Africa: Rampant Cote d’Ivoire Crush Sierra Leone in TotalEnergies CAF Afcon Warm-Up

[ad_1] Cote d'Ivoire fired a warning to their TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations rivals by thrashing Sierra Leone 5-1 in Saturday's friendly ahead of hosting the continental showpiece. The Elephants put on an attacking masterclass to sweep aside the Leone Stars in San Pedro, a week before the tournament kicks off. Defender Ousmane Diomandé opened the scoring on 17 minutes, superbly teed up by Jeremie Boga from a free-kick. Franck Kessie then lit up the Stade Laurent Pokou by […]

January 8, 2024

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Africa: Algeria, Mali Secure Big Pre-TotalEnergies CAF Afcon Friendly Victories

[ad_1] Some of the 24 teams scheduled to play at the upcoming TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations, Côte d'Ivoire were engaged in friendly matches over the weekend to fine tune their preparations for the competition that kicks off next week. Algeria and Mali secured big wins to boost their confidence ahead of the tournament that is set to kick off on January 13 in Abidjan. Each side carefully selected their friendly opponents to fine-tune their preparations, making the most […]

January 8, 2024

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Africa: Young Africans Could Disrupt Authoritarian States but They Don’t – Here’s Why

[ad_1] Africa has the world's largest youth population. By 2030, 75% of the African population will be under the age of 35. The number of young Africans aged 15-24 is projected to reach 500 million in 2080. While population dynamics vary across the continent, most sub-Saharan countries have a median age below 19. Niger is the youngest country in the world with a median age of 14.5, while South Africa, Seychelles, Tunisia and Algeria have median ages above 27. These […]

January 8, 2024

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Nigeria’s disgraced televangelist TB Joshua

[ad_1] South African politician Julius Malema, Malawi's former President Joyce Banda, long-time Zimbabwe opposition leader, the late Morgan Tsvangirai and the former president of Ghana, the late John Atta Mills, are among the prominent Africans who paid homage to Joshua while he was alive. [ad_2] Source link

January 8, 2024

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TB Joshua: ‘We thought it was heaven but then terrible things happened’

[ad_1] Rae was 21 when she became a charismatic Nigerian preacher’s disciple - and suffered years of abuse. [ad_2] Source link

January 8, 2024

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TB Joshua: Megachurch leader raped and tortured worshippers, BBC finds

[ad_1] Forced abortions and other atrocities are alleged by dozens of ex-followers of a charismatic televangelist. [ad_2] Source link

January 8, 2024

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Kenya's push to make 'boda-boda' motorbike taxis go electric

[ad_1] The government wants Kenya's three million motorbike taxi riders to go green but only a few have done so. [ad_2] Source link

January 7, 2024

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Earning the trust of a 40-stone silverback gorilla

[ad_1] A wildlife cameraman's close encounter with a silverback as he filmed a process designed to save the species. [ad_2] Source link

January 7, 2024

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Guinness World Record attempt frenzy grips Ghana

[ad_1] Ghana has suddenly been gripped with a new frenzy of breaking and setting Guinness World Records with no end in sight just yet. In December last year, the whole country was caught up in this frenzy when an event organizer and broadcaster, Afua Asantewaa Owusu Aduonum took up the challenge to break the record for signing for the longest hours. Afua did sing for for almost 127 hours and […]

January 7, 2024

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