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Senegal football fans home after royal pardon By AFP May 24, 2026 02:31 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Senegalese supporters who were granted a royal pardon in Morocco arrive at Blaise Diagne International …
Senegal football fans home after royal pardonCitizen Digital
Morocco king pardons jailed Senegal football fans for 'humanitarian reasons' By AFP May 24, 2026 09:30 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Senegalese supporters who were granted a royal pardon in Morocco cheer …
Morocco king pardons jailed Senegal football fans for 'humanitarian reasons'The Standard
… It said that in view "of the age-old fraternal ties" between the two countries "and on the occasion of the advent of Eid al-Adha", the king has "granted, on humanitarian grounds, his royal pardon to the Senegalese supporters". …
Morocco king pardons jailed Senegal football fans for 'humanitarian reasons'Citizen Digital
Senegal president sacks Prime Minister Sonko, dissolves gov't By Reuters May 24, 2026 12:02 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye Audio By Vocalize Senegal President Bas …
Senegal president sacks Prime Minister Sonko, dissolves gov't after months of frictionCitizen Digital
Senegal PM says tyrannical West wants to 'impose' homosexuality By AFP May 23, 2026 03:54 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Senegal's Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko speaks during a press conference to present t …
Senegal PM says tyrannical West wants to 'impose' homosexualityThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeSenegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko (L) and Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye (R) [AFP] Senegal President Bassirou Diomaye Faye sacked Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and dissolved the government on Friday after months of tensions, deepening a crisis in …
Senegal's president sacks PM after months of tensionsCitizen Digital
… But Norway will need their star striker in top form after being handed a tough draw alongside France and African champions Senegal in Group I. …
Five stars ready to light up the World CupCitizen Digital
… ially saying 25 migrants would arrive. window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-m', container: 'taboola-mid-article-thumbnails', placement: 'Mid Article Thumbnails', target_type: 'mix' }); The deportees are from Nigeria, Ghana, Guinea and Senegal …
Sierra Leone receives migrants deported from USThe Standard
… National roadmaps supporting sector transformation in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Ghana, and Senegal, and growth in investment and financing for sustainable buildings in Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom are other examples. …
Alarm raised over lagging decarbonisation in construction industryCitizen Digital
… Elsewhere, Morocco headlines Group A with Gabon, Niger, and Lesotho, while Senegal will face Mozambique, Sudan, and Ethiopia in Group J as the continent’s giants begin their push for a place at the 2027 finals. …
Kenya placed in Group D of 2027 AFCON qualifiersEgypt advanced from the group stage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup for the first time in their history after a 1–1 draw against Iran, finishing runners-up in their group on goal difference.
28 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Egypt advanced from the group stage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup for the first time in their history after a 1–1 draw against Iran, finishing runners-up in their group on goal difference.
28 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
With ten African nations competing in the 2026 World Cup, the continent is closing the gap with traditional powerhouses. Kenya, as co-host of Afcon 2027, should learn from African teams' performances—particularly Senegal's record 5-0 victory over Iraq—to strengthen Kenyan football ahead of the tournament.
28 June 2026 · The Standard →
Ousmane Dembele scored three goals in 26 first-half minutes as France defeated Norway 4-1, with a late Desire Doue header completing the win. France advanced as Group I winners with three straight victories.
27 June 2026 · The Standard →
Senegal scored five goals in a World Cup match, the first African side to do so, with Pape Gueye getting a double in a 5-0 win over Iraq. Senegal boosted their chances of progressing as one of the best third-placed teams with the best goal difference among teams on three points.
27 June 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya is working to achieve WHO Maturity Level 3 (ML3) status in pharmaceutical regulation by December this year, which the Ministry of Health says would strengthen oversight of medical products, boost local manufacturing, and improve access to safe and effective medicines. Attaining ML3 status would place Kenya among a select group of African nations with stable and well-functioning regulatory systems.
27 June 2026 · The Standard →
Ousmane Dembele scored a first-half hat-trick as France defeated Norway 4-1 to clinch top spot in World Cup Group I. Senegal kept their hopes of advancing with a victory over Iraq.
27 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
France play Norway in a crucial World Cup Group I match on Friday, with Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe and Manchester City's Erling Haaland both in fine form. The two forwards have each scored four goals in the tournament, trailing leader Lionel Messi on five.
26 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
France will play Norway in their final World Cup group game on Friday without head coach Didier Deschamps, who returned home to attend his mother's funeral. The squad expressed their determination to make Deschamps "as proud as possible" during his absence, with assistant coach Guy Stephan leading the team.
26 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Norway has advanced to the knockout stage of the 2026 World Cup, their first return in 28 years. Norwegian Football Federation chief Lise Klaveness attributes their success to a grassroots development model that keeps young players with local clubs under volunteer coaches, a system that produced players including Erling Haaland and Martin Odegaard.
26 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Senegal coach Pape Bouna Thiaw said his team will approach their game against Iraq on Friday like a final to stay alive in the World Cup, after losses to France and Norway left them with zero points in Group I.
