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TRT Afrika - Why Mombasa's proposed ban on addictive stimulant 'muguka' is a public-policy flashpoint
6+ hour, 23+ min ago (852+ words) Students in Mombasa classrooms have been dozing off in the middle of lessons. Rehabilitation centres are reportedly overwhelmed by the rush of people needing treatment. Scores of young people are ending up on the streets with severe mental health problems....
Tougher test awaits anxious hosts Morocco at AFCON
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (391+ words) Hosts Morocco can expect the first proper examination of their ability to go on and win the Africa Cup of Nations when they take on a feisty Cameroon in the quarter-finals at the weekend. The top-ranked Moroccans were not stretched…...
AFCON: Super Eagles call victory over Mozambique ‘solid win’
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (259+ words) The Nigerian Super Eagles have labelled their AFCON Round of 16 victory over Mozambique a "solid win" after cruising into the quarter finals with a dominant display. Posting on X, the team described the performance as "a solid W under the…...
Salah seals Egypt win over Benin to reach AFCON quarterfinals
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (448+ words) Mohamed Salah scored with the last kick in extra time to seal's Egypt's 3-1 win over Benin in the Africa Cup of Nations last 16 on Monday. The Pharaohs dug deep after being surprisingly held to 1-1 in normal time after Benin's Jodel…...
South Africa gear up for AFCON rematch with Cameroon
1+ week, 1+ day ago (505+ words) South Africa's Bafana Bafana face Cameroon's Indomitable Lions in Rabat on Sunday. Hugo Broos is hoping to lead South Africa to Cup of Nations glory in Morocco but standing in his team's way in the last 16 on Sunday are Cameroon,…...
South Africa presido tell Russia and Ukraine to make 'full ceasefire"
1+ week, 3+ day ago (257+ words) South Africa Presido Cyril Ramaphosa don beg Russia and Ukraine make dem do "comprehensive ceasefire" afta im meet Ukraine Presido Volodymyr Zelenskyy for Pretoria on Thursday. "We dey call all di parties, both Russia and Ukraine, make dem ensure say…...
South Africa's rand ends 2025 on high note, gains nearly 13% on the dollar
1+ week, 4+ day ago (362+ words) South Africa's rand ended 2025 nearly 13% stronger against the US dollar, marking its biggest annual gain in 16 years as the greenback weakened broadly. The risk-sensitive currency posted its first yearly rise against the dollar since 2019 and its largest increase since 2009, supported…...
Zimbabwe thermal plant upgrade to add 400 megawatts to grid
1+ week, 5+ day ago (243+ words) Zimbabwe will add 400 megawatts to its power grid, a fifth of the country's current electricity demand, under a $455 million upgrade of its Hwange coal-fired power plant, the head of state-owned power utility ZESA said. The Southern African country has signed…...
Mozambique end 39-year wait for first AFCON victory
1+ week, 6+ day ago (397+ words) Gabon are facing an early exit from the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations after slipping to a 3-2 defeat to Mozambique in their Group F clash in Agadir, which ended a nearly 40-year wait for a victory at the continental finals for…...
UK restricts visas for DRC nationals over migrant returns
2+ week, 4+ hour ago (289+ words) Britain has imposed visa restrictions on DR Congo nationals over the country's "poor co-operation" on returning illegal migrants, the UK government said. Further measures, up to a complete halt on visas, will follow unless cooperation "rapidly improves", the interior ministry…...