Joy Drop: PWHL ready to take a huge leap forward
What a tremendous week it has been! September is a time that feels like there is creative energy bursting out in the air as fall sails on.
Libya Sport News
Flooding death toll soars to 11,300 in Libya's coastal city of Derna, aid group says
Marie el-Drese, the aid group's secretary-general, told The Associated Press by phone that a further 10,100 people are reported missing in the Mediterranean city. Health authorities previously put the death toll in Derna at 5,500. The storm also killed about 170 people elsewhere in the country.
Deadly floods in Libya: Can national tragedy unite a divided country?
But the true death toll could be even higher as the flooded areas housed many undocumented migrants who were travelling through Libya in hopes of reaching Europe.
At least 5,300 killed and 10,000 missing after deadly floods in Libya
Also, World suicide prevention day was marked at the start of the week. It is a crucial issue for the continent as Africa has the highest average suicide rate globally. 6 of the 10 countries in the world with the highest rates are on the continent, with Lesotho topping the list.
Flooding in eastern Libya after weekend storm leaves 2,000 people feared dead
The destruction appeared greatest in Derna, a city formerly held by Islamic extremists in the chaos that has gripped Libya for more than a decade and left it with crumbling and inadequate infrastructure. Libya remains divided between two rival administrations, one in the east and one in the west, each backed by militias and foreign governments.
Gabon coup, Prigozhin's legacy, Spanish football scandal, Venice Film Festival
Guess who paid a call on coup leaders who have left their border open with Niger? Russia's Deputy Defence Minister Yunus-bek Yevkurov was in Burkina Faso on Thursday to offer his services to junta leader Ibrahim Traoré. It's the same Yevkurov who was in Libya simultaneously with Yevgeny Prigozhin's final tour of Africa. On that score, the Grey Zone Telegram channel Thursday published images of the late Wagner Group leader.
Remo Stars, Enyimba out of CAF Champions League
Enyimba and Remo Stars were knocked out of the CAF Champions League…yesterday.