Angola: Angop Launches Campaign to Support National Team for Afcon2023

[ad_1] Luanda — A campaign to encourage the national senior men's football team, also known as the Palancas Negras (Sable Antelopes), is being promoted by the Angola Press Agency (ANGOP), as part of the African Nations Championship (AFCON2023). The initiative, which has been running since the 4th of this month, consists of spreading encouraging vídeo messages to the Angolan squad, one of the 24 teams that will be competing in the tournament, to take place from 13 January to 11 […]

January 9, 2024 2

Entertainment

Nigeria: ‘Billionaire Whose Daughter Is Suffering’, Tiwa Savage’s Ex-Husband Hits Davido Again

[ad_1] Estranged husband of singer Tiwa Savage, Tunji Balogun, popularly known as Tee Billz, has fired yet another shot as music star, David Adeleke, better known as Davido. This is as he threatened to expose how the OBO crooner is allegedly bullying his first babymama, Sophia Momodu. Daily Trust reports that this comes after Tee Billz called out the singer for disrespecting his family. In an Instagram post on Monday, he lamented that despite the "love" himself, Tiwa Savage and […]

January 9, 2024 2

News

Namibian Athletes Aim for the Olympics

[ad_1] Namibia's top athletes are hard at work preparing for the new season during which a host of international events will take place. Some of the major events coming up include the African Games in Ghana in March, the Africa Athletics Championships in Cameroon in June, and the Paris Olympic Games in July and August. Christine Mboma, who won a silver medal at the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo, is busy preparing for the new season under the watchful eye of […]

January 9, 2024 2

Africa

Africa: Barrage of Discriminatory Laws Stoking Hate Against LGBTI Persons

[ad_1] Last year witnessed a surge in discriminatory legislation directed against LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex) persons across Africa, said Amnesty International today. In a new briefing looking at 12 African countries, Amnesty International documents how legal systems were increasingly weaponized in 2023 to systematically target and discriminate against LGBTI individuals. This includes instances where laws were egregiously employed to persecute and marginalize members of the LGBTI community, highlighting a distressing trend of legal mechanisms being used as […]

January 9, 2024 2

Africa

Africa: We Are Facing Extinction: Escalating Anti-LGBTI Sentiment, the Weaponization of Law and Their Human Rights Implications in Select African Countries

[ad_1] Across Africa, LGBTI persons find themselves contending with a disturbing regression of progress, facing relentless protests against their identities, and confronting formidable obstacles to their legal and social rights. The struggle for the realisation of rights of LGBTI people has been marked by significant challenges and a systematic denial of their basic human rights. This review documents the deteriorating state of human rights and a surge in fear and attacks among LGBTI persons, as well as increased oppression and […]

January 9, 2024 2

News

Africa: Visa-Free Regimes to Bolster African Tourism Growth in 2024

[ad_1] Special Report — African countries are set to record an increase in tourism numbers in 2024, as more countries continue to open their borders to other African countries by abolishing visa requirements. In 2023, most African countries made significant strides to liberalize their visa regimes, with Rwanda and Kenya being the latest to completely remove visa requirements for all African travellers, joining Gambia, Benin, and Seychelles. Kenya's transition towards a visa-free regime saw the country's Immigration Department receive almost […]

January 9, 2024 2

Africa

Afcon 2023: Bayer Leverkusen’s Victor Boniface ruled out as Nigeria suffer another injury blow

[ad_1] Bayer Leverkusen striker Victor Boniface has been ruled out of the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) through injury, in another blow to Nigeria's preparations.The 23-year-old is the latest member of the Super Eagles squad to suffer an injury ahead of the tournament, which kicks off on 13 January in Abidjan. Nice striker Terem Moffi has been called up to replace Boniface, pending the approval of the Confederation of African […]

January 9, 2024 2

Japan

Japan quake death toll tops 200 as police comb burned-down market

[ad_1] Police on Tuesday began combing the burned-down remains of a market devastated by fire in Ishikawa Prefecture following the massive New Year’s Day earthquake, while authorities said the overall death toll had risen above 200.The number of dead was especially high — 81 — in the hard-hit coastal city of Wajima, where the quake sparked a massive blaze that tore through the popular tourist market.The number of those missing […]

January 9, 2024 1

Africa

Sierra Leone: 27 soldiers charged over failed coup attempt

[ad_1] Sierra Leone authorities have now charged 27 soldiers with multiple offences over last year’s alleged failed coup attempt. The charges against them were read out in court and include mutiny, failure to suppress mutiny and murder. A statement from the defence ministry said the soldiers have also been charged with aiding the enemy, communicating with the enemy and other relevant offences. The statement said the Ministry of Defence and […]

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