FT: FUS Rabat 3 KCCA 0 Rabat, Morocco| KCCAFC MEDIA| FUS Rabat started their Confederation Cup Group Stage campaign by beating Kampala Capital City Authority Football Club (KCCA) 3-0 on Saturday. It was not the start KCCA FC hoped for going into the opening game of the 2017 Total CAF Confederation Cup …
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MIDRAND, SOUTH AFRICA: The Chairman of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union, Amb. Mull Katende, has said heavy reliance on donor funding was affecting peace efforts on the continent. “Our major challenge is donor dependence, and this defeats the whole idea of African solutions to African problems,” …
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MIDRAND, SOUTH AFRICA: The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that were rolled out by the UN are not well tuned to Africa’s development challenges, MPs of the Pan African Parliament have said. The United Nations General Assembly adopted in September 2015 a set of goals to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure …
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Paris, France | AFP | A huge range of organisations around the world have been affected by the WannaCry ransomware cyberattack, described by the EU’s law enforcement agency as “unprecedented”. Here are some of the most prominent victims, from Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) to French carmaker Renault and the …
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Fátima, Portugal | AFP | Some 500,000 worshippers gathered in Fatima Saturday to watch Pope Francis declare two child shepherds who had visions of the Virgin Mary 100 years ago saints, the Vatican said. Altogether, about 500,000 people were present, the Vatican said in a statement, quoting local authorities — …
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Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | At least 19 people were killed in a crash between a bus and two trucks early Saturday in Kenya, police said. The accident comes just weeks after another collision killed dozens in Kenya, which has notoriously dangerous roads. “We had a bad accident this morning …
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Fátima, Portugal | AFP | Two young shepherds who had visions of the Virgin Mary 100 years ago in Fatima, a Portuguese site now a global draw for pilgrims, were declared saints Saturday by Pope Francis. “We declare the blissful Francisco Marto and Jacinta Marto saints, and we register them …
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Saturday FUS Rabat vs KCCA Kampala, Uganda| KCCAFC MEDIA| Suspended from Kampala Capital City Authority Football Club’s opening game of the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup Group Stages tie against FUS Rabat, skipper Dennis Okot has a message for his teammates. Okot wants to see KCCA FC players play their hearts …
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SHANGHAI Diamond League 2.40pm 800m Rudisha 2.45pm 3000m Steeplechase Peruth Chemutai 3.20pm 5000m Mercyline Chelangat Double Olympic champion David Rudisha is one of four Kenyan track stars set to take centre stage at the Shanghai Diamond League meeting Saturday May 13, when many of the greatest distance runners in …
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Fátima, Portugal | AFP | Pope Francis called for harmony “among all people” Friday after arriving at Portugal’s holy site of Fatima where he was greeted by thousands of pilgrims gathered to mark 100 years since child shepherds had visions of the Virgin Mary. The Argentine pontiff flew into the …
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