Pretoria festival pulls 27 Francophone embassies
Ambassadors from 27 French-speaking nations are preparing to showcase their countries at the sixth Festival de la Francophonie in Pretoria. The two week cultural event kicks off with each of the countries preparing national dishes to tempt the palates of locals. The opening of Festival de la Francophonie is on Saturday. The event traditionally pulls […]
Fifa gives cash-strapped Zimbabwe the boot
Zimbabwe’s missed any chance of playing in the 2018 Football World Cup without kicking a ball. South Africa’s northern neighbour’s been booted out of qualifying for the Moscow football fest because it failed to pay its coach. World football governing body Fifa says its acted against Zimbabwe because coach Jose Claudinei Georgini hasn’t been paid […]
Diplomatic spat over whether Goodluck Jonathan spoke to Moroccan king.
In the run up to his re-election bid, Nigeria’s president Goodluck Jonathan’s become involved in a diplomatic spat with Morocco. The north African country denies Jonathan’s claim that he’s spoken to its King Mohammed VI – and to underline its displeasure, it’s withdrawn its ambassador from Nigeria. Morocco says it’s unethical of the Christian President […]