Lisa Mugo Actor Morgan Freeman has been put on a list of 900 Americans permanently banned from entering Russia. This comes following a video that Freeman released bashing the Russian government for getting involved in United States of America’s 2016 presidential elections. The actor who is known as ‘The voice of God’, directed the video and […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu The bodies of four of the eight missing miners have been discovered at a zinc mine in Burkina Faso that flooded more than two months ago, according to the government. The Perkoa mine, which is owned by the Canadian firm Trevali Mining Corp and is located about 120 kilometers (75 miles) west of the capital, Ouagadougou, […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu The World Health Organization (WHO) Member States re-elected Ethiopia’s Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to a second five-year term as Director-General of the world’s leading public health agency on Tuesday. The election was the culmination of a process that began in April 2021, when Member States were invited to submit proposals for candidates for the position of Director-General. Dr […]
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Lisa Mugo The ongoing trial between Amber Heard and her ex-husband Johnny Depp has had a blow on her career as Jason Momoa allegedly fought to keep her on the Aquaman movie. Amber who plays Mera in the DC motion picture, has had her role significantly reduced to a supporting role as she only appears for a few minutes in the […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Contrary to reports of a looming food crisis, the African Development Bank (AfDB) believes that Africa will not face a food crisis. Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of the AfDB Group, made the assurance during a press conference ahead of the Bank’s 2022 Annual Meetings in Accra, Ghana. Adesina stated that the Bank was prepared with plans to avert […]
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Wayne Lumbasi The sale of Chelsea to a consortium led by American billionaire Todd Boehly has been approved by the UK government and the Premier League as Roman Abramovich’s 19 years running the west London club moves closer to its end. Approval from the Premier League was granted first, with the government pushing for legal […]
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Wayne Lumbasi The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed that Kenya and Zimbabwe will not participate in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations whose qualifying campaign starts in early June. The football associations of both countries had been suspended for “political interference” and were only included in the draw for the qualifiers on the provision they […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Liverpool’s Jurgen Klopp has been named the Premier League manager of the 2021/2022 season after Liverpool’s stunning campaign. Klopp was the victorious manager from a shortlist that also included Brentford manager Thomas Frank, Newcastle’s Eddie Howe and Crystal Palace boss Patrick Vieira. The Liverpool boss has also won the League Manager Association’s (LMA) Manager of […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Tanzania’s first female president, Samia Suluhu Hassan, has been named among the top 100 most influential people on earth by the renowned Time magazine. The development has seen President Suluhu join other prominent figures in the 2022 list, including US President Joe Biden, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Meta, Facebook’s parent company, is hosting its second annual Africa Day campaign to highlight Africans who are making a global impact. South African filmmaker Tarryn Crossman said Meta identified eight African innovators, creators, and business people whose stories the company wanted told for the “Made in Africa, Loved Around the World” campaign. Tia […]
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