Festivities for the Orthodox Christian celebration of epiphany have been muted this year in Gondar, in the northwest Ethiopian region of Amhara where conflict has raged for months.”How can you celebrate when many people are dying?” said a tuktuk driver, who wished to remain anonymous.Up to 250,000 people have taken part in previous celebrations of …

Ethiopian regional conflict makes Orthodox epiphany ‘sad’Sat, 20 Jan 2024 17:45:14 GMT Read More »

Baghdad Bounedjah headed home five minutes into injury time to earn Algeria a 2-2 draw with Burkina Faso at the Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday, forcing their opponents to wait to secure a place in the last 16.Mohamed Konate’s opening goal for Burkina Faso was cancelled out by a first Bounedjah equaliser, but a …

Bounedjah salvages draw for Algeria against Burkina Faso at AFCONSat, 20 Jan 2024 16:19:49 GMT Read More »

The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Felix Tshisekedi, was to be sworn in for a second five-year term on Saturday after sweeping elections which the opposition has branded a sham, calling for protests.With tensions simmering in the vast nation’s volatile eastern provinces, the 60-year-old president known as “Fatshi” picked Kinshasa’s 80,000-capacity Martyrs sports …

DR Congo president to be sworn in for new term before huge crowdSat, 20 Jan 2024 11:24:52 GMT Read More »

Record seven-time champions Egypt were dealt a major blow on Friday as captain Mohamed Salah was ruled out of two Africa Cup of Nations games with a hamstring injury, while holders Senegal and Cape Verde qualified for the last 16.The Egyptian Football Association confirmed in a statement that Liverpool star Salah would not be able …

Salah ruled out of two AFCON games as Senegal, Cape Verde reach last 16Fri, 19 Jan 2024 22:57:43 GMT Read More »

Defending champions Senegal became the second qualifiers for the Africa Cup of Nations round of 16 as Ismaila Sarr, Habib Diallo and Sadio Mane scored in a 3-1 win over Cameroon on Friday.A few hours earlier, Cape Verde were the first country to secure a last-16 place by hammering Mozambique 3-0 in Abidjan. Sarr netted in …

Defending champions Senegal beat Cameroon to book last-16 placeFri, 19 Jan 2024 19:13:30 GMT Read More »

From South Africa to Rwanda to Nigeria, African countries put on a show of force at the World Economic Forum this week, seeking to transform their image by grabbing private investment rather than development aid.This year in Davos there were no panels on development aid, and African policy-makers at the Swiss Alpine resort instead discussed …

In Davos, African nations want to tell a different storyFri, 19 Jan 2024 18:12:43 GMT Read More »

Former Manchester United forward Bebe’s long-range free-kick set Cape Verde on the way to a 3-0 win over Mozambique at the Africa Cup of Nations on Friday as the Atlantic Ocean island nation became the first team through to the last 16.Bebe opened the scoring with a dead-ball strike from 40 metres just after the …

Ex-Man Utd striker Bebe scores as Cape Verde win through to AFCON last 16Fri, 19 Jan 2024 16:47:26 GMT Read More »

Five-time Grammy winner and African music legend Angelique Kidjo says she attends the annual meeting of global elites in Davos because “bringing art to it humanises” the World Economic Forum.AFP sat down with Kidjo, a UNICEF ambassador and singer who performs in her in native Fon and Yoruba languages as well as in French and …

Grammy winner Kidjo says art ‘humanises’ DavosFri, 19 Jan 2024 15:38:32 GMT Read More »

Record inflation, a sliding naira currency and weak financial structure are keeping investors wary of Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, with some companies even stepping away despite economic reforms under recently-elected President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.Tinubu, who took office last May, has repeatedly called for patience to allow his reforms to take effect after ending a fuel …

Economic outlook keeps investors wary on NigeriaFri, 19 Jan 2024 10:46:35 GMT Read More »