In 1984, Lamine Gueye carved out a piece of Olympic history in Sarajevo by becoming the first Black African to compete in the Winter Games.More than four decades later, he strapped on his skis and returned to the same slopes for a new documentary about the Senegalese sportsman and his legacy.A few weeks before the …
Anthony Joshua on Thursday broke weeks of public silence and spoke on camera for the first time since a car crash which killed two of the former world heavyweight champion’s close friends.In a video posted on his YouTube channel, Joshua held back tears at one point as he reflected on the loss of backroom team …
The head of Niger’s military junta on Thursday accused France, Benin and Ivory Coast of being behind an assault on a military base at Niamey’s international airport, and thanked soldiers and “Russian partners” for repelling the attack.Suspected jihadists launched an attack shortly after midnight, with local residents reporting shooting and explosions until calm was restored …
Lawyers for Diezani Alison-Madueke, the first woman president of OPEC, denied in a London court Thursday that the former Nigerian minister took bribes in their first formal response at her corruption trial. The 65-year-old, who sat in the dock at Southwark Crown Court taking notes on the third day of the trial, is accused of multiple …
Heavy security was deployed around Niger’s main airport Thursday after overnight gunfire and explosions raised suspicions of a jihadist attack, but the ruling junta remained tight-lipped.Niger, a Sahelian country regularly hit by jihadist violence, has been led for more than two years by Abdourahamane Tiani, the head of a junta that overthrew the elected civilian …
French energy giant TotalEnergies relaunched construction Thursday on a massive gas project in northern Mozambique that was halted for five years after a jihadist attack claimed hundreds of lives.Reportedly the largest private investment in Africa’s energy infrastructure, the Mozambique liquefied natural gas project is expected to generate thousands of jobs and help make the country …
Construction on a stalled $20-billion gas project by TotalEnergies in Mozambique officially resumed Thursday, nearly five years after it was suspended due to a deadly jihadist attack.The French oil giant announced the restart of construction at a ceremony attended by President Daniel Chapo and TotalEnergies chief executive Patrick Pouyanne near the site of the project …
Clashes between federal and Tigrayan forces have erupted in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, prompting the suspension of flights, security and diplomatic sources told AFP on Thursday.The renewed tensions risk a return to conflict in the volatile region, which three years ago emerged from a brutal war between Ethiopian forces and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front …
Flights to Ethiopia’s Tigray suspended as clashes eruptThu, 29 Jan 2026 11:46:30 GMT Read More »
Oumar Cisse used to lead tours of Djenne, an ancient, fabled city in central Mali known for its towering mud-brick mosque, but he now ekes out a living driving an old motorcycle taxi in Bamako.Mali’s once robust tourism sector has dried up in recent years after an iron-fisted junta came to power in back-to-back coups …
Mali’s troubled tourism sector crosses fingers for comebackThu, 29 Jan 2026 09:32:50 GMT Read More »
Ghana is preparing to overhaul its mining laws to increase its share of the revenues generated by the surge in the precious metal’s price, sparking concern among foreign mining companies in Africa’s top gold producer.By revising its mining code, which currently offers foreign mining firms favourable tax and royalty terms, leaving the state with a …
