A SELF-PROCLAIMED marabout (Babalawo) or traditional folk healer, who allegedly collected €33,500 by promising victory for Mali in the Africa Cup of Nations, was arrested for fraud after the team lost. Mali’s national team was eliminated last Friday in the quarter finals by Senegal 1-0. The man, identified only as Sinayogo, allegedly collected more than 22 million CFA francs in donations, according to an associate. Following Mali’s defeat, an angry mob showed up at his home before police intervened and removed him. Sinayogo was arrested in the Malian capital Bamako on Saturday for alleged “fraud” and was being held at…
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AT least five Palestinian people have been killed in Gaza as a fierce winter storm toppled buildings damaged by Israeli attacks in its genocidal war on the territory, local health officials said. Dangerous living conditions persist in Gaza after more than two years of devastating Israeli bombardment and aid shortfalls. A ceasefire has been in effect since October 10. But aid groups say that Palestinians broadly lack the shelter necessary to withstand frequent winter storms. The people who died in Tuesday’s stormy conditions include two women, a girl and a man, according to al-Shifa Hospital, Gaza City’s largest, which received…
UNITED States President Donald Trump says he has cancelled all meetings with Iranian officials and has told protesters to “take over your institutions” amid Tehran’s crackdown. In a social media post on Tuesday, Trump said that “help is on the way” without offering further details. Trump has openly contemplated ordering military attacks on Iran over the last several days. “Iranian Patriots, KEEP PROTESTING – TAKE OVER YOUR INSTITUTIONS!!! Save the names of the killers and abusers. They will pay a big price,” Trump said on his website, Truth Social. “I have cancelled all meetings with Iranian Officials until the senseless…
UGANDAN authorities have imposed a nationwide internet blackout days before presidential elections in which President Yoweri Museveni is expected to prolong his 40-year rule. A government regulatory body instructed mobile network operators to block public internet access starting at 6pm (15:00 GMT) on Tuesday. Internet monitor NetBlocks later confirmed a “nation-scale disruption to internet connectivity”. The network outage has heightened concerns about repression in the run-up to the January 15 vote, in which 81-year-old Museveni, Africa’s third-longest-serving leader, is being challenged by pop star-turned-politician Bobi Wine. Ugandan security personnel have rounded up hundreds of opposition supporters in advance of the…
NIGER Republic has revoked the licences of dozens of transport operators and drivers for refusing to deliver fuel to neighbouring Mali where they face possible attacks by jihadists. An al-Qaeda affiliate imposed a fuel blockade on Mali in September and began attacking petrol tankers on major highways. The landlocked country depends on fuel imports and in July had signed a deal with Niger to supply 85 million litres of fuel over six months to its vast, northern desert region, where various militant groups operate. Niger is an oil-producing country and a major ally of Mali – both run by military…
MICHAEL Carrick has been named Manchester United’s new caretaker manager until the end of the season, with the club set to make an official announcement shortly. Michael Carrick has also agreed to bring in former England assistant manager Steve Holland as his number two. Jonathan Woodgate, Jonny Evans and Travis Binnion will also be part of Carrick’s staff. Former United and England midfielder Carrick agreed a deal on Monday night, with an announcement due on Tuesday once the necessary paperwork has been signed. United sacked Ruben Amorim after 14 months on 5 January and Darren Fletcher took charge as caretaker…
ALVARO Arbeloa has replaced Xabi Alonso as Real Madrid Head Coach, the club announced on Monday. In a statement, the club said Arbeola, B team manager, would take over the role as Real Madrid’s manager. According to the club, Alonso left by mutual agreement. In a separate statement Madrid then announced Arbeloa would take Alonso’s place, without specifying the length of the 42-year-old’s contract. “Arbeloa has been the coach of Castilla since June 2025 and has developed his entire coaching career in Real Madrid’s academy since 2020,” said Los Blancos. A day after the team lost the Spanish Super Cup…
THREE Palestinians have been killed in the southern Gaza Strip in Israel’s latest violation of October’s ceasefire in its genocidal war on the besieged enclave, according to sources in Gaza, as an anti-Hamas militia has claimed an attack that has killed a senior security officer. An Israeli quadcopter drone struck down three Palestinians in Khan Younis on Monday, the sources told Al Jazeera. According to the sources, a Palestinian woman was also wounded by Israeli gunfire in the al-Batn al-Sameen area of Khan Younis. The attacks came after Israeli army forces carried out air strikes and shelling across several parts…
IRANIAN Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has warned the United States that his country is ready for war if Washington wants to “test” it, after US President Donald Trump threatened to take military action in response to Iran’s crackdown on antigovernment protests. In an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera Arabic on Monday, Araghchi said channels of communication with the US were open amid the ongoing unrest but stressed that his country was “prepared for all options”, claiming that Iran now has “large and extensive military preparedness” compared to last year’s 12-day war. His comments follow Trump’s remarks on Sunday, amid nationwide…
UGANDANS under the age of 40 – and that is more than three-quarters of the population – have only known one president. Yoweri Museveni seized the top job in 1986 following an armed uprising and at the age of 81, he shows no signs of budging. His time at the helm has been accompanied by a long period of peace and significant development, for which many are grateful. But his critics say he has maintained his grip on power through a mixture of sidelining opponents and compromising independent institutions. “We don’t believe in [presidential] term limits,” he once told the…
