insert_link Africa Afcon 2023: Angola 2-0 Burkina Faso – Both sides reach last 16 [ad_1] Mabululu (right) netted his second goal of the tournament, adding to his effort against Algeria in Angola's opening gameAngola beat Burkina Faso 2-0 to clinch top spot in Group D at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast.Mabululu headed in Fredy's free-kick nine minutes before the break to put the Palancas Negras ahead.Burkina Faso winger Dango Ouattara forced a save from Neblu but Zine made sure of […] todayJanuary 24, 2024
insert_link Africa Afcon 2023: Mauritania 1-0 Algeria – Two-time champions dumped out at group stage [ad_1] Yali Dellahi's goal earned victory for Mauritania, who had drawn two and lost six of their previous eight games at Afcon finalsAlgeria crashed out of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations as minnows Mauritania claimed a famous first ever win at the finals to snatch a spot in the last 16.Centre-back Yali Dellahi swept home the winning goal late in the first half to stun the two-time Afcon winners.Defeat […] todayJanuary 24, 2024
insert_link Africa Man held for murder over South Africa building fire [ad_1] The man told a public inquiry he started a Johannesburg building fire that killed 77 people last August. [ad_2] Source link todayJanuary 24, 2024 1
Africa Africa: The Minerva Research Initiative – The Military-University-Industry Complex Targets Africa [ad_1] The Pentagon launched the Minerva Research Initiative in 2008 as a “DoD-sponsored, university-based social science research initiative that focuses on areas of strategic importance to the US national security policy.” It is intended “to identify and support basic social science research issues in need of attention and to integrate those research insights into the policy-making environment.” Each spring, the DoD announces three-year grants (which can be extended up to five years. In his announcement of grants on 24 February […] todayJanuary 24, 2024 1
insert_link Africa Afcon 2023: The Gambia 2-3 Cameroon – Five-time champions go through after thriller [ad_1] Cameroon came from behind with two late goals to reach the last 16 of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, beating The Gambia in a thriller to knock their opponents out of the tournament.The five-time champions secured second place in Group C on goals scored.Rigobert Song's side will next face Nigeria at Abidjan's Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium on Saturday (20:00 GMT).The Scorpions looked to have dashed Cameroon's hopes with […] todayJanuary 24, 2024
insert_link Africa Afcon 2023: Tom Saintfiet quits as The Gambia boss after group-stage exit [ad_1] Tom Saintfiet has coached national sides in four different Fifa confederationsTom Saintfiet resigned as coach of The Gambia after the Scorpions suffered a group-stage exit from the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.Saintfiet was appointed in 2018 and led the side to the quarter-finals of the 2021 edition of Afcon on their debut.However, the Belgian could not repeat those heroics in Ivory Coast."Thank you for your service gaffer. Gambia will […] todayJanuary 24, 2024 1
insert_link Africa Afcon 2023: Guinea 0-2 Senegal – Holders top group with perfect record [ad_1] Defending champions Senegal secured top spot in Group C at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations after beating Guinea 2-0 in an ill-tempered encounter.Abdoulaye Seck headed the Teranga Lions in front from a free-kick and Iliman Ndiaye sealed victory with a fine low finish in the final minute.Guinea knew they would go through before kick-off and finished third after Cameroon beat The Gambia 3-2.Senegal progress from the group stage […] todayJanuary 24, 2024
Africa Africa: Secretary Antony J. Blinken At an Event On Food Security and Economic Growth At the Africarice Headquarters [ad_1] Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire — SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you very much. Well, good afternoon, everyone. And for me, it was both a pleasure and fascinating to be here, both with my colleague from the African Development Bank and also from AfricaRice, just to see the extraordinary work that's being done to get to a place where, as President Biden has said, Africa feeds itself - and actually, more than itself, a place where Africa feeds the world. And that is […] todayJanuary 24, 2024 2
Africa West Africa: Blinken Pledges $45m to Boost Coastal West Africa Security [ad_1] U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday pledged $45 million in additional financing to help fight conflict and bring stability to coastal West Africa, where insecurity linked to jihadist insurgencies has increased in recent years. Blinken is on the second stop of a four-nation tour of Africa, taking him to Cape Verde, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, and Angola from January 21-26. The purpose of the trip is to discuss U.S.-African partnerships over trade, climate, infrastructure, health, security, and other […] todayJanuary 24, 2024 1