NBA to target African smartphone owners, as Obama and others become investors

The National Basketball Association’s plan to tap African fans and new players in the world’s most youthful continent spurred billionaire Prem Watsa-backed private equity firm to invest in the franchise at a valuation of $1 billion.
#nba #africansmartphone #basketball

France says nearly 60 'terrorists' killed ahead of Burkina coup

Nearly 60 "terrorists" were killed in Burkina Faso by local forces alongside French troops on the eve of the 24 January coup in the poor Sahel country, France's military said on Sunday.
#france #terrorists #burkinafaso #frenchtroops

Eleven DR Congo rebels killed in Virunga park: army

Regular Democratic Republic of Congo army forces have killed at least 11 rebels of the so-called M23 group after chasing them down in the Virunga national park famous for its endangered mountain gorillas, a local commander said on Sunday.
#drcongo #virunganationalpark

Namibia Detects First Bird Flu Strain That Can Spread to Humans

Namibia’s Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform together with the Ministry of Health and Social Services on Thursday confirmed the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 strain in wild birds occurring along the coastal line of Walvis Bay and Swakopmund in Erongo region.
#birdflu #namibia #agriculture

Nigeria Now Self-Sufficient In Cement Production

President Muhammadu Buhari has boasted that Nigeria was now self-sufficient in cement production, such that it has also risen to become a net exporter of the product to other neighbouring countries. Buhari also said this wouldn’t have been feasible if his administration was not churning out economic diversification policies that enable entrepreneurs harness resources that are abundant in the country.
#buhari #cementproduction #nigeria

Botswana has stockpile of 3 million Covid-19 vaccines, starts offering booster jabs

Botswana has a stockpile of more than three million Covid-19 vaccines that will enable the country to go beyond community immunity, as well as administer booster shots. By 20 January, Botswana - with a national population of 2.37 million - had fully vaccinated 45.9% of the population, and 50.8% of the population had received their first dose.
#botswana #covidvaccines

More than 15 000 people displaced in new Darfur violence, UN says

Renewed tribal violence in the western Sudanese city of El Geneina over the past week has displaced more than 15 000 people, the United Nations said. The war-weary Darfur region has seen an increase in violence recently, humanitarian groups say, which analysts link to a peace deal signed in October 2020 that has led to some groups to jostle for power while not adequately addressing security concerns.
#darfur #sudan #unitednations

Liverpool stars Mane and Salah on track for Africa final showdown

Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah have helped Liverpool conquer England and Europe, now both crave Africa Cup of Nations winners' medals. Both sharpshooters will be in quarter-finals action on Sunday in Cameroon with Mane-inspired Senegal tackling surprise packets Equatorial Guinea while Salah and his Egypt teammates confront Morocco.
#salah #egypt #senegal #afcon #mane

Death toll rises to at least 12 after tropical storm Ana sweeps through Mozambique, Malawi

The death toll from tropical storm Ana has risen to at least 12 in Mozambique and Malawi, authorities said, although officials and aid agencies are still assessing the full impact of the storm that swept through southern Africa on Monday.
#ecologicaldisaster #southernafrica #malawi

Mozambican officials swept away in storm-swollen river

A convoy of Mozambican officials inspecting damage from Tropical Storm Ana was swept away by a swollen river on Wednesday, leaving one person dead and another missing. The car was trying to cross the Revuboe River, after a bridge had collapsed when Ana tore through the region earlier this week, Tete provincial governor Domingos Viola said on Radio Mozambique.
#mozambique #mozambicanofficials #river