Retired Kenyan President Kenyatta is confident EAC bloc will resolve Congo’s age-old conflicts
Former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, who is mediating the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has said that dozens of armed groups operating in the area are willing to “lay down their arms” if an agreement for a “lasting” peace can be reached. Kenyatta has stated in the...
Sabotage suspected as Germany’s Qatar World Cup dream is shattered by minnows Costa Rica
Germany stars suffered humiliation again failing to make it out of the group stages at a second successive World Cup. Hansi Flick’s side were highly-fancied to progress from a group that included Spain, Costa Rica and Japan – but found themselves packing their bags on a night of controversy in...
Senegalese parliament suspended after two legislators trade punches, create pandemonium
Senegal’s Parliament was on Thursday forced to suspend a session on the 2023 budgets after opposition MP Massata Samb slapped Amy Ndiaye Gniby of the ruling coalition Benno Book Yaakar (BBY). Samb, a member of the opposition Yewwi Askan Wi (Free the People), used his speaking time to recall the...
World Cup: Grudge tie on the cards as Ghana and Uruguay tough it out for spot in group of 16
It’s a grudge match that has been 12 years in the making. And just like at the 2010 World Cup, one of these nations will be going home. That year in South Africa, Luis Suarez’s outrageous, blatant, 120th-minute handball denied Ghana a last-gasp winner with a spot in the semi-final...
Man United face battle to keep Marcus Rashford on back of eye-catching performance World Cup
Manchester United and England forward Marcus Rashford is reportedly attracting interest from top clubs across Europe with his contract set to expire in 2023. After a difficult spell for club and country, the 25-year-old is back enjoying his football this season. He hadn’t played for England after missing a penalty...
Russia says Zambian engineering student killed in Ukraine asked to join Wagner mercenaries
A Zambian student who had been serving a prison sentence in Russia and died fighting alongside Russian troops in Ukraine had been employed by Russian mercenary group Wagner, its leader said. Wagner Group head Yevgeny Prigozhin said on the Russian social media app VKontake on Tuesday that the student, 23...
Eastern Africa countries sign free movement treaty in Khartoum
East Africa’s Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) signed an agreement on the free movement of people on Wednesday, as representatives from the eight African countries gathered in the Sudanese capital. In a press conference that followed the meeting, the authority’s secretary, Dr Workneh Gebeyehu, said that ‘a free movement of...
Questions emerge over the strength of AU and UN peacekeepers in Somalia and DR Congo respectively
An indication of the importance attached to the African Union (AU) mission in Somalia comes in troop numbers currently standing at 18,586, which is over two thousand more than deployed with the largest United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) – the world body’s largest. ATMIS...
Royal racism: Lawyer of Indian heritage alleges Queen Elizabeth buddy also quizzed about his ethnicity
A lawyer has claimed that Lady Susan Hussey also quizzed him about his ethnicity at the same Buckingham Palace event she asked Ngozi Fulani racist questions. Lady Hussey became embroiled in a racism storm after reportedly quizzing black British charity boss Ngozi over her nationality at the reception on Tuesday....
Biden administration announces plans second Summit for Democracy to be held in march
The Biden administration has announced plans for a second Summit for Democracy next year, this time to be co-hosted by the governments of Costa Rica, the Netherlands, South Korea and Zambia. The summit will run from March 29 to March 30 in a virtual format and will be followed by...
