“It was like a spiral,” said Gilles Yapi Yapo, a former Ivory Coast international football star who said he was cheated out of 200,000 euros ($213,000) by a witch doctor. “You are like a slave and it can be really damaging,” the 41-year-old said of the two years he spent under the spell of a traditional …
Footballers who fell under the spell of witch doctorsTue, 14 Nov 2023 06:40:52 GMT Read More »
“There’s a lot of jealousy in football,” said Sheikh Issa, holding up a piece of bark and a bottle of a yellowish potion.Which is why many professional players beat a path to the African faith healer in the Paris suburbs looking for ways to ward off the “evil eye” and other afflictions. Since World Cup winner …
A Rwandan former gynaecologist goes on trial in France on Tuesday on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity during the 1994 massacres in his home country, in an investigation stretching back nearly three decades. It is one of France’s longest-running cases, with Sosthene Munyemana to face justice at a Paris court nearly 30 years after …
Ex-doctor goes on trial in France over Rwanda genocideTue, 14 Nov 2023 06:18:32 GMT Read More »
Prolific Liverpool scorer and Egypt captain Mohamed Salah will be among the stars in action this week when 2026 World Cup qualifying in Africa kicks off with two matchdays. His two Premier League goals against Brentford at the weekend raised his total to 200 in English football, and he is now set to shine against Group …
Liberians head to the polls Tuesday to decide whether to hand former footballer George Weah a second term as president despite a controversial record, or to elect political veteran Joseph Boakai despite his age.The run-off is expected to be close between the rivals, who also faced off in 2017 when Weah won in the second …
Former Ivorian prime minister Guillaume Soro said Monday he had had extensive talks with Niger’s putsch leaders in Niamey, a day after announcing he was ending years of self-imposed exile. “I had the honour of an audience with the president of the Nigerien transition, head of state General Abdourahamane Tiani,” said Soro on X, formerly Twitter, …
Six prominent presidential candidates in Madagascar told AFP on Monday they plan to boycott this week’s elections, worsening a political crisis engulfing the country.The six, who are part of a larger grouping of opposition candidates holding almost daily protests for weeks, said they will not take part in Thursday’s vote and will urge their supporters …
Nations grappling with the plastic “suffocating” nature and leaching into food and the human body began fresh negotiations on Monday toward a UN treaty to tackle the growing problem. Some 175 countries agreed last year to conclude by 2024 a binding agreement to combat the plastic pollution littering oceans, mountain tops, and even blood and breast …
Nations start negotiations over global plastics treatyMon, 13 Nov 2023 14:58:29 GMT Read More »
Hundreds of Kenyans braved heavy downpours to plant seedlings in Nairobi after the government declared Monday a public holiday to encourage citizens to grow 100 million trees across the country.President William Ruto has vowed to plant 15 billion trees by 2032 in a bid to boost Kenya’s forest cover following the worst drought to ravage …
Kenyans brave heavy rain to plant treesMon, 13 Nov 2023 10:57:41 GMT Read More »
The latest negotiations towards a global treaty to combat plastic pollution opened in Nairobi on Monday, with tensions expected as nations tussle over what should be included in the pact.Some 175 countries agreed last year to conclude by 2024 a UN treaty to address the plastic blighting oceans, floating in the atmosphere, and infiltrating the …
Nations negotiate terms of plastics treaty in NairobiMon, 13 Nov 2023 09:29:31 GMT Read More »
