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Harare – Zimbabwe’s new president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, is expected to use a conference of the ruling Zanu-PF party on Friday to consolidate his grip on power after Robert Mugabe’s shock ouster last month. Mnangagwa took office after the military forced Mugabe to resign, ending a 37-year reign marked by brutal repression and economic collapse. The new president will address a ...

I arrived at a pea-green footbridge to nowhere. From my vantage point on the towpath, the bridge’s brushed-steel curves rose and dipped over the river before disappearing into a thick cluster of privet. I watched passersby stroll over. Most peeped and retreated. The more brazen continued, swallowed by the hedges into one of London’s most fascinating enclaves. This is Eel ...

Monrovia – A Liberian opposition party formally backed George Weah for president on Thursday despite mounting a prolonged legal fight with his opponent, Vice-President Joseph Boakai, against the country’s electoral commission. Weah and Boakai are due to face each other in a December 26 run-off triggered when the two men took first and second spots respectively in an October 10 ...

Singapore – Zimbabwe’s former president Robert Mugabe, who was ousted from power last month, visited a Singapore hospital on Friday during a trip to the city-state for a medical check-up. It was the first time he has been seen in public since he was forced to resign after a military takeover brought a sudden end to his authoritarian 37-year reign. ...

Manchester United have been keeping an eye on the Athletic Bilbao goalkeeper, as they fear Real might try to swoop in for David de Gea. Los Blancos have been trying to sign De Gea for a while and came close to landing him two years ago, but for a faulty fax machine. Meanwhile, Chelsea have been concerned that Real might ...

ARSENAL’S invincible Robert Pires says the Manchester derby bust-up at the weekend reminded him of the famous Old Trafford ‘Pizzagate’. Manchester United lost 2-1 at home to rivals Manchester City on Sunday and the visitors’ ‘over-celebrating’ caused a confrontation in the dressing rooms. Jose Mourinho was apparently drowned in milk and water, while City assistant coach Mikel Arteta was left ...

Jerusalem – The Israeli military on Thursday said it had carried out a series of airstrikes on Hamas facilities in the Gaza Strip in response to new rocket attacks from the Palestinian area. The military said the overnight strikes hit facilities used as training and weapons storage facilities. Gaza militants have fired rockets into Israel daily following US President Donald ...

During a press conference in Beverly Hills to promote his movie “Bright,” the actor veered into a near-messianic jag about Democrat Doug Jones’ defeat of Republican Roy Moore in Alabama’s election for Senate, Indiewire reported. “This is the purge, right?” Smith asked, per Indiewire. “This is the cleanse, this is what happens. This is the natural reaction to the amount ...

Jose Mourinho’s attempts to balance his Manchester United matchday squad have left Henrikh Mkhitaryan as the odd man out. United returned to winning ways as Romelu Lukaku scored the only goal against Bournemouth at Old Trafford on Wednesday, three days on from their 2-1 derby defeat to Premier League leaders Manchester City. Armenia international Mkhitaryan was left on the sidelines ...