Report: Demoralised Russian troops self-mutilating to escape war as Ukraine resumes grain exports
Vladimir Putin has been humiliated by the news that Russian soldiers are allegedly “self-mutilating” in a desperate bid to escape from the front lines, according to British newspaper The Express. “In order to return to Russia, the invading soldiers are mutilating themselves and pretending to be sick, according to Ukraine’s...
Killing al Qaeda chief al Zawahiri sets off scramble for dominance of Africa by Islamists
It was one of Ayman al-Zawahiri’s last victories. Just over a week before the al-Qaeda leader was killed in Kabul by missiles fired from a US drone, militants from the organisation’s biggest affiliate in sub-Saharan Africa attacked the most important military base in Mali. The tactics of the attack were...
WHO reports worsening Ukraine health crisis amid Russian shelling, burn-out and winter
Ukraine is facing a worsening health emergency as the conflict with Russia rages on, the World Health Organization (WHO) says, with a combination of burnt-out staff, increased shelling and the approach of winter fuelling the agency’s concerns. There have been 434 attacks on healthcare facilities in the country, out of...
Sadio Mane brand is what German football needed to turn on African interest in Bayern Munich
Senegal’s Sadio Mane has become Africa’s Bundesliga poster boy after his move from the Premier League. Broadcasters across the African continent are looking to him to help boost the popularity of German football. When Bayern Munich unveiled Sadio Mane at the Allianz Arena on May 17, an unusual sound reverberated...
Why Kenyan voter, high on heresy, has thrust an outlier presidential candidate into viral sensation
The presidential candidate swivelled his hips and shimmied his shoulders, reggae music blasting from his campaign bus. As George Wajackoyah danced, an increasingly rowdy crowd sang along to what has become his campaign anthem. “Yes I’m a ganja planter,” blared Marlon Asher’s hit song, “Ganja Farmer.” “Call me di ganja...
When I got off the blokes, I knew it was going to be gold – Kenyan C’wealth 100m winner Omanyala
Ferdinand Omanyala of Kenya has taken the gold medal in the men’s 100metre final at the Commonwealth Games on Friday night. Omanyala knew he had bagged the gold 20 metres to the finish line when he broke into a smile and about seven metres to the tape he threw up...
Man City will win Premier League, it’s also proved a good shop for gifted players after netting $213 million
Manchester City will start the season as favourites to win the Premier League, but this doesn’t necessarily make them the ‘value bet’. Such is the nature of modern football that the reaction was always going to be distinctly binary, but there was little positive that supporters could take from Erling...
Chelsea centreback Kalidou Koulibaly tells racist Napoli president Laurentiis to respect African players
Kalidou Koulibaly has issued a firm response to Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis following his comments about the reliability of African players. Without holding back, Koulibaly told De Laurentiis to respect African players and did not regret representing Senegal in the Africa Cup of Nations. The Chelsea defender, who joined...
Al Qaeda-trained al Shaabab co-founder and commander appointed Somalia’s minister for religion
Somalia’s prime minister has appointed the former deputy leader of the al-Shabab militant group, Mukhtar Robow, to the cabinet as minister for endowment and religious affairs. Robow, also known as Abu Mansour, was in the Somali presidential palace on Tuesday as Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre unveiled his new cabinet....
Gen Townsend: Wagner is an arm of the Kremlin and they’re doing President Putin’s bidding in Africa
As Gen Stephen J Townsend prepares to relinquish command of the United States military’s Africa Command, he shared some insights on what he calls, “US national security objectives in Africa,” which he said includes promoting a more stable and prosperous Africa. To better understand the US military’s perspective, foreign and...
