Africa: Kaba Diawara Hopes to Shine With His Young Squad

[ad_1] Diawara is one of the new generation coaches who have been able to take charge of their country's teams in recent years. The 48-year-old coach wants to instill a winning mentality to his side. This is what he shared with CAFOnline from his team's training base in Yamoussoukro ahead of their opening Group C match against five-time champions, Cameroon on Monday, 15 January. "We have great ambition for this competition. We formed a team two years ago and I […]

January 15, 2024

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Africa Safer Internet Day 2024 to be held on February 6

[ad_1] This year’s Africa Safer Internet Day is scheduled to be held on February 6. Child Online Africa, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the African Telecommunications Union (ATU), the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), and other partners made the announcement in a statement. Themed “Empowering Minds, Protecting Rights: Creating a Safer Digital Africa,” this year’s event according to the organisers “aims to empower everyone especially young people by positioning them to […]

January 15, 2024

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Africa: Defending Champions Senegal Gearing Up for Title Defense Opener Against the Gambia

[ad_1] TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations defending champions, Senegal kick off their title defense on Monday, 15 January against The Gambia. The Lions of Teranga and The Scorpions officially open what has been deemed as the Group of death in a Group C also consisting of Cameroon and Guinea. Nothing less than a second consecutive title would a smile on coach Aliou Cisse and his star-studded squad that is touted as one of the tournament favourites with star players […]

January 15, 2024

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UN peacekeepers to start withdrawing from eastern Congo in April

[ad_1] The United Nation has said that about 2,000 U.N. peacekeepers will start withdrawing from eastern areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo by in April. This would be the first phase of the peacekeeping mission’s planned withdrawal from the country. “We have a ceiling of 13,500 troops authorised by the Security Council, as of April 30th, with the start of the withdrawal underway, we will reach 11,500,” Bintou Keita, […]

January 15, 2024

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Africa: Tainted Charumbira Ousted After Sexual Assault, Embezzlement Accusations, Pan African Parliament Advertises Post

[ad_1] ZANU PF aligned Chief Fortune Charumbira has lost his position at the helm of the Pan African Parliament (PAP) where he was elected President in 2022. PAP's secretariat announced By-Elections to replace him and his fourth Vice President Francois Ango Ndoutoume of Gabon, without clarifying why the two had been ousted. Charumbira, a former Chiefs Council President, had however been forced to answer charges of embezzlement and sexual assault in 2023. After allegedly sexually assaulting one of his married […]

January 15, 2024

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Afcon 2023: How Senegal came to dominate African football

[ad_1] Alongside the establishment of local academies and infrastructure, Souleymane Diallo, a part-time coach of national age groups and a research professor at the Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, says a pathway has been created to move talent from youth international level to the senior side."Senegal has an extraordinary potential of players and we're being patient with the generations," Diallo told BBC Sport Africa."At grassroots level, we have a […]

January 15, 2024

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Africa: Afcon – Everything You Need to Know About a Record Year for Africa’s Biggest Football Event

[ad_1] Africa's biggest football festival - the men's Africa Cup of Nations 2023 - is being hosted by Côte d'Ivoire in west Africa and will culminate in its final match on 11 February 2024. More than ever before, the world will be watching the action at the 34th edition of the cup, given that some of football's greatest athletes will be participating. Add to this the fact that the tournament takes place in the European winter and so it doesn't […]

January 15, 2024

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Africa: 60 Percent of Africa’s Food Is Based On Wheat, Rice and Maize – the Continent’s Crop Treasure Trove Is Being Neglected

[ad_1] African countries have become reliant on a few food items. Just 20 plant species now provide 90% of our food, with three - wheat, maize and rice - accounting for 60% of all calories consumed on the continent and globally. This deprives the continent of diverse food sources, at the very time when research has found massive food and nutrition insecurity in Africa. By 2020, about 20% of the continent's population (281.6 million) faced hunger. This figure is likely […]

January 15, 2024

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Afcon 2023: Ghana 1-2 Cape Verde – Black Stars fall to late defeat

[ad_1] Jamiro Monteiro put Cape Verde ahead in the 17th minute at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny StadiumCape Verde upset Ghana with a stoppage-time winner to go top of Group B at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.Garry Rodrigues tapped into an empty net in the 92nd minute after a mix-up in the Black Stars defence.Jamiro Monteiro had put the islanders ahead and Ghana then had a goal ruled out for offside […]

January 15, 2024

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