In Monaco on Monday evening, the International Athletics Federation (World Athletics) deviated from its tradition of naming one male and one female “Athlete of the Year” and instead honored six exceptional athletes for their outstanding performances across various categories. Among the recipients, Kenyan middle-distance runner Faith Kipyegon, aged 29, earned recognition in the “track” category. […]
Nigerian’s football history brims with triumphs and outstanding talents as talented Victor Osimhen and exceptional Asisat Oshoala bags prestigious awards at the Confederation of African Football (CAF) awards ceremony in Marrakesh. Osimhen’s Triumph At the awards ceremony held in Marrakesh, Morocco on Monday, Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen was crowned the 2023 CAF Player of The Year […]
An Igbo linguistic expert recently commenced the translation of a physics textbook into the Igbo language. The Igbo linguistic expert, Maazi Ogbonnaya Okoro made this known in a Twitter post on Sunday, the 10th of December. The translation is in progress and will be completed in 2024. Mazi Okoro said that once he is done […]
A celebration of the flourishing cultural exchanges between the youth of China and Benin, an exhibition showcasing the works of eleven Chinese and Beninese artists debuted on Saturday in Cotonou. Visitors to the show, which took place at the Chinese Cultural Center in Cotonou, included diplomats, members of the media, Confucius Institute students, and other […]
Canadian mining giant, First Quantum Minerals recently signed a deal with Zambia’s Mimosa Resources to advance the joint development of the Fishtie copper project in the African nation’s Central Province. The venture, known as Kashime Copper, was first announced in 2012, as First Quantum eyed up the 500,000 tonnes (t) of copper present in the […]
The Algerian pavilion in the International Zone of Expo 2023 Doha was recently inaugurated by the Ambassador of Algeria to Qatar, H E Salah Attia, Expo 2023 Doha Commissioner General, Ambassador H E Bader bin Omar AI Dafa, and Expo 2023 Doha Secretary-General, Engr. Mohammed Ali AI Khouri. The inauguration was held in the presence […]
Tourism Seychelles, the marketing division of the Tourism Department, said on Tuesday that Seychelles had earned the title of World’s Most Romantic Destination for the fourth year at the 30th World Travel Awards 2023. This year’s event was held at Dubai’s renowned Burj Al Arab on December 1. Bernadette Willemin, Director General of Destination Marketing, […]
Monmouthshire-based Hive Mind Mead & Brew Co has launched a new mead made with Zambian honey in collaboration with the charity Bees for Development. Prepared to the same recipe as Hive Mind’s Traditional Mead, which recently won the Great Taste Golden Fork award for Wales, the new mead uses organic Zambian Forest honey, giving the […]
The film Nome will be the first showing of this year’s International Images Film Festival (IIFF), which will take place at various locations in Conakry, Guinea’s capital from November 28 to December 2. The yearly festival serves as an exhibition space for movies with at least one prominent female role, giving African women role models […]
Kenya Airways, the national carrier, will start operating direct flights from Nairobi to Mogadishu, Somalia, on February 14, 2024. The resumption follows the temporary suspension in August 2020 to mitigate the spread of the Coronavirus. KQ Chief Commercial and Customer Officer Julius Thairu on Wednesday said: “We are eager to re-establish the link between Mogadishu […]