AFCON 2024: Morocco cruise to 3-0 win over Tanzania, Zambia hold DR Congo

Shock 2022 World Cup semi-finalists Morocco cruised to a 3-0 win over 10-man Tanzania as they opened their Africa Cup of Nations campaign on Wednesday, while 2012 champions Zambia held the Democratic Republic of Congo. Issued on: 17/01/2024 – 23:58 3 min Morocco’s defender Romain Saiss celebrates with Morocco’s forward Youssef En-Nesyri after scoring team’s first…

Guards ordered to stay unarmed as Uganda hosts key summit

Over 4,000 delegates, including UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and heads of state and government, will be attending the 19th Non-Aligned Movement summit. The summit runs for nine days. All private security firms have been notified that due to the summit, the movement of private security guards with firearms will not be allowed until end…

Rwandan president Paul Kagame suggests UK could get money back

The UK has paid £240m to Rwanda, with a further £50m to come. So far, no asylum seekers have been sent to the country. Asked why he was taking the money, Mr Kagame said: “It’s only going to be used if those people will come. If they don’t come, we can return the money.” It…

Ibadan explosion in Nigeria: ‘The roof fell on my mother in bed’

Two people were killed and 77 others injured in the explosion that has affected seven suburbs of Nigeria’s third most-populous city. Crowds have thronged the site of the blast as rescue efforts continue. A man whose mother’s home was destroyed says she was in bed at the time of the blast and is now in…

Russia protest: Crowds clash with riot police as activist jailed

Footage showed supporters of Fail Alsynov clashing with police – some throwing snowballs – near the court. Alsynov was jailed for inciting ethnic hatred, which he denies. One protester had a “smashed head”, and dozens were detained and injured, monitoring group OVD-Info said. The trial, and protests, took place in Baymak in southern Russia, near…

Police say Dr Abiriga’s wife has given new details in murder case

Cherotic, who has been in police custody for a week, reportedly revealed that one of the motives behind hiring hitmen was the constant ridicule she faced from her husband for not being as sexually knowledgeable as another woman. Cherotic initially intended to target Susan Atuhura, a woman Abiriga was reportedly dating and comparing to her….