Posts By AFP
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707AfricaTensions run high as DR Congo approaches election
Kinshasa (AFP) – The Democratic Republic of Congo gears up for elections on Wednesday that could consolidate its democracy or unleash fresh...
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581FootballMan Utd crash out of Europe after defeat to Bayern
Manchester United crashed out of Europe as a 1-0 home defeat to Bayern Munich on Tuesday rounded off a miserable Champions League...
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753AfricaLIST: Sudan orders expulsion of 15 UAE diplomats
Khartoum (AFP): Sudan’s foreign ministry declared 15 UAE diplomats persona non grata Sunday, demanding they leave Sudan “within 48 hours,” according to...
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399Premier LeagueRicharlison strikes twice as Spurs rout Newcastle
London (AFP) – Tottenham won for the first time in six matches as Richarlison’s double inspired a 4-1 rout of dismal Newcastle...
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887Premier LeagueAston Villa beat Arsenal to close on Premier League lead
Birmingham (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Aston Villa closed to within two points of the top of the Premier League as John McGinn’s...
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1.3KAfricaSomali president’s son flees Turkey after deadly crash
The son of Somalia’s president, alleged to have knocked and killed a delivery rider in Istanbul, has fled Turkey despite an international...
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1.0KPremier LeagueMan Utd suffer embarrassing 3-0 defeat against Bournemouth, Liverpool win to go top
Manchester, UK (AFP): Manchester United’s shambolic season took another turn for the worse in a 3-0 home defeat to Bournemouth as Liverpool...
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535Premier LeagueMcTominay double delivers big Man Utd win for Ten Hag over Chelsea
Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag said his side sent a message with a 2-1 win over...
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410Premier LeagueVilla stun Guardiola’s City to climb third on EPL table
Birmingham (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Aston Villa dealt a major blow to Manchester City’s Premier League title challenge as Leon Bailey clinched...
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727Premier LeagueRice caps Arsenal fightback in seven-goal thriller at Luton
London (AFP) – Arsenal moved five points clear at the top of the Premier League after Declan Rice’s last-gasp goal capped the...
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548Premier LeagueGuardiola predicts Man City will win Premier League again this season
AFP News, (UK): A bullish Pep Guardiola says he believes Manchester City will win a record fourth consecutive Premier League title despite...
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692World NewsNations urged to phase out fossil fuels at UN climate talks
The UN climate conference opened in Dubai on Thursday with nations urged to increase the pace of action on global warming and...
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697FootballMan Utd on brink of Champions League exit, Arsenal and PSV into last 16
Manchester United are facing elimination from the Champions League in the group stage after squandering a two-goal lead to draw 3-3 with...
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798Premier LeagueGarnacho scores stunner as Man Utd edge Everton to close top-four gap
Liverpool (AFP) – Manchester United rubbed salt into Everton wounds as Alejandro Garnacho’s stunning overhead kick helped the Red Devils to a...
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1.2KWorld NewsHamas says top Gaza commander, 4 others killed
The military wing of Hamas said Sunday that the commander of its northern brigade and four other senior leaders had been killed...
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1.1KAfricaSomalia officially joins East Africa trade bloc
Mogadishu, (AFP): Conflict-weary Somalia was admitted Friday into the East African Community (EAC) as the eighth member of the bloc as it...
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534FootballPalmer makes his point as Chelsea hold Man City in eight-goal thriller
London (AFP) – Cole Palmer returned to haunt Manchester City as the Chelsea forward’s last-gasp penalty rescued an incredible 4-4 draw against the...
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581Premier LeagueVictor Lindelof rides to Man Utd’s rescue to beat Luton
Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP): Victor Lindelof was Manchester United’s unlikely hero as they moved into the Premier League’s top six with a...
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632FootballMan Utd on brink of Champions League exit after Copenhagen collapse
Copenhagen (AFP) – English giants Manchester United are on the brink of an early exit from the Champions League after blowing a...
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777AfricaGunmen kill 13 Islamic school pupils in northwest Nigeria
Gunmen from criminal gangs have killed 13 Islamic seminary pupils during a ceremony celebrating the birth of Prophet Mohammed in northwest Nigeria’s...
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761AfricaFloods kill over 20, displace thousands in Ethiopia
More than 20 people have died and over 12,000 others have been forced out of their homes in Ethiopia’s Somali region due...
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986Premier LeagueArteta labels Arsenal loss ‘a disgrace’ after VAR controversy
Newcastle, UK (AFP): Mikel Arteta branded Arsenal’s 1-0 defeat at Newcastle “a disgrace” after Anthony Gordon’s winner was controversially allowed to stand...
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645Premier LeagueFernandes’ late winner rescues Man Utd, eases pressure on Ten Hag
London (AFP) – Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes scored a stoppage-time winner to ease the mounting pressure on Erik ten Hag with...
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701SportsMessi wins record eighth Ballon d’Or, Bonmati claims women’s prize
Lionel Messi won the eighth Ballon d’Or of his remarkable career at a glittering ceremony in Paris on Monday, while Spain’s World...
