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Daniel Ekonde
Daniel Ekonde is a journalist/sports journalist who writes on African sports, human interest and culture. He lives in Cameroon.
What Afcon means for Ethiopia
Players in the national team hope taking part in the tournament will buoy the hopes for a peaceful resolution of the Tigray conflict and also boost their chances of getting wider…
Fighting an alien invasion
The invasive salvinia fern is taking over the nation’s largest lake; now all hope rests with a tiny alien bug
Why Cameroon is obsessed with hosting the Afcon
The African nation is hoping to use the tournament to paper over the divisions of the Anglophone crisis and the cracks made by a dictator who has ruled for almost four decades.…
Conflict in Cameroon: The schools caught in crossfire
A slew of recent attacks in the country means sending your child to school can be a life or death decision
Controversy dogs Drogba’s top-job attempts
Does Didier Drogba deserve to lead Cote D’Ivoire’s football association?
Cameroon’s tomato industry rots
The country usually exports 10 000 tonnes of the crop each year. But Covid-19 rules have stopped the trade and are ruining farmers
Why Cameroon has slid back since Italia ’90
The Indomitable Lions’ class of 1990 put Africa on the international football map with their showing in Italy, where they stunned the world champions. But they have since gone…