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TECNO and CAF Elevate Dream On The Field to New Heights with “Future Star of Africa” Youth Sponsorship Initiative

Groundbreaking partnership transforms pitch renovation program into comprehensive talent development platform, offering long-term support for promising U12-15 players across African nations.

RABAT, Morocco, 29 December 2025/African Media Agency (AMA)/ – TECNO, the Official Global Partner of the Total Energies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (“AFCON”) Morocco 2025, today unveiled a major evolution of its flagship football charity program of DreamOnTheField with the launch of TECNO x CAF “Future Star of Africa” initiative. The announcement represents a pivotal moment in the partnership between TECNO and the Confederation of African Football, expanding beyond infrastructure investment to direct youth talent development.

This launch exemplified the TECNO x CAF partnership’s commitment to community engagement and transparency. TECNO executives joined CAF Secretary General Véron Mosengo-Omba, football legends Yaya Touré and Ahmed Hassan, Nigerian artist and TECNO Power Moment Featured Artist Joeboy, along with customers and key opinion leaders to witness the launch.

The Dream On The Field program, which began as an infrastructure initiative, now has evolved into a holistic ecosystem for African football development. The Dream On The Field program, launched by TECNO, has already made a tangible impact across the continent with eight completed pitch renovations. Seven additional projects are currently underway in different African countries. TECNO has committed to an ambitious target: renewing 100 pitches across Africa in the coming years, creating a continent-wide network of development centers that will serve millions of young players.

Today’s announcement of TECNO x CAF “Future Star of Africa” initiative represents the natural evolution of this initiative. By combining pitch infrastructure with youth player development, the collaboration creates a complete pathway from grassroots participation to professional elite development.

“Our partnership with TECNO goes far beyond renovation, it is about building foundations for dreams,” said Hassan Elkamah, Commercial Director of CAF. “From revitalizing pitches to the launch of the Future Star of Africa initiative, we are creating pathways for the next generation.”

This initiative builds directly on the DreamOnTheField program as a new extension.The initiative will identify young male and female talents aged 12-15 in Africa, providing continuous support and development opportunities until age 18. This long-term commitment addresses a critical gap in African football development: the lack of sustained investment in promising young players during their formative years.

“At TECNO, we believe talent is universal, but opportunity is not,” Jack Guo, general manager of TECNO emphasized. “Through DreamOnTheField, we’ve built the stages. Through Future Star of Africa, we’re ensuring the performers have everything they need to shine.”

The TECNO x CAF partnership approach is deliberately holistic. The renovated pitches provide the infrastructure; the selection process provides the pathway; and the long-term sponsorship provides the sustained support that transforms potential into achievement. The collaboration extends beyond traditional corporate sponsorship. As Official Global Partner of the CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025, TECNO has positioned itself as a long-term stakeholder in African football’s future.

The partnership leverages CAF’s unparalleled expertise in football development and governance with TECNO’s commitment to empowering Africa’s rising generation through technology and social investment. CAF will appoint lead technical scouts, senior youth development experts, to ensure professional fairness in each country, while local jury members will include national football association youth coaches, sports academics, and TECNO representatives.

“Football is Africa’s heartbeat. It unites us, inspires us, and transforms lives,” said Véron Mosengo-Omba. “With TECNO, we are not only improving facilities but also investing in talent, young boys and girls who will carry Africa’s football legacy forward.”

Through joint efforts with CAF, Players will be evaluated across comprehensive and professional criterias; the assessment framework evaluates everything from ball mastery and game reading to resilience, concentration, and leadership potential, identifying not just talented players, but future stars with the character to inspire the next generation. Selection results will remain national, with no cross-border rounds, allowing each country to recognize and develop its own talent while contributing to the broader continental vision.

The TECNO x CAF partnership continues to demonstrate that corporate social responsibility, when executed with genuine commitment and strategic vision, can create a transformative impact that extends far beyond brand recognition, building infrastructure, nurturing talent, and strengthening communities across an entire continent.

