Al-Qaeda-linked al Shaabab terror group’s attacks in Ethiopia raises fresh concerns about its regional presence
The al-Shaabab extremist group has exploited Ethiopia’s internal turmoil to cross the border from neighbouring Somalia in unprecedented attacks in recent weeks that a top US military commander has warned could continue. The deadly incursions into Ethiopia, Africa’s second most populous country and long seen as an anchor of security...
South Sudan leaders face international wrath after extending mandate of transition regime
South Sudan’s leaders announced on Thursday that the country’s post-war transitional government would remain in power two years beyond an agreed deadline, in a move foreign partners warned lacked legitimacy. Martin Elia Lomuro, the minister of cabinet affairs, said the decision was taken “to address the challenges that impede the...
Reconfigured Bayern Munich attack fires six past dazzled Eintracht Frankfurt in Bundesliga opener
If there were any questions as to how Bayern Munich were going to compensate for the loss of Robert Lewandowski, they were answered emphatically on Friday night as the German champions inflicting a devasting defeat on Eintracht Frankfurt. Senegalese striker Sadio Mane, who arrived this summer as an indirect replacement...
Analysis of Arsenal vs Crystal Palace season opener shows the Gunners are rough diamonds
Gabriel Jesus and Wiliam Saliba were excellent, but an Arsenal duo provided cause for concern for Mikel Arteta at Selhurst Park. Jesus didn’t just thrive – as most of us predicted – but dominated as the main man in the Arsenal attack against Crystal Palace in their 2022-23 Premier League...
When R-n-R music genre took the world by storm in 1960s, it also birthed exceptional guitarists
Choosing one virtuoso above another is incredibly tough, with everything from the Strat to the Les Paul, PRS Custom to the Parker Fly, power chords and tapping. Indeed, it was reported that the topic had prompted a number of intense debates. Although there were plenty of six-string slayers in the...
Electric Arsenal kick off 2022-23 season with deserved win over bogey team Crystal Palace
Gabriel Martinelli scored the first goal of the 2022-23 campaign as the Gunners made an electric start in south London and threatened to blow away their London rivals. Patrick Vieira’s Palace improved after the break and threatened to mount a comeback but Arsenal’s victory was sealed when Marc Guehi diverted...
Football law: Amended rules now permit keepers’ feet to be behind the goal line for penalties
A relatively minor change, this, but a change nevertheless. In 2019, a rule change stipulated that goalkeepers must have at least one foot on the goal line when facing a penalty kick, but IFAB have now amended this rule to read that goalkeepers will now be allowed to have one...
Premier League clubs can now make five substitutions rather than three during matches
The new English Premier League season that gets underway this Friday comes with a few alterations to the rules of the game. Of interest and appeal to the managers will be the number of substitutions they can now make. It was said at the time when five substitutes were first...
‘Baba-qued’ and ‘Hustled’ Kenyans wait with bated breath to vote in close presidential poll in history
Raila Amolo Odinga, a veteran Kenyan political leader and one-time prime minister, has long cast himself as an anti-establishment firebrand, despite belonging to one of the country’s top political dynasties. But his decision to strike an alliance with his arch-rival, President Uhuru Kenyatta, and secure the ruling party’s backing as...
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...
