WASHINGTON D.C., 12 April 2019 On the sidelines of the World Bank-IMF Spring meetings, Canada announced a $1.1 billion commitment in temporary callable capital to support the African Development Bank. Canada s announcement, to be approved by the Bank s governors, was made by Maryam Monsef, the Canadian Minister of International Developm ...

Five Africa Cup of Nations facts after draw for 2019 tournament was made in Cairo Friday: -- Egypt will be hosts for a record fifth time. They previously staged the Cup of Nations in 1959, 1974, 1986 and 2006, winning three of those four tournaments and finishing third in the other. -- Only three countries, hosts Sudan, Egypt and Ethiop ...

Clashes erupted in Algiers on Friday as protestors tossed back tear gas grenades and attacked police vehicles after a huge demonstration demanding the departure of figures close to ousted leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika, AFP journalists said. For the eighth Friday in a row, vast crowds marched through the Algerian capital pressing demands for B ...

Under the gaze of the Sphinx, a spectacular Africa Cup of Nations draw in Giza on Friday night produced an intriguing set of groups that leave many riddles to be answered. After an open-air event against the illuminated backdrop of the pyramids, hosts Egypt, winners of the competition a record seven times, will face double champions Democra ...

Crowds of Sudanese waving flags and chanting we toppled two presidents in two days celebrated in the capital late Friday after the country 39;s military council chief stepped down a day after he was sworn in. We have done it, we have done it, shouted young men and women as they drove across Khartoum after General Awad Ibn Ouf announced ...

An artificial intelligence research laboratory opened by Google in Ghana, the first of its kind in Africa, will take on challenges across the continent, researchers say. The US technology giant said the lab in the capital Accra would address economic, political and environmental issues. Africa has many challenges where the use of AI co ...

Nkana FC of Zambia are clinging to a 2-1 CAF Confederation Cup aggregate lead before facing CS Sfaxien in Tunisia Sunday, but coach Beston Chambeshi insists he feels no pressure. Everything is fine, he told reporters ahead of the quarter-final second leg in Mediterranean industrial city Sfax. We beat Sfaxien in the first leg so why s ...