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President Mokgweetsi Masisi gave Botswana the afternoon off on Friday to celebrate Letsile Tebogo, the country’s first Olympic gold medallist and the first African to be crowned 200-metre champion at a Games.Masisi hailed the 21-year-old sprinter as “Botswana’s Sensation” after his outstanding performance on Thursday.”Botswana’s finest sporting moment,” beamed the Mmegi newspaper after Tebogo produced …

Botswana gets the afternoon off to celebrate its first Olympic goldFri, 09 Aug 2024 11:41:22 GMT Read More »

Lilith Dorsey is an American citizen living in New Orleans, but it is in Benin that she could end her days to “feel closer to her homeland”.In the coming months, the author, dancer and filmmaker aims to take advantage of a new law in the West African state granting Beninese nationality to the descendants of …

Benin opens door to nationality for slave descendantsFri, 09 Aug 2024 06:22:48 GMT Read More »

Letsile Tebogo claimed a historic Olympic 200m title for Botswana on Thursday as Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone produced a stunning performance to smash the world record in the women’s 400m hurdles as she took gold.Tebogo’s superb run left Noah Lyles’ hopes for three gold medals in tatters as he was forced to settle for bronze and then …

Tebogo upstages Covid-hit Lyles, ‘Super Syd’ roars to world recordThu, 08 Aug 2024 21:08:48 GMT Read More »

Cindy Ngamba won the Refugee Olympic Team their first ever medal on Thursday when she clinched a bronze in women’s boxing.Ngamba, who was born in Cameroon but sought safe haven in Britain aged 11, was beaten by Panama’s seventh seed Atheyna Bylon by split decision in the semi-finals of the women’s 75kg category.That denied her a …

Boxer Ngamba wins first medal for Refugee Olympic TeamThu, 08 Aug 2024 21:00:06 GMT Read More »

Letsile Tebogo has always said an Olympic medal would not just be for Botswana but the continent of Africa and he duly delivered on Thursday by becoming the first African to be crowned 200m Olympic champion.The 21-year-old produced a stunning run in Paris to leave pre-race favourite Noah Lyles trailing in third.In fact, Tebogo is …

Tebogo delivers Olympic glory for Africa and late motherThu, 08 Aug 2024 19:37:18 GMT Read More »

Kenyan police fired volleys of tear gas Thursday in the capital Nairobi, injuring several journalists, as small groups of protesters gathered on what was billed as a fresh day of action against embattled President William Ruto.The East African nation, usually one of the most stable in the region, has been rocked by weeks of sometimes …

Kenya police fire tear gas at Nairobi protests, journalists hurtThu, 08 Aug 2024 19:19:53 GMT Read More »

Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo became the first African to win the Olympic 200 metres on Thursday as he upstaged Noah Lyles’ plans for a sprint double in Paris.Tebogo, 21, was able to ease up at the end and still clocked an African record of 19.46sec for gold with American Kenny Bednarek taking silver in 19.62sec and …

Tebogo upstages Lyles to become first African to win Olympic 200mThu, 08 Aug 2024 18:57:11 GMT Read More »

Thousands of people turned out on Thursday to give a hero’s welcome to South Sudan’s basketball team after their first ever appearance at an Olympic Games.The performance of the Bright Stars in Paris has been a source of joy for the world’s youngest nation, even though their dreams of medal glory were dashed when they …

Hero’s welcome for South Sudan basketball team after first OlympicsThu, 08 Aug 2024 18:03:34 GMT Read More »

Kenyan police fired volleys of tear gas Thursday in the capital Nairobi, injuring several journalists, as small groups of protesters gathered on what was billed as a fresh day of action against embattled President William Ruto.The East African nation, usually one of the most stable in the region, has been rocked by weeks of sometimes …

Kenya police fire tear gas at Nairobi protests; journalists hurtThu, 08 Aug 2024 17:01:30 GMT Read More »

Somalia’s cabinet on Thursday endorsed legislation to allow a one-person-one-vote election system that was hailed as a “historic” step for the troubled Horn of Africa nation.The law aims to replace a complex clan-based indirect voting system that has been in place since 1969, when the dictator Siad Barre seized power.”The national elections law will direct …

Somalia cabinet endorses one-person one-vote planThu, 08 Aug 2024 16:36:26 GMT Read More »