Nigeria’s Lagos State, which includes the country’s sprawling economic capital of more than 20 million people, has announced a ban on styrofoam and single-use plastics to curb pollution.The state government said in a statement Sunday the ban would take effect immediately but environmental experts said implementing and enforcing it could be complicated.Many street vendors and …
Liberia’s new president Joseph Boakai pledged to fight corruption in the West African country as he was sworn into office on Monday following his election victory over former football star George Weah.The 79-year-old narrowly beat former Ballon d’Or winner Weah in November’s run-off poll, with 50.64 percent of the vote to 49.36 percent. “We see hard …
In Johannesburg, illegal miners and mining companies are in a race to tap golden riches hidden in hundreds of heaps of mine waste, many taller than a 20-storey building.The hills that scar the city’s landscape are now coveted by South African mining companies whose underground gold deposits have become harder to exploit with every passing …
South African miners see gold in hills of wasteMon, 22 Jan 2024 14:20:37 GMT Read More »
Joseph Boakai was sworn in Monday as Liberia’s president after his election victory over former football star George Weah, with the challenge of tackling poverty and corruption.The 79-year-old narrowly beat former Ballon d’Or winner Weah in November’s run-off poll with 50.64 percent of the votes to 49.36 percent. The investiture ceremony in parliament was attended by …
Joseph Boakai sworn in as Liberian presidentMon, 22 Jan 2024 12:44:22 GMT Read More »
Eleven months ahead of Ghana’s presidential election, a new political force is emerging to challenge the long-standing two-party status quo.With deft social media messaging, posters of his masked face and an appeal to younger voters, businessman Nana Kwame Bediako, popularly known as Cheddar, says his New Force movement will become a third political power.Few analysts …
Ghana’s masked third candidate tests two party politicsMon, 22 Jan 2024 06:17:35 GMT Read More »
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday opens a week-long tour of Africa’s west coast as he seeks to bolster US-friendly democracies with security deteriorating in the Sahel.The top US diplomat will start in Cape Verde before visiting Ivory Coast, Nigeria and Angola, his first trip to sub-Saharan Africa in 10 months as he …
Morocco coach Walid Regragui said he blundered as his team drew 1-1 in an Africa Cup of Nations Group F draw against the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday.Achraf Hakimi gave the Atlas Lions a perfect start as his sixth-minute volley flew into the net in the southwestern coastal city of San-Pedro.But after Cedric Bakambu …
Morocco coach admits to AFCON blunders after DR Congo drawSun, 21 Jan 2024 22:52:29 GMT Read More »
Jurgen Klopp said it “makes sense” for Mohamed Salah to return to Liverpool from representing Egypt at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) for treatment on a hamstring injury.Salah will miss the Pharaohs’ crucial Group B clash against Cape Verde on Monday and Egpyt’s last 16 match in the Ivory Coast should they progress.After drawing …
Klopp expects Salah to return to Liverpool for injury rehabSun, 21 Jan 2024 20:25:54 GMT Read More »
Senegal’s Constitutional Council on Saturday published a final list of 20 candidates for the February 25 presidential election that excludes jailed opposition leader Ousmane Sonko and Karim Wade, the son of former president Abdoulaye Wade.Those listed include Prime Minister Amadou Ba, chosen by President Macky Sall as his successor after Sall announced in July that …
Ghana head into Monday’s crucial Africa Cup of Nations meeting with Mozambique desperate to avoid a repeat of their disastrous early exit from the tournament two years ago.The Black Stars have just one point so far in Group B after following a 2-1 loss to Cape Verde in their opening game by drawing 2-2 with …
