Francis Ngannou vs Renan Ferreira: MMA & boxing risk-taker changing landscape of combat sports

[ad_1] Ngannou's heavyweight fight against Brazil's Renan Ferreira in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday is his first MMA bout since defending his UFC title against Ciryl Gane in 2021.Despite boxing twice since, Ngannou is adamant he never departed MMA, even interrupting the interview midway to clarify his point."I'm not returning to MMA - I never left," said Ngannou.During the period when Ngannou's only competitive action came in the boxing ring, […]

October 18, 2024

Entertainment

Rwanda: Who Are Rwanda’s Top 5 Artists With Largest YouTube Community?

[ad_1] Gospel music sensation Israel Mbonyi has surpassed US-based secular-cum-gospel musician Meddy, and replaced him as Rwanda's first artiste with highest number of YouTube subscribers. Mbonyi's YouTube subscription hit 1.44 million, breaking Meddy's landmark record of 1.43 million subscribers. The 'Nina Siri' saw his music distribution significantly increasing at pace since he decided to sing in other languages, especially Kiswahili, expanding his ministry's reach to other East African countries including Tanzania. Top 5 ranked Rwandan musicians are increasingly building devoted […]

October 18, 2024

News

South Africa: Tension High in Sharpeville Following Violent Protests – South African News Briefs – October 18, 2024

[ad_1] Tension High in Sharpeville Following Violent Protests Eight people were arrested in Sharpeville following the looting of spaza shops owned by foreign nationals, reports EWN. Police spokesperson Colonel Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi said that the situation remained tense, with public order police deployed to monitor the area. Nevhuhulwi confirmed that five people were detained for public violence, while three foreign nationals were arrested for possessing unlicensed firearms. The looting of foreign-owned tuck shops took place after a local businessman was fatally […]

October 18, 2024

Africa

Africa’s week in pictures: 11

[ad_1] A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent: Shahzaib Akber/EPAOn Thursday, South African artists from the Ajao Africa group dazzle audiences at the Arts Council of Pakistan festival in the capital Karachi...Thomas Mukoya/ReutersA family of elephants strikes a pose at the Aberdare National Park in Kenya. Thomas Mukoya/ReutersOn Saturday, rippling muscles are on display at the Mr and Miss East Africa Bodybuilding Contest...Gerald Anderson/Getty ImagesThe […]

October 18, 2024

Africa

Africa: French Police Release Anti-Western Firebrand Kemi Seba Without Charge

[ad_1] Controversial activist Kemi Seba, known for his fiercely anti-Western, pan-Africanist stance, has been released from French custody without charges, two days after he was arrested in Paris. French prosecutors confirmed on Thursday that Seba was released the day before, although preliminary investigations into his activities are continuing. The France-born activist, whose real name is Stellio Gilles Robert Capo Chichi, was detained on Monday on suspicion of "foreign interference" in French affairs. He has previously been sentenced in France several […]

October 18, 2024

Entertainment

Africa: Ibrahim Maalouf Embraces the World

[ad_1] Ibrahim Maalouf is shape-shifting Renaissance man. A master of the quarter-tone trumpet, a modified version of the instrument capable of playing Arabic scales (maqamat), Maalouf has performed and recorded classical music, jazz, experimental works, a collaboration with Angelique Kidjo, and other forays into pop music. This year, Maalouf has two new albums, Paris in Love, documenting an epic, sold-out concert held at the iconic Accor Arena in Paris, and also Trumpets of Michel Ange, an album honoring the memory […]

October 18, 2024

Entertainment

Zimbabwe: Colonial White Boys in Zimbabwe – John Eppel’s Autobiography Is a Welcome Book, but a Difficult Read

[ad_1] Zimbabwean writer John Eppel's literary career has always been defined by one peculiar trait. He publishes fictional work, in stark contrast to the majority of the country's other white writers who have fetishised the autobiographical mode. During the post 2000s period, white Zimbabwean narratives of crisis which focused on the land reform programme gained an international following. Read more: Animal Farm has been translated into Shona - why a group of Zimbabwean writers undertook the task Zimbabwe's liberation struggle […]

October 18, 2024

Africa

Africa: How the World Bank and IMF Can Truly Drive a Clean Energy Transition

[ad_1] The financial institutions' current approaches to funding renewable energy projects are far too limited, rigid, and opaque. As ministers around the world gear up for annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group (WBG), on 21-26 October in Washington DC, climate will be high on the agenda again. Many discussions will centre on climate finance, while the World Bank is set to replace its Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP) and implement a new Corporate Scorecard. […]

October 18, 2024

Africa

Kenya’s deputy president sacked by the Senate while in hospital

[ad_1] Kenyan senators have voted to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office despite his failure to testify at his impeachment trial after his lawyer said he had been taken to hospital.In one of the most dramatic days in Kenya's recent political history, Gachagua had been due to appear in the Senate after lunch to defend himself, a day after he had pleaded not guilty to 11 charges.However, Gachagua, popularly […]

October 18, 2024

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