Why Uruguay is bereft of fans: Nobody wants to befriend a team that trades in football’s dark arts
The fiery encounter between Ghana and Uruguay in World Cup group match had all the ingredients the tale of the Kilkenny cats. It was a brutal slugfest for a slot in the round of 16 at the ongoing Qatar World Cup that neither secured despite the South Americans wining by...
Why pillars of democracy and tranquility of Soa Tome and Principe are threatened by coups
São Tomé and Príncipe, the archipelagic island state just off the coast of Gabon, is regarded as a beacon of democracy in Africa. It consistently ranks among the handful of countries on the continent that Freedom House rates as “free” because of its strong democratic institutions and civil liberties. Yet...
