Somali athletics official suspended after untrained runner competes in 100m sprint

A Somali athletics official has been suspended and will be subject to legal proceedings after an untrained and non-athlete runner was sent to a competition in China, the country’s Ministry of Youth and Sports said Wednesday. Video that went viral showed the woman far outclassed, and not even in the المزيد

Niger attempted coup marked by ‘confusion’ and ‘fluidity:’ U.S. official

A State Department official said Saturday that the attempted military coup in Niger has been marked by “confusion, shifting alliances and fluidity,” and that uncertainty is one reason the U.S. government has not declared it a coup.  Nigerien soldiers said Wednesday they had overthrown the country’s democratically elected leader, Mohamed Bazoum, with troops المزيد