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Polls in Egypt opens this Monday as Egyptians vote in their third presidential election since a popular uprising ended Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year rule eight years ago. But rather than a competitive race, the election is seen by many as a referendum on Mr Sisi’s leadership. Three candidates who planned to run were either forced to end their bids or withdrew, ...

Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare-Ighoteguonor on Saturday raced home first in record-smashing fashion in the 200m event at the Wes Kittley Invitational at the Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas, USA to not only become the world leader in the event so far this year but also smashed the 22.07 seconds African record set by her compatriot Mary Onyali some 22 years ...

Members of Zambia’s main opposition party have submitted a motion in parliament for the impeachment of President Edgar Lungu. The motion, which was submitted to parliament yesterday, has been signed by a third of lawmakers mainly from the United Party for National Development. Others that have signed up are Chishimba Kambwili and Harry Kalaba, two former ministers and members of ...

Liberia Deputy Sports Minister, Andy Kwame does not think Timothy Weah’s decision to play for Liberia is an indictment on his father, President George Weah. The younger Weah is said to be preparing to make his debut for the USA despite his dad being the leader of Liberia on March 27. According to the 18-year old it is an honor ...

A gunman has taken at least one person hostage in a supermarket in Trèbes, in the south of France. Elite police have rushed to the Super U shop, and there are reports that at least one person has been killed. Earlier, a policeman was shot while jogging with colleagues in Carcassonne, a 15-minute drive away, but was not critically injured. ...

Information Minister Lai Mohammed said the girls were released “unconditionally”. “No money changed hands,” he told reporters in the capital, Abuja. He added: “As of now, the number (of girls confirmed to have been released) has increased to 101.” One of the missing girls’ parents, Kachalla Bukar, said Boko Haram militants shook hands and took pictures with them before leaving. ...

Harare – The United States ambassador to Zimbabwe, Harry Thomas, has reportedly said that his country is willing to assist the southern African country in growing its economy and creating jobs following the resignation of ex-president Robert Mugabe last year. According to the state-owned Herald newspaper, Thomas made the remarks as he was paying a courtesy visit to Zimbabwe’s deputy president Constantino Chiwenga this ...

Kigali – African leaders on Wednesday signed what is being called the largest free trade agreement since the creation of the World Trade Organisation. The deal creates a continental market of 1.2 billion people, with a combined gross domestic product of more than $3.4 trillion. A major goal is to boost intra-African trade and rely less on the volatility of ...

Ouagadougou – The landmark trial over a failed 2015 coup in Burkina Faso resumed in Ouagadougou on Wednesday after being suspended three weeks ago when defence lawyers staged a walkout, an AFP correspondent said. There was a large audience as the hearing opened before a military court which convened at a banqueting hall in Ouaga 2000, an upmarket southern district ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says Ghana is fully committed to the success of the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA), after its formal launch in Kigali, Rwanda, at an Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union, on Wednesday. With the CFAT described as “the largest free trade area created since the formation ...