Africa

[ad_1] The presidential ambition of Senegal’s main opposition politician Ousmane Sonko has been dealt a blow after he lost a court appeal in his defamation conviction. The Supreme court of Senegal ruled to uphold the six-month suspended sentence following a more than 12-hour hearing. The ruling puts Sonko’s presidential ambition ahead of next month’s election in limbo. “The sentence and fines have been confirmed. Sonko lost on all counts,” State […]

[ad_1] Zambia have not won a match at the Afcon finals since lifting the trophy in 2012Zambia are capable of winning the upcoming 2023 Africa Cup of Nations despite missing the past three tournaments, according to captain Lubambo Musonda.But the country have failed to win a match at the finals since that triumph, suffering group-stage exits in 2013 and 2015 and then failing to qualify three times in a row."The […]

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[ad_1] South African Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius has been released from jail nearly 11 years after killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. He walked free on Friday after being granted parole last November haven served nine years for the crime which he was convicted of. South African authorities have said confirmed that Pistorius is now back home from jail. “The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) is able to confirm that Oscar Pistorius is a […]

[ad_1] Senegal's Supreme Court rejects opposition leader Ousmane Sonko's appeal against a libel conviction. [ad_2] Source link