Former Arsenal striker Campbell wants Arteta to snap up gifted but overlooked Man United’s midfielder
Former Arsenal striker Kevin Campbell believes Donny van de Beek could revive his career under Mikel Arteta and says the Manchester United outcast would provide invaluable versatility to the Gunners. Much was expected of Netherlands international Van de Beek following his £40 million ($54 million) move from Ajax in 2020,...
Amisom court martial sentences two Ugandan soldiers to death, three to 39 years in prison for civilian killings
Five Ugandan soldiers to the African Mission in Somalia (Amisom) have been found guilty of killing civilians in Goloweyne, a court martial sitting in Mogadishu, Somalia, has ruled. A statement from the African Union headquarters released on Sunday November 14, 2021, two days after the ruling, confirmed the court’s verdict...
Former Mozambique finance minister faces trial in the US for $2 billion graft scandal
A South African court has ordered the extradition of former Mozambican finance minister Manuel Chang to the United States to face charges related to a $2 billion debt scandal, overturning a decision by South Africa’s justice minister to send him to his home country. Chang has been in custody in...
Sudan’s pro-democracy protests expected to intensify as new military leader tightens grip on power
Sudan’s top general reappointed himself as head of the army-run interim governing body on Thursday, a sign that he’s tightening his grip on the country two weeks after he led a coup against civilian leaders. The move by Gen Abdel-Fattah Burhan, along with other appointments he announced for the Sovereign...
Touring UK Royal Marines train with Kenyan Special Boat Unit counterparts in Indian Ocean
Sailors aboard the Royal Navy’s warship HMS Kent f the United Kingdom have trained alongside Kenyan Armed Forces during a visit to eastern Africa in first week of November. The frigate had a busy period transiting the Indian Ocean, working with the multi-national task group Combined Task Force 150 on...
US foreign secretary on three-country tour in Africa as spectre of coups threatens civilian rule
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken travels to Kenya, Nigeria and Senegal next week, where he will discuss ending the Covid-19 pandemic and battling climate change, his spokesman said Thursday. Blinken will meet with the president of each country to “advance US-Africa collaboration on shared global priorities,” state department spokesman...
Kenya and Horn of Africa on high alert after investigators expose how illicit arms from Iran, Yemen enter Somalia
Guns supplied by Iran to its Houthi allies in Yemen are being smuggled across the Gulf of Aden to Somalia, according to a Geneva-based think tank, where al Qaeda-linked al Shabab insurgents are battling a weak and divided government. The revelations are likely to put neighbouring countries – Kenya, Ethiopia...
Arsenal playmaker Emile Smith Rowe talks about pain of being rejected by Chelsea, turning down Tottenham
Arsenal playmaker Emile Smith Rowe candidly discussed his unsuccessful Chelsea trial upon receiving his first England call-up, while he has also confirmed he snubbed Tottenham. Smith Rowe confesses it was “difficult to take” being turned away by Chelsea after an unsuccessful trial with the club. But his dismay soon turned...
Africa takes violence lessons from Kenya: How constitutional democracy has given way to ‘party militia’
When Kenya Deputy President William Ruto was stoned in opposition party ODM stronghold in western Kenya on November 10, he accused Raila Odinga supporters of instigating the attacks. This was barely two weeks after Mr Odinga, who addressed a well-attended political rally in Ruto’s Eldoret Town backyard. A few of...
Arsenal’s hunt for top striker turns into ‘embarrassment’ after Fiorentina danger man ignores calls
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has reportedly suffered a huge blow in his bid to land a top goal scorer next summer. The Spaniard can currently rely on skipper Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Frenchman Alexandre Lacazette in attack. But Aubameyang is now 32 and entering the final years of his career, while...
