Pope Francis called for more solidarity with those living in poverty as he celebrated mass in Rome in front of a masked congregation of around 2,000 people, while billions around the world again marked Christmas under the shadow of the coronavirus. An explosion in cases driven by the rise of the Omicron variant has meant […]
Pope Francis on Saturday urged dialogue on both personal and political levels as he celebrated a second Christmas under the shadow of a coronavirus pandemic that was pushing people into isolation. In his traditional Urbi and Orbi Christmas Day message to the faithful gathered in St Peter’s Square at the Vatican, the pontiff also deplored […]
Organisers of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) have insisted the tournament will go ahead in Cameroon next month despite the fast-spreading omicron variant of coronavirus adding to concerns. Amid rumours that the continent’s main soccer event might be postponed for a second time because of the pandemic, or even moved outside Africa, the Confederation […]
The 33rd Africa Cup of Nations get under way in Cameroon on 9 January, having been delayed a year by the coronavirus pandemic. Below are the squads which have been announced for the tournament, which culminates with the final on 6 February. To allow teams to cater for any Covid cases, coaches can name 28-man […]
Two studies from Britain published Wednesday showed Covid infections with Omicron are less likely to result in hospitalisation compared to the Delta variant, the latest research confirming a trend first identified in South Africa. The preliminary studies — one paper from Scotland and the other from England — were cautiously welcomed by experts, who nonetheless […]
The president of Cameroon, Paul Biya, confirmed that the country would continue with preparations to organize the Africa Cup of Nations in January as planned. The announcement followed a meeting between President Biya and CAF President, Patrice Motsepe. The event is scheduled to take place in Cameroon between the 9th of January and the 6th […]
U.S. President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday the opening of more federal vaccination and testing sites to tackle a surge in COVID-19 cases sparked by the Omicron variant, and said some 500 million at-home rapid tests will be available to Americans for free starting in January. Biden offered both a warning to the unvaccinated, who […]
Chelsea football club owner Roman Abramovich said Wednesday he had accepted an apology and rewrites after suing the author and publisher of a book about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle. Abramovich sued publisher HarperCollins and investigative journalist Catherine Belton in the High Court over passages about the Russian billionaire’s acquisition of the English club […]
Some prominent human rights’ activists in Nigeria have demanded the release of the Vice-President of American University Nigeria (AUN), Sisiku Ayuk Tabe and nine others arrested by the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigerian Police Force since 2018. Tabe and other scholars were arrested by the then SARS operatives in January 2018 at […]
In his last-minute visit to Cameroon, Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Patrice Motsepe has given some reassurances that the Africa Cup of Nations will go ahead as planned after weeks of uncertainty. “We will all be present in Cameroon in a few weeks,” said Motsepe standing in the Olembe stadium, which is scheduled to […]
