Former FIFA general secretary banned from football for life
Former FIFA executive committee member Chuck Blazer has been banned from all football related activity for life. The former executive
Ethiopia releases detained bloggers and a journalist
Charges against five bloggers and journalists held in Ethiopia for over a year were dropped on Wednesday. This comes
Boko Haram want their leaders released in exchange for Chibok girls
Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram,has offered to free more than 200 Chibok girls kidnapped from school on April 15, 2014
President Buhari meets with ‘Bring Back Our Girls’ campaigners
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday held his first meeting with campaigners calling for the release of more than
Boko Haram Claims June Suicide Bombings in Chad Capital
Boko Haram militants have claimed responsibility for twin suicide bombings in Chad’s capital N’Djamena that left 38 people dead, the
South Sudan to introduce new coins on anniversary
To commemorate its fourth year anniversary as a nation, the Republic of South Sudan is set to release its
Former Ugandan premier Amama Mbabazi and Kizza Besigye Arrested
Former Ugandan premier Amama Mbabazi and former Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) president Kizza Besigye have been arrested. Mbabazi was allegedly pulled
1998 US embassy bomb victims march for compensation
Dozens of Kenyans demonstrated in Nairobi on Wednesday to demand direct US compensation for victims of the 1998 embassy bombing in
South Sudan 4 years later: Is there anything to celebrate?
Hope is in short supply in South Sudan four years after independence, according to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. He said
Senegal’s U20 team gives fans hope for successful future
The Senegalese U-20 football team is expected to be rewarded heftily after reaching the semifinal in their first ever world