When you think of Kenya and sport, athletics is the first thing that comes to mind.
You might even think of Rugby Sevens.
A group of young people are however hoping to make ice hockey a Kenyan sport.
Their ambitions are as big as making it to the Winter Olympics and the World Cup of Hockey.
Meet Kenya Ice Lions, the nation’s only professional ice hockey ... Show More
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Focus on Africa: Increased concerns over missing Ethiopia journalists
Two prominent journalists in Ethiopia, Abdulsemed Mohammed and Yonas Amare, have been missing for more than a week after being abducted by what reports say, were men wearing masks and military uniforms. There has been no news about their whereabouts but their disappearances have ... Show More
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Jan 2024
How do African athletes train for the Winter Olympics without ice?
Nigeria’s youth curling team, the Broomzillas, are Africa’s first curling team to reach a Winter Youth Olympics. Their journey to the 2024 Gangwon Games in South Korea hasn’t been easy. They’ve struggled with funding and of course, as Nigeria doesn’t have freezing weather, access ... Show More
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Sep 2023
After years of struggle, Canada’s men’s basketball levels up
Germany may have won gold this weekend, their first FIBA Men's Basketball World Cup ever, but it was Canada’s overtime upset against the United States in the bronze medal playoff game that has fans and sports writers breathlessly arguing that Canadian men’s basketball has finally ... Show More
22m 12s
Jul 2023
JO 2024: qui sont les boursiers africains de la solidarité olympique?
On les appelle les sportifs SO. Deux lettres pour « Solidarité olympique ». Au total : douze boxeurs, nageurs, sprinters et judokas, tous des boursiers(ères) venu(e)s du Niger, du Congo, de Centrafrique, des Comores, de la Guinée-Conakry et de la Guinée-Bissau se préparent pour d ... Show More
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