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May 03, 2023
BAL City Oilers (Uganda) vs SLAC (Guinea) Game Highlights | May 2, 2023

Guinea's SLAC got their first win in the Basketball Africa League's Nile Conference, defeating Uganda's City Oilers 96 to 68 on Tuesday.
May 03, 2023
30th Press Freedom Day Champions Medium as 'Driver' of Human Rights

May 3 marks three decades since the United Nations established World Press Freedom Day. This year, the day is being commemorated under the theme "Shaping a Future of Rights: Freedom of Expression as a Driver for all other human rights."
May 02, 2023
South Sudan: Sudan Warring Factions Agree to Seven-Day Truce

WASHINGTON — Sudan's warring military factions agreed on Tuesday in principle to a seven-day cease-fire from Thursday, South Sudan’s foreign ministry announced in a statement.
May 02, 2023
Kenya 'Cult Pastors' Face Charges

MALINDI, KENYA - A Kenyan pastor who appeared in court to face terrorism charges over the deaths of more than 100 people found buried in what has been dubbed the "Shakahola forest massacre," will be detained by police until a hearing on Friday, a court ruled on Tuesday.
May 01, 2023
BAL Petro de Luanda (Angola) vs Cape Town Tigers (South Africa) Game Highlights | April 30, 2023

The final matchup of the weekend brought Angola’s Petro de Luanda against South Africa’s Cape Town Tigers. Petro dominated the game winning 87 to 48, resulting in their third win of the Nile Conference.
May 01, 2023
BAL SLAC (Guinea) vs Ferroviario da Beira (Mozambique) Game Highlights | April 30, 2023

Sunday started with Guinea’s SLAC against Mozambique’s Ferroviario da Beira. Beira got their first win of the Nile Conference, beating SLAC 109 to 97.
May 01, 2023
BAL City Oilers (Uganda) vs Al Ahly (Egypt) Game Highlights | April 29, 2023

Egypt’s Al Ahly went up against Uganda’s Oilers in the second game on Saturday. A close ending with Uganda down by 2 with 2 seconds left — Germaine Roebuck Jr. passed to Falando Jones then to Titus Odeke who tried for a 3 and missed, giving Egypt the win 72 to 70. Egypt clocked their second victory of the Nile Conference. Check out how the Oilers mounted their biggest comeback in the history of the basketball Africa League but failed to secure a win.
May 01, 2023
BAL Ferroviario da Beira (Mozambique) vs Petro de Luanda (Angola) Game Highlights | April 29, 2023

Mozambique’s Ferroviario da Beira and Angola’s Petro de Luanda went head-to-head on Saturday. The Angolans team was in front for most of the game, they triumphed over Beira 101 to 76. Check out these highlights.
April 30, 2023
Sudan's Warring Factions Announce Truce Extension

The two warring Sudanese forces on Sunday announced the extension of an existing cease-fire for a further 72 hours — the latest of multiple truces that have largely been violated by both sides.
April 28, 2023
BAL Petro de Luanda (Angola) vs City Oilers (Uganda) Game Highlights | April 27, 2023

Angola’s Petro de Luanda dominated their first game in the BAL's Nile conference against Uganda’s City Oilers, with a final score of 89 to 71. Check out the highlights.
April 28, 2023
BAL Cape Town Tigers (South Africa) vs SLAC (Guinea) Game Highlights | April 27, 2023

The South African Tigers kicked off their Nile Conference campaign with a 75-68 win against Guniea’s SLAC.
April 28, 2023
Al Ahly of Egypt Look Forward to Take Lead at BAL Season 3

Check out how the hosts of the Basketball Africa League's Nile conference Al Ahly of Egypt show off the sights of their country. Al Ahly center Omar Oraby explains why Cairo is a great city for all, no matter where you come from. The Egyptians look forward to playing in front of the home crowd and making the country proud.
April 26, 2023
Sudan Cease-Fire Shaky

UPDATED WITH DEATH OF SECOND U.S. CITIZEN: KHARTOUM - Fighting flared anew in Sudan late on Tuesday despite a cease-fire declaration by the warring factions, as a U.N. envoy said the truce was partially holding even though there was no sign that the two sides were ready for serious talks.
April 26, 2023
Al-Bashir Crew Breakout Bodes Ill for Sudan

KHARTOUM - A wanted Sudanese war crimes suspect has confirmed that he and other members of the Islamist regime ousted in 2019 have escaped from prison during recent fighting, raising new fears for a fragile ceasefire that has enabled foreigners to flee.
April 25, 2023
Russia, Proxies Compete With China for Africa

WASHINGTON - After decades when Moscow was a dominant presence in Africa, China began an aggressive effort to gain sway - and valuable resources - on the continent. And that has caused "incidents" that some may view as a struggle between Beijing and Moscow for Africa dominance.
April 25, 2023
Russians Warn of War

UNITED NATIONS HQ, NEW YORK - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, whose nation currently chairs the UN Security Council, warned that body Monday that the world was at a threshold "possibly even more dangerous" than during the Cold War.
April 25, 2023
Shooting Despite Sudan Cease-Fire

UPDATED AGAIN WITH FFC STATEMENTS: KHARTOUM — Sporadic gunfire rang out in parts of the Sudanese capital Khartoum Tuesday despite a US-brokered agreement between the warring generals to cease-fire for 72 hours to pave the way for talks on a more lasting truce.
April 24, 2023
US: Sudan Generals Agree to 72-Hour Cease-Fire

Sudan's battling generals have agreed to a 72-hour cease-fire, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday, after over a week of combat killed hundreds, wounded thousands and sparked a mass exodus of foreigners.
April 24, 2023
Report: Wagner Group Working to Realign Africa

UPDATED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE BLINKEN COMMENTS: WASHINGTON - In an exclusive article, the Washington Post says the Wagner Group is aggressively working to create a “confederation” of anti-Western states in Africa as the Russian mercenaries create instability while using their paramilitary and disinformation capabilities to aid Moscow’s allies.
April 24, 2023
Kenya Starvation Cult Victim Count Climbs

NAIROBI - The death toll in a case involving a Kenyan cult that practiced starvation climbed to 73 Monday, police sources told AFP as investigators unearthed more corpses from mass graves in a forest near the coast.

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