In a historic ruling delivered on June 25, 2026, from Banjul and Abuja, the ECOWAS Court of Justice found Sierra Leone culpable for neglecting its duty to shield a minor from child marriage and its grave repercussions. The complaint, initiated in February 2024 by the Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA) and AdvocAid Limited, involved a…
Ecuador kept their World Cup campaign alive as Gonzalo Plata’s winner completed a memorable come-from-behind 2-1 victory over Germany to send them through to the last 32 on Thursday. Leroy Sane controversially fired Germany ahead less than two minutes into the Group E clash, but Ecuador hit back through a fine strike from Sunderland winger Nilson Angulo. Plata then…
The Elephants of Côte d’Ivoire are through to the knockout stage of the FIFA World Cup for the first time after a 2-0 victory over Curacao in their final Group E match on Thursday. Going into the match at Philadelphia Stadium, Côte d’Ivoire needed only a draw to secure a place in the round of 32, but a brace…
At least 164 people have been killed and over 900 injured as two earthquakes hit Venezuela on Wednesday evening. Venezuela’s Acting President Delcy Rodríguez, in a phone call with state-owned TV on Thursday, said the earthquakes have killed at least 164 people and injured 971. Mrs Rodríguez said that a 7.5-magnitude earthquake first hit the country, followed by a…
Sierra Leone’s Parliamentary Committee on Sports has formally requested the Ministry of Sports (MOS) and the National Sports Authority (NSA) to account for the protracted delays affecting the National Stadium refurbishment, a project currently managed by Chinese construction partners. Convened at Tower Hill in Freetown, the sitting was designed to clarify the project’s current progress and to determine how…
Canada and Switzerland are through to the round of 32 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup despite the North American co-hosts losing 2-1 to the European side in their final group-stage match on Wednesday. Ruben Vargas opened the scoring for Switzerland just one minute after the half-time break from an assist by John Manzambi before the latter scored in…
