EPL: West Ham Investigate Racism Claims Surrounding Director Of Recruitment

West Ham have launched an investigation into the reported comments of their director of recruitment Tony Henry (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

West Ham have launched an investigation into claims their director of recruitment Tony Henry told agents that they do not want to sign any more African players.

West Ham United’s Director of Recruitment, Tony Henry

A Legal Loophole Has Enabled Years Of Environmental Damage By Global Oil Companies In Nigeria

An every day reality in Niger Delta. (Reuters/Akintunde Akinleye)

For many years much of the environmental damage in Nigeria’s delta regions has been largely blamed on international oil companies operating in the area.

A boy stands near oil slick polluting a farmland in Ibeno village in Nigeria’s Akwa Ibom State (Reuters/Tife Owolabi)

Battling To Save The World’s Bananas

Visiting the Matanuska banana plantation is not easy these days. After a two-hour drive from the nearest city in northern Mozambique, visitors who make it to the farm are stopped at the entrance and asked to dip their feet in pools of disinfectant. Even the cars get a bath.

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Acclaimed Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has launched a blistering assault on perceived French cultural arrogance

"Are there bookshops in Nigeria?" The question posed by a French journalist last week incensed acclaimed Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

China Denies Spying On AU

African Union leaders inaugurated a new US$200m headquarters, paid for by China. The complex in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, is a symbol of China's rapidly changing role in the region as it turns increasingly to Africa to satisfy its appetite for natural resources. AP

China has denied reports by French newspaper Le Monde that it has been spying on the African Union (AU) headquarters in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.

Tearful Federer Wins Australian Open For 20th Slam Title

Switzerland’s Roger Federer holds the trophy as he celebrates beating Croatia’s Marin Cilic in their men’s singles final match on day 14 of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 28, 2018. Saeed Khan / AFP

A tearful Roger Federer powered home to beat Marin Cilic in five riveting sets to win his sixth Australian Open and 20th Grand Slam title on Sunday.