SHE was seen as a “miracle baby” after being born in a tree which her mother had climbed to escape flooding, but nearly 26 years on Mozambican Rosita Salvador Mabuiango has died after a long illness, her sister told the BBC. The sight of the newborn and her mother being winched to safety by helicopter amid the deluged landscape became one of the defining images of the Mozambique floods of 2000 – the country’s worst ever. Reflecting on Rosita’s life, President Daniel Chapo described her as a symbol for girls in the country. In February 2000, hundreds died and hundreds…
NIGERIA secured a well-deserved 2-0 victory over Algeria in their Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) quarterfinal, with second-half goals from Victor Osimhen and Akor Adams, setting up a semi-final clash against hosts Morocco. News Point Nigeria Sports reports that the Super Eagles delivered an impressive performance, especially considering they had missed out on World Cup qualification just two months prior. From the beginning of the match at the Grand Stade de Marrakesh, they overwhelmed their opponents with determination, speed, and strength in challenges. Remarkably, they denied their rivals any scoring opportunities throughout the game. Eric Chelle’s men will now look…
BARCELONA edged past Real Madrid in a five-goal thriller to win back-to-back Spanish Super Cup finals in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It marked a 16th triumph in the tournament for Hansi Flick’s side, with Barcelona also beating Los Blancos in last year’s final. Brazilian forward Raphinha’s floated shot in the 73rd minute proved to be the winner after a frantic ending to the first half. Three quick-fire goals in first-half stoppage time put the two on level terms at the break after Raphinha had opened the scoring, drilling into the bottom corner in the 36th minute. Vinicius Jr equalised two minutes…
IN the bitter cold of a Gaza winter, two-month-old Mohammed Abu Harbid has become the latest victim of Israel’s genocidal war that has stripped Palestinians of shelter, warmth and survival. Zaher al-Wahidi, director of health information at the Ministry of Health, told Al Jazeera the infant died from severe hypothermia at al-Rantisi Children’s Hospital. His death brings the number of children who have frozen to death in the enclave since November 2025 to four, and 12 since the start of the genocidal war in October 2023. As severe depression brings torrential rain and freezing winds to the coastal enclave, thousands…
US President Donald Trump urged Cuba on Sunday to “make a deal” or face unspecified consequences, warning that the flow of Venezuelan oil and money to Havana would now stop. The communist-run island near Florida has been a US foe and ally of Caracas for decades, but Trump has ramped up his threatening language in recent days particularly after Washington toppled Venezuela’s leftist leader, Nicolas Maduro. “THERE WILL BE NO MORE OIL OR MONEY GOING TO CUBA – ZERO!” Trump said on his Truth Social platform. “I strongly suggest they make a deal, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE.” Trump provided…
SUDAN’s Prime Minister Kamil Idris has announced the government’s return to Khartoum, after nearly three years of operating from its wartime capital of Port Sudan. In the early days of the civil war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in April 2023, the army-aligned government fled the capital, which was quickly overrun by rival troops. The government has pursued a gradual return to Khartoum since the army recaptured the city last March. “Today, we return, and the Government of Hope returns to the national capital,” Idris told reporters on Sunday in Khartoum, which…
HUSBAND and wife movie stars Meagan Good and Jonathan Majors have travelled to Guinea, where they have been granted citizenship after tracing their ancestry to the West African nation through DNA testing. Majors, a star of Creed and Ant-Man, said becoming citizens would allow the couple to “bridg[e] the gap” and bring together their stories as entertainers and members of the African diaspora. “We just want to say thank you so much,” added Good, best known for the film Think Like a Man, who said it was her first visit to Guinea. Their citizenship ceremony was similar to other initiatives…
ISRAELI forces carried out airstrikes and artillery shelling across several areas of the Gaza Strip early Saturday, in the latest violations of a ceasefire agreement that has been in place since October 2025. Local sources told Anadolu that Israeli artillery targeted eastern parts of Gaza City, areas that fall under Israeli control, according to the ceasefire arrangement. An Israeli fighter jet also struck a location in the northern Gaza Strip, while a military helicopter opened fire toward eastern areas of the Jabalia town, the sources said. In southern Gaza, Israeli warplanes launched an airstrike on the city of Rafah, as…
PROTESTS against US President Donald Trump’s militarised anti-immigration push are sweeping the United States, after the killing of a Minneapolis woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent sparked outrage this week. Indivisible, a social movement group, said hundreds of demonstrations were scheduled in Texas, Kansas, New Mexico, Ohio, Florida and other US states on Saturday. “ICE’s violence is not a statistic, it has names, families, and futures attached to it, and we refuse to look away or stay silent,” Leah Greenberg, Indivisible’s co-executive director, said in a statement. Steven Eubanks, 51, said he felt compelled to attend a…
MILLIONS of people in Sudan are in urgent need of humanitarian help, aid organisations have warned, as the war in the east African state marked its 1,000th day. Fierce fighting and global funding cuts have pushed more than 33 million people towards starvation in what has become one of the world’s most severe humanitarian crises, nongovernmental organisations said on Friday as the grim anniversary passed. Warning that Sudan’s hunger crisis is reaching unprecedented levels, the groups called on global governments to raise efforts to end the war between the country’s military rulers and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which began…