Author: Khusoko

The world has seen dramatic improvements in maternal, newborn and child health. For instance, the World Health Organisation reported a 38% reduction in maternal deaths between 2000 and 2017, globally. Maternal deaths refer to deaths due to complications from pregnancy or childbirth. Many countries in sub-Saharan Africa have also seen a reduction in maternal mortality by as much as half since 2000. Still, there’s a great variation in maternal deaths between low- and high-income countries. Low- and middle-income countries still account for a high proportion of the world’s maternal deaths. Countries in sub-Saharan Africa also report the highest neonatal mortality…

Senegal surged to the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations with a 3-1 victory over Equatorial Guinea on Sunday night. Famara Diedhiou opened the scoring for Senegal and in the second half, goals from the substitutes Cheikhou Kouyate and Ismaila Sarr were the ultimate to send the Lions of Teranga into the semi-finals. They will face Burkina Faso on Wednesday. https://twitter.com/CAF_Online/status/1488067025150820353?s=20&t=hJBOidbGiav-thbCZq4Kow On Sunday in the first of two matches at the Ahmadou Ahidjou Stadium, Egypt edged Morocco 2-1 after extra time and will play host nation Cameroon in the other semi-final on Thursday. AFCON 2021 quarter-final results Saturday, January…

You have probably seen a page in the dailies regularly informing interested investors about an upcoming Treasury Bill or Treasury Bond Auctions. Secondly, you might have seen another page with Treasury Bills or Treasury Bonds Auction results and asked yourself what Treasury bonds or Treasury Bills are. I will try and answer this in as few words as possible. Treasury bills are short-term instruments issued by the Government with maturity periods ranging from 91 days for the shortest to 364 days for the longest. In between, we have the 182-day Treasury Bill (91,182 ad 364). Treasury Bills are sold at…

Mohamed Salah scored an equaliser defeating Morocco 2-1 after extra time in their Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final. The Pharaohs come from behind as goals from Mohamed Salah and Trezeguet seal the semi-final ticket for the Egyptians. Egypt will face hosts Cameroon in the semi-finals, as they look for their first AFCON title since 2010. The Pharaohs now hold the record for the most semi-final appearances ever made https://twitter.com/CAF_Online/status/1487845212844081152?s=20&t=6vNptpGPASaINji4dPNOyA https://twitter.com/CAF_Online/status/1487857339420004353?s=20&t=6vNptpGPASaINji4dPNOyA

Burkina Faso and Cameroon qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals on Saturday. Dango Ouattara scored the only goal for the Stallions played against Tunisia at the Roumde Adjia Stadium in Garoua. https://twitter.com/CAF_Online/status/1487571257629425667?s=20&t=G7SDlJKTLeg5kYopZ8DK5w On the other hand, an impressive two-nil victory of the Indomitable Lions stopped the Scorpios of Gambia. The goals were scored by Karl Toko Ekambi early in the second half. Burkina Faso will face either Senegal or Equatorial Guinea (who play each other on Sunday) in the second semifinal on Thursday 3 February.  It will be the Stallion’ third appearance in the semis in the past…

A repeat of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals pits Egypt and Morocco against each other at the same stage at the Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium in Yaounde on the evening of Jan. 30 in the  Total Energies Africa Cup of Nations 2021 tournament. How the teams got here  Egypt was unimpressive in the group stage, coming home a distant second in Group D behind Nigeria, but their gradual improvement continued on Wednesday night when they held the Ivory Coast to a 0-0 draw over 120 minutes, before triumphing 5-4 on penalties. The Pharaohs looked more lively in attack –…