Men’s T20 World Cup: South Africa to face Australia in Super12s opener
By David Ochieng Mbewa South Africa will play Australia in the opening fixture of the second round of the Men’s T20 World Cup – the Super12s stage – on October 23 in Abu Dhabi. South Africa and Australia are part of Group 1 in the Super 12s, along with England, West Indies and two qualifiers from
Nigeria’s inflation rate falls slightly in July
By XINHUA Nigeria’s inflation rate fell slightly to 17.38 percent in July, down from the 17.75 percent recorded in June, according to data released Tuesday by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). This fall between both months was 0.37 percent, the NBS said in its report. The inflation rate has been on a steady decline for
CAF holds 2021 AFCON group stage draw
By David Ochieng Mbewa The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Tuesday held the draw for the group stage of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) at the Yaoundé Conference Centre in Yaoundé, Cameroon. The hosts and five-time champions Cameroon were drawn in Group A alongside 2013 finalists Burkina Faso, Ethiopia and Cape Verde. 2019
Angola grants $894 million credit to real economy amid pandemic
By XINHUA Since last April, Angola has granted a total of 578.19 billion kwanzas (894 million U.S. dollars) in credit to the real economy, the National Bank of Angola (BNA) announced Monday. The amount disbursed by commercial banks until July totaled 326.82 billion kwanzas (505 million U.S. dollars), up 30.83 billion kwanzas (48 million U.S. dollars),
Nigeria opens 2nd phase of COVID-19 vaccination
By XINHUA Nigeria on Monday started the second phase of the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination program. Over four million doses of the Moderna vaccine donated by the United States through the COVAX facility will be rolled out in this second phase of vaccination, said Boss Mustapha, secretary of the government of the federation, at a launching ceremony
Nigeria moves to boost private investment with airports concession
By XINHUA The Nigerian government on Monday released a request for qualifications for the concession of four international airport terminals in an effort to encourage the private sector to participate in infrastructure investment in pursuit of healthy aviation growth. In a statement issued in Lagos, the largest city of Nigeria, Hassan Musa, permanent secretary of in