Abuja, Nigeria | Xinhua | The Nigerian government on Wednesday ended its suspension of Twitter, seven months after it halted the operation of the California-based microblogging platform in Africa’s most populous country. The lifting of the ban in Nigeria would take effect from 12 a.m. local time on Thursday (2300 GMT …
Read More »Sudan’s sovereign council welcomes UN initiative to end political crisis
Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council on Monday welcomed the United Nations (UN) initiative to facilitate a comprehensive dialogue among the Sudanese parties to end the ongoing political crisis in the country. The council made its stand clear during a meeting held at the Republican Palace, chaired by …
Read More »Sadio Mane strikes as Senegal sink Zimbabwe
✳ Senegal 1 Zimbabwe 0 ✳ Morocco 1 Ghana 0 ✳ Guinea 1 Malawi 0 Yaounde, Cameroon | THE INDEPENDENT | A late penalty from talisman Sadio Mane helped Senegal beat Zimbabwe 1-0 in their opening TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon match at the Kouekong Stadium in Baffoussam. The Teranga Lions started …
Read More »Somali forces kill 21 al-Shabab militants
Mogadishu, Somalia | Xinhua | The Somali National Army (SNA), backed by Galmudug regional forces, foiled an attack and killed 21 al-Shabab militants in a town in central Somalia on Sunday, said SNA officials. According to the SNA, four of its soldiers, including the commander of the 13th battalion of Sector …
Read More »ECOWAS imposes harsher sanctions on Mali
Accra, Ghana | Xinhua | The leadership of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Sunday announced a flurry of harsher sanctions on Mali. Leaders of ECOWAS gathered in an extraordinary summit to deliberate on the situation in Mali. In the communique after the summit, the regional body said …
Read More »Cameroon’s Lions roar on first day of AFCON
✳ DAY ONE Cameroon 2 Burkina Faso1 Ethiopia 0 Cape Verde 1 (HT) Yaounde, Cameroon | THE INDEPENDENT | Indomitable Lions captain Vincent Aboubakar scored twice to give host nation Cameroon a 2-1 victory over Burkina Faso in the opening match of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021. …
Read More »Armed bandits kill at least 58 people in attacks in NW Nigeria
Lagos, Nigeria | Xinhua | At least 58 people were killed by armed bandits who attacked villages across two local government areas in northwest Nigeria’s Zamfara state, an official said on Saturday. Ibrahim Bello Zauma, a spokesperson for the governor of Zamfara state Bello Matawalle, told Xinhua on the phone …
Read More »KICK OFF: The Africa Cup of Nations
✳ 9 January 2022 17:00 Cameroon v Burkina Faso 20:00 Ethiopia v Cape Verde ✳ 10 January 2022 14:00 Senegal v Zimbabwe 17:00 Guinea v Malawi 17:00 Morocco v Ghana 20:00 Comoros v Gabon First COVID-era African tournament set for Cameroon Yaounde, Cameroon | THE INDEPENDENT | After several fears and …
Read More »Kenya cuts electricity costs by 15%
Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenya’s Ministry of Energy on Friday announced a 15 percent reduction in power costs in the east African nation, handing relief to thousands of homes and industries burdened by high cost of living and production The ministry in a statement released in the capital …
Read More »All set for AFCON kick-off after CAF president arrives
✳ 9 January 2022 17:00 Cameroon v Burkina Faso 20:00 Ethiopia v Cape Verde ✳ 10 January 2022 14:00 Senegal v Zimbabwe 17:00 Guinea v Malawi 17:00 Morocco v Ghana 20:00 Comoros v Gabon Yaounde, Cameroon | Xinhua | The Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Patrice Motsepe arrived in …
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