Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | Xinhua | Several automatic weapon fires were reported on Tuesday afternoon near the government palace in Bissau, capital of Guinea-Bissau. Gunshots were reported near the Palace of the Government of Guinea-Bissau, where the extraordinary meeting of the Council of Ministers was being held. The president, Umaro Sissoco …
Read More »Gunmen killed 1,192 in northern Nigerian state in 2021
Lagos, Nigeria | Xinhua | A total of 1,192 people were killed and 3,348 others kidnapped in 2021 in a spate of attacks by gunmen who have been on the rampage in Nigeria’s northwestern state of Kaduna, according to official data released by Tuesday. In a security report for the …
Read More »Liverpool stars guide Egypt, Senegal into semis
✳ Egypt 2 Morocco 1 AET ✳ Senegal 3 Eq Guinea 1 Yaounde, Cameroon | THE INDEPENDENT | Egypt booked their place in the semi-finals of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021 with a hard fought 2-1 victory over Morocco at the Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo. Captain Mohamed …
Read More »Morocco to reopen consulate in Libya after years of closure
Tripoli, Libya | Xinhua | An official Moroccan delegation arrived on Saturday to prepare for the reopening of the Moroccan Consulate in Libya after an eight-year closure, the Libyan Foreign Ministry announced. “This important step comes as part of the efforts of the Government of National Unity to support mechanisms of …
Read More »Ghana’s parliament probes Black Stars AFCON early exit
Accra, Ghana | Xinhua | Ghana’s legislative body on Friday set up a committee to investigate the exit of the Black Stars in the group stage of the ongoing African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon. First Deputy Speaker of Parliament Joseph Osei-Wusu directed the committee to “investigate the cause of …
Read More »Chinese doctors in Rwanda perform surgery in Masaka with flashlight for illumination
Kigali, Rwanda | Xinhua | Chinese medical doctors at a local hospital in Kigali, the Rwandan capital, have performed successful surgery on a Rwandan man injured in a car accident, using a flashlight for illumination after surgical lights malfunctioned. “Last week on Friday, I was riding a bicycle and all …
Read More »Kenya’s forex reserves fall sharply as shilling plunges, dollars demand surges
Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenya’s foreign exchange reserves fell a record 49 billion shillings (about 428 million U.S. dollars) this week as the shilling hit a new low amid strong dollar demand from importers. The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) said in its weekly update of the financial markets …
Read More »Cameroon Lions roar into semis
✳ Gambia 0 Cameroon 2 ✳ Burkina Faso 1 Tunisia 0 Yaounde, Cameroon | THE INDEPENDENT | The Indomitable Lions of Cameroon are through to the semi final stage at the on-going TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations 2021. Cameroon stopped Gambia 2-0 in a quarter final match played this evening …
Read More »Gambia enters Lion’s den
✳ Gambia v Cameroon 7pm ✳ Burkina Faso v Tunisia 10pm Yaounde, Cameroon | THE INDEPENDENT | Debutants Gambia face hosts Cameroon in an unprecedented quarterfinal that promises a lot of excitement on Saturday in Douala. The Scorpions challenge the Indomitable Lions for the quarterfinal clash of the ongoing TotalEnergies …
Read More »Algerian president’s rare visit to Egypt boosts coordination ahead of Arab League summit
Cairo, Egypt | XINHUA | Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s visit to Egypt, the first by an Algerian president in 14 years, has helped set the agenda for the upcoming Arab League Summit hosted by Algeria, according to analysts. During the meeting between Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and his Algerian counterpart …
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