The 2019 Africa Cup of Nations kicked off in grand style with a magnificent opening ceremony witnessed by fans across Africa and the World  at the Cairo International Sports Stadium.

Botswana, home to 130,000 elephants, imposed a ban on hunting them in 2014 but on May 22 the government scrapped the ban, shrugging off criticism

In parallel with the goal of expanding Ghanaian Muslim population, the Holy Qur’an has been finally translated into the Asante dialect of the Akan language, the most widely spoken language in the West African country, Prime News Ghana reported. “This important process took me about four years to translate the Holy Qur’an from Arabic to …

For thousands of people in Rwanda, the sight of Muslims taking people inside mosques to protect them during genocide was the moment they decided to convert to Islam. “I was a Catholic pastor before genocide,” Matabaro Sulaiman told TRT World. When the genocide in Rwanda began in 1994, the 49-year-old suffered a crisis of faith …

Commemorations have begun in Rwanda to mark the 25th anniversary of the genocide that killed about a tenth of the population. The East African country will mourn for 100 days, the time it took in 1994 for 800,000 Rwandans to be massacred.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is the richest man in the world, according to the 2019 Forbes billionaires’ list With an estimated fortune of $131bn (£99bn) he is the wealthiest man in modern history But Mansa Musa, the 14th Century West African Muslim king, was “richer than anyone could describe” LONDON – Though Amazon founder Jeff …

CAIRO — The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has agreed to postpone the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN 2019) for six days to allow Muslim players to rest after the fasting month of Ramadan, Daily Mail reported on January 29. CAN 2019, the African continent’s most prestigious championship was supposed to start on June 15. …

A Nigerian Muslim imam has been honored by The Sun newspaper, Nigeria, for saving hundreds of Christians during an attack in the central Plateau State last year. Imam Abubakar Abdullahi was awarded the Sun Hero of the Year Award for his courage in saving Christian villagers from being lynched  by bandits in Plateau. The imam also received …

DAKAR – Egypt forward Mohamed Salah has won the CAF African Footballer of the Year for the second time in a row, a victory celebrated on Twitter by Muslim fans worldwide, The Guardian reported on Wednesday, January 9. “I can’t believe it’s been a year since I was last on this stage. I’ve always said …