Cameroon winger Bryan Mbeumo said he “grew up wearing” the Manchester United shirt on Monday after joining the club from Brentford on a deal until 2030, with an option for a further year.Mbeumo, 25, will reportedly cost the 20-time Premier League champions an initial £65 million ($87 million) having scored 20 goals in 38 league games …
Childhood fan Mbeumo joins Man Utd re-buildMon, 21 Jul 2025 20:29:16 GMT Read More »
Kenya dropped terror charges against prominent activist Boniface Mwangi on Monday, following widespread condemnation, hitting him with a lesser charge of unlawful possession of ammunition.The east African country has seen a wave of deadly protests against President William Ruto and police brutality that have left dozens dead and thousands of businesses destroyed.Rights groups have criticised …
Kenya drops terror charge against prominent activistMon, 21 Jul 2025 14:56:39 GMT Read More »
Libya’s eastern authorities recently expelled a senior European delegation in a move analysts say was meant to send a message: the unrecognised administration backed by military leader Khalifa Haftar cannot be ignored.On July 8, an EU commissioner and ministers from Greece, Italy and Malta were in Libya to discuss irregular migration from the North African …
Renowned Kenyan rights activist Boniface Mwangi is accused of “facilitation of terrorist acts” during protests that rocked the country last month, investigators said on Sunday, a day after he was arrested.At least 19 people were killed during the June 25 demonstration against President William Ruto’s government, which was itself called to pay tribute to victims …
Arrested Kenyan activist faces terror chargesSun, 20 Jul 2025 16:35:08 GMT Read More »
Swathed in vibrant woollen blankets against the biting winter chill, jockeys — some no more than boys — thundered down a dusty track carved between the undulating hills of the tiny kingdom of Lesotho.Spectators lining the ridges cheered on the riders as their horses sprinted down one of Africa’s highest tracks, more than 2,200 metres …
Lesotho’s jockeys saddle up for mountain horse racingSun, 20 Jul 2025 14:17:47 GMT Read More »
South Africa head coach Rassie Erasmus says mass Springbok experiments will end when he names a 36-man squad on Tuesday for two Rugby Championship Tests against Australia during August.”The bulk of that squad will be experienced players who are suited to the way we want to play while there will be room for one or …
Coach Erasmus calls time on mass Springbok experimentsSun, 20 Jul 2025 12:17:07 GMT Read More »
Sudan’s Prime Minister Kamil Idris on Saturday pledged to rebuild Khartoum, ravaged by more than two years of war, as he made his first visit to the capital since assuming office in May.Touring Khartoum’s destroyed infrastructure earlier, the new premier outlined mass repair projects in anticipation of the return of at least some of the …
The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda-backed armed group M23 signed a ceasefire deal Saturday to end fighting that has devastated the country’s mineral-rich but conflict-torn east.The two sides signed a declaration of principles whose terms include a “permanent ceasefire”, after three months of talks in Qatar.It follows a separate peace deal between the Congolese …
DR Congo, M23 armed group sign ceasefire dealSat, 19 Jul 2025 20:38:01 GMT Read More »
Centre Canan Moodie scored a memorable try as world champions South African beat Georgia 55-10 in Mbombela on Saturday to complete their Rugby Championship build-up. Â When Moodie struck after 19 minutes before a 36,842 crowd in the northeast city it demonstrated the changing DNA of Springbok rugby.Gone is a fondness for a kick-and-chase approach, and …
Memorable Moodie try highlights big win by SpringboksSat, 19 Jul 2025 17:57:25 GMT Read More »
Kenyan human rights campaigner Boniface Mwangi was arrested at his home in the east African country, the latest in a long series of arrests, his wife and an NGO said on Saturday.The prominent activist and former photojournalist has been detained on many occasions, including in May when he was abducted in Tanzania and allegedly tortured …
Renowned Kenyan human rights activist arrestedSat, 19 Jul 2025 17:31:54 GMT Read More »
