Agile Morocco dumps colourless Spain out of Qatar World Cup in ‘Mediterranean derby’
Morocco have sealed their spot in the World Cup quarterfinals for the first time in their history after beating Spain in the last 16 on penalties in Qatar. The result means Morocco – the last African side in the tournament – will now play the winner of Portugal’s clash against...
DR Congo revises number of civilians killed by rebels in the east from 50 to nearly 300
Congo’s government dramatically increased the death toll from a massacre last week they blamed on M23 rebels, saying on Monday that 270 people had been killed in an attack that broke a fragile cease-fire agreement. M23′s chairman challenged the figure and accused Congo’s government of creating a diversion from other...
Irony of war-torn South Sudan donating 750 troops to EAC force quelling insurgency in Congo
South Sudan’s military says more than 750 personnel will travel to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to join a new regional force in trying to calm the latest deadly clashes there. The spokesman for South Sudan’s military, Major General Lul Ruai Koang, said on Monday that the government is...
Euro racism: How Arsenal legend Thierry Henry rebuilt young Bukayo Saka penalty confidence
Bukayo Saka has revealed his gratitude to Arsenal legend Thierry Henry, who reached out to him after his Euro 2020 penalty miss and has taken on a mentoring role with the England international ever since. Saka was racially abused after he missed the crucial spot-kick against Italy, prompting Henry to...
Numbers don’t lie: Why Kenya’s ‘opaque’ poll officials opted out to escape public scrutiny
On August 11 as Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairman Wafula Chebukati was getting ready to announce the presidential election, when he reportedly received communication from “above” to “hold on” until tallies from Tana River were received. The outcome as of August 9 had not – apparently – gone...
South Africa’s president repulses pressure to quit over graft as political ‘sharks’ bay for his blood
Cyril Ramaphosa, the embattled president of South Africa, has rejected calls to step down and said he will seek a judicial review of a report handed over last week by an independent panel appointed by parliament that accuses him of “serious misconduct”, aides said. The move may forestall looming impeachment...
American artist Kanye West has been diagnosed with bipolar, which explains his anti-Semitism
Appearing on Alex Jones’s Infowars show on Thursday, musician Kanye West, who now goes by the name Ye, did something remarkable: He made Alex Jones seem comparatively reasonable. Jones, you will recall, is the unhinged conspiracy theorist infamous for insisting that the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre was a hoax fabricated...
Brazil’s Selecao cap topdrawer display against Korea with touching to tribute to ailing football icon Pele
The flawless Brazil players paid a touching tribute to their World Cup hero Pele after he was rushed to hospital earlier this week. Pele, 82, was hospitalised earlier this week after he stopped responding to chemotherapy as he battles bowel cancer. And Brazil players paid homage to the World Cup...
Dazzling, sizzling and dancing Brazil put on style in 4-1 thumping of South Korea to reach quarters
Brazil delivered arguably the best performance of the Qatar World Cup so far as they struck four first-half goals in a 4-1 demolition of South Korea in Monday evening’s one-sided last-16 clash. The Selecao had suffered a surprise defeat to Cameroon in their final group game as manager Tite fielded...
