The Belgian forward appears to be unavailable for the Norwegian first match in temporary charge of the Red Devils on Saturday   Romelu Lukaku is set to miss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s first game in charge of Manchester United against Cardiff City on Saturday. The former United striker was asked about the Belgian’s availability at his first press conference and revealed that the former Everton forward ...

In this first press conference as caretaker boss, the Norwegian said he’ll use lessons learned from Sir Alex Ferguson to reinvigorate Paul Pogba & Co. The familiar sunny disposition. The baby-faced appearance, albeit with tinges of grey in the hair these days. Watching Ole Gunnar Solskjaer stroll around Manchester United’s AON Training Complex was almost like being caught in a ...

Protests spread to other cities Anti-government protests spread to the Sudanese capital, Khartoum on Thursday, as more people demonstrate against high prices and a liquidity crunch. Around 150 protesters shut down a main street in Khartoum and chanted: “The people want the fall of the regime.” Police in riot gear broke up the protests. A member of parliament said a ...

Kamal Chouhbi is passionate about robotics. He joined the Emines Technologie club of the School of Industrial Management, the foundation stone of the Mohammed VI Polytechnic University in Benguérir, Morocco. The Club, created by students for students, practices “Learning by doing” philosophy through innovation. Kamal developed a prototype of a robot explorer, inspired by the “mars rover” robot of NASA. Kamal ...

Ghana’s year-on-year Real Gross Domestic Product growth rate for the third quarter of 2018 fell to 7.4 per cent compared to 8.7 per cent recorded for the same period in 2017, the Ghana Statistical Service said on Wednesday. Acting Government Statistician, Baah Wadieh, told a press briefing that the industry sector recorded the highest growth of 11.7 per cent, the ...

Policy think tank, Strategic Thinkers Network-Africa (STRANEK-Africa), says President Akufo-Addo must come clear on his promises to stamp out vigilantism completely by providing timelines within which this would be achieved. Ghanaians have criticised the onslaught of vigilantism in the country saying the trend has potentially dire consequences if the situation is not checked. “Ghanaians have created a monster that is ...

Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi, Botswana’s immediate past Minister of Local Government and Rural Development has announced that she intends to contest for the presidency. She posted her decision on Twitter on December 18. “I hereby confirm, Yes I do intend to run,” her message read. She will be challenging President Eric Masisi for the ruling Botswana Peoples Party, BDP, ticket at the next ...

Abubakar Bukola Saraki, Nigeria’s Senate president says the 2019 budget presented by President Buhari to the National Assembly lacks hope. Saraki said the figures in the budget underlined the hopelessness of the document. He was speaking during an event where the main opposition candidate, Atiku Abubakar was meeting with civil society groups. The budget is the fourth Buhari has presented ...

Local media on Thursday highlighted Rajoelina’s early advantage. “Andry Rajoelina is in the lead,” headlined L’Express. “Andry Rajoelina is slowly moving towards Iavoloha (the presidential palace),” added La Verite. Electoral Commission accused Ravalomanana and his supporters however accuse the electoral commission of mismanaging the process. “I have noticed massive fraud. There are electoral cards that are fake,” Ravalomanana told AFP on Thursday ...

Arsenal say they have identified an “image” of the spectator who threw a bottle that hit Tottenham Hotspur’s Dele Alli in Spurs’ 2-0 League Cup quarter-final victory over their bitter North London rivals on Wednesday. The England midfielder — who scored a delightful goal to put Spurs 2-0 up — was hit on the head as he took a throw-in ...