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In yet another indication that his political story is not over, Joseph Kabila, the ex-president of Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday made the the leaders of his FCC coalition sign a loyalty pledge. Kabila’s Common Front For Congo remains the strongest force in parliament, garnering an overwhelming majority of seats in the December 30 vote which yielded a presidential win for ...

Nigerian fuel suppliers, bus operators and some airlines are offering incentives for people to travel to vote in presidential elections this Saturday, including cutting petrol prices and discounts. The electoral commission announced the delay early last Saturday just Nigeria’s 84 million registered voters were preparing to head to the polls. The election is now scheduled to take place this Saturday. ...

Senegal has limited the salt content of all cubes to 55 percent in 2017, the first country in West Africa to regulate their components. The stock cube market is a multi-million dollar industry in the region. The consumption of stock cubes are an essential ingredients in many everyday dish including Ivory Coast’s “poulet braise” and spicy “jollof rice” in Nigeria ...

Opposition parties in Zambia are accusing president Edgar Lungu of presiding over political violence against his rivals, and intend to report him to the International Criminal Court. Ten opposition figures told journalists in Lusaka on Wednesday that Lungu was to blame for an increase in violent crackdowns on opponents, including main opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema. They showed an undated video ...

Sadio Mane’s house was reportedly broken into and things stolen on the night of Liverpool’s Champions League last-16 clash against Bayern Munich on Tuesday, Merseyside Police have confirmed. According to the police, no one was present at the 26-year-old’s house in Allerton and the thieves are understood to have made away with watches, mobile phones and car keys. “We are ...

Former Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) president Kalusha Bwalya has resumed his duties with the Confederation of African Football (CAF) after world football governing body Fifa lifted his two-year ban on appeal. This means that Kalusha remains a CAF Executive Committee member until his tenure expires this year. Before the ban last year, Kalusha was President of the CAF Technical ...

Arsene Wenger received the Laureus Lifetime Achievement award on Monday but it was the glowing tribute from the unlikeliest of sources Jose Mourinho that caught the eye. The 69-year-old Wenger won the award on the back of his revolutionising English football especially in the first part of his over two decades in charge of Arsenal. The veteran former Gunners boss ...

Zinedine Zidane is interested in becoming manager of Chelsea, provided the club can give him certain assurances. Current manager Maurizio Sarri is under mounting pressure after what has been a difficult season and Zidane is keen to talk to the club about coming in to replace him. However, the former Real Madrid boss would need the Blues to guarantee that ...

Olympique Lyonnais will be out to ‘reduce’ the influence of Lionel Messi when they host Barcelona in their Champions League last-16 first leg without their talisman and captain Nabil Fekir tonight. Fekir will be suspended for the game, limiting Lyon’s striking power as Bruno Genesio’s side will rely on defender Ferland Mendy to contain Argentine forward Messi and French striker ...

A coalition of 16 US states led by California is suing President Donald Trump’s administration over his decision to declare an emergency to raise funds for a Mexican border wall. Mr Trump made the declaration on Friday to bypass Congress after it refused to approve $5.7bn (£4.4bn) for the wall. The states say they want to block his “misuse of ...