Brazilian international Marcelo returns home to rapturous welcome/in /by
The former Real Madrid left back has signed a two-year deal with Brazilian side Fluminense after finishing his contract with Greece's Olympiacos
Brazilian international Marcelo returns home to rapturous welcome/in /by
The former Real Madrid left back has signed a two-year deal with Brazilian side Fluminense after finishing his contract with Greece's Olympiacos
UN delegation in the DRC to assess situation in North Kivu province/in /by
Fighting involving the M23 rebels has intensified in recent days and the rebels are threatening to cut off all road links to the city of Goma
JSK and Vita Club preview their CAF Champions League Group A clash/in /by
JS Kabylie of Algeria take on Congolese club AS Vita in the fourth round of matches in Group A of the CAF Champions League on Saturday, with both qualification places for the knockout phase still very much up for grabs.
First EU humanitarian aid plane arrives in the DRC amid crisis/in /by
A European emergency aid plane arrives in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, as fighting broke out between M23 militiamen and government troops. It is the first of a series of air drops announced by the European Union.
Hundreds of migrants arrive on Italian island of Lampedusa/in /by
According to the Italian news agency Ansa, the Coast Guard rescued all the migrants aboard one of the boats that sank off the coast of Lampedusa.
Gambia: opposition holds rally against corruption/in /by
This came after several corruption allegations were reported about government institutions and other local government councils.
Kenyans take on ice hockey despite limited ice in Sub-Saharan Africa/in /by
Kenya has its own ice hockey team, despite the nation's sub-Saharan climate. But with only one ice rink in the whole country, the players are forced to practise on rooftops, wearing roller blades.
British colonialist Cecil Rhodes’s grave haunts Zimbabweans/in /by
Nestled in the Matobo National Park, his grave is simple, with "Here lie the remains of Cecil John Rhodes" engraved on it.
Freddy could become the longest cyclone on record – UN/in /by
"Freddy continues its incredible and dangerous journey," Clare Nullis, spokeswoman for the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), told reporters in Geneva.