At least 14 people including 7 students were killed after a roadside bomb blew up a bus in the north-west. The incident comes less than 2 weeks after 35 civilians were killed in a suspected jihadist attack on a military base and a week before a G5 Sahel meeting to be held in Pau, France. Africanews correspondent Salouka Boureima gives us the ...
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Kenya police arrests 3 men attempting to breach British army camp
Kenyan police say they have arrested three men who tried to force their way into a British Army training camp on the same day that al-Shabab extremists attacked a military base and killed three U.S. military personnel. The internal police report seen by The Associated Press says the three “terrorist suspects” were arrested Sunday after trying to enter the British ...
Read More »Liberians march to seat of govt to protest hard economic times
Protesters have taken to the streets of Liberian capital Monrovia against increasingly difficult economic times and corruption in the George Weah – led administration. Reports from the West African country said protesters skipped past heavy security presence to access the seat of power, Capitol Hill. They protest is set to take place at the place. Capitol Hill is adjacent to ...
Read More »Juventus chief ‘excludes’ possibility of selling Can or Rabiot amid Man Utd links
Fabio Paratici has insisted that the midfield duo will remain at the Allianz Stadium until at least the end of the season Juventus director Fabio Paratici has excluded the possibility of selling Emre Can or Adrien Rabiot in the January transfer window. Both men have been tipped to seek moves away from Turin this month after finding their playing time at Allianz ...
Read More »Man Utd links to Longstaff played down by Newcastle boss Bruce
The Magpies manager is aware of the speculation, but claims to have been offered no indication that his former club will be making a formal bid Manchester United may be interested in Sean Longstaff, but Newcastle manager Steve Bruce claims to have been given no indication that a big-money bid is imminent. Speculation continues to suggest that the 22-year-old midfielder is ...
Read More »‘Man Utd’s interest in Maddison won’t worry Leicester’ – Midfielder in ‘no mad rush’ to leave, says Elliott
The ex-Foxes star is not surprised by talk of interest in the England international, but sees no reason why he would push for a move to Old Trafford Leicester will not be “unduly worried” by the ongoing speculation suggesting that James Maddison is a top transfer target for Manchester United, says Matt Elliott. With another transfer window now open, rumours of ...
Read More »‘Boateng different to Luiz & would be good for Arsenal’ – Ex-Gunners defender backs Bayern raid
Mikel Arteta is said to be keen on the World Cup winner and Justin Hoyte admits the German centre-half would demand respect at Emirates Stadium Jerome Boateng would demand “respect” at Arsenal and be another useful senior addition to sit alongside David Luiz and act as a mentor for the club’s younger defenders, says Justin Hoyte. Reports are suggesting that the Bayern Munich ...
Read More »Chelsea transfer targets: Sancho, Dembele & players linked with the club
All the latest Blues transfer news, rumours, quotes, gossip and done deals for the January 2020 transfer window Chelsea are free to explore their options in the transfer market this January following the lifting of their FIFA-imposed ban on signing players by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). Blues boss Frank Lampard has thus far managed to get the best out of the ...
Read More »‘Reinier even better than Kaka in some ways’ – Filipe Luis says Real Madrid are getting ‘great signing’
The experienced full-back, who once starred for Atletico Madrid, is backing a current Flamengo team-mate to be a star in the Spanish top flight Real Madrid would be getting a “great signing” if a deal is tied up for Reinier, says Filipe Luis, with the Flamengo starlet considered to be even better in some areas than legendary countryman Kaka. A €35 ...
Read More »Vandals cut down Ibrahimovic statue
A statue of Zlatan Ibrahimovic outside Malmo FF’s stadium has been cut down after vandals appeared to saw it off at the ankles. Only the two feet were left on the plinth while the rest of the body was left toppled over a security fence in the latest attack on the structure outside the Eleda Stadion. The face of the ...
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