Italy can do without Russian gas, says energy minister – POLITICO

This G7 will need to look for innovative models to accelerate investments, including private-public partnerships, Pichetto Fratin said. “We certainly need to revise the financial system, to find mechanisms that overcome the current voluntary system,” he said.   While Italy, which currently holds the rotating G7 presidency, is in a leadership position at this weekend’s … Read more

Watch: Algeria’s Under-20 Coach Slaps His Own Players on the Pitch

Last Updated: March 25, 2024, 10:16 IST Yacine Manaa slaps his own players. (Screengrab) Yacine Manaa‮ ‬was trying to disperse his players and calm them down during a quarrel. Algeria’s Under-20 manager slapped at least one of his own players on the field during an altercation with opponents Tunisia in a friendly on Saturday. In … Read more

South Africa overtakes Nigeria on medals table

Team Nigeria has dropped to third place in the medal standings at the ongoing African Games after failing to secure any new gold medals on Wednesday.While they added three silver and four bronze medals, it wasn’t enough to maintain their second-place position.South Africa now occupies that spot with 77 medals (22 gold, 22 silver, and … Read more

Nigeria extends lead over Algeria, South Africa

Team Nigeria continues to impress at the ongoing African Games in Ghana, solidifying their second-place position on the medals table. The country has widened the gap between themselves and third-place Algeria and South Africa, who are in the third and fourth positions respectively. As of Tuesday morning, Nigeria boasted 16 gold medals, with Algeria close … Read more

Ode to Serowe, world-famous village in Southern Africa’s oasis of peace

The 300km journey from Francistown to Serowe, Botswana, is uneventful. The monotony of the terrain is broken once in a while. Livestock grazing at a distance is visible from here on the A1 national road. We encountered a roadblock before turning right at Palapye: a police officer waved the bus driver off soon after exchanging … Read more