Stop Laikipia Invasions, leaders says

Experts have explored ways to reach a win-win situation for wildlife conservation and livestock keeping, in light of the ongoing invasions of Laikipia conservancies by armed herders. In the last five months, about 10,000 armed pastoralists from Baringo, Isiolo and...

FC Bayern München statement on Philipp Lahm

“FC Bayern München is surprised by the approach of Philipp Lahm and his adviser. Uli Hoeneß and I have held open, intensive and constructive talks with Philipp in recent months about a possible position as sporting director of our club. At the end of last week,...

Holders Bayern host Schalke in cup quarters

Holders Bayern Munich will face Schalke 04 in the German Cup quarterfinals while last season’s finalists Borussia Dortmund are away to third division giant-killers Sportfreunde Lotte. The quarterfinals will be played on 28 February or 1 March with the final...

120K Nigerians Face Boko Haram-Created Famine

There’s growing concern in Nigeria about potential food shortages and famine caused by the radical Islamic group Boko Haram. A new report from the United Nations warns that more than 120,000 Nigerians will likely suffer catastrophic famine-like conditions in the...

Trump attack on judges ‘demoralising’

Donald Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court has described the president’s attacks on the judiciary as “demoralising” and “disheartening”. Neil Gorsuch’s comments were made to a Democratic senator and confirmed by his...

Abdullahi Farmajo elected Somalia’s new President

Somalia on Wednesday elected Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo as new President following a battle that saw 23 candidates take part in an election that had been delayed four times. Farmajo beat his closest challenger and incumbent Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in the second round of...