FIFA SUSPENDS KENYA, ZIMBABWE FROM INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL

FIFA SUSPENDS KENYA, ZIMBABWE FROM INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL

Wayne Lumbasi Kenya and Zimbabwe have been handed an indefinite ban from all football activities by world governing body FIFA following government interference, boss Gianni Infantino announced Thursday. The ban means no Kenyan or Zimbabwean team – including club sides vying for Confederation of African Football (CAF) tournaments – can play internationally. Funds from FIFA are […]

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 OIL PRICES AFFECTED DUE TO UKRAINE AND RUSSIA TENSIONS

OIL PRICES AFFECTED DUE TO UKRAINE AND RUSSIA TENSIONS

Oliver Meth The Russia-Ukraine conflict has affected South Africa’s economy, with Brent Crude Oil prices rising dramatically due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and this weakened the rand against the dollar. Some South Africans are scared that this is just the beginning, with one person saying, “And now we rely on imports – we need […]

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 UKRAINE- RUSSIA CRISIS: GHANA,NIGERIA GOVERNMENTS URGE CITIZENS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES

UKRAINE- RUSSIA CRISIS: GHANA,NIGERIA GOVERNMENTS URGE CITIZENS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES

Ekeomah Atuonwu Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Ghana’s foreign ministry has called on Ghanaian students in Ukraine to seek refuge in their homes or in approved government shelters. Over a thousand Ghanaians are presently studying or working in Ukraine, according to the ministry, which is “gravely concerned” about their safety. Ghana’s national student union, on the […]

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 JAMAICA’S TOMMY LEE SPARTA SENT BACK TO PRISON

JAMAICA’S TOMMY LEE SPARTA SENT BACK TO PRISON

Lisa Mugo Jamaican artiste Tommy Lee Sparta has been released back to jail after taking time in hospital where he was admitted on Monday following an altercation between him and a correctional officer. It all began on Monday morning when the correctional officer asked Sparta to return to his cell after having breakfast and Sparta was not […]

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 JOURNALIST KILLED, TWO WOUNDED AS POLICE CLASH WITH HAITIAN WORKERS

JOURNALIST KILLED, TWO WOUNDED AS POLICE CLASH WITH HAITIAN WORKERS

Avellon Williams  PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI – Men, wearing police uniforms, opened fire into a crowd of protesters Wednesday, killing a journalist after thousands of Haitian factory workers launched a new strike to demand higher wages than the prime minister announced earlier this week. As the day’s protest appeared to be winding down, Associated Press journalists witnessed the men […]

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 MAASAI EVICTION LOOMS IN TANZANIA AS STATE PRIORITIZES UAE ‘ROYAL FAMILY’ FIRM

MAASAI EVICTION LOOMS IN TANZANIA AS STATE PRIORITIZES UAE ‘ROYAL FAMILY’ FIRM

 •The East African Court of Justice (EACJ) in 2018 granted an injunction prohibiting the Tanzanian government from evicting Maasai communities from 1,500 square kilometers of ancestral, legally registered land in the Ngorongoro, northern Tanzania. •The government plans to lease the same parcel of land to a company based in the United Arab Emirates, to create […]

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TOTAL ENERGIES WOMEN’S AFCON MOROCCO 2022 RACE

Wayne Lumbasi The 2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations will be the 12th edition of the Africa Women Cup of Nations. It is a biennial international football championship organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for the women’s national teams of Africa.  At least 12 countries have qualified for this year’s Africa Women’s Cup of Nations […]

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