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WHO estimates up to 190,000 people could die of COVID-19 in Africa if not controlled

May 9, 2020

allAfrica.com Eighty-three thousand to 190,000 people in Africa could die of COVID-19 and 29 million to 44 million could get infected in the first year of the pandemic if containment measures fail, as according to a new study by the World Health Organization (WHO) regional office for Africa. The research, which is based on prediction modelling, looks at 47 countries in the WHO African Region with a total population of one billion. The new estimates are based on modifying…

Bird defies the odds by flying 8,000km from Kenya to China

May 9, 2020

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By Elvis Mboya, Daily Nation At a time hundreds of Kenyans are stuck in foreign countries because of COVID-19, a bird has flown 8,000 kilometres in five days from Kenya to China, the origin of the pandemic. The bird that was traced using a global location sensor (GLS) departed from Kenya on April 29, crossing the Arabian Sea, the India subcontinent, The Himalayas, and finally landed in China on May 4. Birding Beijing, a Chinese birding website, posted about…

Hiannick Kamba’s alive!

May 6, 2020

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by Chris Bengel CBS Sports A former prominent soccer player has reappeared four years after being pronounced dead in a car accident, a report said. Hiannick Kamba’s former wife is being accused of fraud after she allegedly forged documents and collected a six-figure life insurance payment following the soccer player’s phony passing, German prosecutor Anette Milk told the Bild, a German tabloid. The former defender for the highly acclaimed Schalke 04 in the German Bundesliga was said to have been killed…

Patrick Mboma names Cameroon’s all time best XI

May 6, 2020

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By Angu Lesley, kick442.com Legendary Cameroonian striker Patrick Ndem Mboma has revealed his Cameroon dream XI but surprising he didn’t include himself. The man, who won 54 caps and scored 32 goals for the Indomitable Lions, merged the generation that played three consecutive Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals between 1984-1988 and the generation that appeared in two consecutive finals between 2000-2002 to form a formidable XI. The former PSG forward picked two-times African Footballer of the Year…

8 years after and 8 records that made Rashidi Yekini worth remembering

May 5, 2020

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opera.com It’s been eight years since the passing away of one Africa’s biggest goal poacher, Rashidi Yekini, who died on the 4th of May, 2002 in a mysterious manner. The mystery behind his death until today has not been unravelled and while the focus of this article is not to explain the mystery and circumstances behind his death, but is to establish those moments that really defined his career and made his memory cast forever in the minds…

Why Côte d’Ivoire ex-footballers snubbed Didier Drogba

April 29, 2020

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Ghanasoccernet.com Shockwaves spread like wildfire when news emerged on Sunday that former Côte d’Ivoire footballers snubbed their own colleague Didier Drogba by voting massively for long-standing FA loyalist Sory Diabate in the FA presidential elections. The Chelsea great and former African Footballer of the Year had zero votes in the first phase of the election for the person to take over from Sidy Diallo as the FA President. All the votes went to Diabate, who had served for years…

Legend Didier Drogba gets zero vote from Côte d’Ivoire ex-players in FA presidential elections

April 27, 2020

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Ghanasoccernet.com Chelsea legend Didier Drogba’s quest to lead Côte d’Ivoire football received a major blow after former players unanimously voted for his rival. Of the 14 members in the Association, 11 voted for his rival, league president Sory Diabate, while three abstained. The third candidate, the current vice-president, Idriss Diallo also got no votes from the ex-players. The results of the election, of which Drogba had been the massive favourite going into the polls done via video conferencing, has…

Africans advised not to eat insecticide infested swarming locusts

April 26, 2020

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Analysis by Joost Van Itterbeeck, allAfrica.com Massive swarms of locusts are sweeping across South Asia, the Middle East and the Horn of Africa. The current outbreak is the worst in recent decades and one million hectares of land is under threat in eight countries in the Horn of Africa. This is a crisis and a serious threat to crops, economies and livelihoods. New bands and swarms are currently forming so the crisis will continue for several more weeks. Locusts…

FIFA starts immediate financial support to member associations in response to COVID-19 impact

April 25, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira FIFA will release all operational funding due to member associations for the years 2019 and 2020 in the coming days as the first step of a relief plan to assist the football community impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This measure will mean that a total of around US$150 million will be distributed among the 211 national football governing bodies around the world. “The pandemic has caused unprecedented challenges for the entire football community and, as the…

SADC warns against domestic violence neglect amidst Coronavirus

April 24, 2020

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By Yamikani Yapuwa, MANA Southern African Development Community (SADC) Wednesday said governments, stakeholders and law enforcement establishments should not neglect domestic violence as they are focusing on measures to contain and enforce COVID-19 regulations and measures in the communities. The UN Women report showed that some countries around the world, particularly those highly affected by COVID-19, have registered up to 30 percent increase in reported domestic violence cases and around 33 percent increase in emergency calls for gender-based violence,…