Wayne Lumbasi German sports equipment giant Adidas have suspended their partnership with the Russian Football Federation in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The German sportswear giant has been partnering with Russia’s national team since 2009. Russian football has already been hit with huge sanctions as both UEFA and FIFA announced on Monday that national and club […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Patients are dying in Tigray owing to a lack of oxygen and medicines, according to a doctor at the region’s main hospital, as physicians struggle to care for the sick in the face of frequent power outages and fuel shortages. The secluded northern region of 5.5 million people continues to suffer under a de facto embargo as […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Ukraine has called for equal opportunities for Africans seeking to leave the country. The move comes after videos on social media showing Africans being denied access to trains operating evacuations from Ukraine amid its war with Russia triggered outrage. “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has affected Ukrainians and non-citizens in many devastating ways. Africans […]
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Lisa Mugo American rapper cum actor and producer Curtis Jackson aka 50 Cent has decided to put TV network Starz on blast, packed up his belongings and left the network. The rapper is seemingly furious about the fact that Starz is not renewing Power Book IV: Force, for season 2 despite the fact that the show is […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Due to numerous errors committed by African referees during officiating, especially during the 2021 African Cup of Nations in Cameroon, FIFA has decided to use non-African referees for the play-off matches in the African zone during Qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. According to reports coming out of CAF, the idea is to ensure […]
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Faith Nyasuguta On Tuesday, 106 Tunisian students landed in their home country. They were among the first North African nationals to safely leave Ukraine. Since time immemorial, airport embraces have often been emotional. On Tuesday morning, tears were shed in the Tunis airport, they were tears of joy. The tears marked the end of an […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Uganda has opened a $200 million iron ore smelting plant, which will help the region reduce its reliance on scrap metal, billets, and coils for raw materials. Tembo Steels Uganda Ltd is building a facility in Iganga, eastern Uganda, with a capacity to produce 1.2 million tonnes of metal per year. “This is East Africa’s largest integrated […]
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Avellon Williams LONDON- Football in Crystal Palace Park, swimming with the grandchildren, going to a concert. These are just some of the things that trainer and bus driver, Claude Parchment, looks forward to now that he’s been triple vaccinated. Claude kept London moving during the pandemic by driving buses out of the Stockwell garage. Also, he trains new […]
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Oliver Meth The first batch of Ghananian nationals has been evacuated from Ukraine, making Ghana the first African country to evacuate its citizens fleeing the conflict after Russia’s invasion. On Tuesday, the first group of Ghanaian students who fled the eastern European country arrived in Ghana. According to the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kwaku […]
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Lisa Mugo South African DJ and Producer Thandi Draai has opened up about her experience breaking into the male dominated scene. The musical artiste sat down with Sowetan Live and opened up on how scary it was for her venturing into an industry that no other woman in South Africa was in. She wishes there was a […]
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