After six months of Russian invasion, Polish hosts are exerting pressure on Ukrainian refugees to return home
Ukrainians who do not already have relatives or friends in Warsaw – or elsewhere in Poland – and who haven’t been able to secure their own housing, are still staying with Polish hosts. But that arrangement is becoming less and less sustainable as the war in Ukraine goes on. At...
Humanitarian agencies warn support for Ukrainian refugees in Poland is running out of steam
Poland’s right-wing government has garnered praise for the generous welcome it has extended to refugees from neighbouring Ukraine. But as Russia’s invasion enters its sixth month, aid workers and local civil society activists are warning that the relatively well-managed reception so far could soon start running into problems as volunteers...
Greens warn DR Congo against oil and gas permits auction in endangered gorilla habitat, ‘Africa’s lungs’
The Democratic Republic of Congo, home to one of the largest old-growth rainforests on Earth, is auctioning off vast amounts of land in a push to become “the new destination for oil investments,” part of a global shift as the world retreats on fighting climate change in a scramble for...
Nigeria’s inefficient justice system is blame for now-too-frequent jailbreaks – sociologists
On the night of July 5, 2022, 879 inmates escaped from the Kuje correctional facility in Abuja, Nigeria after an attack by suspected Boko Haram terrorists. Prior to this, the largest jailbreak was on April 5, 2021 when gunmen attacked Owerri correctional centre, Imo State and freed 1,844 inmates. There...
Age just a number: Better remuneration, diet and lifestyle change makes playing past 30 years a new normal
One of the big anomalies of this summer’s transfer window has been the amount of money spent on what are perceived to be ‘older’ players. Whether it’s the reportedly boracic Barcelona dropping £40 million on the 33-year old Robert Lewandowski, Lionel Messi still plodding along for PSG at the ripe...
We are fighting against two armies: Rwanda and Uganda – army commander says of situation in Congo
Aid officials in eastern the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) say they have limited funding to support recently displaced people and that insecurity has disrupted their operations. “For 2022, we appealed for 1.8 billion dollars, we received barely 20 per cent of this amount,” says Joseph Inganji, head of...
Aid agencies in eastern DR Congo overstretched as M23 and other rebel groups spring back to life
The return of a long dormant rebel group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is overstretching an underfunded humanitarian relief operation and piling hardship onto communities that are already contending with dozens of other armed insurgencies. For several months, the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group has fought Congolese...
Reading University study says regular intake of B6 and B12 vitamins can treat depression, anxiety disorders
Everyone may feel anxious or sad at times. However, some people may experience life-disrupting levels of these emotions on a regular basis, developing into a mental health disorder that requires treatment. Researchers at the University of Reading in the United Kingdom studied how vitamin B6 and vitamin B12 may impact...
From onset leading television channels were involved in a dogfight for Premier league broadcast rights
Initial bids came from four parties that were interested in the management and running of the newly-founded English Premier League – two of which came from groups that were considered to be non-starters, one of which hoped to set up a football-only pay-TV channel. ITV didn’t want to work with...
Down memory lane: How after showing commercial promise English football transited to Premier League
By the time the formation of the Premier League was announced on April 5, 1991, much had changed from the FA’s original lofty intentions. Of the suggestions in Alex Fynn’s report on how a new top division could segue with the interests of the game in a general sense, only...
