Tag: Africa
Migrant rush into Cueta death toll rises to 72
Spanish officials confirmed Sunday that 72 people are now known to have died following last week's massive migrant surge into Ceuta, Spain's North Afr [...]
Uganda: Detained opposition figure ‘is unconscious, in intensive care’, his wife says
Kizza Besigye, the prominent detained Ugandan opposition leader, has lost consciousness and been rushed into intensive care after collapsing during a [...]
Gabon opposition leader’s lawyers say his jailing is politically motivated
Gabon's leading opposition figure, Alain-Claude Bilie-By-Nze, has now spent 100 days in what his lawyers describe as "political and arbitrar [...]
Mali: Insurgents ambush army convoy, source says more than 50 killed
Militants linked to al Qaeda and a Tuareg-led separatist group ambushed a Malian military convoy over the weekend, with a source close to the rebels s [...]
D.R. Congo: Ebola workers protest over unpaid wages as death toll nears 600
Ebola response workers in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo staged protests on Thursday outside three treatment centres in Bunia, the capital [...]
Failing to Plan Is Planning to Fail: Football’s Sleeping Giants Are Being Overtaken
By Isaac Opoku Brobbey
Football has never been fair to those who live on yesterday's glory. History books do not win football matches. Le [...]
2026 FIFA World Cup: All you need to know after the conclusion of the group stage
The group stage came to an end on early Sunday morning when Algeria drew 3-3 against Austria. Argentina, at the same time, beat lowly Jordan to conclu [...]
How England has fared against African opponents at the FIFA World Cup
England are no new name to African sides at the FIFA World Cup. The Three Lions have played eight games across eight different cities in seven differe [...]
Kenya’s ex-Chief Justice Mutunga arrested in protest over Nairobi Park construction
Kenya’s former Chief Justice Willy Mutunga was arrested on Monday while joining a protest against construction plans inside Nairobi National Park.
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Sahara Tragedy: Nearly 50 migrants die of thirst after lorry breakdown
A tragic incident unfolded in the Sahara Desert when a lorry carrying dozens of migrants broke down, leaving nearly 50 people stranded without water.
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