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Congo-Brazzaville Sends a Stern Warning to Bafana Bafana After Their 5-0 Defeat Ahead of a High-Stakes Rematch in AFCON Qualifiers in Brazzaville
After an impressive 5-0 victory over Congo-Brazzaville in the AFCON 2025 qualifiers, Bafana Bafana faces an important rematch. Coach Hugo Broos and his squad received a clear warning: the next game will be crucial for both teams. The stakes were...

Spies and jazz combine in Congolese coup film
Reviews & Culture A new documentary details the plot to overthrow Congolese independence leader Patrice Lumumba—and examines the role of art and jazz By Ken Olende Downloading PDF. Please wait... Tuesday 14 January 2025 Issue Soundtrack To A Coup...

USAID Quietly Sent Thousands of Virus Samples to Chinese Military-Linked Biolab
by Emily Kopp The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) shipped thousands of viral samples to a lab in Wuhan over the course of a 10-year program even though it had no formal agreement with the lab in place, according to previously...

Congo vs South Africa LIVE Score Updates, Stream Info and How to Watch African Cup of Nations Qualifiers Match
African Cup of Nations qualification Matchday 4 Tuesday, October 15, 2024 - Stadium: Alphonse Massamba-Débat. Updated 9 hours agoStart in 1:15 VAVELADVERTISEMENT 60 LIVE UPDATES In a few moments we will share with you the starting lineups for the...
Super Eagles camp update: 26 players train under the watchful eye of Eric Chelle
The home-based Super Eagles, also known as the CHAN Eagles, continued their preparations for the upcoming African Nations Championship (CHAN) with a boost on Tuesday as five additional players arrived at the team’s camp in Ikenne, Ogun State,...

3 Hidden Reasons Why Your Life Feels Lonely—and What Helps
As young children, we don’t know how much the world has changed. We don’t know that the life we humans enjoyed for nearly all our time on this planet — a life shared in a village — has slipped away. And we have no idea that in its place, a single,...

The 25th annual International Guitar Night tour kicks off in Alaska | State of Art
International Guitar Night features high-level guitarists from diverse backgrounds with unique styles, celebrating their instrument and the melding of cultures. The North American tour starts in Kodiak on Saturday, January 18 and will be in...

Portsmouth eye ambitious swoop for £12m West Brom forward but face competition from Leeds United
Pompey are reportedly eager to sign a West Brom star in a blow to Rangers and Leeds United. Portsmouth are considering a swoop for Grady Diangana following the winger’s release from West Bromwich Albion, according to a recent report. Pompey, eager...

Discover The Lush Beauty Of Africa’s Congo With These Luxury Ecolodges
The Republic of the Congo became an independent nation on August 15th, 1960.Kamba African Rainforest Adventures Measuring in at more than two million square kilometers, Central Africa’s Congolian rainforests play host to a truly staggering array...

Cote d’Ivoire gets state of the art Technical Centre
FIFA through the FIFA Forward Program is funding the renovation and rehabilitation of the National Technical Centre of the Ivorian football Federation (FIF) in Bingerville, 10-kilomretres east of the capital Abidjan which will serves as the...

Turkey’s Kanal D Internatioanal Adds To Sales Team; Film TV Charity Ambassadors; Raoul Peck Feted By Visions du Réel; Liberi Consulting & Former ITV Exec Team For Initiative – Global Briefs
Turkey’s Kanal D Internatioanal Adds To Sales Team Turkish distributor Kanal D International has beefed up its international team with a new hire and a promotion. Duda Rodrigues joins to cover sales to the U.S. and Canada as well as Latin America...

Cote d’Ivoire gets state of the art Technical Centre thanks to FIFA Forward
FIFA through the FIFA Forward Program is funding the renovation and rehabilitation of the National Technical Centre of the Ivorian football Federation (FIF) in Bingerville, 10-kilomretres east of the capital Abidjan which will serves as the...

Streaming won't make you global, that's a voodoo analysis - Socrate Safo
Entertainment personality, Socrate Safo, has challenged the widely held belief that music streaming platforms give artistes international exposure. Speaking in an interview with Graphic Showbiz, Socrate described the idea as a “voodoo analysis”...

Sport | Broos blasts poor security at Bafana match: 'Where were they from the beginning of the game?'
Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos called on his bosses, SAFA, to do better with security organisation for the team after the initial detail deployed in the game against Congo failed to deal with two pitch invasions from a handful of people. (Richard...

Vladimr Semenikhin: The Future of the Ekaterina Foundation – A Vision for Art
A graduate of the Moscow Institute of Civil Engineering and holder of a Candidate of Economic Sciences degree, he founded Stroyteks, a force in Russia’s construction sector. Under his leadership, Stroyteks has contributed to Moscow’s skyline with...

Save A Soul And EBC Music Ministry Foundations join Congo and Abour Communities to celebrate yuletide
Save a Soul Foundation, a non-governmental organization in collaboration with EBC music ministry and foundation joined the people of Congo and Abour in the Atebubu-Amantin municipality to celebrate the yuletide. The partners distributed used...

3 things to do this weekend: New art exhibitions, Halestorm 'unplugged' and a lamp-saving workshop
Here are 3 things to do for the weekend of Jan. 10-12, 2025, curated by WGLT's Lauren Warnecke. You can find more coverage on our Datebook - Arts & Music page or by subscribing to WGLT's Weekend Scoop email newsletter, which goes out every Friday....

The Ukrainian Premier League club held a Congolese national football player hostage
Beni Makuana, a former player of Zhytomyr Polesie, said that the club’s management took away his passport for several days. According to the footballer, such actions caused him serious psychological trauma, which is why he even thought about...

Hamburg art centre condemns ‘politically motivated vandalism’ of art installation referencing Palestine
The Kunstverein in Hamburg has said it “unequivocally condemn[s]” the defacement of an installation it is exhibiting by the artist Phoebe Collings-James that references Palestine. The art centre described the incident, which took place in...

Weekend things to do around Denver and beyond: Colorado Black Arts Festival in Denver and more
FRIDAY-SUNDAY Three special days honor African American arts and culture during the 39th Colorado Black Arts Festival 2025 filling Denver City Park West Friday to Sunday. Art Garden is the special area and a fascinating way to learn the history of...