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Preparations for the funeral ceremony of football legend Pele are underway in Brazil. Dignitaries and fans will gather at the Vila Belmiro Stadium in Santos, to pay last respects to the king of football.  A tent where Pele’s remains will be placed has been erected in the centre of the …

South Africans in Sebokeng township reacted on Friday to the death of Pelé, the Brazilian king of soccer who won a record three World Cups and became one of the most commanding sports figures of the last century following his death on Thursday at the age of 82. Pele had …

Former Pope Benedict XVI’s condition remains stable announced the Vatican this Friday. The announcement comes two days after Pope Francis said that his predecessor was “very ill”. Pope Benedict resigned in 2013 becoming the first Pope since the Middle Ages to do so. His health has been fragile for many …

The famous English football club, Liverpool completed the signing of Dutch forward Cody Gakpo from PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday. Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp admits the signing of Gakpo will impact January’s agenda as he shares his appreciation for the done deal. “He’s a really, really, really good player. The package …

After an 18 months long shutdown, Ethiopian airlines has resumed commercial flights to and from Mekele, the capital of the Tigray Region on Wednesday. Families rejoice as they are finally reunited with their loved ones after the two- year long conflict opposing the Tigray people’s liberation front and the Ethiopian …

Eight Congolese soldiers and a civilian were sentenced to death, on appeal, by a military court in Ituri province in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo, judicial sources said on Tuesday. Two of the eight were high-ranking colonels.  The prosecution successfully argued that the two colonels had organised …

Angola’s Supreme Court ordered on Tuesday the preventive seizure of assets of Isabel dos Santos, daughter of former president Eduardo dos Santos deceased last year. This is the second seizure of Isabel dos Santos assets in Angola since 2019.  The court order covers 100 percent of the shares of the …

Three people were killed on Monday in a helicopter crash at an army base near Niger’s capital Niamey. “A Niger Armed Forces MI-17 helicopter, returning from a routine training flight, crashed while landing on the military airstrip from Niamey airport,” the Nigerien Ministry of Defence said in a statement sent …

The Libyan National Army of eastern commander Khalifa Haftar announced Saturday “a final opportunity” to draw up a road map for elections in the country. The announcement comes one year after the rival factions agreed to hold the polls. General Khalifa Haftar addressed Libyans in the second largest city of …

A truck carrying liquified petroleum gas exploded in the South African town of Boksburg, east of Johannesburg, on Saturday killing at least nine people and injuring 50 others, officials said. The top of the truck scraped a low-lying bridge, sparking flames that caused the explosion, according to emergency services officials. …