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AFSIA Releases The 1st Africa Solar Outlook Report
AFSIA has launched its first annual Africa Solar Outlook report to help solar professionals keep track and better navigate the fast-evolving solar environment across...
Kwan Pa – The Hottest Indigenous Musical Group At Christmas
Ever since Kwan Pa, the palm wine music group busted on the Ghanaian entertainment landscape, they have been souring higher and becoming bigger as...
Fati the star as Koeman starts with impressive win at Barca
Ansu Fati scored twice and won a penalty with a magnificent first half performance as FC Barcelona beat Villarreal 4-0 in Ronald Koeman's...
Striker Pedro saves the day for virus-hit Flamengo
Fiorentina loanee Pedro scored his third goal of the Brazilian Serie A season as a depleted Flamengo earned a 1-1 draw at Palmeiras...
Liverpool’s Klopp busy on the phone as Schalke’s crisis increases
By Oliver Trust
One could say that it requires the qualities of an invincible action movie hero to survive the...
WFP chief urges the rich to help hungry people
United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director David Beasley on Thursday urged the rich to help the hungry.
"We cannot...
Vardy kicks off with brace, while Ancelotti gets the better of Mourinho
A debut goal from recent signing Tommy Castange and two penalties from Jamie Vardy gave Leicester City a winning start to the season...
Hoffenheim avoid early exit, Stuttgart, Leverkusen advance in the German Cup
Hoffenheim saw off courageous Chemnitzer FC 3-2 following a penalty shootout whereas Stuttgart and Bayer Leverkusen got the job done with more ease...
Zimbabweans feel the pinch as public transport fare doubles following fuel price hike
by Tafara Mugwara
Zimbabwe's sole public transport provider, the Zimbabwe United Passengers Company (Zupco), last Saturday hiked urban transport fares...
Tanzania’s ruling party presidential candidate pledges to turn lakeside city into trading hub
Tanzania's presidential candidate for the ruling party Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), John Magufuli, on Monday pledged to turn the country's northwestern lakeside Mwanza city...
Kenya’s declining COVID-19 cases raise hopes of flattening the curve
The steady drop in the number of COVID-19 positive cases that have been witnessed in Kenya since the middle of August has raised hopes...
In Libya, EU’s Borrell pushes for peace talks
Josep Borrel, the European Union's (EU) high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, has been encouraged to hear that his Libyan partners are...
Niger assumes presidency of UN Security Council for September
Niger, a landlocked country in West Africa, on Tuesday assumed the presidency of the UN Security Council (UNSC) for September, when the 75th...
Iran receives requests for purchase of air defense equipment – commander
Some friendly countries have requested purchase of Iran-made air defense equipment, a senior Iranian air defense commander said here on Tuesday.
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Latest Israeli strikes kill 11 in Syria – monitor
A total of 11 people, mostly military personnel, were killed in the overnight Israeli missile strikes on the capital Damascus and Daraa province...
EU to participate in COVAX initiative for equal access to COVID-19 vaccine
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday that her institution is ready to join the COVAX Facility, a pooled procurement...
Kenya Airways records 133 million USD loss in first six months
Kenya Airways said on Friday it recorded a loss before tax of 14.4 billion shillings (about 133 million U.S. dollars) in the first...
Hurricane Laura causes fatalities, damage in U.S. southern coast
At least six people, including a 14-year-old girl, died from major category 4 hurricane in the southwest coast of U.S., media reported.
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Football helps rural teenagers fulfilling college dreams in northwest China
For Yu Huicong, the first college student from his village located in a small town in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, football...
Armed group indiscriminately fires at protesters in Tripoli – Libyan government
The Interior Ministry of Libya's UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) on Thursday said that an armed group had indiscriminately fired at protesters in...
COVID-19 pandemic affects mental health of millions of people – WHO chief
The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Thursday that the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the mental health of millions of...
UK to remove another 3 countries from travel corridors list
The British government announced on Thursday that Switzerland, the Czech Republic and Jamaica will be removed from its list of travel corridors, meaning passengers...
Namibia raises US$37 million from government fishing quota auction
Namibia has raised close to 628 million Namibian dollars (37 million U.S. dollars) from the auction of 60 percent of its horse mackerel and...
Mozambique on high alert for red spot disease among fish
Mozambique fishery authorities said they are on high alert for the possible appearing of the Epizootic ulcerative syndrome (EUS), also known as the red...
France ready to continue supporting Iraq’s fight against terrorism: minister
French Minister for the Armed Forces Florence Parly confirmed on Thursday that France is ready to continue training and supporting the Iraqi forces to...
Kenya to organize pre-continental Tour event
Athletics Kenya has arranged a day-long test competition on September 12 as it strives to organize the successful Nairobi Kip Keino Classic, a continental...
2020 badminton calendar shrinks further due to COVID-19
The 2020 badminton tournament calendar has been further adjusted with most World Tour events dropped due to COVID-19 travel restrictions, the Badminton World Federation...
Zimbabwean government pledges to take care of civil servants who contract COVID-19 while on...
The Zimbabwean government has said it will take care of civil servants who contract COVID-19 while on duty and grant them up to six...
Victims of heavy rains in Sudan rise to 86
A total of 86 people have been killed and thousands of homes collapsed in the torrential rains which hit Sudan recently, Sudan's National Council...
44,000 Africans missing amid COVID-19 restrictions – ICRC
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Wednesday it has registered nearly 44,000 people as missing in Africa with nearly half...