How English Premier League’s financial rules are working to check influx of dirty money, enforce fair-play
There is, inevitably, to a concentration of talent in the Premier League. At a very generous estimate, there are perhaps a dozen clubs left on the continent with the financial clout to pay a competitive fee (and salary) to sign a player from England’s top flight. The days when English clubs regarded their European counterparts as predators are long gone. Now, they see them almost exclusively as prey.
Jordan and Egypt supported by Arab world reject Trump’s call to grant asylum to Palestinians from Gaza
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who has repeatedly called for the return of Jewish settlers to Gaza, welcomed Trump’s call as “an excellent idea” and said he would work to develop a plan to implement it. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly rejected such notions, advocated by Smotrich.
How ‘believing’ spurred Africa’s richest footballer and Cameroon’s FA President Eto’o to success in sports and business
Forbes ranks Eto’o the richest African footballer in the world and ranks 12th globally, according to Forbes and Wealthy Gorilla
Trump responds to Colombia’s rejection of deported migrants with hefty tariffs, citing ‘legal obligations’ to accept ‘return of criminals they forced into the United States’
Brazil’s foreign ministry late on Saturday condemned “degrading treatment” of Brazilians after migrants were handcuffed on a commercial deportation flight. Upon arrival, some of the passengers also reported mistreatment during the flight, according to local news reports.
As East Africa struggles to host to upgrade six stadia for African Nations Championship, UK backs Man United’s £2 billion new stadium
While the Red Devils would be expected to pay for an upgraded stadium – with Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s preference for a new 100,000-capacity build – a ‘development corporation’ could be set up to assist on the surrounding areas. The club believe a re-energised Trafford Park has the potential to deliver an additional £7.3 billion ($9.7 billion) to the local economy and 90,000 job opportunities.
Civilians flee Goma as UN predicts imminent fall of the eastern Congo capital to M23 rebels
Three years into their current insurgency, the rebels, who the United Nations says receive backing from neighbouring Rwanda, now control more Congolese territory than ever before. Kigali denies supporting the group.
How gain-of-function research, pandemics and efforts to push mpox vaccine in Africa contributed to US exit from WHO
President Donald Trump’s move to exit WHO came as no surprise. As early as December 2023, his transition team was pushing for an exit from the WHO on day one of the new administration. US law requires a one-year notice and the payment of any outstanding fees when the country withdraws from the WHO. That means the final full withdrawal will take effect in early 2026.
Ex-Ambazonian separatist: I fought to close schools in Cameroon; now I teach to open people’s minds
The Ambazonian rebel group believed that destroying schools would weaken the government’s control over the region, a strategy that left a deep scar on the educational landscape. Armed groups enforced boycotts, burned classrooms and killed teachers who defied their orders. Nearly 488,000 children in the affected regions were out of school in 2024, according to UNICEF.
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels kill least 14 foreign peacekeepers as they advance towards Goma city in eastern Congo
On Saturday, Congo’s army said it fended off an M23 offensive towards Goma with the help of its allied forces, including UN troops and soldiers from the Southern African Development Community Mission, also known as SAMIDRC.
WHO chief accuses rebel Rapid Support Forces of killing 70, injuring 19 people in attack on hospital in Sudan’s Darfur region
Officials and others in the capital of North Darfur province had cited a similar figure on Saturday, but Ghebreyesus is the first international source to provide a casualty number. Reporting on Sudan is incredibly difficult given communication challenges, the indiscriminate violence faced by civilians and exaggerations by both the RSF and the Sudanese military.
