✳ Nigeria 2 Guinea Bissau 0 ✳ Egypt 1 Sudan 0 Younde, Cameroon | THE INDEPENDENT | Nigeria made it full mark, after beating Guinea-Bissau 2-0 in the third and final round of Group D of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021, thus breaking the dream of Djurtus moving forward in …
Read More »UN chief calls for end to violence in Sudan
Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for an end to violence in Sudan to allow mediation efforts. “First and foremost, we want to see an end to the violence. We condemn very clearly the use of live ammunition and lethal force against demonstrators yesterday,” said …
Read More »New Africa Payment System to save $5bn in fees, boost trade
Central banks to develop their national switches to access payment system and ensure seamlessly transfer funds Africa | THE INDEPENDENT | The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, African Export-Import (Afrexim) Bank, and other partners have unveiled the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) in a bid to boost …
Read More »Comoros sink Ghana to record historic AFCON win
✳ Comoros 3 Ghana 2 ✳ Morocco 2 Gabon 2 ✳ Senegal 0 Malawi 0 ✳ Zimbabwe 2 Guinea 1 Younde, Cameroon | THE INDEPENDENT | The Comoros beat Ghana 3-2 at the Roumdé Adjia Stadium on Tuesday in the third and final day of Group C, rekindling their hopes. Ghana are officially out …
Read More »Sudanese leader orders probe into street protest casualties
Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Chairman of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan on Tuesday ordered to establish a committee to probe into Monday’s clashes between street protesters and security forces which resulted in the deaths of seven protesters. The committee should submit its report in 72 hours, the sovereign …
Read More »Tanzania, Burundi sign agreement for construction of 282 km standard guage railway
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Xinhua | Tanzania and Burundi have signed an agreement for the joint construction of a 282-kilometer standard gauge railway (SGR), according to a statement issued by the government of Tanzania. The statement, issued late Sunday by the Tanzanian Ministry of Finance and Planning, said the rail …
Read More »Sierra Leone fight back to hold Cote d’Ivoire
✳ Sierra Leone 2 Ivory Coast 2 ✳ Tunisia 4 Mauritania 0 ✳ Algeria 0 Equatorial Guinea 1 Yaounde, Cameroon | THE INDEPENDENT | The Sierra Leone team showed character and determination as they fought back to hold Cote d’Ivoire 2-2 in a Group E match played Sunday evening at the on-going TotalEnergies Africa …
Read More »Tunisia v Mauritania – The last chance
✳ Gambia vs Mali 4pm ✳ Tunisia vs Mauritania 7pm ✳ Algeria vs Equatorial Guinea 10pm ✳ Ivory Coast vs Sierra Leone 7pm Yaounde, Cameroon | THE INDEPENDENT | After disappointing identical 1-0 defeats to Mali and Gambia respectively, Tunisia and Mauritania go to TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Group F Match Day …
Read More »Chinese-built Nairobi expressway ready in March
Kenyans will begin using expressway three months earlier than anticipated Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenyans will begin using the Chinese-built Nairobi expressway in March, three months earlier than anticipated, an official said on Friday. Kung’u Ndung’u, the director-general of the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA), said construction works …
Read More »Salah saves Egypt, Super Eagles progress to the last 16
✳ Egypt 1 Guinea-Bissau 0 ✳ Nigeria 3 Sudan 1 Yaounde, Cameroon | THE INDEPENDENT | A goal from captain Mohamed Salah (69′) gave Egypt victory over Guinea-Bissau in the second round of Group D of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021. The Pharaohs can still hope to advance to the …
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