Victor Osimhen won the Serie A title with Napoli last season and ended 2023 by being named African footballer of the year, but the striker reckons lifting the Cup of Nations with Nigeria might just top the lot.”It would be one of the best moments of my life,” the 25-year-old told AFP in Abidjan, where …
A record 118-run partnership between Angelo Mathews and Charith Asalanka bailed Sri Lanka out in the second T20 against Zimbabwe, as they posted 173 for six in 20 overs after being put into bat in Colombo on Sunday. Â Sri Lanka, who lead the three-match series 1-0, initially struggled having been reduced to 27 for four …
UK leader Rishi Sunak battled Tuesday to quell growing dissent over his controversial plan to send migrants to Rwanda, testing his authority with a general election on the horizon.Parliament launched two days of debate about the scheme — a central part of Sunak’s pledge to stop asylum seekers crossing from France to Britain in small …
UK’s Sunak battles to push through Rwanda migrant lawTue, 16 Jan 2024 15:47:41 GMT Read More »
Kenyan prosecutors said on Tuesday they intend to charge a suspected cult leader and dozens of other suspects with murder and terrorism over the deaths of more than 400 of his followers, after a court warned it may have to free him. Self-proclaimed pastor Paul Nthenge Mackenzie is alleged to have incited his followers to starve …
Kenya to charge cult leader with murder, terrorismTue, 16 Jan 2024 11:56:09 GMT Read More »
Britain’s plan to send migrants to Rwanda returns to the spotlight on Tuesday, when lawmakers debate the controversial scheme, testing leader Rishi Sunak’s authority with a general election around the corner.The prime minister — in power since October 2022 — has staked his political future on slashing record levels of regular and irregular migration. His government’s …
UK parliament braces for Rwanda migrant law battleTue, 16 Jan 2024 10:16:36 GMT Read More »
Mauritius on Tuesday removed a maximum cyclone alert warning as it assessed the devastation wrought by tropical storm Belal to the Indian Ocean island nation.Belal has claimed the life of one person in the remote paradise island, left thousands without power, and caused traffic chaos with numerous cars submerged under floodwaters or piled up on …
Mauritius raised a cyclone warning alert to maximum on Tuesday as powerful winds and rains from tropical storm Belal caused havoc in the Indian Ocean island nation.The government has ordered all inhabitants to stay indoors, but the meteorological service said the storm was now moving eastwards away from the remote paradise island.Belal has left thousands …
When the first bombs rang out in Sudan, Amjad, Fatima and Mazin abandoned their paintbrushes, musical instruments and studios, leaving behind the lives they knew for unfamiliar shores.Now in Egypt, they have sought to bring back the sights and sounds of a long-lost home to an audience of about a hundred, just a stone’s throw …
Fleeing war, Sudanese artists seek revival in CairoTue, 16 Jan 2024 01:56:42 GMT Read More »
Lamine Camara scored a stunning brace as Senegal began their defence of the Africa Cup of Nations title with a 3-0 win over Gambia on Monday, but fellow heavyweights Algeria and Cameroon were both held in their opening matches.Sadio Mane’s Senegal are hoping to retain the trophy they won in Cameroon two years ago and …
