Thomas Partey: How white women in Europe turn African footballers into sexual objects of financial exploitation

Thomas Partey: How white women in Europe turn African footballers into sexual objects of financial exploitation

There is also a lack of clear guidance for clubs in these circumstances. Lisa Nandy, the UK’s Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, expressed concern this week on the Sports Agents podcast that clubs do not have a “standard approach” when “very, very highly paid” players face claims of sexual assault.

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Used and dumped by Arsenal, Ghanaian midfielder Thomas Partey now on his own as he parries sexual offences allegations

Used and dumped by Arsenal, Ghanaian midfielder Thomas Partey now on his own as he parries sexual offences allegations

Despite the club telling the alleged victim they were taking the matter “extremely seriously”, Partey continued to play for Arsenal – and was promoted via their media channels. In the days following her initial complaint to the club, he appeared prominently on a number of social media posts.

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Behind glossy picture of European demographics, it emerges that Covid vaccines may have fixed the power and flair of women to bear children

Behind glossy picture of European demographics, it emerges that Covid vaccines may have fixed the power and flair of women to bear children

The drop in natality in the Czech Republic in 2022 could not be explained by demographic factors. Total fertility rate – which is independent of the number of women and their age structure – dropped sharply in 2022 and has been decreasing ever since. The data for 2024 show that the Czech TFR has decreased further to 1.37.

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Journalism and democracy are conjoined twins and when they die, they are buried in same grave

Journalism and democracy are conjoined twins and when they die, they are buried in same grave

Independent journalism is one of the strongest defences we have against polarisation, extremism and authoritarianism. But in many parts of the world, it simply cannot survive without support. Advertising doesn’t work in conflict zones. Subscription models don’t sustain outlets serving rural, low-income communities.

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Blind, deaf and dumb Ruto: Kenya dances with extrajudicial killings, extreme ethnicity, detention without trial and totalitarianism

Blind, deaf and dumb Ruto: Kenya dances with extrajudicial killings, extreme ethnicity, detention without trial and totalitarianism

President William Ruto won power almost three years ago vowing to protect the poor and end police violence, but he is facing mounting public dissatisfaction over high living costs, corruption and police brutality that could yet seal his fate as a “wantam” leader.

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There’s no such thing as a free lunch: Listening billionaires’ stories it’s obvious they are sick of human species, whom they see as inferior beings around them

There’s no such thing as a free lunch: Listening billionaires’ stories it’s obvious they are sick of human species, whom they see as inferior beings around them

In order to roll back the labour victories of the postwar era (which had become harder to justify in the wake of falling profits), American elites both empowered finance capital (leading to a series of bubbles) and embraced deindustrialization, with many industries shifting to the Global South (notably China).

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Gangs and mafia-style crime: How political class raised spectre of violence in Kenya ahead of the 2027 General Election

Gangs and mafia-style crime: How political class raised spectre of violence in Kenya ahead of the 2027 General Election

Behind these politically sponsored attacks looms the shadow of 2007/8 post-election violence, when 1,330 people were killed and more than 600,000 displaced in just a month as gangs and ethnic militias unleashed terror across the country.

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Why Kenya police brutality is a colonial relic: Time and time, whenever a native was released by an Indian policeman, they’d always say, ‘Oh, I gave him something’

Why Kenya police brutality is a colonial relic: Time and time, whenever a native was released by an Indian policeman, they’d always say, ‘Oh, I gave him something’

Kenya’s National Police Service is the direct descendant of the colonial police force, created not to serve or protect the population but to control and exploit it. From inception, the police has been the sharp edge of an extractive and violent state.

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Kenya’s Generation Z won’t fooled by President Ruto’s antics, the genie is not going back inside the bottle

Kenya’s Generation Z won’t fooled by President Ruto’s antics, the genie is not going back inside the bottle

Today, the intricacies of the budgeting cycle are regularly debated in the mainstream press and it has become fashionable for knowledgeable professionals to organise discussions on X to educate fellow Kenyans on matters of macro-finance.

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Sudanese army has freed Khartoum from RSF rebels’ grip but extrajudicial killings of ‘co-operators’ persist

Sudanese army has freed Khartoum from RSF rebels’ grip but extrajudicial killings of ‘co-operators’ persist

In some places, cholera has broken out and even in areas now held by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and their allies, residents have had to grapple with the fear of RSF drone strikes or of the paramilitary group returning to the city.

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