In the first half, two contenders for the goal of the tournament from Samson Lawal and Ibrahim Muhammad secured a 2-0 win for the Nigeria U-20 national team, the Flying Eagles. The win qualified them for the quarterfinals in second place behind Senegal, who beat hosts Egypt 4-0 to qualify with a perfect record. The Ladan Bosso-coached team got their first goal in the 32nd minute of the first half. Lawal’s thunderous right-foot shot beat Mozambique’s goalkeeper Kimiss Zavala all ends up. It was just the tonic the Nigerian team needed after subjecting the South Africans to continuous pressure from…
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He generally loves stories. He doesn’t read them but he fantasizes about them when he sees something or hears something. His interest in slavery, especially as it occurred in Suriname with the Maroons, was sparked by the stories his grandmother told him. Rob Perrée about the project Slavery Past by Isan Corinde SLAVERY PASTA project by Isan Corinde An exhibition about slavery presented at the former Antonius Church in Utrecht, a neo-Romanesque, pillarless building of yellow and red brick with tight walls and round arches, striking stained glass windows that color the in itself dark…
With its population of about 200 million, Nigeria is home to Africa’s most vibrant movie industry. What is today known as Nollywood began a little over 20 years ago and by 2015 it had become a global phenomenon, placing third after Hollywood and India’s Bollywood. This global visibility was enhanced by the online streaming service Netflix, which lists a number of Nigerian movies on its site. Nigeria is home to Africa’s most vibrant movie industry. Because of their vast and growing audience, both in Africa and abroad, Nigerian movies are very influential. So below are some positive and negative things…
No Nigerian club will feature in the inaugural edition of the African Super League, which is expected to kick off in August. Enyimba of Aba was the only Nigerian side earlier listed to participate in the league, which was formerly meant to feature 24 teams. But the Peoples Elephant and some other big names in African football have been excluded from the competition, which will now feature only eight teams. According to sources close to the planners of the league, the eight teams expected to feature in the inaugural edition are Al Ahly (Egypt), Petro de Luanda (Angola), TP Mazembe…
In March 2022, Nigerian women suffered backlash in their pursuit of gender equity. Five gender bills presented to the National Assembly were thrown out.The bills sought to advance women’s rights on a number of fronts. These included: providing special seats for women at the National Assembly; allocating 35% of political position appointments to women; creating 111 additional seats in the National Assembly and the state constituent assemblies; and a commitment to women having at least 10% of ministerial appointments.The rejection of the bills showed that the assembly wasn’t interested in gender parity in politics. It has 469 members. Only 21…
The renowned and high-quality hair distribution company Natna Hair, with headquarters in Uganda, recently debuted its newest item as part of the launch of its new collection.The brand has been on the fast track to success, even releasing products not just for women but for men, in a time when appearance and self-care are the norms.A couple of the products that the company’s catalog highlights are hair extensions for balding men and beard extensions.We had an exclusive opportunity to speak with the company’s executive Sina Tsegazeab, who explains to us what this new collection means to their customers and why…
If you’ve been following along on social media, you probably know that Sandy recently took a group of travel advisors and their guests on a journey through Tanzania with Lemala Camps and Lodges. I was a “lucky fish” (to use a South African turn of phrase) and was able to join in — it was a journey of firsts for me, despite it being my sixth trip to Africa and my fourth time on safari! Unfortunately, one experience that was NOT a first for me was my luggage not making it all the way to my final destination — it…
Eric Tinkler, head coach of Cape Town City chats to his players by Staff Reporter Tuesday Feb 21, 2023. 13:00 Cape Town City head coach Eric Tinkler believes inconsistency with team selection is having a negative impact on Bafana Bafana.Tinkler represented South Africa on 45 occasions and was part of that famed squad that won the 1996 Africa Cup of Nations title on home soil.Bafana would become a rising power on the continent in the years to come, reaching the 1998 AFCON final and qualifying for the 1998 and 2002 World Cups.However, the national team hasn’t featured at the World…
Issued on: 18/02/2023 – 17:33 A cow horn believed to be the oldest known example of a medicine container in southern Africa has been discovered in a South African cave. It sheds light on the herbal remedies used by indigenous healers more than 500 years ago, including one known as the “cancer bush”. The horn was discovered by South African hiker Rodger Smith when he was camping in the cave with his wife and daughter in the Eastern Cape province in 2020. An analysis of its contents has only just been published in the South African Journal of Science.Radiocarbon dating of…
Since the 1970s, Safi Faye has displayed her talents as a filmmaker, anthropologist, and ethnologist. Her films draw upon rural life and realities, tackling issues faced daily by farmers as in Kaddu Beykat. In 1990, Faye began to explore fiction when she began creating Mossane, her seminal work. She released the film in 1996 after a long battle with the French producers of the film. Faye had to wait six years to gain legal rights over her own film. To make Mossane, Faye and her great camera officer, Jürgen Jürges, spent two years in Mbissel, a village in Sereer land…