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Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has condemned an ethnic attack in Central Mali, while meeting Malians in Switzerland on Monday. Mali suffered another ethnic massacre on Sunday, 9 June. At least 95 members of the Dogon community brutally lost their lives in a village in the Sangha district. At least 95 members of the Dogon community brutally lost their lives ...

Lawmakers in Nigeria’s National Assembly – Senate and House of Representatives – are set to pick their respective leadership today at their first meeting since polls in March. Local media outlets report that security is high at the complex in Abuja with state security officers having barricaded a number of entry points. The Senators and Reps (as members of the ...

The Ministry of Youth and Sports has budgeted a humongous record amount of $15 million to execute Ghana’s 2019 Africa Cup of Nations campaign, representing the highest amount ever spent by a country playing in the tournament, a reliable source has revealed. The Sports Minister, who had vowed to slash Ghana’s financial expenditure on the Black Stars in the face ...

Ghana head coach, Kwesi Appiah, has named his final 23-man squad that will represent the Black Stars during the 2019 AFCON in Egypt. Ghana, who finished fourth at the last edition of the AFCON after losing 0-1 to Burkina Faso, will be playing in Group F alongside Cameroon Guinea Bissau and Benin in the tournament that will kick off on ...

The Belgium international has completed a move to the Santiago Bernabeu, with Pat Nevin saying he may face a “tough” few years in the Spanish capital Eden Hazard has been warned that “sometimes the grass isn’t greener”, with Chelsea legend Pat Nevin saying the Belgian could face a few “tough” years at rebuilding Real Madrid. A former Blues star has ...

The battle for the No.1 spot at Arsenal in 2007-08 between the German and Spanish goalkeepers was a feisty one Vito Mannone has revealed what it was like to be stuck in the middle of Jens Lehmann and Manuel Almunia during their bitter battle for the No.1 spot at Arsenal throughout the 2007-08 season. The feud between the two goalkeepers ...

The former Reds centre-back admitted that he would place his bets on the Barcelona forward lifting the award for a sixth time over the Dutchman Jamie Carragher feels that Lionel Messi is in pole position to win the 2019 Ballon d’Or despite pressure from Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk. Van Dijk couldn’t help Netherlands to silverware on Sunday as they ...

The Portuguese star asked the defender if he would join his side from Ajax after Portugal’s Nations League win Ajax and Netherlands star Matthijs de Ligt revealed Cristiano Ronaldo asked him if he would join Juventus next season following Portugal‘s Nations League victory over the defender’s Dutch side. De Ligt, 19, is expected to make a big-money move from Ajax in the close season, with Paris Saint-Germain or Barcelona reportedly ...

The World Economic Forum estimates that mental illnesses will account for more than half of the economic burden of disease over the next two decades – more than cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases combined. In high-income countries, more than 35% of people with mental disorders receive no treatment. This rate can increase to 85% for those in low- and ...

The Belgium international will swap Stamford Bridge for Santiago Bernabeu after a deal was finally struck between the two clubs Chelsea have accepted a bid of €100 million (£88m/$112m) for forward Eden Hazard from Real Madrid, though the total cost could rise to €140m (£124m/$146m) with add-ons. Goal can confirm the two clubs have come to a compromise on Hazard’s ...