It feels like this Premier League season has been defined by set-piece drama. Not just the goals that have been scored, but the constant grappling, pushing, pulling and wrestling. It appeared to reach a head in February, when about 15 Manchester United and Everton players camped inside the six-yard box. Players were being thrown to the floor before the…
Players who make their first tournament appearance at this summer’s Fifa World Cup will wear a debut patch on their shirts. Players such as Erling Haaland and Lamine Yamal will make their World Cup bows this summer – as will every player in the Scotland squad. It is part of a new licensing deal which…
Passengers from the cruise ship struck by a hantavirus outbreak are being evacuated and sent to their home countries to isolate and receive medical treatment if necessary. Some other passengers from MV Hondius left on earlier flights or connections and their contacts are now being traced as a precuation. Officials say the risk of the…
Leading South African opposition figure Julius Malema has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to resign after the Constitutional Court ruled parliament had violated the constitution by blocking moves to impeach him in 2022. The judgement follows a legal challenge by Malema’s Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and others, and could result in fresh impeachment proceedings. Ramaphosa’s…
President Maada Bio will attend in Nairobi, on May 11 and 12, the Africa Forward summit, jointly organised by Kenya and France. On the eve of this summit, we publish an article of Luc Briard, Ambassador of France to Guinea and Sierra Leone, which presents the objectives of the summit and highlights more particularly projects…
An outbreak of hantavirus on board a cruise ship is not the start of a pandemic, the UN health agency has said. Maria van Kerkhove, an infectious disease epidemiologist at the World Health Organization (WHO), told a news briefing that it was not the same situation as six years ago with Covid-19, because hantavirus spreads…
Rwandan singer Aimable Karasira has died as he was being released from prison in Kigali, according to the Rwanda Correctional Service (RCS). The RCS said he had died at Nyarugenge Hospital after he had allegedly overdosed on his prescription medication. RCS spokesperson Hillary Sengabo later said Karasira was suffering from diabetes, high blood pressure and poor…
Gerard Pique has been given a two-month ban by the Spanish football federation after an argument with a referee. The former Spain and Barcelona star, who retired from playing in 2022, is now co-owner of FC Andorra and the dispute took place during his side’s 1-0 defeat by Albacete last week. Referee Alonso de Ena…
Donald Trump’s pause on a short-lived “Project Freedom” to guide ships through the Strait of Hormuz, as he claimed progress had been made towards clinching a “Complete and Final Agreement” with Iran, soothed oil markets and sent hopes soaring of a breakthrough. But expectations were soon tempered by the US president himself. Iran said on…
Sudan has accused neighbouring Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of orchestrating drone strikes on its main airport, describing the assault as “direct aggression”. The international airport, located in the capital, was hit on Monday, along with military installations in the Greater Khartoum area. Recent drone strikes have shattered a period of relative calm…
