Lewis Hamilton set the pace in Friday practice at the Spanish Grand Prix as Mercedes, Ferrari, McLaren and Red Bull looked closely matched. The seven-time champion was just 0.022 seconds quicker than Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, with McLaren’s Lando Norris third, just 0.055secs off the pace. However, the risks of making assumptions about competitive form from […]
Former Juventus and AC Milan footballer Roberto Baggio has been injured in an armed robbery at his home in northern Italy. The incident began at 22:00 local time (21:00 BST) when at least five people broke into the 57-year-old’s villa in Altavilla Vicentina, local media reported. The veteran footballer was taken to an emergency room […]
Aging gracefully is not about trying to look like a 16 or a 20-something — it’s about living your best life and having the physical and mental health to enjoy it. But when you are over ninety years and you have been in power for forty-two years and there is nothing to show for such […]
A senior German politician has apologised for the way she worded a comment about the skin colour of members of the country’s football team, in which she praised them and asked what it would be like if there were only white players. Green MP Katrin Göring-Eckardt, who is also the deputy leader of the German […]
The Parliament of Cameroon is examining a bill that will allow the country to accede to two United Nations Conventions relating to the recognition of stateless persons. If it passes into law, stateless people in Cameroon could soon receive legal identity documents. The bill, which was submitted to members of the National Assembly (the lower […]
The Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) experienced an economic slowdown in 2023, with growth falling to 1.7% from 3.1% in 2022, according to the semi-annual CEMAC Economic Barometer published by the World Bank on Monday, June 17, 2024. Growth is expected to rebound to 2.5% in 2024. The report revealed that CEMAC’s economic performance […]
The Vice President of the Ambazonia Interim Government has praised jailed Southern Cameroons leader President Sisiku Ayuk Tabe for his continued fruitful activities in support of Southern Cameroonians in Ground Zero, saying that Sisiku Ayuk Tabe is well familiar with methods of resistance and he is skillfully applying it. Vice President Dabney Yerima made the […]
A fire that tore through a huge military ammunition depot in Chad’s capital N’Djamena killed at least nine people and wounded dozens more, officials said Wednesday, warning the toll could rise. The blaze, which started late on Tuesday, sent powerful blasts into the night sky and the exploding ordnance shook buildings miles away. Chad’s Health […]
Leadership and Decision-making The burning of taxis of our family members. Who are we hurting when we burn the taxi, lifeline of our relative? Our people are already walking a fine line between their genuine support for the struggle and the fearful obedience of the Tyranny of our adversaries. Through rough and dreary roads, they […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in North Korea to a red carpet welcome on Tuesday night at the start of his first visit to the totalitarian state in 24 years. Mr Putin was met on the tarmac by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and – flanked by a military guard of honour – the […]
