Southern Africa

This Saturday, July 31, it was difficult for Ivory Coast with Marie-Josée Ta Lou's fourth place in the 100 meters and elimination of football players in the quarterfinals. The only good news for the Ivorians: the qualification of Arthur Cissé for the semifinals of the 100 meters. The second clarification came from the Angolan handball players who are relaunching before the quarter-finals.…

The Kenyans were beaten 24-10 by Canada and finished ten in the rugby tournament in the Olympic Games at the Olympics in Tokyo 2021. A result slightly better than what was achieved at the Olympics 2016 (11th) but which gave hope to a team from Kenya definitely. From our special correspondent in Tokyo,Felix Oloo, coach of the…

Congolese fighters were expected this Thursday, July 29, but David Tshama Mwenekabwe in boxing and Marie Branser in judo did not manage to win to continue their tournament. South African swimmers and hockey players lit up the dull day for African athletes. BOXINGA day without African boxing. After passing the preliminary round…

Graphic novelist Loyizo Mkize is well known in her native South Africa. But last month, he broke the boundaries of his popularity by signing a contract with the giant American comic book publisher DC Comics. Mkize…

No medal this Wednesday 28 July at the Olympic Games in Tokyo but some good performances with the qualifiers for the quarterfinals for the Ivorians at the football tournament. The Egyptians excelled in handball and fencing. FOOTBALLThe team of Ivory Coastqualified for the quarterfinals of the men's Olympic tournament thanks to their draw against Germany at Miyagi…

In addition to the bronze medal won by Ivorian Ruth Gbagbi in taekwondo, Tuesday was marked by the performance of Bianca Buitendag, who eliminated Australian Stephanie Gilmore, seven-time world champion in surfing. In swimming, South African Tatjana Schoenmaker aims for gold. SWIMMINGAfter setting a new Olympic series record on Sunday in the 100 m breaststroke…

For this first episode of a series on the restoration of African works of art, go to Germany. After years of blockade, the country changed its position at the end of April regarding the restoration of African works of art and could therefore be the first to return Benin bronzes to Nigeria. as reported from Berlin,The colonial…

South Africa has announced a contract with Pfizer-BioNTech laboratories to produce its anti-Covid-19 vaccine on site, while the continent is far behind the rest of the world in the vaccination race. In addition to the current pandemic, the long-term goal is therefore to develop the vaccine industry in future pandemics. Doctor Anissa Boumlic-Courtade, a member of the board of the African Vaccine Manufacturing Initiative (AVMI), is a guest at RFI. .

Since Thursday, July 22, the computer system of the state-owned company Transnet, which manages all ports in South Africa, has been inaccessible, as has its official website. as reported from Johannesburg, Romain SongThe company Transnet and the South African government have so far neither indicated any leads to the origin of…

Author of a draw against Brazil, the Ivorians are approaching the quarterfinals of the Tokyo Olympic Games football tournament. Beaten by France at the end of a crazy match, the South Africans are about to eliminate. The Egyptians still have a chance despite their defeat against Argentina. Three days after his victory against…