The withered carcasses of livestock are reminders that drought has descended yet again in northern Kenya, the latest in a series of climate shocks rippling through the Horn of Africa.
As world leaders address a global climate summit in Glasgow, pastoralists watch their beloved animals suffer from lack of water and food. Yusuf Abdullahi says he has lost 40 goats.
“If they die, we all die,” he says.
Herders supply water from a borehole to give to their camels near Kuruti, in Garissa County, Kenya Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021. As world leaders address a global climate summit in Britain, drought has descended yet again in northern Kenya, the latest in a series of climate shocks rippling through the Horn of Africa.
Kenya’s government has declared a national disaster in 10 of its 47 counties. The United Nations says more than 2 million people are severely food insecure. And with people trekking farther in search of food and water, observers warn that tensions among communities could sharpen.
Wildlife have begun to die, too, says the chair of the Subuli Wildlife Conservancy, Mohamed Sharmarke.
“The heat on the ground tells you the sign of starvation we’re facing,” he says.
The daughter of a herder family stands in the doorway of their hut near Kuruti, in Garissa County, Kenya Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021. As world leaders address a global climate summit in Britain, drought has descended yet again in northern Kenya, the latest in a series of climate shocks rippling through the Horn of Africa.
The daughter of a herder family stands in the doorway of their hut near Kuruti, in Garissa County, Kenya.
Rangers from the Sabuli Wildlife Conservancy supply water from a tanker for wild animals in the conservancy in Wajir County, Kenya Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021. As world leaders address a global climate summit in Britain, drought has descended yet again in northern Kenya, the latest in a series of climate shocks rippling through the Horn of Africa.
Experts warn that such climate shocks will become more common across Africa, which contributes the least to global warming, but will suffer from it most.
“We do not have a spare planet in which we will seek refuge once we have succeeded in destroying this one,” the executive director of East Africa’s Intergovernmental Authority on Development, Workneh Gebeyehu, said last month while opening a regional early warning climate center in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi.
Satellite images show China has built mock-ups of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier and destroyer in its northwestern desert, possibly for practice for a future naval clash as tensions rise between the nations.
China has massively upgraded its military in recent years, and its capability and intentions are increasingly concerning to the United States as tensions rise over the South China Sea, Taiwan and military supremacy in the Indo-Pacific.
The images captured by Colorado-based satellite imagery company Maxar Technologies dated Sunday show the outlines of a U.S. aircraft carrier and at least one destroyer sitting on a railway track.
Maxar identified the location as Ruoqiang, a Taklamakan Desert county in the northwestern Xinjiang region.
The independent U.S. Naval Institute said on its website that the mock-ups of U.S. ships were part of a new target range developed by the People’s Liberation Army.
It wasn’t clear from the images how many details had been included in the apparent targets, although USNI said it had identified features on the destroyer including its funnels and weapons systems.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at a daily briefing Monday that he had no information about the images, saying, “I’m not aware of the situation you mentioned.”
China’s massive military upgrade has emphasized countering the U.S. and other countries’ naval forces.
That includes the development of land, sea and air-launched missiles to repel and possibly sink opposing vessels, expressed most emphatically by the land-based DF-21D ballistic missile known as the “carrier killer.”
Recent months have also seen a substantial increase in Chinese military flights just southwest of Taiwan, the self-governing island republic claimed by Beijing and which it threatens to annex by force.
Washington provides Taiwan with much of its weaponry and U.S. law requires that it ensures the island can defend itself and treats threats to it as matters of “grave concern.”
The images released by Maxar come amid growing concerns over the possibility of military conflict between the world’s two biggest economies, who are at odds over a litany of political and economic issues.
The Pentagon this month issued a report saying China is expanding its nuclear force much faster than U.S. officials predicted just a year ago. That appears designed to enable Beijing to match or surpass U.S. global power by midcentury, the report said.
U.S. defense officials have said they are increasingly wary of China’s intentions, largely with regard to the status of Taiwan.
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Senior Irish Minister says, the UK’s trade deal with the EU could collapse in a row over Northern Ireland. The UK is thought to be preparing to suspend parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol.
Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney hinted the EU could terminate the Trade and Cooperation Agreement in response.
Coveney said, “One is contingent on the other so that if one is being set aside there is a danger that the other will also be set aside by the EU.”
Northern Ireland is covered by a special Brexit deal known as the Protocol.
It keeps Northern Ireland in the EU’s single market for goods, which prevents a hard border with Ireland and allows free-flowing trade with the EU.
Sydney Airport has agreed to accept a $23.6bn (£13bn) takeover bid from a group of investors.
The agreement came after Sydney Aviation Alliance (SAA) raised its bid in response to the airport’s owner rebuffing its earlier offer.
The deal will one of Australia’s biggest ever buyouts, If completed.
However, the proposed sale faces a number of potential obstacles, which means the process could still take months to complete.
“The Sydney Airport Boards believe the outcome reflects appropriate long-term value for the airport, and unanimously recommend the proposal to securityholders, subject to customary conditions such as independent expert approval and no superior proposal,” Sydney Airport’s chairman David Gonski said in a statement to the stock exchange.
The announcement of the deal for Australia’s biggest airport operator came shortly after the country reopened its borders to international travel.
