The penultimate round of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League saw thrilling encounters across all groups over the weekend, with quarter-final spots secured and intense battles setting up dramatic final matchday scenarios. Below is a group-by-group breakdown of Matchday 5 action as well as tables and the fixtures of next round of matches. Group A: Young […]
Niger’s national team coach, Doula Harouna, is dreaming big ahead of the 2024 TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) scheduled from February 1 to 28, 2025, in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Having guided Niger to the semi-finals in the previous edition in Algeria, Doula is determined to take his team a step further as they
Sydney — Thank God, we have survived another year of genocide, war, destruction and climate crisis. The passing year of 2024 has been a mixture of hope and despair. It began with some hope as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled in favour of South Africa’s case against Israel for committing genocide and ordered
The Matchday of the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup group stage delivered thrilling matches as teams battled for quarter-final qualification. Zamalek, USM Alger, and Stellenbosch were among the big winners, securing their spots in the next round. With one matchday left, the race for the remaining places heats up. Below is a round-up of matches played
Bangkok — The debt disaster is back. Indeed, the aid agency Cafod reports that developing countries today face “the most acute debt crisis in history”. At least 54 countries are in a debt crisis – more than double the number in 2010. A further 57 countries are at risk of debt crisis. In the past
A new report by WHO Africa office says costly out-of-pocket treatments affect over 200 million people on the continent, pushing 150 million into destitution A new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional office for Africa finds that most African countries continue to rely heavily on out-of-pocket payments (or out-of-pocket health spending) to fund
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Global economic growth is projected to remain at 2.8 per cent in 2025, unchanged from this past year, according to a UN flagship report released on Thursday. The World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) 2025 report shows that despite withstanding a series of mutually reinforcing shocks, global economic growth has stagnated and remains below the
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No group has yet claimed responsibility for the abduction of the development worker, who also faced kidnapping threats back in 2021. ADVERTISEMENT An Austrian citizen was kidnapped by gunmen in northern Niger on Saturday evening, the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Sunday. The men forced their way into the Agadez home of 73-year-old
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Addis Ababa — That one in three Africans will not be counted as countries failing to meet census deadlines is a huge setback for development planning. With the 2030 deadline for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) looming, research reveals that Africa lags behind in meeting the crucial goals. A further challenge is that many
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In excess amounts, lead can contaminate food sources, harm biodiversity, and cause severe neurological impairments in humans, especially in children Across Africa, the spectre of lead poisoning continues to pose a big threat to both the environment and public health. Despite the stringent regulations under the Basel and Bamako Conventions aimed at controlling waste containing
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