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Sports:FIFA U20 World Cup Nigeria out

South Korea, runner-up in the last U-20 World Cup in 2019 to Ukraine, secured its spot with a 1-0 victory against the Flying Eagles on June 4. Nigeria was the only …

Sports: Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema completes move to Al-Ittihad

Franco-Algerian striker Karim Benzema has officially joined Saudi Arabian champions Al-Ittihad. Benzema, winner of the 2022 Golden Ball, has signed a 3-year contract and will earn more than 50 million dollars …

Algeria and Sierra Leone elected to Security Council of UN

Algeria, Sierra Leone, Guyana and South Korea were elected unchallenged on Tuesday to sit on the UN Security Council in 2024-25, while Slovenia handily beat Belarus for the only contested seat. …

South Africa’s Formal President Zuma implicated in “damning” new corruption report

In a further accusation of former President Jacob Zuma, the latest report by the commission of inquiry into state capture has found that Zuma was prepared to do anything requested by …

Morocco: 15 extremists de-radicalised in program that offers second chance

A new class of convicted extremists in Morocco completed their three month de-radicalisation program on Thursday – the ninth of its kind since the government program began. At a closing ceremony …

Libya oil blockade costs billions in revenue

Libya is losing tens of millions of dollars a day from the shutdown of its oil facilities, while global prices are at their highest in years, the country’s oil minister told …

Ramadan: Several arrests in Morocco for not observing fast

The police in Morocco have arrested several people at a cafe in the megacity of Casablanca on suspicion of failing to observe the Ramadan fast, which is penalised by Moroccan law, …

More financial muscle to counter Russia- Biden

President Joe Biden asked Congress on Thursday for an additional $33 billion to help Ukraine fend off Russia’s invasion, a signal that the U.S. is prepared to mount a robust, long-term …

Health:WHO warns of major measles, polio outbreaks

Reported cases of measles have exploded by nearly 80% worldwide in the first two months of the year, the World Health Organization and UNICEF announced Wednesday. The WHO has been sounding …

Equatorial Guinea to prosecute owner of sunk oil tanker ‘fraudulently’ flying country flag

Equatorial Guinea has said it will prosecute the owner of an oil tanker “fraudulently” flying the flag of the central African nation that ran aground on April 16 off Tunisia. Vice …

South Africa enters fifth wave of Covid-19 pandemic

There is a new wave of covid 19 in South Africa, the Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation (CERI) warned on Tuesday. “The fifth wave has arrived. Take care,” the genomics …

Miss Rwanda organiser arrested for sexual assault

The Rwanda Investigation Bureau has arrested the organiser of the Miss Rwanda beauty pageant, Dieudonne Ishimwe for sexual assault allegations. The famous former musician known as Prince Kid was arrested on …

Possible Eid al-Fitr bomb attacks in Nigeria – Police warns

Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS) has cautioned the public about possible bomb attacks during celebrations for Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. In …