As of March 27, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 4,164,880 while over 6,230,004 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Reported deaths in Africa reached 111,537 and 3,756,434 people have recovered. South Africa has the most reported cases – 1,543,079 – and 52,602 people died. Other most-affected countries are Morocco (…
*Musa: We target victory *Iwobi : Expect a tough match *Aribo: We’ll make it difficult for them to play *Aina: We want to go to AFCON By Jacob Ajom Today in Porto Novo, the Super Eagles will have their hands full when they confront the Squirrels of Benin in a 2022 Africa Cup of Nations…
PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan on Friday reiterated the government’s commitment to put into action the vision and plans of the late former President John Magufuli as she led Tanzanians in the burial of the departed Head of State. In a moving speech during a well-attended burial ceremony for her predecessor whom she referred to as…
Seychellois Elvis Chetty, the president of the Seychelles Football Federation, has been elected to the Confederation of African Football (CAF) executive committee as an ordinary member. Chetty, a barrister at law, won the election with 40 out of 50 votes during the annual general meeting of the Confederation of African Football in Rabat, Morocco on…
Debating Ideas is a new section that aims to reflect the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from within the African continent and beyond. It will offer debates and engagements, contexts and controversies, and reviews and responses flowing from the African Arguments…
March 27 (UPI) — Iran and China signed a 25-year economic cooperation deal Saturday. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, took part in a ceremony announcing the deal, dubbed the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, on state television. The deal comes on the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations…
March 27 (UPI) — Hulu said it is working on a series based on Sarah J. Mass’ Court of Thorns and Roses fantasy novel. “Ron Moore (creator of Outlander and one of my creative idols) and I will co-adapt ACOTAR as a tv show for Hulu! I’m currently hard at work writing the pilot with…
March 27 (UPI) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has signed a bill into law banning transgender students from playing sports according to their gender identity. The bill forces transgender students to compete in middle or high school school sports based on their gender according to their sex at birth instead of their gender identity, a…
March 27 (UPI) — Dillon Passage has announced on Instagram that he is divorcing his former Tiger King co-star, Joe Exotic Maldonado. Exotic was arrested shortly after they were married in 2017, keeping the husbands separated for the past several years. “To answer the main question the public wants to know, yes, Joe and I…
March 27 (UPI) — The maritime traffic jam in Egypt’s Suez Canal worsened Saturday as more ships lined up behind the cargo ship Ever Given, which has been trapped since Tuesday. The number of vessels trapped in the canal has now reached 276, according to Leth Agencies, the canal’s service provider. A couple days earlier,…
