Sao Tome and Principe

Nigeria routs Sao Tome 10-0 in African Cup qualifying

By GERALD IMRAYJune 13, 2022 GMT

Nigeria set a national record by trouncing Sao Tome and Principe 10-0 in African Cup qualifying on Monday, spurred on by four goals from striker Victor Osimhen.

The victory was Nigeria's biggest in international soccer, surpassing a 10-1 win over Benin, which was then called Dahomey, in 1959.

Sao Tome and Principe thrown out of African Cup qualifying

May 16, 2022 GMT

CAIRO (AP) — Sao Tome and Principe was thrown out of the African Cup of Nations qualifying tournament on Monday for breaching COVID-19 protocols in a preliminary tie against Mauritius in March.

Sao Tome and Principe fielded a player in the two-leg tie who hadn't submitted to a compulsory pre-match COVID-19 test or provided proof of a recent test, the Confederation of African Football said.

Iran and CAR lose voting rights in UN General Assembly

June 2, 2021 GMT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Iran and the Central African Republic are in arrears on paying their dues to the United Nations’ operating budget and will lose their voting rights in the 193-member General Assembly, the U.N.

Turkish sailors abducted by pirates return home from Nigeria

February 14, 2021 GMT

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Fifteen Turkish sailors who were kidnapped by pirates off west Africa last month returned to Turkey on Sunday...

3 Turkish sailors left behind in pirate attack return home

January 30, 2021 GMT

ISTANBUL (AP) — Three Turkish sailors who were on board a cargo ship attacked by pirates off the West African coast have returned home...

UN chief says 9 African nations, Iran in arrears on UN dues

January 18, 2021 GMT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. chief says nine African nations and Iran are in arrears on paying their dues to the United Nations’ operating budget and should lose their voting rights as required under the U...

#14. Sao Tome and Principe

Staff WriterApril 13, 2017 GMT

Diabetes prevalence (ages 20-79): 2.26%Percent below global prevalence: -118.26%Total number of diabetes cases (ages 20-79): 1,614Number of diabetes related deaths (ages 20-79): 22Average annual amount spent per person with diabetes (international dollars): $384.10

Family: 24-hour delay to report US pilot missing

April 18, 2013 GMT

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The family of an American missionary pilot missing off the coast of West Africa says aviation officials on Sao Tome island waited 24 hours before reporting his disappearance or starting a search.