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Presidents and heads of government across Africa are already in or arriving in the Chinese city of Beijing for a high-level summit hosted by the Chinese government. The Forum for Africa-China Cooperation, FOCAC, summit is a meeting between the two partners and is largely premised on ways to increase diplomatic, economic and bilateral ties. It officially kicks off on September 3 ...

Ugandans on social media are engaged in a fierce debate over the justification of an action by revelers at a music concert who blocked a popular musician from performing at a concert on Friday, accusing him of aligning himself with the oppressive government of president Yoweri Museveni. Bebe Cool, real names Moses Ssali, one of the leading Reggae musicians in ...

There has been an outcry in Tanzania after a teenager was allegedly beaten to death by a teacher who accused him of stealing, AFP news agency reports. Sperius Eradius, 13, died on Monday a few days after being punished for allegedly taking a teacher’s handbag, AFP adds. In protest, his family are refusing to bury the child until the teacher ...

Two private security guards at Nigeria’s Muratala Muhammed International Airport have been awarded for their honesty in the line of duty. The two, junior security guard Achi Daniel and his supervisor Francis Emepueaku, according to the federal airports authority, returned a forgotten bag with large sums of money and expensive items. The two, work at the multi-level car park at ...

Eritrea is considering a new port on its coast line with the aim of helping export potash from mines being developed in the country and from neighboring Ethiopia, the Bloombergnews portal reports. The port is to be situated at the Bay of Anfile, located some 75 kilometers east of a Colluli potash project being operated by Dankali Limited of Australia. The ...

Liberia’s President George Weah is to honour former Arsenal Manager Arsene Wenger in Monrovia today on the occasion of the nation’s National Flag Day. The Frenchmanr is being recognised for his role in developing Weah’s football career. Wenger took Weah to Europe from Africa in 1998 when he was the manager of French side, AS Monaco. Weah is also bestowing ...

Chelsea wingback Victor Moses has reportedly come under pressure from Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr and the Nigeria Football Federation to reverse his international retirement. Our correspondent learnt that Moses’ shock announcement from the Super Eagles last week caught Rohr, many of his teammates and fans by surprise. The 27-year-old, who represented the country at the Brazil 2014 and Russia 2018 ...

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Nigerians have reacted with shock and surprise at Wednesday’s announcement of Victor Moses’ retirement from international football at the age of 27 in order to focus on his club career. Chelsea wing-back Moses, who made 37 appearances for Nigeria, played every minute of the African nation’s World Cup campaign in Russia where they were eliminated in the group stage. “I have ...

Chairman of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress has backed calls for land expropriation in the country. According to Reuters, Gwede Mantashe was quoted as saying that the state should take land from those who own more than 12,000 hectares without compensation. “You shouldn’t own more than 12,000 hectares of land and therefore if you own more, it should be ...