Tag Archives: AFRICAN

12 years after South Africa 2010: African football fans celebrate Luis Suarez’s grief

Ghanaian football fans were joined by others across the continent and the world to celebrate the pain that Uruguayan skipper Luis Suarez felt when his side beat the Ghana Black Stars at the World Cup but failed to qualify from their group. Images of the former Liverpool man shedding tears …

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No African team will qualify: Oxford Uni’s research flops as Senegal progress into round of 16

No African nation will advance from the group stage; this was according to a research from the Maths Department at the Oxford University, one which appears to have failed so far. In group A of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, Senegal, an African nation, advanced to the round …

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South African president faces threat of impeachment over ‘Farmgate’

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa is facing a possible impeachment threat over the “Farmgate” scandal. The president has been accused of covering up a $4m (£3.3m) theft from his farm in 2020, including kidnapping and bribing the burglars into silence. A leaked report from an independent panel has found that …

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2022 World Cup: Senegal become first African country to qualify for Round of 16

African Champions, Senegal have become the first African country to book their place in the knockout stage of the ongoing 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Senegal picked one of the tickets for the knockout stage after beating the South Americans 2-0. The Terenga Lions qualify for the next stage …

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Ghana named among 15 African countries to launch new single air transport market

After minimal progress since its launch in January 2018, the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) appeared to reach a decision this week with 15 of the 35 signatory states launching a cluster to pilot the scheme in real life. The announcement is a major boost to the proposed joint …

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Meet the four African presidents who are in Qatar for the 2022 World Cup

It is a global football season yet only 32 teams from across the world are in Qatar for the 2022 World Cup. The spotlight is on the various teams – players, technical staff – the officiating department – referees, assistants, Video Assistant Referees, technical analysts – as well as the …

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South African court orders former President Jacob Zuma back to jail

South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal ruled on ruled on Monday November 21, that the decision to release former President Jacob Zuma on early medical parole was “unlawful” and that he should return to prison to finish his sentence for contempt of court.   Last year, Zuma was sentenced to …

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All about African greeting positions and how they are used

“What’s for breakfast this morning, I just woke up and I’m hungry.” One may get away with this statement early in the morning after waking up from bed in just about any home, but not African. Greetings are an important aspect of African culture and apart from opening doors to …

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2022 World Cup: No African team will qualify from group stage – Oxford Uni study

A new report published by Oxford University is predicting that no African team at the World Cup will progress beyond the group stages. The report based on the Oxford mathematical model predicts route to the men’s FIFA World Cup whcih kicks off this weekend in Qatar. It also predicts that …

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Meet the only African man who helped Jesus, see the country he came from and his name

Jesus was subjected to excruciating suffering at the hands of the Romans before being made to bear His cross to Calvary. In the beginning, Jesus bore His cross (John 19:17). In the end, however, Jesus was so worn down by suffering that he could no longer bear his cross. When …

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