Serial Africa Cup of Nations underachievers South Africa are under immense pressure to excel at the 2024 tournament in the Ivory Coast, says star forward Percy Tau. The 1996 champions face fellow former title-holders Tunisia, and Mali and Namibia in Group E in Korhogo, the northernmost of five host cities.  It is widely considered the most …
Morocco coach Walid Regragui was just five months and 20 days old when the country won the Africa Cup of Nations for the only time in 1976.In the second and last tournament decided by a mini-league, Morocco snatched a late 1-1 draw with Guinea to finish first in Ethiopia. Â Â Â As Moroccans celebrated conquering Africa then, …
Morocco’s ambassador in Geneva was elected Wednesday to become the president of the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2024 in a rare secret ballot among member states.Omar Zniber won 30 votes, in a contest with South Africa’s ambassador Mxolisi Nkosi, who received 17 votes.It was Africa’s turn to take the presidency of the UN’s …
Morocco elected as 2024 Human Rights Council presidentWed, 10 Jan 2024 13:10:01 GMT Read More »
Botswana and global diamond giant De Beers have approved a $1 billion investment to dig under the world’s richest diamond mine by volume, their joint venture said on Wednesday.The Debswana Diamond Company’s board said it has given the go ahead to works that are to extend the life of the Jwaneng mine turning it from …
Algeria captain and former Manchester City star Riyad Mahrez believes he knows the recipe for winning the Africa Cup of Nations — thorough preparations, good luck and experience.”Whichever country is the best prepared and enjoys a little bit of luck will go all the way,” the 32-year-old winger told reporters.”Experience is also a major factor. …
Senegal captain Sadio Mane predicts that “a really difficult group” lies ahead for the Africa Cup of Nations holders when they face Gambia, Cameroon and Guinea.”The match against Cameroon is going to be very tough and we dare not underestimate our other opponents,” the two-time African Player of the Year told reporters.”While accepting that none …
It is going to be tough for champions Senegal, warns ManeWed, 10 Jan 2024 05:46:32 GMT Read More »
DR Congo’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday confirmed President Felix Tshisekedi’s landslide victory in a December election for a second term in the poor but mineral-rich massive central African country.Tshisekedi got 73.47 percent of vote during a December 20 election, the court said.The Democratic Republic of Congo held a presidential, legislative, regional and local election on …
DR Congo constitutional court confirms Tshisekedi victoryTue, 09 Jan 2024 20:28:16 GMT Read More »
Gambian former interior minister Ousman Sonko said Switzerland was not qualified to lecture on human rights as he took the stand for the first time  Tuesday as he denies charges of crimes against humanity.Sonko has been in Swiss custody ever since his arrest in January 2017 after applying for asylum following his sacking from the …
Slain Ugandan athlete Benjamin Kiplagat will be laid to rest in his ancestral home in Kenya on Thursday, his family said.The 34-year-old Kenyan-born Olympian was found dead on a road on the outskirts of the Rift Valley town of Eldoret in the early hours of New Year’s Eve with a stab wound to his neck.Both …
