Ivory Coast recall Wilfried Zaha for Africa Cup of Nations
Abidjan – Crystal Palace striker Wilfried Zaha was recalled on Thursday to the Ivory Coast squad for next month’s Africa... Read more
24 Dec, 2021
Choupo-Moting named in hosts Cameroon’s Africa Cup of Nations squad
Libreville – Bayern Munich striker Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting was named on Thursday in hosts’ Cameroon’s 28-man Africa Cup of Nations... Read more
23 Dec, 2021
Nigeria destroys one million expired Covid jabs
Abuja – Nigeria said it had incinerated on Wednesday more than a million doses of Covid vaccine that had... Read more
23 Dec, 2021
Guinea coup leader returns after decade in exile
Conakry – The leader of a 2008 coup in Guinea arrived back in the country on Wednesday after more than... Read more
23 Dec, 2021
Nigeria air strikes ‘kill more than 100 jihadists’
Kano – More than 100 jihadist fighters were killed in air strikes by the Nigerian military last week, security sources... Read more
22 Dec, 2021
Nigeria president refuses to approve election law change
Abuja – Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday refused to approve an amendment to the electoral law that would introduce... Read more
22 Dec, 2021
Motsepe confirms AfCon is on despite ‘enormous challenge’ of Covid surge
Yaoundé – African football chief Patrice Motsepe confirmed on Tuesday that the Africa Cup of Nations (AfCon) will go ahead... Read more
22 Dec, 2021
Benin opposition leaders will not appeal jail terms, lawyers say
Cotonou – Two Benin opposition politicians sentenced this month to long jail terms will not appeal their sentences, their legal... Read more
21 Dec, 2021
WATCH | ‘My time to die hasn’t come yet’, says Madagascar minister who swam 12 hours to shore after helicopter crash
Antananarivo – A Madagascar minister was one of two survivors to have swum some 12 hours to shore on Tuesday... Read more
21 Dec, 2021
Nigerian army bombards ‘bandit’ camps in northwest
Kano – Nigerian forces have bombarded alleged camps held by “bandits” in the northwest of the country with the aim... Read more
21 Dec, 2021
