The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has unveiled the roadmap for the qualification matches for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), with the draws of the qualifiers set to take place on July 4th, 2024. The draw, which will be broadcast live on television, will feature 48 nations vying for a spot in one […]
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Dr Patricia Acham Okiria, the deputy Inspector General of Government inspects children’s park constructed under USMID-AF in Lira City West Division on June 14, 2024. Photo | Bill Oketch What you need to know: Speaking at a feedback meeting on the Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development (USMID-AF) program in Lira City on Friday, Dr
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Ghana’s economic crisis has led to protests in the country Ghana is going through its worst economic crisis in a generation. The past two years have seen record high inflation in the country. Ghana’s central bank (the Bank of Ghana) has been criticised in some quarters for its role in the country’s economic malaise, which has hit the profitability of Ghanaian
The revenue accruing to the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) via the Electronic Money Transfer Levy (EMTL) dropped by 17.6 percent from N57.69 billion in Q1 2023 to N49.54 billion in Q3 2024. This is based on data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). A study of the NBS quarterly reports showed that a total of
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Mamelodi Sundowns will be looking at new signings for next season. Firstly, existing players have to make way or sign new deals. Sundowns Team Picture during the 2023 MTN8 Semi Final 2nd Leg against Kaizer Chiefs on the 23 September 2023 at Lucas Moripe Stadium in Atteridgeville © Sydney Mahlangu/BackpagePix. MAMELODI SUNDOWNS TO OFFER NEW
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Purple spring flowers growing on termite mounds in Namaqualand The landscape along the Buffels River in South Africa’s Namaqualand region is dotted with thousands of sandy mounds that occupy about 20% of the surface area. These heuweltjies, as the locals call them (the word means “little hills” in Afrikaans), are termite mounds, inhabited by an underground network
NATO countries are planning to take over from the U.S. in coordinating military aid to Ukraine Ukraine’s allies are scrambling to secure long-term aid for Kyiv amid fears about a second Trump term. Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday blasted the scale of U.S. support for Ukraine and said that if he is reelected in
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State-of-the-art train transports 1,400 passengers from coastal city of Dar es Salaam to Morogoro on its maiden journey, covering 300-kilometer distance. Tanzania launched its first electric train on Saturday, which transported 1,400 passengers from the coastal city of Dar es Salaam to Morogoro in the west on its maiden journey, covering a 300-kilometer (186-mile) distance.
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FIFA President Gianni Infantino made a surprise stopover in Paris on Saturday to rename a stadium in a working class neighbourhood of the city. Boutroux Stadium is now called Stade Pele, after the Brazilian football legend who is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. It is a project that is
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More than 1.8 million people have gathered in the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabic to perform the annual five-day rituals of Hajj. All Muslims are required to make the Hajj once in their lives if they are physically and financially able to do so. Masses of pilgrims on Sunday embarked on a symbolic
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