Christiano Ronaldo released early from national duties, joins new Man United teammates in training
Cristiano Ronaldo is gearing up for his return to the Manchester United team. The 36-year-old icon reported for training at the club’s Carrington ground ahead of his potential second debut for the club on Saturday. Ronaldo was released from international duty early after breaking the world record for most international...
Nigeria’s Zamfara state endures telephone blackout as military battles armed gangs
Mobile telephone networks were shut down in the north-western Nigerian state of Zamfara, residents have reported after authorities ordered a telecoms blackout to help armed forces tackle armed gangs of kidnappers terrorising the area. Two residents of Zamfara, reached by phone after they travelled to neighbouring Sokoto State, said their...
Ousted Guinea president Alpha Konde was victim of democracy eating its defenders and abusers
Guinea President Alpha Condé’s already tarnished democratic credentials took a further hit last year when he tweaked the country’s constitution to extend his decade in power. Now he has become the latest casualty of a wave of military takeovers sweeping a region that looked to have shed its “coup-belt” moniker....
Rejected ammunition request may have jettisoned Guinea president out of power
In 2016, Mamady Doumbouya, a commander in the Guinean army, asked his superiors if he could have ammunition to train his troops in marksmanship. He never received it, he said, because they feared he would use the rounds to launch a coup. Five years on, Doumbouya did just that. On...
South Africa Airways ready to resume domestic, continental flights on September 23
South African Airways (SAA) interim CEO Thomas Kgokolo says the airline is moving into a new era. Kgokolo made the comments when he was addressing Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises on the expected restart of the airline and on other matters concerning its subsidiaries. SAA is expected to resume...
Fight for gloves on at Arsenal as new goalkeeper attempts to push aside regular for starting berth
Arsenal summer signing Aaron Ramsdale has told friends he expects to start the club’s next Premier League match ahead of Bernd Leno, according to reports. The Gunners will be desperate to secure their first win of the season on September 11 when newly-promoted Norwich City visit the Emirates. Arsenal have...
Gunners get ready to fire their manager Mike Arteta, as Antonio Conte loads missiles to take over
Arsenal have reportedly agreed terms in principle with Italian boss Antonio Conte as Mikel Arteta struggles to get the Gunners’ season up and running. The Gunners sit bottom of the Premier League with three defeats from the three games. They are yet to score a goal and already questions are...
Biden administration in frenzied erasure of damning Afghan weapon reports from federal websites
President Biden will be bringing world leaders together for a virtual Summit for Democracy in December, the White House announced early this week as part of the administration’s efforts to tackle authoritarianism, fight corruption and advance human rights. The War in Afghanistan has always been a black-box, but the Biden...
White supremacism: Taliban success in Afghanistan is a model for Americans who believe in civil war in the US
As the United States-backed government in Afghanistan fell to the Taliban and US troops raced to leave the country, White supremacist and anti-government extremists have expressed admiration for what the Taliban accomplished, a worrying development for US officials who have been grappling with the threat of domestic violent extremism. That...
India’s DNA Covid vaccine is a world first and experts are optimistic ‘this is really the future of vaccinology’
India has approved a new Covid vaccine that uses circular strands of DNA to prime the immune system against the virus SARS-CoV-2. Researchers have welcomed news of the first DNA vaccine for people to receive approval anywhere in the world, and say many other DNA vaccines may soon be hot...
