Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia will be the first countries on the African continent to receive the technology needed to produce game-changing mRNA vaccines, which have proved crucial to the fight against COVID-19, the head of the UN health agency said on Friday.
It’s hard to say in which direction the fortunes of the Cameroonian nation are heading while it is hosting the 2021 African Cup of Nations. The premier men’s soccer tournament translates as Coupe d’Afrique des Nations (CAN) in French or African Cup of Nations in English. AFCON is held under the banner of the Confederation of…
What’s At Stake: The news media applauds Basketball Africa League (BAL) which kicks off its inaugural season on May 16 at Kigali World Arena, news organizations examine the actions of the French military that resulted in civilian deaths in the nation of Mali, and media outlets report clashes and killings in Sudan. Basketball Africa League (BAL)…
It’s been more than a year since the coronavirus pandemic began circulating around the world. From its difficult to trace origins in Wuhan, a Chinese province, the pandemic has seen more than 117 million cases worldwide, with an estimated 2.6 million recorded deaths. One of the mysteries of the Covid-19 saga is that not…
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shareSharenocloseShare pagelinkCopy linkAbout sharing image copyrightGetty Images MPs in France have voted to return to Senegal and Benin prized artefacts that were looted during colonial times. Benin will receive a throne stolen in
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shareSharenocloseShare pagelinkCopy linkAbout sharing“This is not a good way to travel here, for my brother or for anyone,” complains Mohamed Zitouni, a Moroccan man who has lived in Spain for 20 years.
The latest round of qualifiers for Afrobasket 2021, the continent’s basketball championship, concluded over the weekend with events in Rwanda and Egypt.BBC Sport Africa’a Janine Anthony looks at what we have learnt from the
Former Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp has said he was “lucky to have managed” Papa Bouba Diop.The ex-Senegal midfielder, who died on Sunday aged 42, spent three seasons at Fratton Park and was