Catholic Charity Receives Request to Keep Hundreds of Children Fleeing from Burkina Faso’s Volatile Areas in School

“The army,” he says, “has endeavoured to make an area safe so that the population which has remained can cultivate some plots of ground in Kompienga. That has helped a lot this year, because since 2022 that has been impossible.” The F.M.R member...

WAFCON 2026Q: Madugu Invites Ajibade, Nnadozie, Oshoala, 18 Others For Benin Clash

Super Falcons head coach Justine Madugu has unveiled his squad for the team’s 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Benin Republic, reports Completesports.com. Madugu listed 21 players for the final qualifying round fixture. The...

Aubameyang gets four goals and a red card, Benin snatch key win

The 36-year-old Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang kept alive Gabon’s hopes in a remarkable individual performance with two goals in each half before a needless red card late in the game against Gambia. Gabon star Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored four...

Gabon's Aubameyang gets four goals and red card, Benin snatch key win

Gabon star Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored four goals and was sent off in African 2026 World Cup qualifying on Friday, while minnows Benin built a two-point lead in the 'group of death'. Aubameyang kept Gabon in contention for a first appearance...

WAFCON Qualifiers: Madugu Invites Ajibade, Nnadozie, 19 Others For Benin

News Investigators/ Nigeria’s Super Falcons have announced a 21-player squad for their two-legged showdown against Bénin Republic for the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) qualifiers. The 2026 WAFCON to be hosted in Morocco, also doubles...

Aubameyang Nets All Four Goals And Sees Red As Gabon Keep World Cup Bid Alive

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 10 – Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored all four goals in Gabon’s 4-3 away win over The Gambia to extend his nation’s hopes of reaching the World Cup for the first time – but was then sent off late on. The Panthers remain a point...

Burkina Faso Rejects U.S. Deportation Plan, Slams Proposal as ‘Indecent’

Burkina Faso’s junta-led government has rebuffed a U.S. proposal to accept individuals deported from the United States, denouncing the request as an affront to its dignity and a violation of its principles. The refusal, announced late Thursday by...

Sudan football official gets 15-match ban for referee assault

Sudan Football Association vice president Yasser Nasreddin Hamza Al-Samani has been banned from their next 15 competitive matches for assaulting a match official at a World Cup qualifier last month, world football's governing body FIFA said. The...

Player facing 'severe paraplegia' after horror incident

A player for Chinese second tier team Guangxi Pingguo suffered a broken neck after colliding with a pitch-side advertising board. Togolese international footballer Samuel Asamoah is at high risk of paralysis according to his club, after vision of...

Gabon's Aubameyang gets four goals and red card as Senegal, Ivory Coast win

Gabon star Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored four goals and was sent off in African 2026 World Cup qualifying on Friday, while Senegal and Ivory Coast both moved closer to fourth appearances at the global showpiece. Africa Cup of Nations holders...

Is Samuel Asamoah Paralysed? High Risk Diagnosis Confirms Nerve Damage That Could End His Mobility Forever

The football world is reeling after a horrific accident on the pitch left Togolese star Samuel Asamoah facing a potential life sentence of disability. The 31-year-old midfielder, who plays in the Chinese second tier, was involved in an incident...

Turn It On Again

It’s his first year at the helm of the Richmond Folk Festival but Víctor Hernández-Sang knows the assignment. “At the festival, we try to feature as many artists from different music traditions as possible,” explains the programming manager for...

Madugu Names Okoronkwo, Ajibade, Others For WAFCON Qualifier Vs Benin Republic

Super Falcons coach Justin Madugu has called up 21 players including skipper Rasheedat Ajibade, and Esther Okoronkwo, for the 2025 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) qualifier against Benin Republic. Nigeria’s team is made up of 21 players...

Black Volta and Sankofa Gold projects now 100% Ghanaian-controlled – Report

A new report by norvanreports.com confirms that the Black Volta and Sankofa Gold Projects are now 100% Ghanaian-controlled, following the completion of a $100 million payment by Engineers & Planners (E&P) to the former foreign stakeholders of...

Super Falcons: Madugu Lists Ajibade, Nnadozie, Oshoala, Others For Women’s AFCON Qualifiers Against Benin

Super Falcons head coach, Justine Madugu, has released a 21-player list for Nigeria’s final qualifying battle against the Benin Republic in the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON). The two-legged tie will determine who joins the...

What Ogunlesi investing in Nigeria after his UK conquests wo...

When Nigerian-born billionaire Adebayo Ogunlesi sat down with President Bola Tinubu in Abuja recently, it was not merely a courtesy visit. It was a symbolic homecoming wrapped in business ambition, an acknowledgment of Nigeria’s pressing need for...

Cross-Border Tourism in West Africa: Why Accra is the Gateway (2025 Edition)

Introduction – Accra Beyond Ghana Ghana’s capital city, Accra, has long been celebrated as a center of culture, politics, and business in West Africa. But in recent years, it has also emerged as a powerful hub for cross-border tourism, serving as...

WHO provides 20 computers to CHAG for NCD project monitoring   

By Linda Naa Deide Aryeetey, GNA Accra, Oct. 16, GNA – The Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG) has presented 20 desktop computers to selected facilities to enhance data management on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs). The equipment,...

Football president slapped with 15-game ban for vicious assault on match official in World Cup qualifier

SUDAN Football Association president Yasser Nasreddin Hamza Al-Samani has been hit with a 15-game ban for assaulting a match official. The incident took place during a World Cup qualifier between Togo and Sudan last month. Sign up for the Scottish...

International footballer, 31, breaks neck in horror collision with hoarding as club say he’s at ‘high risk of paralysis’

FOOTBALLER Samuel Asamoah has been left with a “high-risk” of paralysis after a horrifying collision with an advertising board. Togolese star Asamoah, 31, was playing in a match for Guangxi Pingguo against Chongqing Tonglianglong in the second...