The Tanzanian police have said that at least 45 people died in a stampede that took place on March 21 when citizens paid their last respects to the country’s late President John Pombe Magufuli. According to the statement made by Dar es Salaam regional police commander, Lazaro Mambosasa on Tuesday, there had been a lot […]
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The rise in Kenya’s COVID-19 cases and deaths has led President Uhuru Kenyatta to announce tightened restrictions in five of the most affected counties. These new restrictions have been imposed in the country’s capital, Nairobi and the three urban counties surrounding it, including Nakuru, a major transit city. “Our rate of infection has gone up […]
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A nine-storey apartment building has collapsed in Egypt’s capital, Cairo on Saturday morning, killing at least 18 people and injuring about two dozen others, an official said. Rescue workers were searching for any survivors trapped under the rubble of the building in the el-Salam neighbourhood, said Khalid Abdel-Al, the administrative head of the Cairo governorate. […]
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Molefi Ntseki has come out to blame himself for Bafana Bafana’s failure of qualifying for the continental showpiece in Cameroon next year. “The disappointment is not only for us, but the big disappointment is for SAFA because the objective was very clear, the mandate is very clear – to see the team qualifying for every […]
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Super Eagles attacking midfielder and Everton Winger Alex Iwobi has tested positive to COVID-19. Iwobi is likely to miss the remainder of Nigeria’s AFCON 20201 qualifier, which comes up on Wednesday against Lesotho. The pacey winger was expected to start against Benin Republic on Saturday but could not join the line up due to the […]
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The hopes of Bafana Bafana qualifying for the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in Cameroon next years finals disappeared into the humid night air at the Al-Hilal Stadium, Omdurman, as Sudan claimed a 2-0 win over the South African side in the final Group C clash on Sunday evening. Sudan and Ghana are now through […]
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Paul Onuacho came from the bench as a substitute to secure a win for the Super Eagles of Nigeria as well as ensuring that the team maintain their unbeaten run in the qualification stage of the tournament, which is scheduled to hold on January 2022 in Cameroon. He came from the bench to score in […]
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The rise in new COVID-19 cases has led the Kenyan government to impose a new lockdown measure. This has also made President Uhuru Kenyatta announce a ban on all inland travel in the capital Nairobi and out four other counties. He made this known on Friday in the wake of the country’s positivity rate rising […]
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Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta has suspended all sporting activities across the nation indefinitely due to a surge in new coronavirus cases. The country is experiencing what seems like a third wave as the samples collected are returning positive results. And the head of state has announced the measures – according to him – are aimed […]
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The Comoros are a group of islands at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel of the Indian Ocean, between Madagascar and the southeast African mainland, about 180 miles (290 km) off the eastern coast of Africa. Comoros, a group of small islands located at the northern end of Mozambique has secured their place in […]
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