Senegal declares public holiday following AFCON win
Led by Liverpool star Sadio Mane, Senegal overcame Mohamed Salah’s Egypt 4-2 in a penalty shoot-out at Sunday’s final in Cameroon.
Author: Leah Ngari
AFCON to remain scarred by a crush which killed eight
The spectacular 60,000-seat Olembe Stadium was built to be the jewel in the crown of Cameroon’s Cup of Nations.
Peruvian President dumps his Prime Minister over domestic violence
The opposition and even some cabinet ministers were up in arms about Valer Pinto’s presence in the government.
UN: Jihadist attacks in Burkina Faso force 7,000 people to flee
“Seven thousand Burkinabes have arrived in… Ivory Coast since May last year,” UNHCR spokesman Boris Cheshirkov said.
Death toll of DR Congo machete attack rises to 62
“They killed 62 people including 17 children and wounded 46 other displaced people,” said Emmanuel Ndalo, the head of the Plaine Savo camp for the displaced in Ituri province.
Meta adds ‘personal boundary’ tool following harassment reports
“A personal boundary prevents anyone from invading your avatar’s personal space,” Horizon vice president Vivek Sharma.
ECOWAS to send “stabilising support force” to Guinea-Bissau
On Tuesday, heavily armed men attacked government buildings in the capital Bissau.
Diplomats in Burkina Faso to help ‘restore security’
The junta’s leader Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba has in the past week been in talks with international organisations.
Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane to face off in the AFCON final
It will be a second AFCON final appearance for Salah.
World’s top oil-producing countries to meet Wednesday
Analysts expect the grouping, including Saudi Arabia and Russia, to decide to continue to boost output by 400,000 barrels per day in March.
