Uganda announces it’ll deploy 1,000 troops in eastern DR Congo to add to its already unknown number
Uganda’s army has announced that it will send 1,000 troops to neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) by the end of this month to join a regional force mandated to help end decades of instability. The seven countries of the East African Community (EAC), which DRC joined this year, agreed...
Fancied Argentina gobsmacked by ‘riotous’ Saudi Arabian foxes to sound a wake call to fading Messi
Lionel Messi was left stunned after his Argentina side suffered one of the great World Cup shocks. Saudi Arabia came from behind to beat Argentina 2-1 in their opening game of the tournament in Qatar. Messi had given his team the lead inside the opening 10 minutes. A VAR check...
South African society is ‘criminogenic’, made worse by policing style that’s archaic in structure and texture
Rising levels of murder and robbery, gender-based violence, embedded organised crime and police corruption characterise South Africa’s crime crisis. Can the country’s system of policing and safety be fixed? And if so, how? Our continuing reference point for answers is the decade-old National Development Plan that advises on strengthening police...
US Centre for Food Safety challenges GMO in court to shield consumers and the earth from harmful agriculture
Centre for Food Safety (CFS) and a coalition of food labelling non-profits and retailers filed an appeal earlier this month with the 9thCircuit Court of Appeals, challenging a previous ruling that allows the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to continue using the misleading terminology “bioengineered” and avoid labelling the majority...
World Cup: Lionel Messi starts pulling curtains down on his Argentina career with match against Saudi Arabia
Lionel Messi will kick off his fifth and final World Cup with a clash against huge underdogs Saudi Arabia in Lusail. Fans of the legendary No10 will find it difficult not to let their minds drift to next month’s final, which will take place in the very same venue 26...
World Cup slave labour: How migrant workers on $30 a day endure harsh working conditions in Qatar
Many of the £180 ($213)-a-night cabins being marketed to World Cup fans are still being thrown together, with migrant workers on 14-hour shifts to complete them, it can be revealed. A third of the Free Zone complex was still under construction on Monday, with some cabins still unfurnished shells. Unplumbed...
Lone gunman kills three Kenyan peacekeepers in Somalia, injures five others at a military camp
A lone gunman entered a military base in Somalia and killed at least three Kenyan peacekeepers on Monday, the latest attack by extremist fighters who oppose the presence of foreigners in the Horn of Africa nation, according to Kenya’s military. The gunman fired his rifle indiscriminately, wounding five other soldiers...
Since military solution has failed in Somalia, sharing political power with al Shabaab is an option
In October 2022, Somalia’s capital Mogadishu suffered yet another massive suicidal attack. More than 100 people were killed. Hundreds more were wounded and thousands will have been traumatised by an attack claimed by the Somali insurgent group Al-Shabaab. The attack was carried out on the fifth anniversary of the most...
Panama Cites meeting upholds ban in ivory trade for fear elephants will be ‘ruthlessly’ decimated
World governments at the 19th Conference of the Parties (CoP19) in Panama have rejected a proposal to reopen the international ivory trade. The proposal, if successful, would have allowed the sale of ivory from national stockpiles of Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe and South Africa. A similar proposal was rejected at the...
England to defy Fifa and Take The Knee in match against Iran to push for human rights in Qatar
England will take the knee ahead of their first World Cup match against Iran today as the team puts public protests and “inclusivity” at the heart of their campaign. Gareth Southgate on Sunday night said his players wanted to send a “strong statement to go around the world” at the...
