October 1, 2023
CNN — The stars were out at Sunday’s NBA All-Star game in Salt Lake City, Utah – from basketball legends LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo, to Nigerian musical titans Burna Boy, Tems, and Rema. The trio performed an Afrobeats-packed halftime show, a sign that the genre’s global rise is continuing into 2023. Grammy-winning Burna Boy
READ MORECNN — Kenyan runner David Rudisha, a two-time Olympic 800m gold medalist, survived a plane crash in Kenya on Saturday, according to a statement from the non-profit conservation organization Big Life Foundation. Rudisha and five others were leaving an event known as the Masai Olympics in Kimana, Kenya when the small airplane they were on
READ MORECNN — As the first African and first Arab country to reach the World Cup semifinals, Morocco’s soccer team now represents so much more than its own nation as its achievements have united a region and continent in celebration. The Moroccan flag was displayed in cities all around the world on Saturday, as fans celebrated
READ MORECNN — Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan has caused a stir after smashing a world record in the women’s 100-meter hurdles in the semifinals at the World Championships this Sunday. Amusan came in with a record time of 12.12 seconds, beating Kendra Harrison’s 2016 record of 12.20 by 0.8 of a second. She went on to bag
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