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Africa: CAF Increases 2023 Afcon Prize Money By 40 Percent

[ad_1] The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced a 40 percent increase in prize money for teams that will reach the quarterfinals through the grand finale in the upcoming 2023 AFCON. This initiative comes ahead of the tournament's commencement in Côte d'Ivoire on January 13, showcasing CAF's commitment to enhancing the competition's significance. In the previous edition held in Cameroon in 2021, the champions, Senegal, received $5 million, while runners-up, Egypt, secured $2.5 million. For the 34th edition in […]

todayJanuary 5, 2024

Japan

Tokyo’s top tuna for the new year sells for ¥114.2 million

[ad_1] The priciest giant bluefin tuna sold at Tokyo’s biggest fish market on the first day of business in 2024 fetched ¥114.2 million ($788,440), in an auction for what is considered an auspicious fish that has become a New Year’s tradition. The tuna weighed 238 kilograms and was sold Friday to seafood wholesaler Yamayuki and sushi chain operator Onodera Group — a team that has been the winning bidder of […]

todayJanuary 5, 2024

Japan

Endo voted Liverpool’s Player of the Month for December

[ad_1] LONDON – Japan captain Wataru Endo was rewarded for his recent contributions at Liverpool by being voted the English Premier League leaders' Player of the Month for December on Thursday.The 30-year-old won the monthly award for the first time since his summer move from Stuttgart, ranking above Trent Alexander-Arnold and Mohamed Salah in a fan poll after finding his feet with his new club.The defensive midfielder began the month […]

todayJanuary 5, 2024

Japan

South Korea evacuates islands after North fires artillery nearby

[ad_1] SEOUL – North Korea fired more than 200 artillery rounds on Friday near a disputed maritime border with South Korea in another escalation of tension between the rivals and prompting the South to take "corresponding" action with live fire drills.The exchange led residents of two remote South Korean islands on the western maritime frontier to evacuate to bomb shelters at the instruction of the South's military, before it fired […]

todayJanuary 5, 2024

Africa

Africa: AU Appeals for Calm in Ethiopia-Somalia Row

[ad_1] The African Union on Thursday joined the United States in appealing for calm in the Horn of Africa after regional tensions soared following a contested deal between Ethiopia and the breakaway region of Somaliland. Somalia has vowed to defend its territory after Monday's agreement, which it described as an "aggression" and a "blatant assault" on its sovereignty by neighbouring Ethiopia. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) gives landlocked Ethiopia, Africa's second-most populous country, long-desired access to the Red Sea through […]

todayJanuary 5, 2024

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West Africa: Why Are Rwandan Clubs Turning to West African Transfer Market?

[ad_1] Rayon Sports recently completed the signing of Senegalese striker Alon Paul Gomis. The club also has in their ranks Guinean Alsény Camara and coach Muhammad Wade from Mauritania. That is not all, Cameroonian Yvan Marcel Dikoume Kouathe plays for Muhazi United and Ghanaian striker Peter Agblevor has crossed over from Musanze FC to Police FC. Nigerian Frank Onyeabor Chukwuebuka is plying his trade at Sunrise FC while his country Victor Mbaoma and Cameroon duo Apam Assongue and Salomon Bindjeme […]

todayJanuary 5, 2024

Entertainment

Rwanda: Gospel Artiste Tonzi Launches Album ‘Respect’

[ad_1] Clementine Uwitonze, popularly known as Tonzi, one of the pioneers of modern gospel music in Rwanda on January 4, launched her ninth album dubbed 'Respect' making her the Rwanda's first praise and worship singer to have achieved such a remarkable milestone in Rwanda's history. This album consists of 15 songs, featuring tracks like 'Respect' named after the album, 'Nshobozwa' ft. Gerald M., 'Merci', 'Warabikoze', 'Umbeshejeho', 'Uwirata', 'Nimeonja', 'Ndashima' ft. renowned Gakondo singer Jean Marie Muyango, 'Niyo', 'Unyitaho' ft. Joshua […]

todayJanuary 5, 2024

Africa

Africa: Flagship Economic Report Highlights Why Global Cooperation Is Key

[ad_1] The UN's World Economic Situation and Prospects report for 2024 projects a slowdown in global growth from an estimated 2.7 per cent in 2023 to 2.4 per cent in 2024. The flagship forecast launched in New York on Thursday indicates that last year's stronger-than-expected GDP growth coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic masked short-term risks and structural vulnerabilities in the world economy. The sombre short-term outlook is based on persistently high interest rates, further escalation of conflicts, sluggish international […]

todayJanuary 5, 2024

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