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Europa League: Cédric Bakambu scores for Real Betis against Nottingham Forest
The Congolese striker opens the scoring but Verdiblancos settle for a 2-2 draw at the Estadio de la Cartuja Europa League: Cédric Bakambu scores for Real Betis against Nottingham Forest Cédric Bakambu opened the scoring for Real Betis against...

Two Notts Police youth workers share their path into policing
Losing a loved one to gun crime, fleeing a country wracked by civil war, battling imposter syndrome and facing racist abuse are just some of the challenges two Nottinghamshire Police youth workers have had to overcome to get to where they are...

Jewish exceptionalism: not so exceptional
Solidarity: murals on the Falls Road depict the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 18 March 2024 Charles McQuillan · Getty Jewish exceptionalism is less exceptional than we think. We are not the only people to use a...

Why Tshisekedi allies want House Speaker Kamerhe out
Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi is facing yet another political test after a key ally in parliament was accused of mismanagement, a potential reason to eject him from the post. Vital Kamerhe, Speaker of the National Assembly, is fighting...

Activists from Sudan, Myanmar, Pacific Islands, and Taiwan receive human rights award
STOCKHOLM – The Right Livelihood Award was awarded Wednesday to activists from Sudan and Myanmar, where military and political violence devastates communities, to the Pacific Islands, where climate disaster threatens entire nations, and to Taiwan,...

Body positivity activist brags about cutting off family over Palestine
Body positivity activist and “plus-size” model Tess Holliday took center stage at the September 20 Teen Vogue summit to give some horrible advice — as she’s done before regarding body positivity — to those listening. In the clips, when Holliday is...

CEMAC Inflation Seen Easing To 2.6% In 2025, Below 3% Target
(Business in Cameroon) - The central bank for Central Africa, the Bank of Central African States (BEAC), projects inflation in the CEMAC zone to slow to 2.6% in 2025. This forecast falls below the community's convergence ceiling of 3%, a threshold...
‘Big Blue’ set for Leichhardt Oval
Sydney FC has settled on Leichhardt Oval has the venue for the A-League club’s “Big Blue” with Melbourne Victory on November 22. With regular ground Allianz Stadium unavailable for the Sky Blues’ opening four home games of their 2025-26 campaign,...

Women in Gaza say they were promised food, money, or work for 'sexual favours'
After weeks of scraping by to feed her six children in Gaza, the 38-year-old woman thought she’d found a lifeline. At a shelter, a friend told her about a man who could help with food, aid, maybe even a job. The woman — separated from her husband,...

Can Whistleblower Boxes Help Solve Liberia’s Corruption Problem? The Anti-Corruption Commission Thinks So
Whistleblower box installed at the Zone 3 depot in District #10, Congo Town. Credit: Joyclyn Wea/New Narratives Summary: The government has placed whistleblower boxes at ministries and police stations to allow citizens to report corruption, part...

European Commission launches €545m Initiative to Accelerate Africa’s clean energy transition
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has announced a €545-million Team Europe package to support Africa's transition to clean energy. The announcement was made by means of a video message at the Global Citizen Festival in the context...

Morocco’s youth rise up and demand REFORMS for education and health
Morocco is experiencing a significant wave of protests, led by its large youth population (Gen Z), who are using social media to organize and demand change in at least 11 cities. The central complaint is that the government is prioritizing...

Muslim World League Welcomes Trump’s Plan to End Gaza War
On behalf of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, received on Tuesday at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh the credentials...

Human cost of aid cuts
On July 7, Jibia Tusifu, age 10, died in the Congo because the richest country in world history withheld a $2 mosquito net. Trump’s cancellation of USAID funds prevented her destitute family from replacing their torn net and Jibia contracted...

How Grady Diangana is getting on in La Liga after leaving West Brom
Grady Diangana was certainly a polarising figure among West Brom supporters during his six years in the Black Country. The Congolese international burst onto the Championship scene at The Hawthorns on loan from top-flight outfit West Ham, dazzling...
Report: UFC, Pride Veteran Assuerio Silva’s Foot Severed in Motorcycle Accident
Assuerio Silva squared off against Brandon Vera in the UFC. | Jeff Sherwood/Sherdog.com Former fighter Assuerio Silva, 51, was involved in a serious motorcycle accident on Monday afternoon in the Nova Betânia neighborhood of Mossoró, Rio Grande do...

'It would be a big insult to...': Donald Trump issues BIG statement on Nobel Peace Prize
Home News It would be a big insult to...: Donald Trump issues BIG statement on Nobel Peace Prize In recent months, Trump has emerged as an unexpected contender to win the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to stop conflicts around the world 'It...

Peru’s Forgotten Genocide: How Rubber Still Haunts the Amazon
Peru’s Amazon carries scars that remain largely invisible to the nation’s collective memory. The new documentary Shiringa, directed by Wilton Martínez, forces audiences to confront the bloody legacy of rubber extraction and the genocide of...

Senegal: Cheikh Lô returns with Maame after decade-long...
According to World Circuit Records, Maame is “an expansive and deeply personal work born from isolation, resilience, and spiritual devotion.” Named in honour of his late spiritual guide, Maame Massamba Ndiaye, who passed away in 2014, the album...

Earth’s life support is failing. Will we act?
Our planet is on life support. Seven of the nine planetary boundaries that determine whether Earth will remain habitable are in the danger zone The latest boundary to be crossed - ocean acidification - signals that the very systems we rely on for...