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What the ECHO knows about Idrissa Gueye, Thierno Barry and Kenny Tete as Everton step up transfer plans
Everton are hopeful a deal can be reached to keep Idrissa Gueye at the club. The midfielder’s current contract is due to expire this week and talks over a new deal remain ongoing. Those deliberations have continued since the end of the campaign,...

WAFCON: Teams arrive as tournament nears kick-off
Africa’s top women’s football nations have begun arriving in Morocco ahead of the highly anticipated TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), with defending champions, South Africa, among the first to pitch camp. The tournament,...

Paul Gascoigne, 58, accuses England of being 'scared' of Thomas Tuchel alternative as manager savaged
Paul Gascoigne has ripped into the FA, insisting they would be 'too scared' to appoint Jose Mourinho while ripping into Thomas Tuchel. Tuchel has managed four matches since replacing Lee Carsley but, last time out, the Three Lions were dreadful as...

The Politics of the Football Terrace
I remember February 22, 2019, with vivid clarity—the day the Hirak anti-government movement erupted in Algeria. There was a collective intuition among Algerians that something was brewing. It was a Friday, a day that naturally lends itself to...

US May Ban Entry to Citizens of 36 More States: Rubio Memo
The Trump administration is considering scaling up its travel restrictions and could potentially ban citizens from 36 more countries from entering the United States – including two more from Asia: Cambodia and Bhutan. Earlier this month, the...

List of 10 most expensive African countries to rent houses in 2025
The surge in urban migration in African countries has led to high demand for housing and escalating rental costs across the continent New York City is often considered the most expensive city and its used as a benchmark for rental indexing African...
Reagan Appointee: Trump NIH Cuts Represent “Racial Discrimination”
The Trump administration is thinking about adding 26 more countries—most of them African—to his travel ban list. The Washington Post obtained a Trump administration memo that would give the 26 countries listed 60 days to capitulate to State...
Customs Officials Deport Man for Reporting on Pro-Palestine Protests
The Trump administration is thinking about adding 26 more countries—most of them African—to his travel ban list. The Washington Post obtained a Trump administration memo that would give the 26 countries listed 60 days to capitulate to State...

African Nations Witness US Visa Ban
(MENAFN) The United States is reportedly preparing to widen its controversial travel limitations to encompass nationals from 36 additional countries, according to a report by a news agency over the weekend, which referenced a confidential...

Trump considers banning Tanzanians, Ugandans from entering US
US President Donald Trump's administration is considering significantly expanding its travel restrictions by potentially banning citizens of 36 additional countries from entering the United States, according to an internal State Department cable...

Here are all the 36 countries including Ghana that face a possible ban from entering US
The Trump administration is reportedly considering new visa restrictions on citizens of 36 countries, including Ghana and 24 other African nations, as part of an expanded travel ban policy. According to a report by The Washington Post, an internal...

FIA director says issues facing business community will be resolved
KARACHI: Director Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Sindh, Muhammad Noman Siddiqui, has reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to working closely with the Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) to address and resolve issues faced by the...

A Massive ICE Prison Just Reopened in Michigan
BALDWIN, MICH..— A village council meeting was unusually packed on May 12 as people across the lower peninsula called for officials to stand against the reopening of an immigrant detention center just north of Baldwin. The 1,800-bed,...

The Gold Cup international soccer tournament comes to Glendale. With it comes political baggage
Glendale will play host to a pair of quarterfinal matches Saturday in the Gold Cup — a soccer tournament featuring teams from North and Central America. In the first game, Panama will take on Honduras, while Mexico and Saudi Arabia will play in...

Gambia to Host CAVB BVB Youth Development Cup
By: Kemo Kanyi As part of the African Volleyball Confederation’s (CAVB) strategic objective to ensure strong African representation at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games Beach Volleyball (BVB) event, CAVB President Madame Bouchra Hajij has...

Chelsea to land £50m target as Nicolas Jackson's future looks unclear
Chelsea have wasted no time pressing ahead with their transfer business this summer. The club has already brought in Liam Delap from Ipswich Town and agreed to a deal for Borussia Dortmund winger Jamie Gittens. According to Fabrizio Romano, South...

An ambassadors emotional walk down memory lane
The life story of retired Malaysian ambassador R Vengadesan runs in parallel with the story of Malaysia itself. This autobiography by retired Malaysian ambassador R Vengadesan is a charming and sometimes emotional walk down memory lane. Vengadesan...

Trump Administration Considers New Visa Bans Targeting Nigeria, 35 Other Nations
The United States is currently weighing the restriction of entry to citizens of an additional 36 countries, including Nigeria, in what would be a significant expansion of the travel ban announced by President Donald Trump’s administration early...

How the Cavs became a hub for international basketball dreams
CLEVELAND, Ohio — The NBA Draft is often a race for ready talent. But with the No. 58 pick Thursday night, the Cavs didn’t chase a short-term need. They planted a flag in the future and halfway across the world. Saliou Niang, a 6-foot-7 forward...

'In days of yore an England football match was something to savour'
Some of you may know this but I have to admit they were occasions that I all but missed. They thrashed the mighty Andorra 1-0 and then lost to Senegal 3-1. One of the games I was aware of before it started, the other I heard the score on the radio...