Renson Mwakandana President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s ambition to normalize relations with neighbors has been furthered with Somalia’s revived interest in joining the East African Community (EAC). President Mohamud, who won the May presidential elections, was scheduled to attend the 21st Ordinary Summit of the EAC Heads of State on Thursday in Arusha as a special guest. His official house, […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Jamaican ladies once more demonstrated their superiority in short-distance races. Shericka Jackson won the 200-meter title at the world championships .Jackson set a championship record of 21.45 seconds, the second fastest time ever run over the distance, for a first individual world title at Hayward Field. Only the late Florence Griffith-Joyner, who ran a 21.34 in 1988, […]
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Wayne Lumbasi US sprinters swept the podium for the second time at the World Championships in Oregon courtesy to Noah Lyles’ electrifying effort to maintain his 200-meter world championship. Five days after Fred Kerley led a USA 1-2-3 in the 100 meters, Lyles put on another spectacular performance at Hayward Field, winning in 19.31 seconds, […]
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Wayne Lumbasi On Thursday night, the winners of the 2022 CAF Awards were revealed. The list of the winners is provided below: Follow CAF Twitter handle for more information 👇🏿 https://twitter.com/CAF_Online?t=CR8Z1rZKxQyca7_tH9K8jA&s=09
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Health authorities in Ghana have officially confirmed two cases of the highly infectious Marburg virus in the country, after two people who later died, tested positive for the virus on July 10. A total of 98 people identified as contact cases are currently under quarantine, the Ghana Health Service said, noting that no other cases of Marburg […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Six-time Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was elected as crisis-wracked Sri Lanka’s new President in a parliamentary vote Wednesday, with the backing of the disgraced former leader’s party. After Gotabaya Rajapaksa left the nation and resigned as a result of demonstrators occupying his palace, official results handed the seasoned politician 134 votes, an overwhelming majority in the 225-member parliament. “Our […]
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Avellon Williams Jollof, music, dance, art, culture, and contest. Taking place on July 23rd, the Atlanta Jollof, Music & Food Festival will provide an authentic African experience. In a day-long festival presented by Akon Lights Africa, a company founded by hip-hop star Akon, the iconic Jollof dish will be celebrated. During the festival, a contest will […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Young girls cannot leave Chad without parental consent, a policy that has been condemned by women’s rights organizations, which are calling for a reversal. Idriss Dokony Adiker, the security minister general, rationalized the choice by claiming that “a migratory flow of young females” was fleeing the nation for “purposes of exploitation.” The declaration forbids putting […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Tech giant Meta has pulled down thousands of posts targeting Kenyan users on its social media platform Facebook for violating its policies days before the August general elections. A few years ago, bosses at the now-defunct British consultancy firm Cambridge Analytica were apparently filmed boasting of the control they had exerted in Kenya’s […]
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Avellon Williams PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI- The Haitian officials reported this month that at least eight inmates have died in multiple prisons in Les Cayes. There has been a shortage of food and water in prisons this year, contributing to the death toll. In response to this horrific news, Mission of Hope, a non-profit based in Austin, TX, is working […]
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