‘Stone overweight’ Man United’s centre-back Maguire is highway opponents now target to score
Manchester United scraped a 2-2 draw in their Champions League clash versus Atalanta on Tuesday night thanks to a late volley from Cristiano Ronaldo. But despite the Portuguese rescuing his side in the dying embers of the game, it wasn’t enough to stop United’s poor defending from sticking in the...
Guns and grenades will not undo damage wrought by climate crisis in conflict-prone north, Kenya told
Clashes in Kenya’s Laikipia County between pastoralist and farming communities continue to destabilise the central part of the country, with criminals taking advantage of the localised conflicts for their own gain. Over the past two month, bandits have killed seven people. On October 10 heavily armed bandits killed three civilians...
Talk less and give more money for climate emergency, Africa demands from main global polluters
African leaders and campaigners are pressing the international community to do more to help poorer and vulnerable nations adapt to climate change, seizing on evidence showing the continent to be the most endangered by the effects of global warming. The head of the African Union, Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi, said...
US warns Tigrayan soldiers against flash march on Addis Ababa as Ethiopian orders 5m residents to arm
Prime Minister Ahmed Abiy’s government has denied claims that the TPLF have made significant territorial gains. A tsunami of fake news, reporting restrictions and frequent communication blackouts make it difficult to confirm events on the ground.
UN reports ‘extreme brutality’ in Ethiopian war as Tigrayan rebels threaten to overrun capital Addis Ababa
The UN human rights chief said on Wednesday that Ethiopia’s yearlong war has been marked by “extreme brutality” as a joint investigation into alleged atrocities faulted all sides for committing abuses, and “the big numbers of violations” are linked to Ethiopian forces and those from neighbouring Eritrea. The investigation was...
Former Arsenal manager non-committal on Newcastle offer to move back to premier league
Unai Emery has told Villarreal that Newcastle are interested in him but no offer has been made as of yet. The former Arsenal boss is the leading candidate to replace Steve Bruce at Newcastle and become the first permanent appointment since the Saudi-backed takeover went through last month. Emery is...
On-loan Arsenal centre-back Saliba relishing return to Emirates as his rise continues at Marseille
William Saliba is reportedly eyeing a return to the Arsenal fold at the end of his loan spell with Marseille, but doubts remain over whether he will be given a prominent role. Arsenal signed Saliba from Saint-Etienne in 2019 in a deal worth £27 million. He was expected to represent...
Apathy rocks Kenya voter registration as eligible youth protest MPs’ astronomical salaries, endemic poll bangling
When Kenya descended into post-violence after the disputed 2007 presidential election, nearly all, if not all, of the approximately six million potential news voter the elections body expected to enrol in the ongoing mass voter registration were just under the age of five. Then the 2013 presidential poll was again...
Ethiopia tells Addis Ababa residents to prepare to defend city as it looks to fall to advancing Tigray army
Authorities in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on Tuesday urged residents to prepare to defend their neighbourhoods after forces from Tigray region, who have been fighting the central government for a year, indicated they could advance on the city. People should register their weapons and gather in their neighbourhoods, the...
Kenya President tells conference the African nation has a plan for low carbon emissions by 2030
Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta has called on leaders of wealthier nations to take into consideration the “special needs and circumstances of Africa” in the fight against climate change. Addressing the world at COP26 climate conference in Glasgow, he said Kenya has developed a plan to maintain low carbon development trajectory...
