DR Congo’s M23 rebels agree to cede occupied positions near Goma city to EAC military
DR Congo’s M23 rebels, who have seized swathes of territory in the east of the country, have agreed to retreat from a strategic frontline position near the city of Goma. A Tutsi-led group, the M23 rebel group re-emerged from dormancy late last year and has since advanced across the country’s...
France and Germany piles pressure on Rwanda President Kagame to stop arming M23 rebels in DRC
International pressure is growing on Rwanda as France and Germany are the latest parties to openly accuse the country of supporting armed rebels in neighbouring eastern Congo, with possible repercussions for foreign aid that Kigali has long enjoyed. For months, renewed attacks by the M23 rebels have angered the Democratic...
Man City teenager Rico Lewis keeps Liverpool big guns quiet, elates his manager Pep Guardiola
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola was blown away by teenager Rico Lewis during the 3-2 win over Liverpool in the Carabao Cup fourth round, saying the club are lucky to have him for many years to come. The 18-year-old put in an all-action display at right-back and battled well against...
Social media: Tools for spreading fantastical theories have never been more powerful than they are today
That frictionless glide on social media from one post to the next, video after video, tweet upon tweet, plays tricks on the mind. Spend enough time in that realm and even the most absurd theories and narratives start to acquire the patina of logic, the ring of reason. How else...
The Internet is like an ancient city, its latest incarnation resting atop ruins of so many civilisations
We all do it. Make little snap judgments about everyday strangers as we go about our lives. Without giving it a second’s thought, we sketch minibiographies of the people we pass on the sidewalk, the guy seated across from us on the train, or the woman in line in front...
Space tourism: Virgin Galactic boss Richard Branson flies his toy VSS Unity into outer space
The sky over the Spaceport America in southern New Mexico was afire with lightning last night. The storm was sufficiently fierce to postpone Virgin Galactic’s planned rollout of its twin airships, mothership Eve and a space vehicle called VSS Unity, from their hangar. The delay meant that lift-off for today’s...
US Congress demands unrestricted humanitarian relief to Tigray before $100m loan to Ethiopia is released
The US has been urged to withhold a loan to Ethiopian Airlines until the government in Addis Ababa meets some standards set out by the cessation of hostilities agreement reached in Pretoria, South African, in November. US Congressman Brad Sherman – in a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken...
Al Shabaab terror group claims to have killed two Kenyan police officers, one civilian in attack
Al Shabaab fighters have attacked a police vehicle in eastern Kenya, killing two officers and one civilian, police and the armed group said. The truck was travelling from Hayley Lapsset camp to Garissa town, around 120 km (75 miles) from the Somali border, when it hit an explosive device, police...
Cristiano Ronaldo expected to sign and play for Arabia’s Al Nassr for 7 years till he hits 45 years
Cristiano Ronaldo is reportedly closing in on a mega-money move to Al-Nassr and could officially put pen to paper today. Cristiano Ronaldo is expected to put pen to paper on a lucrative seven-year deal with Saudi Arabian outfit Al-Nassr at some point in the next few hours, according to reports....
Days after he survived censure for graft South African president urges his party to fight vice
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged his party, the ruling African National Congress, to fight corruption. “We have no choice, we either deal with corruption or we perish,” said Ramaphosa on Tuesday when he closed the ANC’s conference where he was re-elected its leader. “Corruption within our party is,...
