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President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Joseph Kabila will not contest in elections when they are next held, the information minister Lambert Mende has told the Voice of America channel. According to him, Kabila intends to respect the consitution of the country and to hand over power after the December 2018 elections. The Minister also disclosed that the ...

Luigi Di Biagio has been confirmed as Italy’s interim head coach for the March friendlies against Argentina and England. Italian Football Federation (FIGC) vice-commissioner Alessandro Costacurta last week said Under-21s boss Di Biagio, 46, would be offered the chance to take control of the Azzurri on a temporary basis. The former Roma and Inter Milan midfielder was on Monday formally ...

JUSTIN KLUIVERT insists a move to Manchester United wouldn’t make sense – for now. The 18-year-old has been impressing for Ajax this term, featuring in 14 of their games and scoring five goals in the Eredivisie. Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has been linked with a move for the young Dutchman but Kluivert says it’s not on the cards. “I have ...

South Africa’s parliament has scheduled a motion of no-confidence against President Jacob Zuma for February 22, the parliament’s speaker said on Friday, following a request from the opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party. “Ms Mbete informed EFF leader Mr Julius Malema that she had decided to schedule their requested motion of no confidence in the President for 22 February,” the parliament said ...

In a bid to raise $3.1 billion to fund education for children in the world’s poorest countries, celebrated pop star has been tweeting at leaders of Western powers including the United kIngdom, France and Australia, asking them to pledge support. Rihanna is attending an international education summit in Dakar, Senegal. Over the past few years, the “Wild Thoughts” singer has ...

Government in Kenya has arrested Miguna Miguna, the other legislator that actively participated in the illegal ‘swearing in’ ceremony of opposition leader Raila Odinga. The self-styled National Resistance Movement (NRM) General Miguna Miguna was arrested on Friday morning, shortly after he raised the alarm on a police raid at his home. The National Resistance Movement is the resistance wing of ...

Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed High Court Judge Priscilla Chigumba as the new chairperson of the national election agency, according to an appointment letter seen by Reuters on Wednesday. The Zimbabwe Election Commission has not had a permanent chairperson since Rita Makarau resigned in December, months before a vote whose credibility is crucial to Mnangagwa’s efforts to re-engage the ...

Jordan Ayew is happy to reunite with his older brother Andre who re-signed for Swansea City. Andre has penned a three-and-a-half-year contract at the Liberty Stadium after the Swans agreed an undisclosed fee with the Hammers. The 28-year-old forward returns to Wales having left the Swans to join West Ham for £20.5 million almost 18 months ago. His arrival is ...

A Kenyan member of parliament, TJ Kajwang, who presided over the symbolic inauguration of Raila Odinga has been arrested. The legislator who is also one of Odinga’s lawyers was arrested outside a court building in the capital, Nairobi. Local media reported that Kajwang has been directed to go to the Offices of the Directorate of Criminal Investigation. RUARAKA MP TJ ...

Uganda’s president Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has led tributes and condolences to fallen musician, Mowzey Radio, of the globally acclaimed Ugandan music duo, Goodlyfe Crew. Mowzey Radio whose real name is Moses Sekibogo passed away at one of the major private hospitals in the capital Kampala in the early hours of Thursday morning. The 34 year old artist who many describe ...