Only five Africans feature in the list of the world’s 100 highest-paid sportsmen and women in 2024 published by the Sportico website, headed by Cameroonian basketball player Joe Embiid, who earned a total of $58.40 million. He won the gold medal at the 2024 Olympic Games with the USA, beating …
Read More »Reasons to be proud of a Togolese passport
The British firm Henley & Partners has confirmed the power of the Togolese passport, ranking it as the second most advantageous travel document within the UEMOA zone. This ranking is based on the number of destinations accessible without a visa. In this respect, Togolese travellers can visit 61 destinations without …
Read More »At least 30 dead in a bus accident in Bolivia
More than 30 people were killed in a bus accident on a mountain road when the driver lost control of the vehicle in Bolivia, according to police. The accident happened between the cities of Potosi and Oruro, police said. The driver likely lost control of the vehicle, causing it to …
Read More »Jacob Kiplimo obliterates the half marathon world record
Ugandas Jacob Kiplimo set a men’s half-marathon word record on Sunday and also became the first runner to go under 57 minutes. The 24-year-old Kiplimo set a time of 56 minutes, 41 seconds at a road race in Barcelona, smashing the previous record of 57:30 by Ethiopian distance runner Yomif …
Read More »Mali: Dozens killed in new mining accident
Dozens of people, the majority of them women, died after the collapse of an illegal gold mine in western Mali on Saturday, February 15, 2025. The victims had climbed into the open-pit left by industrial miners in the hope of finding small pieces of gold, reports said. Rescue operations continued …
Read More »Zimbabwe: 24 killed in bus-truck collision
A head-on collision between a bus and a truck killed 24 people near Beitbridge in Zimbabwe, according to reports. The bus was travelling from the capital, Harare, to Beitbridge with 65 passengers on board. Police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said, the bus was trying to overtake another vehicle when it collided …
Read More »WHO releases $2 million to support Uganda’s Ebola response
WHO has released two million dollars to support the anti-Ebola response in Uganda, announced the World Health Organization’s Director General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on his X account. “Our teams are supporting surveillance, laboratories, logistics, infection prevention and control in hospitals, treatment centers and research,” he stressed. Uganda confirmed nine cases …
Read More »Will Valentine’s Day soon be banned in Nigeria?
As the world prepares to celebrate Valentine’s Day on Thursday February 14, voices are being raised in Nigeria calling for a ban on this festival of Hearts and Beautiful Colors. Indeed, Bishop Charles Ighele, Superintendent General of the Holy Spirit Mission in Lagos, has called for a ban on Valentine’s …
Read More »Cameroon: President Paul Biya still feels young
On the eve of Youth Day, celebrated in Cameroon every February 11, Cameroon’s Head of State made his customary address to his young compatriots. President Biya repeated his promises in terms of employment and training for young people, reaffirming his determination to continue to meet the challenges facing his people. …
Read More »Ghana: a bike rider stabbed to death
The Agona Kwanyarko Police have arrested two suspects for allegedly stabbing an Okada rider to death at Agona Okoto-Kwaa in the Agona East District of the Central Region, Ghana. According to reports, “the suspects, who have been handed over to the Agona Swedru Divisional Police Command, killed the rider after …
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