Saudi Arabian club offers Cristiano Ronaldo $250 million deal to prize him away from Man United
Cristiano Ronaldo has only received one firm offer – but it’s a doozy. The Portuguese megastar is said to want to leave Manchester United this summer to remain in the European Cup but despite tentative interest from the likes of Chelsea, Bayern Munich, Napoli and Roma, no club has yet...
Why eccentric presidential candidate’s quest for a ‘happy nation’ is rocking Kenya’s political and religious class
Once a street child in Kenya and a grave-digger in the UK, George Wajackoyah, has become a political sensation by running for Kenya’s presidency on a promise to turn the East African nation into a major exporter of marijuana, snake venom and hyenas’ testicles. However, both his voters and rivals...
East African nations initiate Great Blue Wall campaign to boost Indian Ocean conservation and economic development
Countries on Africa’s east coast are increasingly turning to climate funding initiatives to boost livelihoods of oceanside communities, aid biodiversity and take climate action. On the margins of the high-level political forum on sustainable development currently underway at the United Nations headquarters in New York, African coastal and island states...
‘My mother deserted us when I was two; the upsetting part is she tried to contact me when made it in football’
Gabby Agbonlahor has opened up on his relationship with his estranged birth mother who left him and his three siblings when he was two years old. The TalkSport host and Aston Villa hero showed real bravery to discuss his own experiences following Sir Mo Farah’s admission about his past. The...
Arms race: US successfully tests a hypersonic missile against backdrop of rivals Russia and China being ahead
The US military’s Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced on Wednesday it has successfully tested a hypersonic missile manufactured by defence giant Lockheed Martin. The news comes amid rising concerns that rivals Russia and China have more advanced hypersonic missile systems. DARPA said the ground-launched test was carried out...
Africa’s ‘forgotten’ Sahel conflicts have claimed over 11,270 lives in the past 1o years – report
The Sahel – a 5,000 kilometre long strip of the African continent stretching from the Atlantic coast to the Red Sea – has become the most neglected and conflict-ridden part of the planet. Millions of people have been displaced in the region. Mass murders and property destruction occur almost daily....
As South Africa remembers last year’s violence, it’d be risky if lawmakers and police ignored digital vigilantism
As South Africa last week marked the first anniversary of the July unrest that swept through KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng provinces, the use of social media to instigate and agitate high-stakes events is in the spotlight. Social media is often used for good – but can also be a tool to...
Eastern Africa countries and Gulf states sign revised Jeddah Agreement to combat piracy in Indian Ocean
Eastern Africa countries, Gulf states and western Asian countries that ae parties to the revised Code of Conduct to fight piracy, robbery and other illicit maritime activities have agreed a raft of new measures to combat new and emerging threats to maritime security. A high-level meeting, held in Dubai between...
Sudanese woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery determined to overturn verdict
A woman in Sudan has been sentenced to death by stoning for adultery, the first known case in the country for almost a decade. Maryam Alsyed Tiyrab, 20, was arrested by police in Sudan’s White Nile State last month. Tiyrab says she is appealing against the decision. The majority of...
Mosquirix vaccine trials in Kenya, Ghana and Malawi show the drug reduces malaria infection by 30 per cent
Malaria vaccine manufacturer GSK’s Breuer expects the Mosquirix deal with Bharat to accelerate production. The British drugmaker will continue to produce the adjuvant – immune-boosting portion – of the vaccine. The manufacturer recently committed to doubling production to 30 million doses annually, without offering a timeline. Bharat Biotech, which has...
