Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Tuesday said a military investigation is under way into a “disaster” in which 21 soldiers were killed in an attack in central Gaza, the army’s highest death toll from a single incident since the invasion of the Palestinian territory. A total of 24 Israeli soldiers were killed on Monday, […]
Cameroon scored twice with time ticking away on Tuesday to snatch a dramatic 3-2 win over Gambia, secure an Africa Cup of Nations last-16 place, and eliminate Ghana from the tournament. In an amazing finish in Bouake, Ebrima Colley scored on 85 minutes to put Gambia 2-1 up only for Joseph Gomez to concede an […]
The US and UK have conducted a fresh series of joint air strikes against eight Houthi targets in Yemen, the Pentagon said. The strikes targeted an underground storage site and Houthi missile and surveillance capability, it said. The Iran-backed Houthis have been targeting ships they say are linked to Israel and the West that travel […]
Ghana are facing elimination from the Africa Cup of Nations after conceding twice in added time to draw 2-2 with Mozambique in their final Group B game on Monday. Crystal Palace winger Jordan Ayew converted penalties in each half and the Black Stars appeared to be cruising to victory with a two-goal lead as the […]
Ivory Coast slipped to the brink of a humiliating exit from the Africa Cup of Nations as the hosts suffered a 4-0 thrashing by Equatorial Guinea in their final Group A game in Abidjan on Monday. Emilio Nsue scored a double to follow up his hat-trick against Guinea-Bissau as Equatorial Guinea finished top of the […]
The world’s first routine vaccine programme against malaria has started in Cameroon, in a move projected to save thousands of children’s lives across Africa. The symbolic first jab was given to a baby girl named Daniella at a health facility near Yaoundé on Monday. Every year 600,000 people die of malaria in Africa, according to […]
Ngole Philip Ngwese who moonlighted as Minister of Forestry and Wildlife for seven years has come out of retirement aged 61. On Thursday 18 January 2024, Biya, signed a decree appointing Mr Ngwese Ngole as Cameroon’s High Commissioner to Canada. The new High Commissioner from the South West region is 61 years old and was […]
Ghana head into Monday’s crucial Africa Cup of Nations meeting with Mozambique desperate to avoid a repeat of their disastrous early exit from the tournament two years ago. The Black Stars have just one point so far in Group B after following a 2-1 loss to Cape Verde in their opening game by drawing 2-2 […]
“Things are no longer like before,” says the head coach of Indomitable Lions of Cameroon, Rigobert Song. It is one of most sincere admissions coming from a coach during a major tournament. Although these are early days, it sums up the current state of his team – as seen also by many people. The Indomitable […]
Senegal coach Aliou Cissé has been released from the hospital after a health scare following his team’s 3-1 win over Cameroon in the Africa Cup of Nations. The Senegalese soccer federation said Saturday that the 47-year-old Cissé was treated by medical staff for a “benign infectious pathology” and had been kept overnight for tests at […]
