Wayne Lumbasi The National Basketball Association, better known by its acronym, NBA, is a men’s professional basketball league in North America, comprising 29 United States-based teams and one Canadian-based team. The NBA has seen a meteoric rise in African representation in one of the most popular leagues in the world. A commendable feat, this has manifested in […]
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Lisa Mugo South African rapper Rikhado Muziwendlovu Makhado better known as Ricky Rick died by suicide on Wednesday, February 23 at his home in Johannesburg. The rapper’s family shared the devastating news with Drum Magazine. Ricky had allegedly been battling depression which resulted in him hanging himself. “Affectionately known as Riky Rick across the globe, he was deeply loved by his […]
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Avellon Williams BOGOTA, COLOMBIA – As a sea of green handkerchiefs swirled around Colombia’s Constitutional Court building on Monday, protesters chanted and echoed “Ya es ley” (now is law) in unison. The court decriminalized abortion procedures up to 24 weeks of gestation, ensuring greater access to abortion in the largely Catholic country. Throughout Colombia’s history, abortions have […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Cyclone Emnati has made landfall on Madagascar’s southeastern coast, ripping roofs off homes and sparking fears of floods in a region recently devastated by another tropical cyclone. Emnati made landfall in the Manakara Atsimo district early Wednesday, with sustained winds of 135 km/h (84 mph) and gusts as high as 190 km/h (118 mph). There were no immediate reports […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Twitter has honoured musical powerhouses Davido, Burna Boy, and Wizkid, as well as YBNL boss Olamide, former BBNaija champion Laycon, and ex-housemate Erica, with a customized GOAT emoji. They all hail from Nigeria. This mean that whenever the names of the mentioned celebrities are trending on Twitter or whenever their names are searched with a hashtag symbol(#), the goat sign […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Ugandans who refuse Covid 19 vaccination risk a six-month prison sentence or a planned fee of 4 million Ugandan shillings ($1,139), The Public Health (Amendment) Bill 2021, which seeks to make coronavirus vaccinations mandatory, has been referred to the parliamentary health committee for review. Jane Ruth Aceng, the Health Minister, told the House on Monday that the change […]
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The $4.2bn project is ultimately expected to more than double Ethiopia’s electricity output. Sudan and Egypt see the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam as a threat, but Ethiopia sees it as essential for its development. Faith Nyasuguta For the first time in history, Ethiopia will use electricity from its massive hydropower plant, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Al-Shabab, Somalia’s militant Islamist group spent $24m (£18m) in 2021 on procuring weapons. This is according to a report by Hiraal Institute, a Mogadishu-based research group. Dubbed “Al-Shabaab Weapons”, the 25-page report alleges that al-Shabab, which is affiliated with al-Qaeda, has an annual revenue collection of about $180m. “Out of an annual planned […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Donkey races in Kenya will leave you breathless and excited. Donkeys are relatively slow animals compared to horses but this doesn’t matter in small town on Lamu Island, Kenya. Every year , the sports event attracts thousands of tourists to watch skilled donkeys race against each other. Lamu is among the oldest inhabited Swahili townships. […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Thousands of Senegalese gathered on Tuesday for the inauguration of a 50,000-seater stadium aimed at making the country Africa’s go-to venue for international events. The stadium is in Diamniadio, a town being built about 30 kilometres (20 miles) from the capital Dakar. The new stadium was built in just 18 months by Turkey’s Summa […]
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