Distributed by African Media Agency (AMA) on behalf of TECNO

About TECNO
TECNO is an innovative, AI-driven technology brand with a presence in over 70 markets across five continents. Committed to transforming the digital experience in global emerging markets, TECNO relentlessly pursues the perfect integration of contemporary aesthetic design with the latest technologies and artificial intelligence. Today, TECNO offers a comprehensive ecosystem of AI-powered products, including smartphones, smart wearables, laptops, tablets, smart gaming devices, the HiOS operating system, and smart home products. Guided by its brand essence of “Stop At Nothing,” TECNO continues to pioneer the adoption of cutting-edge technologies and AI-driven experiences for forward-looking individuals, inspiring them to never stop pursuing their best selves and brightest futures. For more information, please visit TECNO’s official site: www.tecno-mobile.com.

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Obamas Were Meant to See Rob and Michele Reiner on the Day They Were Killed

Michelle Obama is opening up about the tragic deaths of Hollywood director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner.

“We’ve known them for many, many years, and we were supposed to be seeing them that night — last night — and we got the news,” Michelle, 61, said of herself and Barack Obama during a Monday, December 15, appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live.

Michelle also appeared to address President Donald Trump, who earlier Monday mocked Rob’s death, describing him as a “deranged person” who had “Trump derangement syndrome,” referring to the director’s frequent opposition to the Trump administration.

“And let me just say this: Unlike some people, Rob and Michele Reiner are some of the most decent, courageous people,” Michelle said on Monday. “They are not deranged or crazed. What they have always been are passionate people. In a time when there’s not a lot of courage going on, they were the kind of people who were ready to put their actions behind what they cared about. And they cared about their family, and they cared about this country, and they cared about fairness and equity, and that is the truth. I do know them.”

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Rob, who was 78, and Michelle, 68, were found dead inside their home in the Brentwood area of Los Angeles on Sunday, December 14. The Los Angeles Police Department said the couple were discovered with apparent stab wounds.

On Monday, Us Weekly confirmed that their son, Nick, 32, had been taken into custody and arrested on a murder charge in connection with his parents’ deaths. He is currently being held at the Twin Towers jail in L.A. with no bail.

Rob and Michele shared three children: sons Jake, 34, and Nick, and daughter Romy, 27. Rob also shared an adopted daughter, Tracy, 61, with his first wife, filmmaker Penny Marshall.

“It is with profound sorrow that we announce the tragic passing of Michele and Rob Reiner,” a family spokesman said in a statement on Sunday. “We are heartbroken by this sudden loss, and we ask for privacy during this unbelievably difficult time.”

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Former U.S. President Barack, 64, was among the celebrities and politicians who paid tribute to the Reiners late Sunday night.

“Michelle and I are heartbroken by the tragic passing of Rob Reiner and his beloved wife, Michele. Rob’s achievements in film and television gave us some of our most cherished stories on screen,” Barack wrote via X. “But beneath all of the stories he produced was a deep belief in the goodness of people—and a lifelong commitment to putting that belief into action. Together, he and his wife lived lives defined by purpose. They will be remembered for the values they championed and the countless people they inspired. We send our deepest condolences to all who loved them.”

A source exclusively told Us on Monday that there was some commotion between Rob, Michele and Nick at Conan O’Brien’s holiday party the night before the couple were killed.

Nick allegedly acted “creepily” at the Saturday, December 13, event. “Nick was going up to people at Conan O’Brien’s party asking if they were famous,” a source said, while TMZ reported that Rob and Nick got into an argument which was overheard by other guests.

Diddy Trial Jurors Explain Their Split Verdict in 50 Cent’s New Docuseries

Two of the jurors in the trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs spoke out about their reasoning in 50 Cent’s new Netflix docuseries about the disgraced mogul.

“I do feel it’s important that we let the public know from the jurors’ standpoint just kind of how we reached the verdict,” Juror 160 said in the first episode of Sean Combs: The Reckoning, which premiered Tuesday, December 2. “It’s not everything that the media has put it out to be.”

Later in the series, Juror 160 admitted that she knew the public would be upset by the split verdict. (In July, the jury found Diddy, 56, guilty on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution but acquitted him of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy.)

“When we were in the deliberation room and [we’d] come to an agreement and we’re only saying that he’s guilty for these two counts, my words exactly were, ‘Oh, [spells out s***],’” she recalled.

