NAIROBI, The enhanced protection of African wetlands is key to boosting the resilience of local communities in the face of climatic shocks, poverty and food insecurity, a green lobby said.Mithika Mwenda, the executive director of Nairobi-based Pan Afri…
Cairo, Egypt has filed a complaint with the African soccer confederation against the appointment of a Gambian referee for the Pharaohs’ game against Cameroon in the African Cup of Nations semi finals on Thursday. The Egyptian Football Association did n…
SALY, SENEGAL — When pro golfer Oumou Dieye first started competing against men, she felt intimidated. They didn’t want to play with her, she says, and they didn’t take her seriously.But then, in her first match, she won.After that, she had all the con…
Yaounde, The biggest stars of African soccer are on course to meet in their continent’s biggest game. Mohamed Salah’s Egypt and Sadio Mané’s Senegal reached the African Cup of Nations semifinals on Sunday. One more win for both teams will see the Liver…
Regional bloc ECOWAS has condemned what it calls an “attempted coup” in the West African state of Guinea-Bissau, where heavy gunfire was heard near the seat of government Tuesday.President Umaro Cissoko Embalo, a former army general, was reportedly hol…
Barcelona, The last day of the winter transfer window arrived in Spain on Monday with Barcelona hoping to seal the signing of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and find a buyer for Ousmane Dembélé.Aubameyang arrived to finalize negotiations with the Catalan cl…
Seoul, The Japanese Film Festival Online 2022 (JFF) will open for a two-week run next month, with 13 Japanese films to be screened free of charge, the event’s organizers said Saturday. Under the slogan “Online Trip To Japan,” the festival will start on…
OUAGADOUGOU, When Economic Community of West African States’, ECOWAS leaders met on Jan 28, one of their main resolutions was for a ministerial-level mission to be dispatched to Burkina Faso.That mission and a UN delegation are expected Monday, Jan 31,…
YAOUNDÉ — Cameroon’s national football team, the Indomitable Lions, Sunday donated $85,000 and dedicated their 2-0 victory over the Scorpions of Gambia to victims of the stampede that killed eight and injured 38 at Yaoundé’s Olembe stadium this week. T…
Published by AFP Los Angeles (AFP) – “Nanny,” a supernatural thriller about an undocumented immigrant working for a wealthy New York family, won the Sundance