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Zambia’s former Foreign Minister Joseph Malanji has been sentenced to four years in prison with hard labour after being convicted of corruption. Malanji was found guilty on seven counts of acquiring properties and helicopters suspected to be the proceeds of crime, the state broadcaster reports. His co-accused, former treasury secretary Fredson Yamba, received a three-year jail term for approving the transfer of more than $8m (£6m) to Zambia’s diplomatic mission in Turkey without justifying the expense. Several ministers in former President Edgar Lungu’s government have been convicted of various offences, but Malanji is the most high-profile of them. President Hakainde…

124 Air Côte d’Ivoire has taken delivery of its first-ever Airbus A330-900neo aircraft, marking a new chapter in the history of Ivorian aviation. The handover ceremony took place on September 3, 2025, in Toulouse, France, and was attended by top Ivorian dignitaries, including the First Lady, Mrs. Dominique Ouattara, Minister of Transport Amadou Koné, Minister of Communication Amadou Coulibaly, and Minister of Culture and Francophonie Françoise Remarck. The colorful and emotional ceremony was described as a proud moment for the country. In her remarks, the First Lady expressed delight at the milestone, stressing that the new acquisition represents a breakthrough…

Jorge CastilloSep 4, 2025, 01:28 PM ETCloseESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024.NEW YORK — The Mets are calling up right-hander Brandon Sproat to start Sunday against the Cincinnati Reds, a source confirmed to ESPN on Thursday, marking the third time in less than a month that the club will promote one of its top pitching prospects to bolster a scuffling starting rotation.Sproat, 24, was widely regarded…

A dance academy is giving Gaza’s children a way to express themselves as they deal with the daily realities of war.

Paramount+ has set a premiere date for its Tracy Morgan-led comedy Crutch — and is planning a cross-platform crossover to help launch the show. The full, eight-episode season will premiere Nov. 3 on the streamer. That evening, Morgan will also guest star in an episode of CBS’ The Neighborhood as Francois “Frank” Crutchfield, known as Crutch. In the episode, Calvin (Cedric the Entertainer) reaches out to his cousin Crutch to get Malcolm (Sheaun McKinney) a sweet deal on a new floor.  However, Crutch (who lives in New York) insists on coming to L.A. to oversee the work himself, where he…

This move, he said, aims to create rural jobs, empower women, and establish Nigeria as a major player in the refined shea products market. Despite producing nearly two-fifths of global shea nuts, Nigeria earns less than 1 per cent in the $6.5 billion market, Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, has said. Mr Kyari disclosed this while speaking at the Africa Food Systems Forum (#AFSForum2025) in Dakar, Senegal, on Wednesday. This move, he said, aims to create rural jobs, empower women, and establish Nigeria as a major player in the refined shea products market. Follow us on…

For a certain generation of Central Floridians, the phrase “Mystery Fun House” doesn’t require explanation. It conjures memories of spinning tunnels, spooky corridors, animatronic figures, and a mirror maze that always felt a little too convincing. Long before international tourism turned Orlando into a theme park capital, this quirky entertainment complex on International Drive stood as a rite of passage for families looking for affordable, interactive fun. From its founding in 1976 until its closure in 2001, Mystery Fun House defined an era of hands-on amusement—no massive rides, no intellectual property branding, just pure imagination layered in wood paneling and…

Lewis Hamilton has described his time at Ferrari as an “emotional rollercoaster” as he prepares to drive for the Scuderia at their home grand prix in Monza for the first time this weekend.Hamilton, who observed bluntly that he had no expectation his first season would prove so “volatile”, has struggled with an uncompetitive car as well as having to adapt to a new team, having enjoyed enormous success in the previous 12 years with Mercedes.It has been a tough transition and he goes into the Italian Grand Prix after an uncharacteristic error at the Dutch GP that led to his…

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) this month quietly awarded a $30,000 no-bid contract for sniper and combat training to a Virginia firm run by Dan LaLota, the brother of US representative Nick LaLota, a second-term Republican from New York.Finalized on September 2, the award went to Target Down Group of Mechanicsville, Virginia, which will provide a five-day precision fires and observation course for the Homeland Security Investigations’ Special Response Team (SRT) sniper program. The course, intended to help inform new DHS procedures, is “aimed at equipping them with the necessary skills and knowledge to effectively conduct law enforcement…