Arsenal plans to rearm for next season in thrown into confusion by contracts standoff, returning ‘exiles’
Mikel Arteta says Arsenal are now days away from “moving on” from their contract negotiations with Eddie Nketiah, Alexandre Lacazette and Mohamed Elneny. The Gunners trio will be out of contract this summer with speculation mounting that they will all be leaving the Emirates when their deals expire. And Arteta...
Ethiopian government arrests over 4,500 people, among them rights activists and journalists
Ethiopian security officials are conducting a massive operation across the country that has led to the arrests of more than 4,500 people in one region alone. The crackdown on journalists, activists and others, dubbed a “law enforcement operation,” came into effect after the administration of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on...
Report: Russian Wagner Group mercenaries ‘sleep in army barracks and run a logistical hub’ from where they kill civilians in Africa
Satellite imagery of the atrocities committed Russian Wagner Group mercenaries in Africa shows that construction of the new military base near Mali’s main airport began in August, a month before news broke that leaders were negotiating a deal with Wagner. Mercenaries sleep in the barracks and run a logistical hub,...
Africa: Atrocities by Russian ‘hired guns of Wagner Group’ are now familiar narrative of ‘everywhere, bodies were dropping to the ground’
The man knew what to expect from Islamist fighters. They had appeared at his door for years, demanding money or livestock – the taxes he paid to survive. Then one morning in March, the threat in his rural community suddenly had a confusing new face: White men in military fatigues,...
Conservation: Bees build up their honey pharmacy only if the right flowers are available in numbers and diversity
Research has unearthed the effects of additional phytochemicals in honey. Abscisic acid boosts bees’ immune response, improves wound-healing time and tolerance to cold temperatures, studies show. Other phytochemicals blunt the impact of parasites, one of the major causes of honeybee decline: For example, giving fungus-infected honeybees a syrup containing thymol,...
Why honey is a superfood: It has nutrients that boost tolerance of harsh conditions and fight off infections, heal wounds
It should come as no surprise that bees know a lot about honey. They aren’t only honey producers, they are also consumers, and pretty sophisticated ones at that. Offer a sick bee different variety of honey, for example, and it will choose the one that best fights off its infection....
South Sudan’s plan to revive 118-year-old Jonglei Canal project runs into headwinds as ecologists oppose it
A petition to stop the revival of the 118-year-old Jonglei Canal project in South Sudan, started by one of the country’s top academics, is gaining traction in the country, with the waterway touted as a catastrophic environmental and social disaster for the country’s Sudd wetlands. It follows a series of...
US enacts law to punish African countries for lack of support for Washington-led efforts to rein in Russia
A United States bill that would oblige Washington to punish African governments that abet Russian “malign” activities on the continent is sailing through Congress. The Countering Malign Russian Activities in Africa Act passed the House of Representatives on April 27 by a huge, bipartisan 419-9 majority and is now sure...
South Africa comes under stinging criticism from UN for allegedly sheltering a Rwanda genocide suspect
The United Nations Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT) has turned its focus on Fulgence Kayishema, a suspected Rwandan genocide perpetrator who it believes is in South Africa. This was revealed on Wednesday by MICT chief prosecutor Serge Brammertz after his crack team established that another genocide fugitive, Phénéas Munyarugarama,...
US says Hotel Rwanda hero Rusesabagina ‘wrongfully detained’ giving the matter a higher political profile
The United States has determined that Paul Rusesabagina, portrayed in the film “Hotel Rwanda” sheltering hundreds of people during the African nation’s 1994 genocide, has been “wrongfully detained,” the State Department said on Thursday. Rusesabagina, 67, was sentenced last September to 25 years in prison over eight terrorism charges tied...
