Madrid, Spain | AFP |  Sevilla and Real Betis is the game in Spain most defined by its fans and on Thursday it will be a first glimpse of La Liga without them as the season resumes behind closed doors after three months away due to the coronavirus. Fireworks, banners, plumes …

Kampala, Uganda| AFP |  THE INDEPENDENT |  High Court Civil Division has ordered Major General Elly Kayanja to pay businessman, Gerald Batte Shillings 255 million arising from a bogus land deal. Justice Lydia Mugambe issued the orders on Wednesday in her judgment on an application filed by Batte against Gen. Kayanja. …

London, United Kingdom | AFP |  Asia-focused banking giant HSBC’s vocal support for China’s controversial Hong Kong security law has not been well received in Britain, the former ruler of the city. The London-headquartered lender last week backed Beijing’s contentious legal proposal for Hong Kong, which critics fear will be used …

Bujumbura, Burundi | AFP |  Burundi convened an extraordinary cabinet meeting Thursday to discuss a way forward after the sudden death of long-serving ruler Pierre Nkurunziza left many anxious over the future of the troubled country. Nkurunziza, who died on Monday aged 55, had been due to step down in August …

London, United Kingdom | AFP |  The Premier League will return after a 100-day stoppage on June 17, cramming the remaining 92 games of the season into just five-and-a-half weeks. A deluge of football may be welcomed by fans starved of live action for three months. But it is expected to …

Lwengo, Uganda| AFP |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Several residents affected by the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project in Lwengo Town Council, Lwengo rural and Ndagwe sub-county have lost patience and returned to the demarcated areas to cultivate crops. The decision partly stems from the delayed compensation of the affected …

Rome, Italy | AFP |  This week’s Italian Cup semi-final, second leg matches were set to bring football back to a nation emerging from the coronavirus crisis, but with two days until the scheduled kick-off the two matches are still awaiting government approval. Juventus’ home clash with AC Milan on Friday …

Washington, United States | AFP |  The posters began appearing at protests rocking the United States, all with the same message of support — Arabs, Latinos and South Asians for “Black Lives Matter.” George Floyd’s shocking death in police custody has prompted many minority communities across the country to begin reflecting …

Kampala, Uganda| AFP |  THE INDEPENDENT |  A man who has been impersonating as an employee of the Uganda Revenue Authority has been arrested.  Boaz Nkurunziza, who has been on police’s wanted list for eight months was after a businessman, Godfrey Kyanda, opened a case at Old Kampala accusing him and …

Cairo, Egypt | AFP |  Young Egyptian women with thousands of followers each on the popular TikTok app have become the latest target of state authorities who accuse them of spreading “immorality” in society. Since President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi came to power in 2014, hundreds of journalists, activists, lawyers and intellectuals …