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SANAA, Youth and Sports Minister Hassan Mohammed Zaid has re-formed the School Sports Union headed by Saad Mahdi al-Dhubaibi. The decree included appointing Ahmed Abd al-Nabi as a vice president and Amat al-Salam al-Faqih as a secretary-general, Adel al-Zurqah as an assistant secretary-general, Najat al-Ansi as a responsible for women’s activities, Kamal al-Omari as a […]

Former internationally known Ivory Coast football player Didier Drogba entered the race to be president of the Ivorian Football Federation (FIF) Saturday. Hundreds gathered to cheer the former Chelsea and Marseille striker when he arrived at FIF’s Abidjan headquarters. Members of his team signed paperwork for his candidacy. However, Drogba, the leading goal scorer in […]

Rugby Africa (www.RugbyAfrique.com) announced the successful bid of Kenya Rugby to host the U20 Bartheacute;s Trophy, sponsored by Socieacute;teacute; Geacute;neacute;rale, for three consecutive years. The 2020 edition of the U20 Bartheacute;s Trophy w…

There were contrasting emotions in the Toyota Cheetahs and Isuzu Southern Kings camps following the dramatic Guinness PRO14 derby between the sides at the Nelson Mandela Bay stadium in Port Elizabeth on Saturday in which a brave comeback allowed the Fr…

Our editors’ weekly take on humanitarian news, trends, and developments from around the globe.On our radarEbola’s not overIt seemed as if things were getting better in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s deadly Ebola outbreak. Just a handful of cases ha…

The African Development Bank’s (www.AfDB.org) Board of Directors has approved a $60m loan to Elnefeidi Group Holding Company to help finance its long-term agriculture and food expansion programme. The planned expansion includes increasing agricultural…

Whereas the imposition of sanctions cannot be an end in itself, such measures can play a vital role in helping to restore peace and stability if Member States implement them in full, the outgoing chairs of Security Council subsidiary bodies told member…

Under the leadership of Marc Essono, President of the Cameroon Rugby Federation, Cameroon returns to the African rugby stage. The federation’s suspension has been lifted by Rugby Africa (RugbyAfrique.com)since four months and the team is eager to retur…

Hacjivah Dayimani plans well for most things in life, so it was not that unexpected when his phone rang and he received the message to join the Blitzbok squad for the HSBC Cape Town Sevens, but when it became reality, the Emirates Lions looseforward we…