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DIEGO MARADONA celebrated a terrific Lionel Messi goal in Argentina’s World Cup win over Nigeria. Maradona remains an Argentine icon and has been following the team around this tournament. The former player and manager of the national team was present to entertain fans ahead of kick off. And entertain them he certainly did. Maradona was spotted hyping up the fans ...

The President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, said he suspects a group linked to the former first lady was behind an attempt on his life. Two people died and more than 40 were injured in an explosion near Mr Mnangagwa at a rally in Bulawayo. Mr Mnangagwa told the BBC’s Fergal Keane that he suspected the G40 group, which supported Grace ...

MANCHESTER UNITED were one of three Premier League clubs that tried to sign Paolo Maldini from AC Milan. Maldini is widely regarded as one of the world’s best ever defenders following a 24-year playing career at the top level. The Milan-born ace racked up a staggering 902 appearances for his hometown club, winning seven Serie A titles. And he helped ...

WORLD CUP organisers have been slammed by Morocco star Nordin Amrabat after Spain benefitted from VAR decisions on Monday night. Morocco were just minutes away from a famous victory over Spain, even though they were already eliminated from the World Cup. But Iago Aspas popped up with a dramatic goal in stoppage time to secure a 2-2 draw and Spain’s ...

American-Senegalese artist Akon has revealed plans to outdoor a new cryptocurrency named after himself called ‘Akoin’ as the central form of exchange. He unveiled this ambitious project at a creative festival in Cannes, where he spoke at a panel titled Branding Africa: Blockchain, Entrepreneurship and Empowering the Future. The Grammy-nominated and multi-platinum selling artist also wants to build his own ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo, one of the “green lungs” of the planet, is threatened by illegal logging, says Tuesday the NGO Global Witness which asks timber importing countries including France to take measures. “It is not surprising that the law is flouted in the DRC, but it is shocking that France does so little to stop its imports of ...

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar reached an agreement on “some points” in peace talks in Khartoum on Tuesday, Sudan’s foreign minister said. Al-Dirdiri Mohamed Ahmed said the points agreed on would be announced on Wednesday morning. Machar told reporters after meeting Kiir that he had demanded another 48 hours to consult with other parts of ...

LIVERPOOL have been handed a boost in their pursuit of attacking midfielder Hakim Ziyech. The 25-year-old has been attracting interest from a number of European sides after impressing for Ajax in the Eredivisie last season. Ziyech was expected to complete a switch to Serie A outfit Roma this summer. However, the Italian side have since purchased Ajax team-mate Justin Kluivert ...

HE PM Dr Abiy Ahmed warmly welcomes the Eritrean delegation at Bole Airport. This marks the 1st high level contact nearly two decades of stalemate. HE PM Abiy will host the delegation & hopes the visit will lay the foundation for a much brighter future for. #Ethiopia #Eritrea pic.twitter.com/PAGwRnIlDt — Fitsum Arega (@fitsumaregaa) June 26, 2018 The visit comes after ...

Seven Islamist militants surrendered to Algerian authorities on Wednesday near the North African country’s border with Mali, the defence ministry said. Security forces recovered arms including six Kalashnikov assault rifles, the ministry said in a statement. Violence has declined in Algeria since the 1990s, when a conflict between the state and Islamist insurgents killed an estimated 200,000 people. Al Qaeda ...