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Chess Olympiad: Indian Teams Off To Winning Starts

Indian teams opened their campaigns with easy wins in the Open and women's sections of the 44th Chess Olympiad on Friday. All the six Indian teams (three in Open and three in women's event) won 4-0 over their first round opponents. Top-seeded Indian women's A team beat Tajikistan while the B side got the better of Wales. India's star player Koneru Humpy, playing on the top board, R Vaishali, Tania Sachdeva and Bhakti Kulkarni secured victories to ensure a winning start.

Morocco find tougher World Cup preparations but other African sides wait

RABAT : Morocco will take on two South American opponents in friendlies in September in the build-up to the World Cup while Africa’s four other Qatar-bound teams are hoping they too can face strong opposition in the run-up to the tournament.

Energy in Angola: growing all sources for an energy-secure future

Southern Africa's second-largest oil and gas producer, Angola aims to be an energy superpower with an array of renewables including solar, wind and hydropower. International giants like TotalEnergies and ExxonMobil have been in Angola for decades, welcoming Angola's stable government with streamlined regulatory and tax policies. Along with the national producer Somoil, they are also developing renewable energies and cutting the carbon footprint of their petroleum production.

Wine and Rum: Angolan producers thrive domestically and eye up the global market

With a soil and climate that allow two harvests a year, Angola’s Vale do Bero vineyard in the rich agricultural province of Namibe, is an example of how growers are meeting demand on the domestic market.

European side launch seven-figure bid for Reading star

Turkish Super Lig outfit Besiktas have launched a £2.5m bid in an attempt to lure Reading forward Lucas Joao across Europe, according to a report from The Sun.

People power and creativity drive facelift of Angola’s port of Moçamedes

Mobilising residents in the beach town and port of Moçamedes, Ema Samali da Silva, Vice-Governor of Namibe Province, has launched an urban renewal project that’s changing the face of the city. She’s turning old relics like movie theatres and an auditorium into cultural centres reborn. Street artists and painters are livening up and beautifying facades across the city. And it’s creating jobs, with the aim of creating more by encouraging more tourism and business activity.

Nigeria’s basketball on the brink

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Senegal coach wants Afcon games delayed to boost World Cup build-up

Senegal coach Aliou Cisse wants the September Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers postponed to allow the five countries representing the continent at the World Cup to play friendly matches.

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Chess Olympiad: Indian Teams Off To Winning Starts

Morocco find tougher World Cup preparations but other African sides wait

Energy in Angola: growing all sources for an energy-secure future

Wine and Rum: Angolan producers thrive domestically and eye up the global market

European side launch seven-figure bid for Reading star

People power and creativity drive facelift of Angola’s port of Moçamedes

Nigeria’s basketball on the brink

Senegal coach wants Afcon games delayed to boost World Cup build-up