EPL: Chelsea setback after target says he prefers joining Man United over the Blues
Chelsea have been hit with yet another massive setback in their quest for a new defender as their primary target has reportedly asked for another move. The Blues failed to secure Jules Kounde’s signature in the summer. That was only a minor hitch, as reinforcements at the back weren’t an...
Tigray, Ethiopian government forces trade accusations after aerial attacks on civilian targets
Rebellious Tigrayan forces accused the Ethiopian government of launching air strikes on the capital of Tigray region and although a government official initially denied strikes, state-run media later reported the air force conducted an attack. The reported raid follows intensified fighting in two other Ethiopian regions, where the central government’s...
Ethiopian military kill three children in airstrikes on rebel-held Tigray regional capital Mekele
Ethiopia’s military has launched air strikes on the capital of the war-battered Tigray region, a dramatic escalation in the year-long conflict. The renewed airstrikes that began on Monday October 18, were initially denied but hospitals that received the wounded and dead, plus businesses that were affected confirmed the attacks before...
Skills training: IFAW targets Ugandan law enforcers in war against rising cross-border wildlife crimes
Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have embarked on training of law enforcers as a long-term response wildlife trafficking between the two neighbours. The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), says in a press statement issued in Fort Portal on Tuesday October 19, Uganda that the one-week training will...
Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have embarked on training of law enforcers as a long-term response wildlife trafficking between the two neighbours. The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), says in a press statement issued in Fort Portal on Tuesday October 19, Uganda that the one-week training will...
Uganda’s war industry expands further with manufacture, commissioning of new fighting vehicle
The Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) has commissioned the locally manufactured Chui (Leopard) infantry fighting vehicle (IFV), which is based on Twiga’s recently launched Nyati but incorporating elements required by the Land Forces of the UPDF. The Chui was commissioned by President Yoweri Museveni, Commander-in-Chief of the UPDF, during a...
Glaciers on Mt Kilimanjaro, Mt Kenya and Mt Rwenzori to melt in two decades – WMO report
Africa’s fabled eastern glaciers will vanish in two decades, 118 million poor people face immanent drought, floods or extreme heat, and climate change could also shave three per cent off continental GDP by mid-century, the UN climate agency warned on Tuesday. The latest report on the state of Africa’s climate...
Manchester United boss under fire for starting unfit Harry Maguire in loss to Leicester
Gary Neville believes Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s decision to start Harry Maguire in Manchester United’s 4-2 defeat to Leicester was his “biggest mistake” given the defender was “absolutely nowhere near” match fit. Maguire returned from a month on the side-lines to play alongside Victor Lindelöf at the heart of United’s defence...
Antonio Rudiger questions why Chelsea keeper Edouard Mendy is not on Ballon d’Or shortlist
Antonio Rudiger demanded an explanation for Edouard Mendy’s Ballon d’Or snub following his man of the match display against Brentford on Saturday. Thomas Tuchel was forced to field a makeshift defence in the absence of his German compatriot Rudiger and most experienced centre-half Thiago Silva. Malang Sarr was handed his...
Unfit Tyson Fury struggled to run 5km prior to his KO win against Wilder, his father says
Tyson Fury was struggling to run three miles just weeks before his KO victory over Deontay Wilder, according to his father John. Fury successfully defended his WBC heavyweight title by knocking out Wilder in the 11th round of their thrilling trilogy fight in Las Vegas last Saturday. But Fury’s preparations...
