Fifa comes under scathing criticism for awarding Saudi Arabia 2034 World Cup despite poor human rights record
Saudi Arabia has invested heavily in sport, revamping its domestic soccer league by signing global superstars such as Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Brazil’s Neymar. The kingdom’s Public Investment fund (PIF) acquired English Premier League club Newcastle United and founded the LIV Golf tour, challenging the US-based PGA Tour’s dominance.
President Biden policies targeted as Trump plans major shakeup in government within hours of taking office
US presidents frequently issue executive orders to make good on campaign pledges and quickly establish their policy objectives without going through the lengthy process of getting legislation through Congress. The orders can be subject to court challenges, however, and typically any money set aside to carry out the mandates of the orders has to be approved by Congress.
Museveni’s intellectual pygmies: Talking politics in Uganda often feels like health hazard wrought by ideological bankruptcy
Our brains are oval and therefore multi dimensional. The number of dimensions is infinite, but we can mention the cultural, ethical, moral, social, economic, political, emotional, psychological, financial, intellectual, technical, scientific, environmental and ecological dimensions. When we say we have to develop as individuals, then development must be experienced along...
Depletion of flora and fauna in Congo Forest worries greens as Chinese gold mining threatens protected UN heritage site
Spanning more than 13,000 square kilometres (5,000 square miles), the Okapi Wildlife Reserve became a protected site in 1996, due to its unique biodiversity and large number of threatened species, including its namesake, the okapi, a forest giraffe, of which it holds some 15 per cent of the world’s remaining 30,000. It’s part of the Congo Basin rainforest – the world’s second-biggest – and a vital carbon sink that helps mitigate climate change. It also has vast mineral wealth such as gold and diamonds.
Supremacy feud: Fighting flares between Somalia’s Jubbaland and federal government
Fighting has erupted between Somalia’s semi-autonomous Jubbaland region and the federal government, officials said on Wednesday, in an escalation of tensions after Jubbaland held an election against the Mogadishu government’s advice. “This morning, federal forces from Mogadishu in Ras Kamboni, using drones, attacked Jubbaland forces,” Adan Ahmed Haji, assistant security...
South Korea police raid President Yoon office as defence minister attempts suicide at detention centre
National Police Commissioner Cho Ji-ho was arrested early on Wednesday on insurrection charges, Yonhap said. Cho is accused of deploying police to block lawmakers from entering parliament after Yoon declared martial law on December 3.
Three protesters arrested as Kenyan police lob teargas at rights activists marching against femicide
The police did not provide statistics for earlier periods, but according to figures compiled by the Africa Data Hub collective based on media reports, there were at least 75 femicides in 2022 and 46 the year before.
Elections body becomes flashpoint as Kenya teeters on brink of a constitutional crisis
The commission has not met as required by law since the August 9, 2022 elections, because among other things, it lacks a chair and assistant chair, and does not have mandatory quorum to make any decision legal and binding.
Nile perch: How world’s ‘smallest war’ is fought in Kenya on world’s most densely populated island in Lake Victoria
Since 1926 official maps have shown that the island is 510 metres east of the border, putting it firmly in Kenyan waters. But Lake Victoria is, of course, the colonial era monicker for the inland sea, which has many other names in local languages and dialects. And it may be that poor or thoughtless map drawing by the colonial powers in Africa has contributed to the dispute.
In what can pass as ‘home detention’ South Korean President Yoon is banned from travelling abroad
Prosecutors on Sunday arrested ex-defence minister Kim Yong-hyun over his alleged role in the declaration of martial law on December 3, Yonhap reported. Yoon gave the military sweeping emergency powers on December 3 to root out what he called “anti-state forces” and obstructionist political opponents. He rescinded the order six hours later, after parliament voted against the decree.
