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Cameroonian football star Samuel Eto’o has expressed hope that African team and players would win big at the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup which is expected to take place in Qatar between November 21 and December 18, 2022 In an exclusive interview with African news’ Michael Oduor, the Qatar Legacy ambassador said that a team like Cameroon, which will host ...

Mining is an important activity in the Democratic Republic of Congo but there are security risks. Every year accidents and landslides claim dozens of lives. With a view to reducing mortality rates, a local entrepreneur created an app that allows mine managers to follow the movements of those working in the pit. The app works in conjunction with an electronic ...

The Angola Ambassador to Ghana, Joao Baptista Domingos, has called on African countries to trade more among themselves in order to create wealth and reduce the threatening youth unemployment on the continent. Mr. Baptista Domingos noted that the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA) and the One District One Factory (1D1F) initiative by the Ghanaian government are a lifeline ...

Those close to ex-Liberian President Charles Taylor are pressing for his constitutional benefits which, the family says, have not been paid by the authorities since he stepped down under pressure and went into exile in Nigeria in 2003. Taylor, 73, is serving a 50-year jail sentence in the UK for supporting rebels in the decade-long civil war in neighbouring Sierra ...

Some of the DR Congo’s former child soldiers have become traders, hairdressers and tailors, but many struggle to recover a normal life. Dreams of becoming a farmer or teacher run up against tough conditions in a society deeply afflicted by unemployment and poverty. Clement Kahindo, supervisor of a temporary shelter in Goma, capital of North Kivu province, goes through the ...

The joyful sound of traditional drums, young boys are dressed in white woods, a traditional ceremony is taking place tonight. This is the coming-of-age ceremony, which includes a mysterious character – the Kankurang. A custom handed down from generation to generation in this community in Gambia. Despite the fearsome appearance, the Kankurang is considered a protector against evil. Mamadou Jallow, ...

Sudan’s envoy to the UN said his country was at a ‘crossroads’ following Monday’s army power grab. Speaking during a Security Council sitting, Ammar Mahmoud also called for more international support for Khartoum. The country’s army chief on Monday dissolved Sudan’s transitional administration, prompting international backlash. “Some delegations have expressed their concerns as to what is currently happening in Sudan. ...

Egypt will bar unvaccinated public service workers from entering government buildings from mid-next month. A cabinet notice on Sunday said workers would have to be vaccinated or take a weekly Covid test to be allowed into government buildings from 15 November. The cabinet also allowed the opening up of bathrooms in mosques from Wednesday. The bathrooms were closed in March ...

Leon Balogun atoned for his role in Nigeria’s shock World Cup qualifying home loss to Central African Republic three days ago by opening the scoring as the Super Eagles beat CAR 2-0 on Sunday. Victor Osimhen netted the second in first-half stoppage time in Douala, as the Cameroonian city staged the game owing to stadiums in CAR having been deemed unfit to host by ...

The Algerian president says he demands “total respect” from France, in the latest escalation of a diplomatic row between the two countries over visas. In his first public comments on the matter, Abdelmadjid Tebboune said France should forget that Algeria had once been its colony. Algiers last week recalled its ambassador from Paris because of comments by President Emmanuel Macron ...