As it is a norm annually,ย multitudes of people of all ages thronged the National Stadium in Gaborone on Saturday as Botswana Defence Force (BDF) celebrated its 47th anniversary. BDF Day remains one of the most popular events in the country’s calendar as it continues to pull sizeable military enthusiasts.
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Kocha wa Al Ahly, Marcel Kohler, amewataka mashabiki wa klabu hiyo kufurahia taji lao la 12 la TotalEnergies Champions League kabla ya kuelekeza fikira zao mara moja kwenye kombe lijalo. Mtaalamu huyo wa Uswizi aliwaongoza wababe hao wa Misri kutwaa mataji mfululizo baada ya ushindi wa bao 1-0 dhidi ya Esperance Jumamosi katika mchezo wa marudiano wa fainali mjini Cairo. Hata hivyo, Kohler alikiri anatarajia mahitaji ya kuwania taji la TotalEnergies CAF Champions League kuanza mara moja kutoka kwa mashabiki wasiotosheka wa Ahly. “Najua mashabiki watanidai taji la 13 mara tu nitakapofika kwenye hoteli ya makazi,” alisema baada ya bao…
Medali na vikombe vya mashindano ya soka ya Ndorwa West MK Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) viliibiwa na wajinga wasiojulikana waliokuwa na mapanga na fimbo katika Wilaya ya Kabale. Michuano hiyo iliyofikia tamati siku ya Jumapili katika uwanja wa michezo wa Shule ya Kumbukumbu ya Mtakatifu Janan Luwum โโKamuganguzi kata ya Ndorwa Magharibi wilayani Kabale, ilimalizika kwa washiriki kuondoka bila medali zao. Katika mechi ya fainali, Timu ya Soka ya Kaunti Ndogo ya Kibuuga iliishinda Timu ya Soka ya Kaunti Ndogo ya Kahungye kwa bao 1-0. Simon Agaba, mfadhili mkuu wa mashindano hayo, anasema kuwa nishani hizo ziliibiwa kwenye gari…
Tanzania is considering procuring electric vehicles manufactured from Uganda for the Dar es Salaam Bus Rapid Transit (DART) project, Chimp Corps report. Kiira Motors Corporation (KMC) on May 23 unveiled the all-electric Kayoola EVS Model 2024 at the 2ndย Uganda โ Tanzania Business Forum held at Johari Rotana Hotel in Dar es Salaam. According to a joint communique issued after the conference, โTanzania considered the procurement of Kiira Motors electric buses from Uganda.โ The Kayoola EVS is a fully electric low-floor bus specifically designed for Urban Mass Transportation. The Kayoola EVS Model 2024 has models ranging from 6 metres (15 seating…
U.S. President Joe Biden has notified Congress of his intent to designate Kenya as a Major Non-NATO Ally He said this was in accordance with section 517 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. โI am making this designation in recognition of Kenyaโs many years of contributions to the United States Africa Command area of responsibility and globally and in recognition of our own national interest in deepening bilateral defense and security cooperation with the Government of Kenya,โ said Biden in a message to Congress on May 23, 2024. The announcement came during Rutoโs official state visit at the White…
Burkina Faso’s military leader will stay in power for five more years after a new charter was signed following national consultations on Saturday, May 25. The talks in the capital, Ouagadougou, included civil society, security forces, and transitional lawmakers, but most political parties did not participate. Govt statement:
Ladies and gentlemen, good morning. It is with great honour that I join today this huge gathering of Namibians from many corners of our beautiful country, here in the magnificent setting of the Onambango Palace, in the company of our host Tatekulu Fillemon Shuumbwa Nangolo and other esteemed Traditional leaders, in order to celebrate the Omagongo Festival of 2024. Human beings are inherently social. We are all born with an innate capacity for building social connections and it is through these connections that we are able to form families, communities, societies and nations. Through our social interactions, we develop a…
More than 300 people and over 1,100 houses were buried by a massive landslide that levelled a remote village in northern Papua New Guinea, local media reported on Saturday. Hundreds are feared dead in the landslide that hit Kaokalam village in Enga Province, about 600 km northwest of capital Port Moresby, around 3 a.m. on Friday. The landslide in the Pacific nation north of Australia buried more than 300 people and 1,182 houses, the Papua New Guinea Post Courier said, citing comments from a member of the country’s parliament, Aimos Akem. Akem did not immediately respond to Reuters request for…
The CAF African Schools Football Championship Continental Finals concluded in a memorable evening of African youth football celebration on Friday, 24 May as CAF drew the four-day competition to a grand close in Zanzibar. A packed Amaan Stadium bore witness to African youth football history being made in Zanzibar when Tanzania were crowned champions in front of their home supporters after defeating Guinea in the boysโ division of the competition, while South Africa also ascended to the summit of African youth football as champions in the girls division following a 1-1(5-4) win over Morocco. The final of the four-day tournament,…