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NEYMAR has wants to move to Real Madrid and has sent ‘encouraging messages’ to get it done, it’s been claimed in Spain. Spanish newspaper Marca say Neymar started giving warm signals to Real chiefs at FIFA’s ‘The Best’ awards in October. The Brazilian superstar was sitting close to the Real delegation at the awards ceremony. Marca say Real believe the ...

Some residents in a slum in Lusaka, Zambia’s capital, are violently protesting over a regulation imposed to control the spread of a cholera epidemic. The epidemic which started since October 2017 is spreading at an alarming rate forcing the government to ban street vending in order to contain the situation. A local media portal, Mwebantu, shared photos of burning trucks ...

President Donald Trump on Thursday questioned why the U.S. should allow more immigrants from “shithole countries” after senators discussed revamping rules affecting entrants from Africa and Haiti, according to three people briefed on the conversation. A sampling of reaction to Trump’s remark: “President Trump’s comments are yet another confirmation of his racially insensitive and ignorant views. It also reinforces the ...

Facebook is to change how its news feed works, making posts from businesses, brands and media less prominent. Instead, content that sparks conversations among family and friends who use the site will be emphasised, explained chief executive Mark Zuckerberg on his page. Organisations on Facebook may see the popularity of their posts decrease as a result, the firm acknowledged. The ...

Jose Mourinho is not fussed by the previously bald Antonio Conte being upset by his words about clowns on the touchline. Mourinho is apparently considering himself blameless over the whole business, because there was absolutely no way that he could have possibly been discussing Conte. Despite Conte and Jurgen Klopp being clowns on the touchline, that has no relationship to ...

Angola’s state oil company (Sonagol) has announced an investigation into “possible misappropriation” of funds by Isabel dos Santos, the daughter of the former president, during her time as the company’s chief executive. “We have established an internal commission of inquiry to investigate the information published,” Sonangol spokesman Mateus Benza said on Tuesday. “We are verifying possible misappropriation, but I can’t ...

The Angolan president has sacked the son of former president Dos Santos, José Filomeno Dos Santos, as the head of the country’s sovereign wealth fund. The president had recently indicated that there might be changes in the leadership of the $5 billion fund, depending on the results of an external inquiry into its performance and governance. https://twitter.com/LukhanyoNeer/status/951333447968133120 The Angolan president ...

BARCELONA star Lionel Messi has stopped Sergi Roberto from joining Liverpool, according to reports. Liverpool and Barcelona have already negotiated for one player this month in the form of Philippe Coutinho, who left Anfield for the Nou Camp in a huge £142million transfer deal. However, it appears the two clubs’ off-field rivalry may be set to continue. Spanish publication Diario ...

Tunisians are protesting against “unjust” government austerity measures. Protests took place in a number of towns across Tunisia on January 8, following the government’s decision to raise taxes under its 2018 Finance Act. The budget, which took effect on January 1, hiked fuel prices and introduced new tax measures related to the purchase of housing Source:www.africanews.com Share on: WhatsApp

The United Nations secretary-general is urging authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo not to further delay general elections but to hold them, as promised, at the end of this year. “In the current politically polarized climate, there is a real risk that plans for the holding of the long-awaited polls could be derailed once again,” Antonio Guterres wrote in ...