Campaign ad of burning flag evokes racial tensions in South African as president terms it ‘treasonous’
State broadcaster SABC said on Thursday it would not air the video because of an alleged “outcry from South Africans” and that airing it would only be “fuelling the outrage.” Some say the ad accurately portrays the deep problems of the African continent’s most advanced economy.
European naval force beats back suspected Somali pirates attack raising concerns over safety along eastern Africa coast
Once-rampant piracy off the Somali coast diminished after a peak in 2011. That year, there were 237 reported attacks in waters off Somalia. Somali piracy in the region at the time cost the world’s economy some $7 billion, with $160 million paid out in ransoms, according to the Oceans Beyond Piracy monitoring group.
Meaningful participation: First UN civil society held in Africa heralds ‘inclusive’ Summit of the Future
Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General, in a video message to the event, began by expressing deep condolences to the victims of the devasting floods in Kenya and reiterating the United Nation’s continued commitment to supporting the Kenyan Government during this challenging time.
‘I came from bathroom and found Trump sitting naked on bed,’ porn star delivers shocking testimony about ex-president
Trump is charged with 34 counts of falsifying internal Trump Organization business records. The charges stem from paperwork such as invoices and cheques that were deemed legal expenses in company records. Prosecutors say those payments largely were reimbursements to Trump attorney Michael Cohen, who paid Daniels $130,000 to keep quiet.
Prince Harry, wife Meghan land in Nigeria to promote Invictus Games and meet soldiers wounded in line of duty
Harry served in Afghanistan as an Apache helicopter copilot gunner, after which he founded the Invictus Games in 2014 to offer wounded veterans and servicemembers the challenge of competing in sports events similar to the Paralympics. Nigeria was among the nations that participated in last year’s edition of the games.
Manchester: United only by tactical ineffeciency and slide in poise, Ten Hag’s Red Devils can’t even scare a squirrel
There’s little case for keeping Ten Hag around. Results have gone backwards. Performances have, too. But more than anything, there’s just no sense of what Ten Hag is working towards. He could still bow out on a high, like his compatriot Van Gaal, by winning the FA Cup in a repeat of last year’s final against Manchester City.
The problem isn’t that United will go into that game as underdogs — it’s that they are still most comfortable playing as underdogs.
Nobody foresaw Borussia Dortmund’s fairy tale run to Euro Champions League final, not even themselves
They are heading to Wembley and the symmetry of that escapes nobody. It has been 11 years since Jurgen Klopp led them there for their last Champions League final and the warmth of those days, of the entire Klopp era in fact, has been something the club have been longing for ever since. Dortmund are not back. Nobody would describe them as being the equal of that Klopp side but there lies the sweetness of this anomaly and the charm of their achievement. This is a great story that nobody saw coming.
Shunned for centuries, Voodoo is mutating into a powerful religion Haitians seek solace in to thwart bloody gang violence
The syncretic religion that melds Catholicism with animist beliefs has no official leader or creeds. It has a single God known as “Bondye,” Creole for “Good God,” and more than 1,000 spirits known as the lwa — some that aren’t always benevolent.
Military ruler and son of a former president, Deby Itno, declared winner of Chad’s presidential poll
The oil-exporting country of nearly 18 million people hasn’t had a free-and-fair transfer of power since it became independent in 1960 after decades of French colonial rule. Hours ahead of Thursday’s announcement, Prime Minister Succès Masra published a speech on Facebook accusing the authorities of planning to manipulate the outcome.
South Sudan mediation talks begin in Kenya as world’s youngest nation prepares for elections later this year
The talks are between the government and rebel opposition groups that were not part of an 2018 agreement that ended a five-year civil war that left 400,000 people dead.
