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I will not run away – Jerome Boateng hits back at critics

Jerome Boateng has hit back at his critics and insisted that he will “not run away” from Bayern Munich amid speculation that he will leave the German champions ahead of next season. “I won’t run away, situations can change quickly,” he said in an interview with Friday’s edition of Kicker magazine. Boateng, 30, lost his place in the starting eleven ...

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Matthijs de Ligt to Manchester United transfer a done deal pending medicals, says Spanish journalist

Matthijs de Ligt’s transfer from Ajax to Manchester United could be a done deal, according to Mundo Deportivo and Marca journalist Diego Martinez. The reporter has tweeted the news just now, stating that an announcement will most likely be held up until after upcoming international games to generate hype over the deal. https://twitter.com/DiegoMSport/status/1134124522150551553 Martinez has previously accurately tweeted about Alexis ...

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Libya’s National electricity company battles to keep lights on

In war-torn Libya, electricians struggle to power homes and businesses. In recent times, conflict in the capital Tripoli, has had adverse effects on the General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL). “We are talking about the southern line of the Al-Hadaba area, which got damaged yesterday. This line is, of course, very important to the public network. We’ve fixed the line ...

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Museveni allows deported MTN CEO to return to Uganda

Ugandan authorities have allowed the Chief Executive Officer of the MTN unit in the country to return, more than three months after he was deported. A company official told Reuters Wim Vanhelleputte was scheduled to return to Uganda on Thursday, having been given the green light by president Yoweri Museveni. “We have been formally notified, we got a letter and ...

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Low-cost airlines to revive air travel in Africa?

The continent has been considered a land of opportunity for some years now, but in terms of aeronautics, it has stagnated. Air transport is still struggling to take off, despite the ever-increasing demand for travel. So, will the solution come from the model that we have seen flourish elsewhere? Air transport is to tourism, however, what oxygen is to the ...

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South Africa joins Ethiopia, Rwanda in small club of gender-parity cabinets

continent that has an equal number of female and male ministers. Ramaphosa who hailed the cabinet for making history as the first gender-parity cabinet in the country’s history, joins Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed and Rwanda’s Paul Kagame who have taken similar actions. Ramaphosa’s female ministers include; Thoko Didiza, Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Angie Motshekga, Minister of Basic ...

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Only Ronaldo and Messi can replace Hazard, but Hudson-Odoi can get to his level one day – David Luiz

The Blues defender has called on his club to replace their talisman internally as a rising star battles to return to full fitness David Luiz thinks that Eden Hazard is irreplaceable in the short term but has hope that Callum Hudson-Odoi is good enough to become Chelsea’s next superstar. “I think it’s goodbye, time for a new challenge,” Hazard said ...

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