibtissame Lachgar is serving a 30-month sentence for offending Islam by wearing a t-shirt that said 'Allah is lesbian'.
Niger’s military-run government criminalises same-sex relations/in /by
Under the new law, same-sex relations will be punishable by a jail term of between five and 10 years and a fine.
First group of Nigerians repatriated from South Africa arrive in Lagos/in /by
The 262 people, mostly women and children, returned home amid increased anti-immigrant protests in South Africa.
Naila Opiangah: From Gabon to the global art scene/in /by
Now based between Ghana and New York, the 31-year-old artist says her work is deeply personal, but also political.
Nigerian activists call for stronger measures to protect the environment/in /by
Protecting the environment, they said, is ultimately about safeguarding our future on Earth and requires sustained action from everybody.
$20 million worth of fake World Cup jerseys seized ahead of tournament/in /by
Hong Kong customs officials have intercepted 230,000 suspected counterfeit products worth nearly $20 million, including thousands of fake football jerseys destined for World Cup fans. Authorities say demand for tournament merchandise is fuelling a booming global counterfeit trade.
Three women vying to become UN’s first female secretary-general/in /by
They set out their plans to reform the world body at a debate in the Swiss city of Geneva.
Can African small businesses benefit from China’s zero-tariff policy? {Business Africa}/in /by
Can small-scale local farmers in Zambia overcome strict quality and credit barriers to leverage China's new zero-tariff policy? Meanwhile, as fuel costs climb, Nigerian consumers turn to electric vehicles despite persistent power supply challenges.