Liberian incumbent president and football legend George Weah conceded defeat on Friday evening after nearly complete returns showed opposition leader Joseph Boakai leading with nearly 51 percent of the run-off ballots.”The results announced tonight, though not final, indicate that… Boakai is in a lead that we cannot surpass,” Weah said in a speech on national …

Liberia’s George Weah concedes defeat to BoakaiSat, 18 Nov 2023 03:01:54 GMT Read More »

Sudan has informed the UN chief of the “immediate” end of the United Nations political mission in the war-torn country, according to a letter circulated in the Security Council.In an official letter in Arabic dated Thursday, accompanied by an English version from the Sudanese ambassador to the UN, Foreign Minister Ali Elsadig Ali informed Antonio …

Sudan announces ‘immediate’ end to UN mission in war-torn countryFri, 17 Nov 2023 22:49:55 GMT Read More »

Ivory Coast crushed Seychelles 9-0 in Abidjan on Friday to create a record winning margin for a World Cup qualifier in Africa.Borussia Dortmund forward Sebastien Haller started the goal rush on 20 minutes and Karim Konate from Salzburg completed it five minutes into added time.Konate and Hamed Traore scored two goals each and Haller, Ibrahim …

Ivory Coast score nine against Seychelles for record victoryFri, 17 Nov 2023 22:35:10 GMT Read More »

Political veteran Joseph Boakai was on Friday close to victory in Liberia’s presidential race against incumbent George Weah.Former vice president Boakai had garnered 50.89 percent of votes cast, with Weah on 49.11 percent with more than 99.5 percent of the polling stations tallied following Tuesday’s second-round poll, said electoral commission head Davidetta Browne Lansanah.The results …

Liberian challenger close to victory over president WeahFri, 17 Nov 2023 22:04:08 GMT Read More »

Political veteran Joseph Boakai was on Friday close to victory in Liberia’s presidential race against incumbent George Weah, with more than 99 percent of polling stations reporting.Former vice president Boakai had garnered 50.89 percent of votes cast, with Weah on 49.11 percent with more than 99.5 percent of the polling stations tallied following Tuesday’s second-round …

Liberian challenger close to election victory over president WeahFri, 17 Nov 2023 20:07:14 GMT Read More »

Senegal’s Supreme Court on Friday overturned a judgment that had put detained political opponent Ousmane Sonko back in the 2024 presidential race, ruling that the case should be retried.”The court overturns and annuls the decision of the Ziguinchor court of October 12 and returns the case to the Dakar high court” for a retrial, the court’s …

Court ruling deals blow to Senegal opposition leader’s presidency hopesFri, 17 Nov 2023 19:29:09 GMT Read More »

Shock 2022 World Cup semi-finalists Morocco supply four of the 10 stars shortlisted on Friday for the African Player of the Year award.They are goalkeeper Yassine Bounou, full-back Achraf Hakimi, midfielder Sofyan Amrabat and forward Youssef En-Nesyri.In Qatar, Morocco topped a World Cup group that included Belgium and 2018 runners-up Croatia, then eliminated Spain and …

Moroccans dominate African Player of the Year shortlistFri, 17 Nov 2023 17:59:44 GMT Read More »

A West African regional court on Friday dealt a severe blow to detained Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko’s chances at running for president, with his political fate now resting with Senegal’s Supreme Court.In the latest twist of a long-running legal battle, the Economic Community of West African States court in Nigeria’s capital Abuja said the …

W.African court deals blow to Senegal opposition leaderFri, 17 Nov 2023 14:22:05 GMT Read More »

Scrubbing a worn-out t-shirt at a public wash house in Madagascar’s capital of Antananarivo  a day after a hotly disputed presidential election, Germaine Razafindrakala, 77, has little doubt about who the winner will be.”The next president is Rajoelina,” she says without flinching, referring to the outgoing President, who was seeking re-election in Thursday’s vote. Many others …

After Madagascar disputed vote Antananarivo bustles with cynicismFri, 17 Nov 2023 13:47:13 GMT Read More »

The impacts of climate change could shave up to seven percent off Kenya’s economic output by 2050 compared to baseline forecasts, unless it adapts, the World Bank warned on Friday.The East African economic powerhouse is extremely vulnerable to climate disasters, recently enduring a punishing years-long drought followed by flooding precipitated by the El Nino weather …

Kenya’s economy faces climate change risks: World BankFri, 17 Nov 2023 12:04:01 GMT Read More »