Match Point – (5th Aug 2015) All Africa Games
On Match Point this Week:
After 50 years, Africa Games return to their first ever host, we have updates from Congo Brazzaville.
Why high costs and...
Uganda threatens to withdraw from 2017 Afcon qualifiers
The Federation of Uganda Football Associations has threatened to withdraw the national team from the on-going 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers because...
West Ham halt pursuit of Chicharito after striker demands £90,000 per...
West Ham have halted their pursuit of Manchester United outcast Javier Hernandez after the striker made an outrageous demand of £90,000 for each goal...
Kenya tops Beijing medals table
Asbel Kiprop produced a trademark sprint finish to win a third straight 1,500 meters gold and ensure Kenya topped the medals table at successive...
Kenya seeks to set up anti-doping testing lab
Kenya Athletics (AK) officials want China and Norway together with World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to speed up their efforts to build a sample testing...
Kenyan Nicholas Bett reflects on his 400m hurdles win
One of the surprises in the Chinese capital was undoubtedly Kenyan sprinter Nicholas Bett, who upset the field to storm to victory in the...
Yego: ‘YouTube taught me Javelin’
It was easy to want a good competition for Julius Yego after his heart-breaking fourth place in Moscow two years ago, but nobody truly...
Kenyans take to Twitter to celebrate Julius Yego’s win with #ThingsYegoCanThrow
Julius Yego of Kenya recorded the longest javelin throw in 14 years and won Kenya's first ever medal in Javelin.
The new world champion threw...
Two Kenyan atheletes fail doping test in Beijing
Two Kenyan athletes have been excluded from the ongoing world athletics championships in Beijing over suspicion of doping rules violations.
The news came to fore...
Kenya tops the table on day 4 of the IAAF World...
Kenya leads the medal table on day four of the 15th bi- annual IAAF World Championships in Beijing, China. Ethiopia is currently in fifth position where as...
Recent
Libyans celebrate 8th revolution anniversary
Libyans celebrated the 8th anniversary of the uprising that led to toppling of long serving leader, Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.
Eight years ago, Libya experienced...
Army to be “ruthless” against tampering in Nigeria’s postponed vote – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday warned that anyone trying to tamper with Nigeria’s postponed vote risked their lives and accused the electoral commission of...
Rwanda hasn’t banned Ugandan goods – envoy
The deputy Ugandan Ambassador to Rwanda, Ms Anne Katusiime, yesterday dismissed as rumours claim that the Rwandan government had banned the exportation of Ugandan...
Four Zimbabwe generals retired in Mnangagwa’s first purge of military
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa retired four generals on Monday, in the first major shake-up of the armed forces since he took office and including...
Opinion
Opinion: Competition, then cooperation may be the best way to build up Africa
A new U.S. strategy for Africa was recently released by Washington, the core of which is to further U.S. priorities in Africa by strengthening...
Opinion: Strong, fair trade with China critical to Africa’s development
by Dr. David Monyae
The Africa-China relationship can best be described as comprehensive and strategic at this stage. This is primarily due to multiple agreements...
Opinion: Through CIIE, China projects bold new vision of the future
by Ken Gichinga
A new economic vision for China was unveiled during the launch of the world’s first International Import Expo in Shanghai. In his...