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How to make piri piri chicken – recipe
A Portuguese dish with its roots firmly in the former colonies of Angola and Mozambique, this fiery, tangy marinade was popularised in Britain by a South African chain and has quickly gone native. These days, you can get piri piri salad dressing,...

Libya win African minifootball title after shootout victory over Morocco
Libya secured their first-ever African Minifootball Championship title with a dramatic 3-2 penalty shootout victory over Morocco following a goalless draw in regulation and extra time. The final, held on Friday in the eastern city of Derna, marked...

Team Profile: Angola won 3 of their 11 AfroBasket titles at home
LUANDA (Angola) - Angolans will feel as if the FIBA AfroBasket coming to their shores is a homecoming of Africa's premier basketball tournament. Fans of the Palancas Negras (Black Antelopes) have reason to believe this, as their team is the most...

Afrobasket: Nigeria’s D’Tigress begin title defence in style
Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, began their 2025 FIBA Afrobasket title defence on Saturday with a 92-45 thrashing of Rwanda in Abidjan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that D’Tigress are chasing a seventh title and...

Advancing gender responsive land governance and women’s land tenure security
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is convening a high-level regional workshop to advance gender-responsive land governance across the continent. As part of the multi-country initiative on Gender-Responsive Land Governance in...

Byekwaso optimistic ahead of CHAN
KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda coach Morley Byekwaso has said his team is well-prepared ahead of the CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN). Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania will co-host the tournament for players featuring in their respective...

It's his way: Amado rancher keeps animals, community fed
It’s 6:10 on a Monday morning and Marty Calendar is well into his daily routine. The donkeys, pigs, goats, geese, chickens, guinea fowl and ducks on his 10-acre Amado ranch all have fresh water and feed, and he’s spread fresh wood shavings in...

Birds of a feather – and strong devotion
A TRADITION THEY ENJOY Dressed in feathered costumes, townsfolk of Emboscada, Paraguay, join a procession honoring their patron saint Francis Solanus, a 16th-century missionary believed to grant miracles. A layperson said the costumes “represent...

D’Tigress launch Afrobasket title defense with dominant 92-45 victory over Rwanda
Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, kicked off their 2025 FIBA Afrobasket title defense with a commanding 92-45 win against Rwanda on Saturday in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The six-time champions, aiming for a fifth consecutive crown...

How one million white Europeans - many seized on the south coast of England - were sold to the Muslim world and brutally exploited in the slavery scandal the Left DON'T want to speak about
When Englishman Thomas Pellow was 27, he led a slave-hunting expedition to the West African coast. His orders were to plunder the villages, kill the adults and capture the children. But Pellow was not a mercenary employed in the transatlantic...

Police Investigating Clearfield Break-In
Chalabala/iStock CLEARFIELD – Police are investigating a robbery at a Clearfield residence. On Wednesday, authorities responded to a Guinea Hill Road residence for reports of a break-in. After investigating, police determined that an unknown...

2025 Afrobasket: D’Tigress thrash Rwanda in opener
Nigeria’s D’Tigress began their title defence at the 2025 AfroBasket with a dominant 92-45 victory over Rwanda. Rena Wakama’s side led 45-25 at half-time, with their opponents struggling to cope with their pace and power. The defending champions...

D’Tigress thrash Rwanda 92-45 to open Afrobasket title defence
Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, began their 2025 FIBA Afrobasket title defence on Saturday with a 92-45 thrashing of Rwanda in Abidjan. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that D’Tigress are chasing a seventh title and fifth...

Senegal records fourth year of falling fish exports in 2024
SENEGAL – Senegal is experiencing a steady decline in its fish exports for the fourth year running, with 2024 figures showing another drop in both volume and earnings. Data from the National Agency for Statistics and Demography (ANSD) published on...

Roadmap inspiring cultural institutions: Switch off, retreat and reconnect at Ankasa’s nature sanctuary for some self-love
The Ankasa Conservation Area is located in southwestern Ghana, a little over 350 kilometres west of the capital Accra. It is near the border with Côte d’Ivoire and encompasses the Nini Suhien National Park to the north and the Ankasa Forest...
When Love Is locked
In the divine tapestry of creation, color is not merely pigment—it is poetry. Each human hue whispers of the Creation’s ingenuity, each skin tone a stanza in the sacred hymn of life. And yet, humanity has tarnished this gift, not only...

Cayenne Pepper: Ancient Spice, Modern Superfood with Powerful Healing Properties
Packed with capsaicin, vitamins, and antioxidants, cayenne pepper remains a global staple in natural medicine and culinary tradition. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom Cayenne pepper — the fiery red fruit of the Capsicum annuum plant — has captivated...

Why Ghana Could Be One Of The Toughest Countries To Rule
Ghana is a country located on the Gulf of Guinea coast in western Africa. The country is known for its past great leader, Kwame Nkrumah, and is considered to be one of Africa's top nations, partly because of its substantial natural wealth and also...

Patakas bring 200-year-old family tradition of fine folk music to ACE Space
Patakas, with support Guinea Lane at ACE Space on Saturday, July 12 Review by Brian Harrington Patakas Pic: Brian HarringtonI SAW Guinea Lane at Ace Space back in May 2023 when they supported Coracle; they were excellent then and they were...
Curious Kids: Who was the first pirate?
Brandon Prins, University of Tennessee Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. Who was the first pirate? – Yandel R., age 11, Lakewood...