Lynne Wachira

Nov 10, 2023 | bbc.com | Lynne Wachira

Patrice Motsepe, president of the Confederation of African Football, announced the host countries for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations on 27 SeptemberThe 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) will be the most profitable in history according to Rogers Byamukama, a board member of the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (Fufa).

Nov 5, 2023 | bbc.com | Lynne Wachira |Thomas Naadi |Daniel Dadzie |Nishat LadhaBbc Africa

Summary Paul Mackenzie, held over the deaths of hundreds of alleged followers, is convicted on another charge Malema accuses Kenyan leader of failing to deliver Ghana cocoa farmers struggle amid money shortage East Africa floods once-in-a-century event - UN Floods destroy major bridge in south-west Somalia Somali president undergoes surgery in Abu Dhabi South Sudan children call for better education Burundi prosecutors seek life sentence for ex-PM Bunyoni Calls to suspend Madagascar poll over...

Nov 5, 2023 | bbc.com | Lynne Wachira |Thomas Naadi |Daniel Dadzie |Nishat LadhaBbc Africa

Cocoa production is a vital part of Ghana's economyImage caption: Cocoa production is a vital part of Ghana's economyGhana’s cocoa farmers are complainingthat they’re broke as the cocoa board – to which they are obliged by law tosell their produce – is unable to pay them. The farmers say that the board – knownas Cocobod - hasnot treated them fairly.

Oct 4, 2023 | bbc.com | Lynne Wachira

African female 100m record holder Marie-Josee Ta Lou won at the Diamond League in Lausanne in June"My calling in athletics is bigger than winning multiple medal," Marie-Josee Ta Lou tells BBC Sport Africa, reflecting on a season she calls "great for me". There is a feeling that the fastest woman in Africa has given everything but fallen short of complete success during her decade-long love for the track. The Ivorian star's accomplishments transcend the continent.

Sep 17, 2023 | trtafrika.com | Lynne Wachira

The loneliness of a long-distance runner isn't another cliché. Neither is the painful irony of a lifetime’s toil being measured in hours, minutes, seconds and milliseconds shorn of emotion. Here’s the first thing Eliud Kipchoge's bio on X tells you: 1:59.40. That's history in cold digits. It was the first instance of a human running a marathon under two hours – a feat he achieved in Vienna in October 2019, albeit not officially recognised as a world record for technical reasons.