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Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo has stressed the need for more collaborative efforts to foster better education and awareness about sickle cell disease just as he stated that people living with sickle cell need empathy not sympathy. Speaking in Lagos at the grand patron of the First African Congress on Sickle Cell Disease, ACSCD,  Obasanjo emphasised the fact that every ...

The Catholic Church has launched an investigation after two missionary nuns became pregnant while working in Africa. The two women, who belonged to separate religious orders in Sicily, are expecting children despite their vows of chastity. One of them, a mother superior, found she was several weeks pregnant while the other woman discovered the news when she complained of stomach ...

The Ghanaian forward has shared his thoughts on racism in the beautiful game Kevin-Prince Boateng has taken to social media to express his feelings, writing “Nothing has changed” in the fight against racism. He made these remarks in the wake of the racial abuse towards Mario Balotelli during the Serie A match between Hellas Verona and Brescia on Sunday. The Italian forward was ...

The Premier League have appointed Michael Oliver as referee for Liverpool’s title clash with Man City, after more high-profile incidents over the weekend. Despite the introduction of VAR intending to aid referees and end post-match debate over big decisions such as offsides and penalties, the opposite has occurred so far. There were a number of questionable calls both from on-field officials and those ...

Authorities in Benin are investigating the latest piracy case in the Gulf of Guinea, after nine crew members of Norwegian Ship MV Bonita were kidnapped on Saturday. The Norwegian shipping firm J.J. Ugland said the ship, which carried a cargo of gypsum, a mineral commonly used as fertiliser, was boarded by pirates while at anchor off the coast of Benin. ...

Kenya’s Chief Justice David Maraga on Monday said he has been treated ‘unfairly’, and effectively accused the executive arm of government of undermining the judiciary. “They want to control the judiciary, they want to make the judiciary a puppet,” he told a rare press conference. Maraga, who has been the head of the judiciary since October 2016, historically annulled the ...

Uganda’s security agencies were kept busy on Monday as they deployed at the country’s leading university, clashed with journalists and arrested veteran opposition leader, Kizza Besigye. Kizza Besigye’s brutal arrest Pictures and videos of former presidential candidate Besigye being thrust from his car by water canons evoked harsh reactions from Ugandans, who condemned the use of violence by the country’s ...

Jose Mourinho has been heavily linked with the Arsenal job in recent days – but how could the side look under him? Unai Emery is reportedly on the brink at Arsenal following a poor start to the season which sees the Gunners six points adrift of top four. After 15 months in the Emirates Stadium hotseat, fans and, ostensibly, board members are ...

Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has come under pressure after winning just three Premier League matches this season. These are the three most likely candidates to take over as manager if Old Trafford chiefs decide to sack Solskjaer, including Massimiliano Allegri and Mauricio Pochettino. Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has come under increasing amounts of pressure since taking over as permanent ...

The former Reds midfielder believes the form of a Senegalese forward has the Blues fearing the worst ahead of a crucial Premier League encounter Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has called out Liverpool forward Sadio Mane over a supposed penchant for going to ground because he “fears the threat” of the Senegalese, says Jamie Redknapp. The Blues coach has started the mind games ...