Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Military transport helicopters are some of the equipment supplied Russia is hosting a major summit for dozens of African leaders this week, an indication of its growing role as a key player in the region. The Soviet Union used to have a major presence on the continent but its […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The Liverpool player’s Senegalese name is rarely pronounced correctly In our series of letters from African journalists, Sierra Leonean-Gambian writer Ade Daramy explains why he gets hot under the collar when seeing Africans doing well in sport. As I watched coverage of the World Athletics Championships in Qatar, like […]
Survivors of a deadly air strike on a migrant detention centre in Tripoli in July have told the BBC they feel abandoned by the United Nations, and are desperate to escape Libya. Fifty-three migrants and refugees were killed in the air strike which was blamed on rebel forces trying to get control of the capital. […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Military transport helicopters are some of the equipment supplied Russia is hosting a major summit for dozens of African leaders this week, an indication of its growing role as a key player in the region. The Soviet Union used to have a major presence on the continent but its […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The Liverpool player’s Senegalese name is rarely pronounced correctly In our series of letters from African journalists, Sierra Leonean-Gambian writer Ade Daramy explains why he gets hot under the collar when seeing Africans doing well in sport. As I watched coverage of the World Athletics Championships in Qatar, like […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Abiy Ahmed won the Nobel Peace Prize for ending hostilities with Eritrea Ethiopian Prime Minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner Abiy Ahmed says “no force can stop Ethiopia” from building a dam on the River Nile despite objections from Egypt. The dam, under construction on the Blue Nile tributary […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Most of Eskom’s power plants run on coal, an abundant resource in South Africa South Africa’s embattled state power firm, Eskom, is taking legal action to reclaim $14m (£11m) from multinational consultancy Deloitte, accusing it of being awarded contracts improperly. Eskom said Deloitte charged five times more than its competitors […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Most of Eskom’s power plants run on coal, an abundant resource in South Africa South Africa’s embattled state power firm, Eskom, is taking legal action to reclaim $14m (£11m) from multinational consultancy Deloitte, accusing it of being awarded contracts improperly. Eskom said Deloitte charged five times more than its competitors […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Sharm el-Sheikh attracted hundreds of thousands of UK visitors each year Direct flights from the UK to Sharm el-Sheikh are to resume after the government ended a ban imposed in 2015. Flights to the Egyptian resort were stopped after 224 people died in the bombing of a Russian airliner, linked […]
Van Dijk helped Liverpool win the Champions League last season Virgil van Dijk is one of seven Liverpool players named on the 30-man shortlist for the 2019 Ballon d’Or. Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Georginio Wijnaldum and Alisson have also been chosen from the Reds. Five Manchester City players – Raheem Sterling, […]
