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Bayern Munich vs. Barcelona score: Barcelona Ripped Apart And Humiliated

Bayern Munich is just one match away from competing for Champions League trophy having trashed 8-2 against a toothless and tail coiled Barcelona side in the quarterfinals in Lisbon. They will face off the winner of tomorrow’s match between Manchester City and Lyon for that very opportunity.

The total number of goals scored in the match was 10 and the first five Goals scored in this match…

High time for African Migrants to Leave Hostile Lebanon

For many migrant workers in Beirut, the destruction of Tuesday’s blast added one more reason to quit the country. One Ethiopian has died so far following the explosion and nine others injured including “one woman who is in intensive care fighting for her life,” Ethiopia’s Consul General Temesgen Omer told CNN. The vast majority of the migrant domestic workers with work permits are females from…

5 Things Learnt From Week 10 of the English Premier League

After another weekend that was overflowing with action and incident, it’s time once again to don our retrospective review goggles, focus the 20/20 hindsight lenses within and cast backward glances at the latest round of Premier League fixtures.

Here are 5 things we learned from game-week 10 of the 2019/20 Premier League.

Liverpool….are they getting away with it?

Liverpool’s dramatic…

Senegal Qualify for First AFCON Final in 17 years after hitting Tunisia 1-0

Senegal, who are yet to win any Cup of Nations title despite playing the most number of matches at the flagship African tourney can now dare dream as their tactician Aliou Cisse makes history playing in two finals as a player (2002) and now as a coach.

A Dylan Bronn own goal inside 10 minutes of added time saw Senegal book their first Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final slot in 17 years after…

Online extremism (Terrorism): Facebook, Google, Twitter join forces.

Some of the largest tech companies in the world have signed on to a new agreement to fight terrorism and violent extremism on their platforms, following the attack on a Christ church mosque that was live streamed on Facebook. 

Facebook, Twitter, Google, Microsoft, and Amazon all joined the Christchurch Call, an effort between world leaders and tech companies to fight the spread of violent…

Nairobi – Kenya Attack: Dusit hotel under attack as blasts and gunfire heard

Police and anti-terrorist forces were fighting to regain control of a hotel and office complex in the center of the Kenyan capital after it was seized by gunmen.

Witnesses in Nairobi said four armed men had rushed into the DusitD2 compound, which includes a hotel and several office buildings housing international companies, at about 3pm on Tuesday. Sustained automatic gunfire and explosions…

One Love Beach Surrounded By Police On Boxing Day 2018: Kayima Says Concert Will Not Happen.

Police has heavily deployed at Bobi Wine’s One Love Beach Busabala where he was planning to hold a music concert later today.

A big number of Police officers is visible on ground and anti-riot trucks have also arrived at the venue. A while ago, the Police was blocking people from accessing the One Love Beach as the fate for his concert hangs in balance.

While appearing on NBS TV this…

What a Come Back, Cardiff 1-5 Man Utd: Solskjaer brings free-flowing football back to Red Devils

Manchester United were simply too good for Cardiff City as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer enjoyed victory in his first match as interim boss.

Three goals in the first half from Marcus Rashford, Ander Herrera and Anthony Martial and a brace from Jesse Lingard earned all three points at Cardiff City Stadium, with Victor Camaras’ penalty proving little consolation.

United stay sixth in the table,…

Zimbabwe: Arrest Warrant Issuesd for Grace Mugabe By South Africa

Former First Lady Grace Mugabe faces arrest for the 2017 savage assault of a South African model Gabriella Angels after she found her partying with her sons in the neighbouring country.

South African right-wing lobby group AfriForum announced Wednesday that a warrant of arrest had been issued for the arrest of former President Robert Mugabe’s wife.

The warrant was issued by the country’s…

Kapchorwa – Uganda: 19 Killed in Bus Accident

Nineteen people have been confirmed dead in an accident that occurred today afternoon (18/12/2018) at Towei hill in Sipi town council, Kapchorwa district.

The accident occurred when a government-owned bus, registration number UG 2833E belonging to Kiryandongo Technical Institute, lost control and veered off the road at about 4.30pm along the Kapchorwa-Sironko road.

It overturned several…

Engineer Ashitey Trebi-Ollennu: The Man Behind NASA’s Robotic Arm For Mars

Standing at the porch of his house in Ghana, as a young boy, Ashitey Trebi-Ollennu was fascinated by the planes that flew in and out of the airport. But his dreams were not to be a pilot, his imagination was more unique than that.

He envisioned a future where robots would fly the planes. “I was fascinated by replacing human pilots with computers. I was very interested in that as a young kid.”

World’s Largest Museum Dedicated To Black Civilizations Opens In Senegal

After 52 years of waiting, Senegal is finally opening what has been described as the largest museum of black civilization in the capital, Dakar.

With close to 14,000 square metres of floor space and capacity for 18,000 exhibits, the new Museums of Black Civilisations is already capable of competing with the National Museum of African American History in Washington.

The exhibition halls…

The Brain Drain Of African Scientists : Leading African Researcher Warns About

Professor Kelly Chibale, founder and director of the Drug Discovery and Development Centre, H3D, at the University of Cape Town (UCT), has warned about the brain drain of African scientists and called for a pipeline of jobs to be created for science graduates on the continent.

“Many science graduates in Africa are unemployed and the situation is getting worse. For some time now, this has…

Sexual Harassment Disease And How To End In Work Places .

Ten years ago when I set out on a career in media, my dream was to work for a TV station. The first prospective employer I came across invited me to an interview in his hotel room.

As badly as I wanted the position, I had to give it up since it required a hotel room interview. Stories about employers demanding sexual favors for job opportunities were and are still very common in Cameroon.

E…

AFCON 2019 HOST: Who Will It Be Between Egypt and South Africa

The Confederation of African Football (Caf) has confirmed that no decision has been taken to force Ivory Coast to host the 2023 Nations Cup rather than 2021.

Caf president Ahmad said on television recently that Cameroon has been offered the 2021 finals instead of Ivory Coast.

Cameroon were stripped of the 2019 finals due to poor preparation and security.

“We confirm no decision was taken…

South Sudan: Universities in South Sudan Beat Odds Of War To Build Nation’s Future

When civil war broke out in South Sudan in December 2013, students at Upper Nile University (UNU) were taking their exams. It took a week for the fighting to reach Malakal, then the country’s second-largest city and home to the university’s main campus. Everyone grabbed what they could and fled, some across the nearby border to Sudan, most to a camp protected by U.N. peacekeepers.

The…