Nigerian Afrobeats star Asake has sparked outrage and been accused of “mocking” Christianity in the video for his latest release Only Me. In the video Asake dons Christian regalia with a halo around his head. The singer throws money at his dancers, also dressed up, who then fall down. The video premiered on Thursday and […]
Kenya and Haiti signed a “reciprocal” agreement on Friday to deploy police from the East African country to lead a UN-backed law and order mission to the gang-plagued Caribbean nation, Kenyan President William Ruto said. Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry receives a gift from the Principal Secretary, Ruto said he and Haitian Prime Minister Ariel […]
Pope Francis has implored for the Blessed Virgin Mary’s “strength and consolation” for the victims of the February 11 bomb attack on Nkambe town in Cameroon that reportedly led to the death of at least one person, injuring dozens. Further, the bomb explosion reportedly disrupted Holy Mass at Christ the King Jakiri Parish of Kumbo […]
An improvised explosive device (IED) detonated during a Cameroonian military patrol in the turbulent Far North region killed at least five soldiers, the army said Wednesday. The attack took place Tuesday in Gossi, a locality in the Mayo Tsanaga division of the region when an IED planted on the side of a road by the […]
Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba says he is “sad, shocked and heartbroken” after being banned from football for four years for a doping offence. The France international, 30, was provisionally suspended in September after a drugs test found elevated levels of testosterone in his system. “Everything I have built in my professional career has been taken […]
President Vladimir Putin warned Western countries on Thursday that there was a genuine risk of nuclear war if they sent their own troops to fight in Ukraine, and he said Moscow had the weapons to strike targets in the West. Addressing parliament and other members of the country’s elite, Putin, 71, repeated his accusation that […]
Ghana’s parliament has passed a tough new bill that imposes a prison sentence of up to three years for anyone convicted of identifying as LGBTQ+. It also imposes a maximum five-year jail term for forming or funding LGBTQ+ groups. Lawmakers heckled down attempts to replace prison sentences with community service and counselling. It is the […]
After two years at the head of the Indomitable Lions as the Manager, Rigobert Song, has been sacked due to poor performance. In a release issued by the sports minister, Song was advised that at the end of his deal on 29 February 2024, his contract will not be renewed. Song helped qualify the Lions […]
An attack on the office of Chad’s ANSE internal security agency in the capital N’Djamena has killed several people, the government said Wednesday. Blaming the overnight assault on activists from the opposition Socialist Party Without Borders (PSF), headed by Yaya Dillo, the government said that “the situation is now completely under control” and “the perpetrators […]
Samuel Eto’o, at the helm of the Cameroonian Football Federation (Fécafoot), will find himself with limited options regarding the appointment of the next coach for the Indomitable Lions. According to Jeune Afrique, the absolute control wielded by the head of Cameroonian football in 2022, during which he chose Rigobert Song as coach despite the contrary […]
