insert_link Sport Football: Africa Cup of Nations qualifying draw Draw for 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying competition, made in Johannesburg on Thursday: Group A Tunisia, Madagascar, Comoros, Gambia Group B Morocco (hosts), Gabon, Central African Republic, Lesotho Group C Egypt, Cape Verde, Mauritania, Botswana Group D Nigeria, Benin, Libya, Rwanda Group E Algeria, Equatorial Guinea, Togo, Liberia Group F Ghana, Angola, Sudan, Niger Group G Ivory Coast (holders), Zambia, Sierra Leone, Chad Group H Democratic […] todayJuly 4, 2024 11
insert_link Africa Niger army says more than 100 ‘terrorists’ killed after deadly attack Niger's army said Thursday it had killed more than 100 "terrorists" during air and ground operations in response to a deadly attack against soldiers near the Burkina Faso border. A coalition of armed groups killed 20 troops and one civilian in the region of Tera in jihadist-plagued western Niger on June 25, the army said. "More than 100 terrorists have been killed since," the army said in […] todayJuly 4, 2024 14
insert_link APO International “Light drives development!”: Electricity supply to Sèmè-Kpodji in Benin means Fatima Hounkanrin can keep her shop open till late at night Night has fallen on Sèmè-Kpodji, a lively town on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, in south-east Benin. Many of the city’s residents are still busy working, including Fatima Hounkanrin, 30, who runs a small shop selling tomatoes, pepper, soap, drinks and other household goods. Thanks to new street-lighting in the area, she’s able to keep the shop open well past dusk. “Before, there was no lighting in the area, […] todayJuly 4, 2024 12
insert_link 2 Oshiwambo Aanilonga yehangano lyo NIDA ya konda 600 oya tindi egwedhelo lyoondjambi noo% 5.4 ,oshimaliwa tashi futwa palumwe Aanilonga 38 yehangano lyo Namibia Industrial Development Agency NIDA ko Naute Dam Irrigation Scheme ohela oya ningi ehololomadhiladhilo lyopambili , taya pula egwedhelo lyoondjambi. Moonkundathana no Nampa ohela,omuunganeki go NAFAU ko Kaiti,Rosalia Albert okwati ehololomadhiladhilo olyeya sho o NAFAUU no NIDA ya ndopa okwaadha etsokumwe lyoondjambi mu May 2023. Sha landula ookundopa okwaadha etsokumwe pokati kehangano lyaaniilonga no NIDA,sho ehangano kwali itaali gandja sha shegwedhelo lyoondjambi,noshipotha oshayi ku komisala gwiilonga […] todayJuly 4, 2024 16 2
insert_link 3 3 Oshiwambo Ondando yolusheno itayi gwedhelwa manga-ECB Sha landula enyenyeto lyoshigwana omolwa endjekepo lyiihohela yolusheno,omunambelewa kuluntu gwehangano lyo Electricity Control board Robert Kahimise okwa tseyitha kutya aalongithi otaya tsikile okufuta iihohela ya zimininwe mo 2023-2024 peha lyiihohela iipe yomumvo 2024-2025. Momutumba gwiikundaneki ohela,Kahimise okwati shika osha landula sho epangelo lya gandja oodola oomilion 365 onga oo subsidies,oku kuthilako aalongithi yolusheno momumvo 2024-2025, okuza mu 01 July sigo 30 June 2025. todayJuly 4, 2024 16 3 3
insert_link World 39 fall ill in gas leak at Malaysia airport facility A gas leak Thursday at an engineering section of Kuala Lumpur's international airport saw 39 people fall ill, a Malaysian emergency services official said. "A total of 39 victims suffered from dizziness and nausea," local rescue officer Muhammad Nur Khairi Samsumin said in a statement. He added that 24 victims were discharged, 14 others were at the Air Disaster Unit receiving care and one was hospitalised. […] todayJuly 4, 2024 50
insert_link Sport Fandom usually means tracking your favorite team for years − so why are the Olympics so good at making us root for sports and athletes we tune out most of the time? A fan cheers for U.S. tennis players in the men’s doubles gold medal match during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano By Noah Cohan, Washington University in St. Louis Every four years, millions of Americans join billions of their fellow humans across the globe to celebrate the astonishing athletic feats at the Summer Olympics. Warm-weather sports such as swimming and track that usually […] todayJuly 4, 2024 12
insert_link APO International United Kingdom (UK) High Commissioner to Promote South Africa’s (SA) Critical Minerals at Critical Minerals Africa (CMA) 2024 British High Commissioner Antony Phillipson will speak at the Critical Minerals Africa (CMA) Summit in Cape Town on November 6-7. Phillipson will highlight South Africa's crucial role in the energy transition, leveraging its vast reserves of platinum, manganese, vanadium, and other essential minerals. Phillipson will explore how the UK can tap into South Africa's supply chain to meet the growing demand for energy transition metals. South Africa has up to […] todayJuly 4, 2024 16
insert_link Namibia Kamati happy with recent developments in Windhoek Windhoek Mayor Queen Kamati on Tuesday acknowledged the significant economic and social contributions of the cultural and creative industries to Windhoek’s economy. Kamati, while reviewing the current affairs and developments that took place in Windhoek since the last Council meeting in May, emphasised the council’s mission of enhancing the quality of life for all by rendering efficient and effective municipal services. The mayor in her remarks […] todayJuly 4, 2024 17