Ministry of Culture and Sport announced that it is working to organize cultural exhibitions and entertainment events as part of the Great Homecoming Initiative. Some 5 million cups of coffee are expected to be drunk in a single day for free across the nation as part of the events. The events are being organized in […]
YAOUNDE — Cameroon launched a massive campaign Sunday for fans to be tested and vaccinated against COVID-19 to fill stadiums in the ongoing Africa Football Cup of Nations the country is hosting. Cameroon and African football officials say only 2,000 su…
Fund raising events a football match and a dinner party, will take place in Addis Ababa as part of the Great Ethiopian Homecoming Challenge, the Ethiopian Diaspora Agency announced today. Briefing journalists, Agency Diaspora Community Development Coordinator Nebiyu Solomon said the events are aimed at raising funds for rehabilitation and enhance solidarity among Ethiopians at […]
VANCOUVER, CANADA — A group of Indigenous people is prepping a bid to bring the 2030 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games to Vancouver, Canada. It would be the first time any Olympics was hosted by Indigenous people and could lead to further reconciliat…
NEW YORK — Ronnie Spector, the cat-eyed, beehived rock ‘n’ roll siren who sang such 1960s hits as “Be My Baby,” “Baby I Love You” and “Walking in the Rain” as the leader of the Ronettes, has died. She was 78.Spector died Wednesday after a brief battle …
Cameroonian football fans will be cheering for their national men’s team when the Africa Cup of Nations tournament kicks off January 9 in their capital, Yaounde. “The Indomitable Lions” of Cameroon will host “the Stallions” of Burkina Faso in the opening match. On Monday’s show, African football analyst Fisayo Dairo takes a look at Group […]
The Africa Football Cup of Nations tournament is scheduled to begin January 9 at Olembe Stadium in Cameroon’s capital, Yaounde.On Monday, Confederation of African Football President Patrice Motsepe visited the 60,000-seat stadium, which is still under …
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has dismissed speculation that the Africa Football Cup of Nations (AFCON), scheduled from January in Cameroon, could be again postponed because of the pandemic.CAF secretary-general Veron Mosengo-Omba during …