Pelé meant the world to us Africans
The death of football legend Pelé has saddened millions of football fans. Born Edson Arantes do Nascimento, the Brazilian star has touched hearts and captivated minds across the world. In Africa, he has been celebrated not only for his football mastery but also as a symbol of Black excellence and representation. For me, Pelé has
Nearly 1,700 journalists killed over past 20 years: RSF
A Reporters Without Borders report says the last two decades have been ‘especially deadly’ for journalists.Nearly 1,700 journalists have been killed worldwide over the past 20 years, an average of more than 80 a year, according to an analysis published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF). The two decades between 2003 and 2022 were “especially deadly
Mediators meet to bolster Ethiopia truce as Tigray conflict dims
The mediators are meeting amid slow implementation of the truce and as aid workers say Eritrean troops remain.Mediators between Ethiopia’s federal government and authorities in the Tigray region, embroiled until last month in a brutal war, are stepping up efforts to enforce a truce as relations between the two sides inch closer towards normality. The
Attack in eastern Syria kills 10 oil workers: state media
The SANA news agency said that the attack targeted buses transporting workers in Deir Az Zor.An attack in eastern Syria has killed at least 10 oil field workers, state news agency SANA has reported, a day after Syrian Kurdish-led forces announced an offensive against ISIL (ISIS). “Two others have been wounded in a terrorist attack
Russian diplomat, Indian politician spar over oligarch’s death
Indian police are investigating the death of sausage magnate Pavel Antov over the Christmas weekend.Russia’s top diplomat in New Delhi traded barbs with a senior Indian politician on Twitter late on Thursday over the death of a Russian tycoon once reportedly critical of the Ukraine war, in a rare public spat involving Moscow and a country
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