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A second jury member, referred to as Juror 75, told the filmmakers that he “100 percent” thinks justice was served, adding, “We saw both sides of it and we came to our conclusions.”

The jury reached their verdict on July 2 after two days of deliberation. The trial began in May following Diddy’s September 2024 arrest. He pleaded not guilty to the charges and denied all of the allegations against him.

In October, Judge Arun Subramanian sentenced him to 50 months, or just over four years, in prison, with five years of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay a $500,000 fine.

Sean Combs The Reckoning
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In the docuseries, executive produced by 50 Cent, Juror 75 explained that he had trouble understanding why Diddy’s ex-girlfriend Cassie (full name Casandra Ventura) kept going back to him amid the alleged abuse. During the trial, forensic psychologist Dr. Dawn Hughes testified as an expert witness about the dynamics of abusive relationships, but Juror 75 still questions Cassie’s motives.

“That was a very, very interesting relationship,” Juror 75 said. “It was two people in love — they are, like, overly [in] love. You cannot explain [why] she wanted to be with him. He took her for granted, he never thought that she would leave, so it’s like both hands clapping together: You cannot clap with one hand. [You need] both hands … then you get the noise.”

Juror 75 went on to note that the defense exhibits of loving text messages between Cassie, now 39, planted further doubts.

“The very next day, the following day, you see how they are getting back together, exchanging text messages like nothing ever happened,” he told the filmmakers. “So, now we are confused: What’s going on here? … If you don’t like something, you completely get out. You cannot have it both ways. Have the luxury and then you complain about it, I don’t think so.”

Juror 160, for her part, acknowledged that Diddy “can be” violent “based on that InterContinental video.” The video in question was published by CNN in May 2024 and showed Diddy assaulting Cassie in a hotel hallway in 2016.

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“Unforgivable, honestly. You can’t beat that small girl like that the way he did,” Juror 160 added before noting that she was considering only the crimes for which he was being tried. “You can say he was a terrible person, but domestic violence wasn’t one of the charges.”

Juror 160 went on to address reports that Diddy was nodding at the jury and attempting to communicate with them during the trial. While she confirmed he did sometimes nod at them, she denied the claim that he was trying to sway them with his facial expressions.

“There were times where he would feel strongly … and he would nod, but that’s pretty much all it was. It wasn’t anything crazy,” she explained. “It wasn’t like he was trying to sway us. I think it was more of just him as a person reacting to whatever was being said and forgetting where he was at the time. It’s funny, because I remember that nod watching Making the Band — like, he would do that often. I think that’s just his go-to. If he felt it was something that he wanted, I guess, approval on, he would look toward us and be like, ‘You heard that?’ and sometimes look over to us like, you ‘Can you believe they said that?’”

She added that she sometimes “had the same facial expressions” as Diddy did when a witness was saying something “that didn’t make much sense.” When asked by an off camera filmmaker to give an example, Juror 160 cited the testimony of Capricorn Clark.

“She’s remembering these events more than a decade ago, and with the emotion attached to it, maybe the details are skewed, but the problem is that that just leaves room for doubt,” said Juror 160. “That’s where her credibility became an issue, I think.”

Clark, who worked as an assistant for Diddy off and on from 2004 to 2018, claimed in her testimony that Diddy kidnapped her at one point, which he denied. She also appeared in the docuseries and pushed back against the idea that the jury members weren’t swayed by Diddy’s star power.

“Whenever they looked over at Puff, it was, like, buddy-buddy,” she said. “They were starstruck. I never looked at him once.”

Diddy slammed the docuseries in a statement shared with Us Weekly via his spokesperson on Monday, December 1.

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“Netflix’s so-called ‘documentary’ is a shameful hit piece. Today’s GMA teaser confirms that Netflix relied on stolen footage that was never authorized for release,” the statement read. “As Netflix and CEO Ted Sarandos know, Mr. Combs has been amassing footage since he was 19 to tell his own story, in his own way. It is fundamentally unfair, and illegal, for Netflix to misappropriate that work. Netflix is plainly desperate to sensationalize every minute of Mr. Combs’ life, without regard for truth, in order to capitalize on a never-ending media frenzy. If Netflix cared about truth or about Mr. Combs’s legal rights, it would not be ripping private footage out of context — including conversations with his lawyers that were never intended for public viewing. No rights in that material were ever transferred to Netflix or any third party.”

