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Malawi showers Uganda and will get the price tag
Malawi managed to beat (1-0) Uganda, who were at a qualifying spot, to win, instead of Cranes, the second Group B ticket to Cameroon.
It comes a long way from this Malawi team that won its third qualifier for CAN by beating Uganda who still had the advantages of the forecasts, after Burkina Faso, in this group B. The Cranes can…
The Basketball Africa League desires to start out in May additionally
The Basketball Africa League plans to play its very first season from 16 to 30 May 2021 in Kigali. The Basketball Africa League, created by the NBA and the International Federation (FIBA), was to start in March 2020 but had to give up due to the Covid pandemic.
This time it's right? Will the Basketball Africa League (BAL)…
1000’s of civilians flee the town of Palma
In Mozambique, Palma, a small port city in Cabo Delgado, the victim of a coordinated attack by a jihadist group active in the province for more than three years. The group, which calls itself local Al-Shabab, launched its attack on Wednesday and took control of the city on Friday night. The number of accidents among the inhabitants is uncertain. Since Wednesday, there are thousands fleeing the area…
Regardless of variations, optimism registered in Somalia turned into not easy
Despite differences, optimism was recorded in Somalia's difficult political talks
MOGADISHU, Somalia - There has been some optimism in Somalia's ongoing negotiations in Mogadishu, and the international community continues to put pressure on various actors who have pulled the country back and forth in the midst of stalemate before the election.
Leaders from all member states, the…
Somalia: Minimize Residence assembly postponed after Saturday’s chaos
Somalia: Lower House meeting postponed after Saturday's chaos
MOGADISHU, Somalia - The House of Commons has postponed a meeting scheduled for today , just a day after a chaotic session triggered by suspicion and counter-complaints over the intent, a move that led to the suspension of 15 MPs.
A circular issued Sunday indicated that speaker Mohamed Mursal had postponed the meeting…
Dozens killed after the assault on the town of Mozambique, in whole
Dozens of people were killed in coordinated extremist attacks in northern Mozambique's Palma city, the government said on Sunday, four days after the raid was launched, forcing the evacuation of thousands of survivors to safety in the provincial capital Pemba.
Seven people were killed in an ambush during an operation to evacuate them from a hotel where they had sought refuge, it is said.
"Last Wednesday, a group of terrorists sneaked into ... Palma and launched operations that resulted in the cowardly…
Al-Shabaab requires assaults on Djibouti to host Western pursuits
Al-Shabaab calls for attacks on Djibouti to host Western interests
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Al-Shabaab could carry out deadly attacks in Djibouti, the Horn of Africa, where the United States and France have unlimited influence ahead of the long-awaited election in the Red Sea country, which hosts the U.S. Africa Command Team.
Ahmed Omar Abu Ubaydah accused Djibouti in the latest sound…
Nationwide mourning in Madagascar after
National Day of Mourning in Madagascar. Former President Admiral Didier Ratsiraka died on Sunday at the age of 84 at the military hospital in Antananarivo.
His relatives indicate that he gave up for cardiac arrest while he had been in hospital since Tuesday for a "routine check-up due to a small flu". Tributes to this symbolic figure in Malagasy political life have followed one another.
In a blue suit, the serious face, the current head of state, who had asked for his condolences in the morning on his Facebook page,…
for the #1 on the subject of the federal government, the file genocide
In Rwanda, observers close to Paul Kagame's government welcome progress on the conclusions of the Duclert report on the Tutsi genocide in Rwanda. But they emphasize that this is not necessarily enough.
Jean-Paul Kimonyo is a researcher and former adviser to President Paul Kagame. He believes that the Duclert report clarifies the dynamics between the French decision-makers at the time and what happened in Rwanda. However, he emphasizes a gap between the content of the report and its conclusion, which excludes the idea of…
The chief of the Somali jihadist staff for the shebabs
The leader of the Somali jihadist group for the Shebabs released a second message in a month on Saturday night. In a speech to his supporters, Ahmed Diriye attacks Djibouti in particular this time, targeting "American and French interests" in the country. And he also accuses the Djibouti president.
This is not the first time the Shebabs have attacked Djibouti. Their targets are the many foreign military bases - French and American, but also Italian, Japanese, Turkish and Chinese - which the country hosts. Their latest…