PARIS | Xinhua | After the arrest of the Telegram chief executive officer (CEO), the owner of the U.S. social media platform X Elon Musk, and former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden both condemned this arrest and stressed the freedom of speech on Sunday. The founder and CEO …

  COMMENT | PROF FREDDY R KANIKI |  At the end of June in 1945, on a clear and unseasonably cool day in San Francisco, California, fifty nations gathered with shared hope born of a shared trauma. Representatives of these nations gathered at the San Francisco Opera House with a single …

Manchester, UK |  brightonandhovealbion.com | Joao Pedro headed a stoppage-time winner as Albion sunk Manchester United in the Amex rain. The striker headed in Simon Adingra’s cross to settle a pulsating contest which had ebbed and flowed. Danny Welbeck scored the 100th goal of his club career to put Albion ahead …

Second-half goals from Leandro Trossard and Thomas Partey gives Arsenal a deserved three points at Villa Park to continue our winning start London, UK | ARSENAL.COM |  After a fiercely fought first-half, David Raya made an outstanding save to keep it scoreless before Trossard came off the bench, and almost …

Forbes is set to construct a 50-storey hydrogen-powered building in Egypt, the first of its kind in Africa. This groundbreaking project represents a significant leap in hydrogen innovation and promises to pave the way for more sustainable skyscrapers across the continent. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Egypt is racing …

In this concluding edition of the Paris 2024 series, Stephen Granger takes a closer look at Africa’s performances in Paris and maps out the continent’s journey toward the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | For a little over two weeks, hundreds of thousands of Paris-based …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Breweries Managing Director (MD) Andrew Kilonzo has called upon government to drive usage of the Digital Tax Stamps(DTS) by all targeted users. Kilonzo made the statements during a media engagement withbusiness reporters and editors in Kampala early in the week. He said that …

BEIJING | Xinhua |  The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee held its 16th group study session on July 30. The topic was promoting the building of modern border, sea and air defense. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the …

BEIJING | Xinhua |  Beijing has launched its first unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) logistics delivery route in the Badaling section of the Great Wall, which enables tourists to receive summer relief items and emergency supplies within minutes, said the Badaling scenic area on Friday. The south ninth watchtower on the …

CRS launches Local Leadership project Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | CRS Uganda has launched a new “Advancing Local Leadership in the Right Way” (ALLRight) project that will strengthen the institutional capacity of Caritas Tororo. The project will turn Caritas Tororo into an effective and recognized leader in emergency response …