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A British businessman has appealed to President Emmerson Mnangagwa for justice over the loss of his million-pound business investment in Harare nearly a decade ago. Paul Westwood claims Temba Mliswa, an independent MP, forcibly took over his company Noshio Motors and Benbar in 2009 under the guise of the indigenisation act, which required large white and foreign-owned firms to cede ...

President Donald Trump says he and Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari did not discuss his reported use of a vulgarity in describing African countries earlier this year. Answering a reporter’s question Monday, Trump said he and Buhari did not talk about reports that he used a term for a filthy toilet when telling US lawmakers that he wanted less immigration from ...

Gabon’s constitutional court on Monday dissolved the national parliament and called on the government to step down, criticising its failure to organise legislative elections as required. The court announced that President Ali Bongo would nominate a new ministerial team answerable directly to him, the court’s head Madeleine Mborantsuo said. “It is clear that the government has not been able to ...

President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s top adviser Christopher Mutsvangwa has reportedly told opposition parties that if they are not happy with the country’s military they should take up arms and fight it. Opposition parties that included the Movement for Democratic Change, and the Robert Mugabe “backed”, National Patriotic Front (NPF), claimed in March that at least 5 000 soldiers were deployed to ...

US President Donald Trump pledged stronger support for Nigeria’s fight against Boko Haram jihadists Monday, while demanding greater trade access to Africa’s largest economy. After a meeting with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, the first leader from sub-Saharan Africa invited by Trump to the White House, Trump said he was prepared to sell helicopters to the oil-rich country in addition to ...

West Ham’s Andy Carroll was sent home from training yesterday following a furious bust-up with manager David Moyes, Sky Sports News understands. The striker was clearly frustrated during Sunday’s home defeat to Manchester City, remaining on the bench as an unused substitute before disappearing down the tunnel towards the end of the match. In his post-match interview, Moyes promised to ...

Roma head coach Eusebio Di Francesco says there are “rotten apples” within all football club fanbases and insists the Italian side are “united against all forms of violence”. Liverpool held an extraordinary meeting with their Italian counterparts last Friday after Reds supporter Sean Cox was left in a critical condition after he was attacked by a group of Roma fans ...

MANCHESTER UNITED are reportedly confident of striking an agreement with Barcelona for Samuel Umtiti in the coming weeks. Jose Mourinho is already making plans for his summer overhaul with the transfer window fast approaching. One area the Portuguese boss is keen to strengthen is central defence and Barcelona centre-back Umtiti remains at the top of his wishlist. Umtiti’s future at ...

LIVERPOOL coach Zeljko Buvac will reportedly succeed Arsene Wenger at Arsenal. The Frenchman will leave the Emirates this summer after 22 impressive years in north London. Wenger, 68, appears to have been forced out, with the Gunners keen to freshen things up at the end of the season. Numerous managers have been tipped to replace Wenger, with Juventus’ Max Allegri, ...

Roberto Mancini has reached an agreement to become the next Italy coach, according to Sky in Italy. The Zenit St Petersburg manager met with the Italian FA sub-commissioner Alessandro Costacurta and team director Gabriele Oriali in Rome on Monday evening. Mancini, the former Manchester City manager, is expected to take over the national job after the final round of Russian ...