Bobi Wine, George Weah, Ndlovu Youth Choir raising coronavirus awareness through song

By VOA,

Music is often called the universal language. African artists are finding that, when trying to spread lifesaving information about the coronavirus pan...

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SWILA: Moral lessons for Mariga in Kibra defeat

By Isaac Swila,

Isaac Swila The budding dream of Kenya’s soccer star MacDonald Mariga of following into the footsteps of Senator Chris Obure of leaping from the fo...

McDonald Mariga

SWILA: In running for Kibra, Mariga scored own goal and tarnished his football CV

By Isaac Swila,

Isaac Swila The last two weeks have been bedecked by political noise - lot’s of it. Interestingly, the political brouhaha has mainly been direct...

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Liberia win on opening day of African World Cup qualifiers

By Matthews Mutai,

Liberia needed two penalties and a calamitous defensive error to beat Sierra Leone 3-1 on the first day of 2022 World Cup qualifying in Africa as the ...

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Mariga joins politics, says Kibra has ‘special place in my heart’

By Erick Owenga,

It's now official. Kenya's football star MacDonald Mariga has finally come out of the woods to declare his interest in politics. 'Big Mac' as he is...

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Kenyan football legend Joe Kadenge dies in Nairobi

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Kenyan football legend Joe Kadenge is dead. According to the family, Kadenge, who has been ailing for quite a while, passed away on Sunday while un...

Joe Kadenge

Liberia at a critical juncture following mass protest

By VOA,

George Weah once heard the roar of adoring crowds as one of Africa's greatest soccer players. He became Liberia's president in January 2018, and a yea...

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Thousands protest in Liberia against corruption and economic decline

By Reuters,

Thousands of Liberians took to the streets of the capital, Monrovia, on Friday to protest against the corruption and economic decline that many blame ...

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President Weah makes surprise return against Nigeria

By Reuters,

Liberia president and former World Footballer of the Year George Weah made a surprise return to international competition in Monrovia on Tuesday, play...

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Wenger in Liberia to receive top award from Weah

By Agencies,

Former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger on Thursday arrived in Liberia to a heroic reception, where he will be presented with the country's highest honour b...

Ozil shines as Arsenal crush PSG

By Reuters,

Mesut Ozil enjoyed a successful return to action at the end of a tumultuous week as the German midfielder scored the opening goal for Arsenal in a 5-1...

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Without Neymar, PSG eye memorable comeback against Real Madrid

By AFP,

  Paris Saint-Germain will attempt to overturn a 3-1 deficit when they host Real Madrid in their heavyweight Champions League last-16 second l...

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Former Liberia President Ellen Sirleaf honoured with reputable Ibrahim prize

By AFP,

Former Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on Monday won the rarely awarded Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership the world's bigge...

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George Weah: From football icon to Liberia president

By AFP,

George Weah emerged from Liberia's slums to become a superstar footballer in the 1990s, and has spent the last 13 years building political credibility...

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Wenger compares George Weah’s life to film script

By AFP,

Arsene Wenger has compared the life of George Weah to a film script following his former player's election as president of Liberia. Weah, who playe...

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Football celebrates Weah’s Liberia election victory

By AFP,

Former Chelsea star Didier Drogba led plaudits on Friday from the world of football to George Weah after the only African to win the Ballon d'Or was e...

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Ex-soccer star George Weah wins Liberia’s Presidential Poll

By VOA,

Former soccer star George Weah has been declared the winner of Liberia's presidential election. The country's electoral commission said Thursday th...

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First results expected in watershed Liberian presidential poll

By AFP,

Initial results were expected Thursday in Liberia's landmark presidential poll, the country's first democratic transfer of power in decades, pitting f...

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YEAR IN REVIEW: The election of Ahmad the catalyst for Afcon expansion

By Jacob Icia,

Upon taking over the Confederation of African Football (CAF) presidency in March 2017, Ahmad Ahmad promised more inclusivity in the sport. Few knew...

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George Weah: ex-football star who could be Liberia’s next President

By AFP,

George Weah emerged from Liberia's slums to become a superstar footballer in the 1990s, and has leveraged his status as a revered figure among the cou...

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