adminNdidi out of Nigeria Afcon side
LAGOS. — Midfielder Wilfred Ndidi has withdrawn from Nigeria’s squad for the Africa Cup of Nations through injury and been replaced by Belgian-based Alhassan Yusuf, the country’s football federation said…
Six African countries default
A growing number of African countries have found themselves caught in the challenging web of debt distress, a predicament exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic, and global economic downturn. These problems…
2024 to mark key milestones in China-Africa relations
Lauren Johnston Correspondent In a year when headlines have been dominated by conflict in Europe and the Middle East, and geo-economic tensions between China and the West, China-Africa relations were,…
UNESCO recognises North African metal art
TUNIS. — Mohamed Amine Htiouich began honing his metal engraving skills as a teenager. Now the 37-year-old Tunisian is training the next generation in the ancient art, recently recognized by…
Hermoso testifies about Rubiales kiss
MADRID. — Spanish soccer star Jenni Hermoso testified in Madrid High Court on Tuesday over the kiss she said football federation chief Luis Rubiales planted on her lips without her…
Botswana plans currency depreciation
Botswana plans to permit a 1,51 percent depreciation of its currency against a basket of other currencies in 2024, as it expects that local inflation will surpass price growth in…
Arsenal defender blasts Asian Cup, AFCON scheduling
Tokyo. — The Asian Cup should be shifted to June and played in the same slot as UEFA’s Euros, Arsenal and Japan defender Takehiro Tomiyasu said ahead of the Jan…
Agric rebound fuels Kenya’s growth
A continued rebound of the agriculture sector has lifted Kenya’s economic growth in the quarter that ended September to 5,9 percent from 4,3 percent in a similar period in 2022.…
Climate change making coffee more bitter, expensive
For coffee lovers, the brew of the future is shaping up to be bitter and pricey, as climate change parches the world’s key growing regions. Increasingly erratic weather is putting…
Olympic Esports Games for Japan?
The International Olympic Committee has called on Japan to host the Olympic Esports Games in 2026, sources familiar with the matter have said. The IOC’s inaugural Olympic Esports Week was…