The statement continued, “It is equally staggering that Netflix handed creative control to Curtis ‘50 Cent’ Jackson — a longtime adversary with a personal vendetta who has spent too much time slandering Mr. Combs. Beyond the legal issues, this is a personal breach of trust. Mr. Combs has long respected Ted Sarandos and admired the legacy of Clarence Avant. For Netflix to give his life story to someone who has publicly attacked him for decades feels like an unnecessary and deeply personal affront. At minimum, he expected fairness from people he respected.”

Director Alexandria Stapleton previously said she had acquired the footage legally.

“It came to us, we obtained the footage legally and have the necessary rights,” she claimed to Netflix’s Tudum last month. “We moved heaven and earth to keep the filmmaker’s identity confidential. One thing about Sean Combs is that he’s always filming himself, and it’s been an obsession throughout the decades.”

Sean Combs: The Reckoning is now streaming on Netflix.

If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673). If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 for confidential support. If you or someone you know is a human trafficking victim, contact the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373-7888.

Tori Spelling Questions if Robert Irwin’s ‘DWTS’ Moment With Bindi Was ‘Fair’

The Dancing With the Stars contestants are putting their body on the line as they pull out all the stops each week to get an edge.

Speaking on the Thursday, November 13 episode of her podcast, “Misspelling,” Tori Spelling, 52, questioned if contestant, Robert Irwin, had an unfair advantage.

In Tuesday night’s episode, Robert, 21, and his dance partner Witney Carson nabbed the season’s first perfect score for their foxtrot performance. Robert said the dance was inspired by his sister Bindi’s own season-winning dance back in 2016, when she danced in tribute to the siblings’ late father, Steve Irwin. At the end of Tuesday night’s dance, Robert and Bindi shared an emotional moment on the dance floor.

While discussing the touching moment on her podcast, Spelling wondered if including the dedication was fair to the other contestants.

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“You know, I’m a stickler for fairness. Here I go, here we go. So like, Dedication Night, you got to have someone come out with your partner and dance with you. This was reminiscent a bit at the end, Bindi got to come out with Robert and Witney. Is that fair to the rest?” Spelling wondered. “You know, I don’t think so.”

She added that while she believed Robert and Carson deserved their perfect score “even without the Bindi factor,” she pointed out that it could have swayed things in the wildlife warrior’s favor.

“I’m not negating that Robert and Witney, even without the bindi factor, I thought it deserved all 10s. It was flawless. It was fluid. It was everything they have asked him to work on, to do. He was connected. It was gorgeous. Of course, I loved the video of him and his dad and family coming up and then Bindi joining him,” she said, before pointing out, “You know, they got the package with the alligator, like no one else got that.”

 

Tori Spelling Questions if Robert Irwin’s DWTS Moment With Bindi Was Fair
Bindi Irwin, Robert Irwin, Witney Carson. (Photo by Eric McCandless/Disney via Getty Images)

Robert has previously expressed his gratitude for having his big sister in his corner and shared with Us Weekly in May that he was leaning on her past experience with the show.

“You have no idea how grateful I am to have Bindi, who went through this experience,” he gushed to Us at the time. “Not only did she do Dancing With the Stars, I mean, she won Dancing With the Stars and just was such an incredible shining light. I remember watching [her] on that show just thinking, ‘This is the coolest thing ever.’”

Witney Carson Had ‘Flashbacks’ of Robert Irwin as a Kid in ‘DWTS’ Ballroom

For her part, Bindi, 27, told Us in the same interview that Robert “has way more rhythm and cool factor” than other family members and thought he’d do well on DWTS.

“You can learn to dance, but the genuine passion, dedication, determination that comes from within, and that’s what I think will set you apart, because you genuinely are a really good human,” she told Us. “[Robert is] one of the kindest, most wonderful human beings I’ve ever known. So he’s got this. He has nothing to be worried about.”

