Lionel Messi finally achieved his World Cup dream as Argentina won their third crown on penalties in one of the greatest finals in the tournament’s history.

By Phil McNultyChief football writer at Lusail Stadium, Doha Argentina won the shootout 4-2 after a spectacular game which developed into the much-anticipated confrontation between the 35-year-old maestro Messi and his France opposite number Kylian Mbappe. France’s own superstar scored a hat-trick – the first in a Fifa World Cup final since 1966 – but still ended up…

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South African Airways resumes flights to Victoria Falls after nearly three years

South Africa’s national carrier resumed flights between Johannesburg and Zimbabwe’s Victoria Falls this week after nearly three years. The South African Airways (SAA) suspended flights on the route in March 2020 in efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19. The decision was also attributed partly to financial challenges. The first arrival of an SAA aircraft…

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20 suspected cholera deaths recorded in southern Nigeria

20 people are suspected to have died of cholera in southern Nigeria’s Cross River state, local Premium Times reports. Some ten villages have been affected this week, prompting health authorities to bolster surveillance in the region. The Permanent Secretary at the Cross River Ministry of Health, Iwara Iwara, confirmed the cholera outbreak, but did not…

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Charlene Ruto: Kenya’s ‘first daughter’ denies using public money

Following a national outcry, the daughter of Kenya’s president has denied that public money is being used to fund what she calls the “Office of the First Daughter”. Since her father’s inauguration in September, Ms Ruto has held several high-profile events and meetings under the title. In Kenyan law, no such office exists. Many Kenyans…

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France seal World Cup final spot with 2-0 win over Morocco

Reigning world champions overcome spirited Atlas Lions display to set up showdown with Argentina on Sunday. France edged past Morocco during a frenetic semifinal clash to secure their place in Sunday’s World Cup final, with the reigning world champions holding off a spirited display from the North African side to win 2-0. Left-back Theo Hernandez…

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Building Trade and Investment Ties at U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit

The United States is all in on Africa’s future,” President Biden said in a policy address to the U.S.-Africa Business Forum on Day Two of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit. Listing a series of initiatives, Biden said “this is just the beginning – there’s so much more we can do together and that we will do…

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KCCA Parish Development Model Teams Resolve Emerging implementation issues.

By KCCA-PCA The National Development Model (PDM) coordination Team on Thursday held a fruitful consultative meeting with the KCCA PDM leaders to share the achievements, challenges and find solutions to emerging issues recently raised by the Resident City Commissioners. Among the issues raised were, the issues of poor information flow, lack of clarity on roles,…

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