Trump’s relentless push to ‘own’ Greenland may have precipitated self-immolation of US as a superpower
Trump’s interest in Greenland is as inexplicable and personal as ever a presidential side quest was. Seeking control from the Danes of a territory holding just 57,000 people and land mostly covered by mile-thick ice is not some long-held conservative shibboleth; it’s not something long lectured about in international-relations classrooms .
Corazon Aquino in Ida Odinga: Raila widow is a target of ODM opportunists not because she is weak but a powerful symbol of continuity
If Ida Odinga hesitates too long, others will rewrite the story, occupy the structures and sell the party cheaply. If she steps forward with clarity and restraint, she can protect Raila Odinga’s legacy – not as a dynasty, but as a living political philosophy.
After he derided Haitians as ‘cat and dog’ eaters, Mexicans ‘all rapists’ Trump’s assault on Somalis in Minneapolis comes up against stiff resistance
Creating new ICE watch patrols and rapid response networks, fearing going to work or leaving home, watching their shared community spaces grow desolate and their shops sit empty – these are the experiences of Somali residents of the Twin Cities who spoke with The Intercept about being under siege in their own hometowns.
No longer super: ‘Nigeria have to bring in foreign-born players because their league is not producing enough talent’
Multiple sources interviewed for this article, who asked to remain anonymous to protect relationships, have suggested that some players are reluctant to represent them because of repeated off-field issues and a lack of professionalism.
From most feared team in Africa to serial bunglers. how Nigeria’s Super Eagles are into descending AFCON whipping boys
He is not the only player with mixed heritage they have missed out on. Eze’s Arsenal team-mates Bukayo Saka and Noni Madueke have Nigerian roots, too. Michael Olise of Bayern Munich, who plays for France but was also eligible for Algeria and England, was on the standby list for Nigeria’s AFCON qualifying-phase games in March 2021. Olise was only 19 and playing for Reading in the Championship at the time.
Egypt’s Mohamed Salah’s trophy jinx persists as Pharaohs exit African Cup of Nations in Morocco
In truth, Morocco 2025 was a better tournament than many Egyptians thought was possible. It was a decent one for Salah, who should return to Liverpool with confidence. Yet for a footballer of his standing, it is imaginable that when he reflects about what has happened over the last four weeks, he will not consider decent as being quite good enough.
Ugandan voters face soldiers in streets as country faces information blackout after internet shutdown
The internet shutdown was a blow to pro-democracy activists and others who use the internet to share information about alleged electoral malpractices including ballot stuffing and other offenses that routinely plague Uganda’s elections.
Over 2,000 killed in Iranian protests, activists say the chaos bear echoes of 1979 revolution
The activist group said 1,850 of the dead were protesters and 135 were government-affiliated. Nine children were killed, along with nine civilians it said were not taking part in protests. More than 16,700 people have been detained, the group said.
Museveni deploys military in capital as communication commission orders internet service cut off as Uganda holds elections
Military spokesman Col Chris Magezi said that the deployment was meant to deter violence, rejecting concerns that the mobilization was anti-democratic.
Yibir tribe: Israel’s recognition of Somaliland is traceable to the lost and forgotten Jews inside Horn of Africa’s Jewish past
Situated along the strategic Gulf of Aden, Somaliland offers Israel a critical diplomatic foothold in the Horn of Africa. But beyond ports, shipping lanes and intelligence cooperation lies another, largely overlooked dimension of this emerging relationship: Jewish history.