She added, “All we have to be worried about is him breaking the internet every week.”

Russia stages massive victory day parade, Putin hails troops in Ukraine as foreign leaders attend

Russia marked the 80th anniversary of its victory over Nazi Germany with a grand military parade on Red Square in Moscow, showcasing its military strength amid the ongoing war in Ukraine. The event, held on May 9—Russia’s most important secular holiday—was attended by several foreign leaders, underlining the Kremlin’s efforts to project international influence and defy Western isolation.

Presidents Xi Jinping of China and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil, along with Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico and Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vučić, joined President Vladimir Putin for the commemorations. Vučić’s visit marks his first trip to Russia since the invasion of Ukraine began in 2022, despite EU warnings that such a move could jeopardize Serbia’s EU accession hopes.

In his speech, President Putin praised Russian troops fighting in Ukraine, calling them defenders against Nazism, Russophobia, and antisemitism.

“Russia has been and will be an impassable barrier for Nazism… The truth and fairness are on our side,” he declared, emphasizing national unity and pride in Russia’s “special military operation.”

More than 11,500 troops and 180 military vehicles, including tanks and nuclear-capable missile launchers, took part in the display. The air show featured fighter jets trailing smoke in the colors of the Russian flag.

The celebrations were held under tight security due to recent Ukrainian drone attacks and airport disruptions in Moscow. Internet outages were also reported, likely due to electronic countermeasures.

This year’s Victory Day, while rooted in remembrance of the Soviet Union’s immense sacrifices during World War II, also served as a platform for Putin to solidify domestic support and promote new global alliances amid an increasingly divided international landscape.

Source: Africanews

A Rebuttal to J. Lee Grady’s Unsubstantiated Claims Regarding T.B. Joshua

Sources: Watched TB Joshua

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐉. 𝐋𝐞𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐲’𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐦𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐭 𝐓.𝐁. 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐡𝐮𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐂𝐎𝐀𝐍. 𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬. 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐲’𝐬 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓.𝐁. 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐡𝐮𝐚 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐚 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐚 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞.

Grady’s article lacks concrete evidence to support his claims against T.B. Joshua. Accusations of sorcery, occult practices, and sexual abuse demand substantial proof before being presented as facts. Furthermore, recent developments have revealed inaccuracies in the BBC fabricated documentary that Grady relies on, highlighting the importance of scrutinizing claims before accepting them as truths.

Fairness and accuracy in reporting are paramount, especially when addressing serious allegations against a prominent figure. Without verified evidence, it is irresponsible to make sweeping statements that may damage reputations.

As Christians, our faith is grounded in the principles of God’s Word. Our faith calls us to rely on the Holy Spirit for discernment rather than being swayed solely by what we see or hear.

In times of accusations, we are reminded that our perception may be limited, and our emotions can cloud our judgment. Therefore, our approach should align with God’s Word, relying on the Spirit of God to guide us into all truth (John 16:13). We need to thoroughly examine everything in the light of Scripture to ensure that our responses are grounded in faith rather than influenced by emotional reactions.

By examining everything in line with God’s Word, we uphold the biblical standard of discernment, recognizing that what we perceive may not always align with the absolute truth. This approach safeguards our faith from being shaken by external factors, encouraging believers to rely on the Spirit’s guidance in evaluating the veracity of any claim.

Stories of encounters within T.B. Joshua’s ministry, such as the mention of “zombie-like” behavior, lack context and may contribute to a skewed narrative. It is crucial to assess the credibility of such stories before accepting them as accurate representations.

While accountability is vital, it is equally essential to protect the integrity of the Christian faith. Engaging in baseless character assassination undermines the unity and credibility of the Body of Christ.

Rather than casting judgment without sufficient evidence, Christians are encouraged to exercise discernment and seek the truth. The Bible urges believers to test every spirit (1 John 4:1) and refrain from hasty judgments.

In light of the lack of substantiated evidence and the emerging discrepancies in the BBC false documentary, it is important to approach J. Lee Grady’s claims with skepticism. As believers, we should uphold principles of fairness, accountability, and biblical discernment. Let us engage in constructive dialogue that fosters understanding and unity within the body of believers.