World Armwrestling Federation (WAF) President Assen Hadjitodorov has pledged his "full support" for the sport's planned debut at next year's delayed African Games in the Ghanaian capital Accra.

African Paralympic Committee (AfPC) President Samson Deen visited Egypt and Morocco as part of a movement to expand Para sports across the region in the run-up to the Accra 2023 African Para Games.

Accra 2023 African Games executive chairman Kwaku Ofosu-Asare says he is confident that facilities for the event would be completed on time.

Sports enthusiast and brand specialist Gifty Oware-Mensah has been appointed as the marketing director for the 2023 African Para Games due to be hosted at Accra in Ghana.

National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOCK) secretary general Francis Mutuku has told the country's athletes that "the goal remains the same" following the postponement of the African Games in Ghana's capital Accra.

The postponed African Games will still be known as "Accra 2023", despite being postponed until next year on new dates in March which have been announced.

The Local Organising Committee (LOC) in Ghana has officially revealed the logo for the 2023 African Para Games, despite the African Games in Accra being postponed to 2024.

This year's African Games, due to take place in Ghana from August 4 to 19, have been moved to 2024 because of economic pressures, delays in preparations and acrimony amongst key stakeholders.

New dates for the 2023 African Games in Accra are set to be announced after disagreements between stakeholders, which have affected preparations for the event, were resolved at a meeting.

Ghana's inflation rate fell for the first time since May 2021 last month which is expected to be well received by the Accra 2023 African Games Organising Committee as the country faces its worst economic crisis for a generation.

The Organising Committee of this year’s African Games has said that Christian Atsu will "forever be celebrated" as the Ghanaian footballer’s body returned to his native country.

Athletes and officials flying to Ghana for this year's African Games will not be required to fill out landing cards at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) in Accra.

Heristone Wanyonyi Wafula, who in 2021 became the first Kenyan race walker to win a world title in any age category as he claimed world under-20 gold in the men’s 10 kilometres event in Nairobi, is set on an African Games and World Championship double this year.

The latest figures on the Ghanaian economy have underlined the country’s financial crisis and put more pressure on the organisers of this year’s African Games in Accra.

Athletes from more than 30 nations are set to compete in the African Road Cycling and Paracycling Championships in Accra.