American Taylor Townsend captured her first Grand Slam title as she and Czech partner Katerina Siniakova beat Canadian Gabriela Dabrowski and New Zealand’s Erin Routliffe in the Wimbledon women’s doubles final on Saturday. With the rest of the All England Club in darkness at the end of a long day, Townsend and Siniakova shone under… Read More »American Townsend Wins Wimbledon Doubles...

An inspired Barbora Krejcikova etched her name onto Wimbledon’s famed honours board alongside her late mentor Jana Novotna after the seasoned Czech survived a stirring fightback from Jasmine Paolini to seal a 6-2 2-6 6-4 victory in the final on Saturday. The 2021 French Open champion added the Venus Rosewater Dish to her bulging trophy… Read More »Inspired Krejcikova Emulates Mentor...

Gareth Southgate is 90 minutes away from completing his eight-year mission to “win the respect of the football world”, when a win over Spain in Sunday’s Euro 2024 final would finally earn England a slot on the big screen highlights reel. Southgate gave his penultimate press conference of the tournament in the bowels of Berlin’s… Read More »England Must Win To Earn Respect Of...

Replacement flyhalf Ciaran Frawley kicked a drop-goal after the hooter as Ireland claimed a 25-24 victory over world champions South Africa to square the series 1-1 in a bruising test at King’s Park on Saturday. With time up, Frawley kicked his second drop-goal of the game to hand the tourists their second ever win away… Read More »Frawley Drop-Goal Hands Ireland Win Over Springboks

Seeking to revive his struggling reelection campaign, President Joe Biden held a rare rally in Detroit on Friday, telling a cheering crowd he wasn’t going to leave the race and warning that Republican Donald Trump poses a serious threat. Biden, 81, is trying to shift the conversation from his mental sharpness and a growing number… Read More »‘I’m Not Going Anywhere,’ Biden Says As...

Declan Rice’s contribution could prove the key for England as they look to overcome Spain in the European Championship final on Sunday and win the title for the first time. The 25-year-old has been the team’s anchor and work horse, running more, playing every minute and proving a consistent force at the tournament in Germany… Read More »Rice Is The Anchor Of England’s Euro 2024 Ambitions

The Wimbledon men’s singles final between defending champion Carlos Alcaraz and second seed Novak Djokovic takes place at the All England Club on Sunday. The mixed doubles finals will also be contested. THRILLING FINAL REMATCH ON THE CARDS Three-times Grand Slam champion Alcaraz landed in Wimbledon as the title favourite following his French Open triumph… Read More »Djokovic Ready For...

Representatives from dozens of U.S. cities attended a summit hosted by World Rugby in Washington DC on Friday to hear details about potentially hosting the men’s Rugby World Cup in 2031 and women’s World Cup in 2033. World Rugby believes there is a huge market for the sport in the U.S. and estimates it could… Read More »US Cities Express Interest In Hosting Rugby World Cup

Red Bull principal Christian Horner introduced himself as Sebastian Vettel’s stand-in on Friday after getting to drive one of his team’s title-winning Formula One cars for the first time in 20 years. The 50-year-old Briton, whose unremarkable racing career ended in Formula 3000 in 1998 and who has led Red Bull since 2005, lapped Silverstone… Read More »Horner Gets To Drive A Red Bull As...

James Anderson signed off from international cricket with his 704th and final wicket on Friday, ending a glittering 21-year career during England’s emphatic win over West Indies and prompting tributes from teammates and fellow greats. The seamer, aged 41 years and 348 days, had Joshua Da Silva caught behind on his final day of test… Read More »England Great Anderson Retires With One Final Flourish

The 44-year-old, who took office in April, has called for a string of audits reviewing public finances and minerals contracts. But there have also been quick measures implemented to attract capital to the West African nation and to cushion the effects of rising living costs to sustain his early popular appeal. No contracts with multinationals… Read More »Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s First 100...

To achieve this, state miner, Gecamines is trying to sell its share of cobalt from a joint-venture project. It’s the first time the state-owned company is marketing its cobalt, with the joint ventures previously selling all the production. Congo extracts cobalt as a byproduct of copper mining, but prices of the battery metal have slumped… Read More »DRC wants More Control Over Metals Key...

Tomato prices that fluctuate with the seasons are normal in Nigeria, but the record annual pace of food inflation, which hit 41% in May, is not. Most pinched are the poor. Staples such as beans and maize cost 400% more than they did a year ago, while a 100kg bag of sorghum has more than… Read More »Nigeria’s Inflation: Getting to the Meat of the Matter

Peter Fearnhead and a few like-minded South Africans founded African Parks in 2000. It’s expansion has been little short of breathtaking. Without much fanfare, though with the assistance of heads of state, it has quietly accrued management control of 22 parks in 12 countries, with a total area of 20mn hectares. That’s roughly the size… Read More »The Figures behind One of Africa’s...

Production volumes remain small – electric two-wheelers are beginning to take-off in only a few parts of the continent, including Kigali and Nairobi. Electric buses are also being deployed in several cities, though a significant market for four-wheel cars is widely thought to remain several years away. Electric vehicles (EVs) are often promoted for their… Read More »Kickstarting the...

As a sovereign minerals wealth fund, the Minerals Income and Investment Fund (MIIF) manages the Ghanaian government’s equity interest in mining companies and collects mineral royalties from all mining operations. Beyond the mine shafts of Ghana, the institution holds a profound pan-African vision – to unlock the full mining potential of the continent. Ghana’s small-scale… Read More...

The Rwandan government has hinted that it won’t reimburse more than $300 million it has received from the United Kingdom since 2022 for a deal to deport asylum seekers deemed to have arrived illegally in the UK to the East African nation. Earlier this week a government spokesperson said that its migrant deal with the… Read More »Kigali’s Infrastructure Goals the Real Winner in UK Botched Deal

Nigeria is undergoing a significant transition towards sustainable energy solutions and companies like BAT Nigeria is leading the charge in aligning with this national priority. Their state-of-the-art solar power plant at the Ibadan manufacturing facility serves as a groundbreaking project. The solar plant capacity was crafted by the BAT Photovoltaic (PV) Standard, incorporating Tier-1...

After gaining independence in the mid-20th century, many African countries took control of their railway systems and invested in improving transport connections within and across borders. Despite these efforts, African railways faced significant challenges, including underinvestment, mismanagement, and maintenance issues. In recent years, there has been a renewed focus on developing and...

Asia and Africa have urbanised at similar speeds. Africa is undergoing the fastest urban transition the world has experienced to date with projections that nearly 1 billion more people will live in Africa’s cities by 2050.There’s a difference too. Across China and south-east Asia, urbanisation has been coupled with industrialisation and, through increases in economic… Read More...

The Western Cape has been officially designated as a disaster area following multiple severe cold fronts. This declaration came after the provincial government sought disaster classification from the National Disaster Risk Management Centre, given that approximately 100,000 residents in Cape Town have been severely affected by the harsh weather. Further complicating the situation, more...