26 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Head coach Beldine Odemba has named a provisional 29-player squad for the Women's Africa Cup of Nations, set for July 26 to August 16 in Morocco. The team's goal is a semi-final finish, which would secure Kenya's debut at the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup.
25 June 2026 · The Standard →
Lionel Messi leads the Golden Boot standings with five goals from two games, followed by Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland with four goals each. This is only the second time in World Cup history that three players have scored four or more times after two matches, the first since 1954.
24 June 2026 · The Standard →
Lionel Messi broke Miroslav Klose's record with his 17th and 18th World Cup goals in Argentina's 2-0 win over Austria, advancing to the last 32. France defeated Iraq 3-0 and Norway beat Senegal 3-2 to also advance to the knockout rounds.
24 June 2026 · The Standard →
France coach Didier Deschamps will miss his team's final World Cup Group I match against Norway on Friday after learning of his mother's death and returning to France for the funeral. Assistant Guy Stephan will take charge of the squad in his absence.
24 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
French national football team coach Didier Deschamps will miss his team's final World Cup Group I match against Norway on Friday after his mother died. Assistant Guy Stephan will take charge of the squad in his absence.
24 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Four Kenyan AI-focused startups—Coamana, Duck, ReportsAI, and VunaPay—graduated from the 10th cohort of the Google for Startups Accelerator Africa programme, part of a 15-company cohort selected from 2,600 applications across eight African nations with less than one percent acceptance rate.
23 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kylian Mbappe marked his 100th cap with two goals as France defeated Iraq 3-0 in a World Cup match delayed two hours by a severe storm in Philadelphia. Ousmane Dembele scored the other goal for France, with Mbappe moving to 16 career World Cup goals.
23 June 2026 · The Standard →
An opinion piece notes that Cape Verde, a nation of 525,000, held Spain and Uruguay to draws at the 2026 World Cup, while Kenya has never qualified, raising questions about African football development and Kenya's place in it.
23 June 2026 · The Standard →
Four Kenyan AI-focused startups—Coamana, Duck, ReportsAI, and VunaPay—graduated from the 10th cohort of the Google for Startups Accelerator Africa programme during a Demo Day event in Nairobi on June 18, 2026. The startups were among 15 AI-focused companies from eight African countries selected from nearly 2,600 applications.
22 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Mali has declared 39 parks and forests, including the 80,000-hectare Faya forest near Bamako, as off-limits military zones for civilians to prevent jihadist groups from using them as bases for attacks. The move follows large-scale attacks by JNIM and ethnic Tuareg separatist allies in late April that killed Mali's defence minister.
22 June 2026 · The Standard →
Lionel Messi became the World Cup's all-time leading goalscorer with 18 goals as Argentina defeated Austria 2-0 in Group J, surpassing the previous record of 16 goals shared with Miroslav Klose. The victory secures Argentina's place in the knockout rounds of the tournament.
22 June 2026 · The Standard →
France centre-half William Saliba said he has been "gritting his teeth" and playing through pain at the World Cup after suffering from a back problem for the past few months, and is not operating at "100 percent" in North America.
21 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
An opinion piece traces African nations' World Cup evolution from underdogs dismissed before matches even began to teams delivering memorable upsets and historic runs. The author highlights Cameroon's 1990 breakthrough as a quarterfinal appearance that proved African teams could compete with and beat top-ranked sides.
20 June 2026 · The Standard →
A string of West African countries have outlawed same-sex relations in recent months, further eroding LGBTQ rights on a continent where they were already under attack. Of Africa's 54 countries, only about 20 do not currently criminalise same-sex relations.
18 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Ghana hosted a global conference seeking to translate political support for slavery reparations into practical commitments following a UN resolution adopted in March that declared the transatlantic slave trade "the gravest crime against humanity." The resolution, which garnered support from 123 UN member states, calls on nations involved in the slave trade to engage in "restitution" and "compensation."
18 June 2026 · The Standard →
Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick for Argentina against Algeria, Erling Haaland scored twice for Norway against Iraq, and Kylian Mbappe scored twice for France against Senegal in Tuesday's World Cup Group J matches, giving their teams winning starts despite recent dips in form.
17 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
France coach Didier Deschamps praised captain Kylian Mbappe as "extraordinary" after he scored twice in France's 3-1 World Cup victory over Senegal, becoming his country's all-time leading goal scorer. Bradley Barcola added a second goal for France, with Ibrahim Mbaye scoring for Senegal in the Group I match.
17 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Senegal goalkeeper Edouard Mendy attributed his team's 3-1 World Cup defeat to France on Tuesday to lack of concentration at critical moments, saying they failed to execute their game plan despite a strong first half and missed chances.
17 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Erling Haaland scored twice in his first World Cup game as Norway defeated Iraq 4-1 on Tuesday in their opening match of the 2026 tournament, with Leo Ostigard and an own goal adding further goals. Norway topped Group I on goal difference level with France after the win.
17 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kylian Mbappe scored twice in France's 3-1 World Cup win against Senegal at MetLife Stadium, with Bradley Barcola also scoring. Mbappe's 14 World Cup goals move him level with Gerd Mueller as the third-highest scorer in World Cup history.
17 June 2026 · The Standard →