European media rant after Cape Verde draw with Spain: ‘This game makes fools of us all, is that why we love it?’

European media rant after Cape Verde draw with Spain: ‘This game makes fools of us all, is that why we love it?’

There is a slightly masochistic streak in any fan, because we know that we love a game that has the power to make us look utterly ridiculous. Perhaps not $1 million ridiculous for most of us, but ridiculous all the same. And in the end, that’s why we love it.

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How risk of giving Tutsi refugees citizenship became nightmare for indigenous Ugandans, now it’s Kenya’s turn to surrender sovereignty

How risk of giving Tutsi refugees citizenship became nightmare for indigenous Ugandans, now it’s Kenya’s turn to surrender sovereignty

It was President Milton Obote who moved a motion in Legco to allow all Tutsi refugees into Uganda without limiting the numbers. It is these refugees that joined dictator Idi Amin security forces and murdered our people.

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Beauty and the beast: It’s four days into World Cup and goals are sizzling, banged with ferocity that shows class

Beauty and the beast: It’s four days into World Cup and goals are sizzling, banged with ferocity that shows class

Vinicius Jr’s goal is arguably the most technically curious because over time, the winger has perfected the art of skipping onto his right foot and burying the ball with more fizz than a short, brief backlift should give him.

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Why and how Somaliland turned to Israel for international recognition to break 34 years of isolation   

Why and how Somaliland turned to Israel for international recognition to break 34 years of isolation   

Shiri Fein-Grossman, CEO of the Israel-Africa Relations Institute and a former member of Israel’s National Security Council, told Israeli news channel i24 that “everyone just looks at the map and understands what Israel is looking for here.”

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Truth about Ebola centres in Kakamega: Rich scent of gold and coltan is egging US to set up shop in Kenya

Truth about Ebola centres in Kakamega: Rich scent of gold and coltan is egging US to set up shop in Kenya

The quarantine facilities are a red herring. Americans are setting up ‘gestation camps’ for resource exploitation in Kenya.

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Law and faith: How US Christian right is building interfaith coalition to root out same-sex relationships in Africa

Law and faith: How US Christian right is building interfaith coalition to root out same-sex relationships in Africa

The influence of US evangelical Christianity on anti-LGBTQ legislation across Africa has been extensively documented over the past two decades. In 2023, I wrote about US architectural influence on Uganda’s anti-homosexuality law, which passed weeks before the first African Inter-Parliamentary Conference on Family and Sovereignty in Entebbe, Uganda.

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In wake of Middle East war, Africa should consider weaning itself of reliance on external financing and aid flows – experts

In wake of Middle East war, Africa should consider weaning itself of reliance on external financing and aid flows – experts

Parfait Eloundou-Enyegue, professor of global development at the Brooks School of Public Policy at Cornell University, raised concerns over the timing of the conflict as “strategically devastating” for Africa.

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US announces criminal charges against Cuban President Raul Castro that’re likely to escalat Washington-Havana tensions

US announces criminal charges against Cuban President Raul Castro that’re likely to escalat Washington-Havana tensions

According to a document released by the US Department of Justice, Castro was indicted on his alleged role in the Cuban military’s 1996 shoot-down of two planes operated by Brothers to the Rescue, a Miami-based group formed by Cuban exiles.

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President Xi Jinping: China is ready to work with US to expand list of cooperation, shorten the list of problems

President Xi Jinping: China is ready to work with US to expand list of cooperation, shorten the list of problems

In the current trip, Trump is accompanied by top US executives, including Apple’s Tim Cook, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang and Tesla’s Elon Musk, whom he called outstanding representatives from the US business community.

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That China and United States are capable of managing differences matters more than ever

That China and United States are capable of managing differences matters more than ever

Experience has repeatedly shown that when China and the United States strengthen dialogue and cooperation, the global economy gains confidence and international tensions ease.

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