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Can Kenya translate sevens success and reach Rugby World Cup?

Thu, 06/30/2022 - 18:43
Collins Injera wants Kenya to replicate their sevens success in the 15-man game as the Simbas target a first ever Rugby World Cup.
Categories: Africa

Caf awards: Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah on 30-man list for Player of the Year

Thu, 06/30/2022 - 16:30
Former Liverpool team-mates Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah make the list of 30 nominees for the Confederation of African Football's Player of the Year award.
Categories: Africa

WAFCON 2022: Group B preview - Cameroon, Zambia, Tunisia & Togo

Thu, 06/30/2022 - 15:05
Cameroon, Zambia, Tunisia and Togo are in Group B of the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations, which kicks off in Morocco on 2 July.
Categories: Africa

Mark Clattenburg: Egypt appoint Englishman to oversee refereeing in country

Thu, 06/30/2022 - 12:53
Former English Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg is appointed the head of Egypt's newly created refereeing committee.
Categories: Africa

Patrice Lumumba: DR Congo buries tooth of independence hero

Thu, 06/30/2022 - 12:37
The tooth is all that remains of the murdered independence leader whose body was dissolved in acid.
Categories: Africa

LGBT in Ghana: 'We exist and we are here'

Thu, 06/30/2022 - 11:49
Angel Maxine, Ghana's first openly transgender musician, talks about the journey to becoming herself.
Categories: Africa

In pictures: V&A celebrates Africa's cutting-edge fashion

Thu, 06/30/2022 - 01:15
The diversity and creativity of African fashion are on show in a retrospective at London's V&A museum.
Categories: Africa

How board games inspired a Ugandan souvenirs business

Wed, 06/29/2022 - 17:02
Emily Banya co-founded a souvenirs business after puzzles helped her mental health
Categories: Africa

Women's Africa Cup of Nations: Group A preview

Wed, 06/29/2022 - 15:30
Hosts Morocco, Burkina Faso, Senegal and Uganda make up Group A at the Women's Africa Cup of Nations, which kicks off on 2 July.
Categories: Africa

Cave woman in SA one million years older than thought

Wed, 06/29/2022 - 03:49
New research complicates our current understanding of where humans came from.
Categories: Africa

Outcry in Egypt as iconic Nile houseboats are destroyed

Wed, 06/29/2022 - 01:46
The last homes are being removed as part of what officials say is a plan to beautify the waterfront.
Categories: Africa

Why ex-French colonies are joining the Commonwealth

Wed, 06/29/2022 - 01:45
Behind the Commonwealth's allure as it welcomes Gabon and Togo into its ranks.
Categories: Africa

Wimbledon 2022: Ons Jabeur column on representing Africa and catching Iga Swiatek

Tue, 06/28/2022 - 19:32
World number two Ons Jabeur, in her latest Wimbledon column, discusses how she loves breaking boundaries and why the 'Minister of Happiness' is one of her nicknames.
Categories: Africa

Zimbabwe 'confident' ahead of Rugby World Cup qualifiers in France

Tue, 06/28/2022 - 18:58
Zimbabwe go into the Rugby Africa Cup seeking a spot at next year's World Cup with their best days more than 30 years behind them.
Categories: Africa

Kenya 2022 elections: 'To me, leadership has no gender' says intersex candidate

Tue, 06/28/2022 - 10:42
Kwamboka Kibagendi is the first known intersex person in Kenya to vie for a competitive political seat.
Categories: Africa

Nigerian sprinter handed extra one-year doping ban

Tue, 06/28/2022 - 07:36
Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare is handed an extra one-year ban for doping violations on top of her existing 10-year suspension.
Categories: Africa

Fertiliser shortage hits African farmers battling food crisis

Tue, 06/28/2022 - 01:54
The global fertiliser shortage is driving up prices and raising fears of food scarcity.
Categories: Africa

Malawi men jailed over murder of man with albinism

Mon, 06/27/2022 - 22:01
Five men are jailed after killing a man with albinism as part of a plot to sell his body parts.
Categories: Africa

Tunisian safely into second round at Wimbledon

Mon, 06/27/2022 - 21:37
World number two Ons Jabeur comfortably progresses into the second round at Wimbledon with a straight sets victory over Mirjam Bjorklund.
Categories: Africa

SA cricketer Marizanne Kapp scores superb 150 runs

Mon, 06/27/2022 - 19:44
England are defied by a splendid 150 from South Africa's Marizanne Kapp on day one of the one-off Test at Taunton.
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