From the start of November, fully vaccinated overseas visitors have been allowed to enter Australia’s two biggest states without the need for quarantine for the first time in more than a year and a half. Millions of Australians are also now able travel abroad freely.
World number one Novak Djokovic won a sixth Paris title and record 37th Masters crown on Sunday, beating 2020 champion Daniil Medvedev 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the final.
The 34-year-old Serbian gained a measure of revenge over his Russian opponent who dashed his dreams of a Grand Slam sweep in the US Open final in September.
The Masters title secured Djokovic’s second record in as many days after he was confirmed as season-ending world number one for a seventh time.
The 20-time Grand Slam winner said he approached the final in a relaxed frame of mind after wrapping up the world number one landmark.
Djokovic had not been too concerned when he went a set down against a man he considers “the complete player” and who he expects to be world number one in the future.
“It was a very close match decided by small margins based on a few points here and there,” he said.
“I was very pleased how I held my nerves at the end and took the match point.
“I wanted to finish the end of season with a trophy and did not want to lock myself mentally and physically in stressful mode.
“I knew things would come together and I would work my way into the match.”
Djokovic said he had felt no hangover from the US Open defeat.
“I mean, I already closed that chapter,” he said.
“I am not regretting it or spending days suffering because I did not take the calendar slam this year.
“I have moved on from that and focussed on Masters event and came here and achieved what I wanted to do.”
Medvedev said Djokovic — who he calls his “friend” — was stronger on the crucial points.
“I don’t like losing, so I cannot say I am happy, I don’t even like losing at Play Station!” said Medvedev at his press conference.
“But I gave everything and maybe I could have done a winner here or there or served one or two more aces.
“When you lose a match you always have the feelings that you can do a bit better. Trouble was Novak won the crucial points and apart form the first set I did not.
“However, I take consolation in having given everything against the best player in the world of all time. It was a good battle.”
– ‘Serbian spectator’ -In an entertaining contest, befitting a duel between the top two in the world, Djokovic again had to come back from a set down after needing three sets to beat Hubert Hurkacz in the semi-finals.
It was only the second time the top two in the ATP rankings had clashed in the Paris final.
Sunday’s crowd got better value than French fans on the previous occasion in 1990 when Boris Becker retired injured at 3-3 in the first set against then number one Stefan Edberg.
The pivotal game on Sunday came as Djokovic served to level the match, saving two break points before securing the second set on his third set point after 11 minutes.
Djokovic pressed home the advantage, breaking Medvedev twice in the deciding set to move to 5-2 with the Russian showing his frustration by firing a ball into the crowd and having words with the umpire as he sat down.
“Just before I hit the serve, so you cannot really stop the motion, somebody scream something,” Medvedev said.
“So, yeah, I got mad because crucial, crucial moment, 5-2 for him, double break, even if I manage to get the break back, we all know that against Novak it’s tough to actually come back from this score.” said Medvedev.
“I got mad because it was not nice, and it was done on purpose.
“It was done by Serbian spectator,” Medvedev said.
“I hope he doesn’t watch tennis anymore.”
That appeared to briefly fire Medvedev up as he got a break back in the next game but his serve once again let him down and it was Djokovic who raised his arms in celebration.
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Monday urged citizens to “move forward in unity” as the conflict in the north continues, saying the country was being “tested on many fronts” but had been strengthened.
His government has had US aid withheld, plus envoys from the UN and African Union have pleaded for humanitarian access to the almost eight million people facing near-famine conditions.
Mr Abiy tweeted a photo of pro-government demonstrators:
It has been a year since the conflict started in the north.
According to reports rebels allied to the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) are advancing towards the capital, Addis Ababa.
The army has asked former military soldiers to join it in the fight against the rebels.
At least 25 bodies have been retrieved after a gold mine collapsed in southern Niger on Sunday, a regional MP has told the Company.
Rescue workers and local volunteers are using their bare hands and simple tools to dig into the earth and save the lives of dozens more young men still trapped underground at the site in Kondago village.
Witnesses say their efforts are being hampered by a lack of equipment in this remote part of the country.
It’s not yet clear what caused the mine to collapse. Since the discovery of gold in the Maradi region earlier this year, hundreds of people have been rushing to the area in the hopes of making money.
This is the second time one of Maradi’s mines has collapsed – the last one left at least eight people dead.
Ndidi made his first English Premier League appearance for Leicester City in 41 days in the Foxes 1-1 draw away at Leeds United on Sunday.
The Nigeria international was on from start to finish and was yellow-carded in the 74th minute.
His compatriot, Iheanacho, was an unused substitute, while Lookman was in action for 80 minutes for the Foxes.
Super Eagles target Lookman thought he had handed his side the maximum points in the 67th minute, but his goal was ruled out for offside by VAR. He made way for James Maddison in the 80th minute.
Emmanuel Dennis, William Troost-Ekong (Watford)
Dennis failed to add to his goals tally as Watford lost 1-0 to Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium in the English Premier League on Sunday.
The fprward, who has three goals and three assists in 10 league games, made way for Juan Hernandez in the 74th minute.
His compatriot, Troost Ekong, was an unused substitute, the first game he will miss a game this season.
Alex Iwobi (Everton)
Nigerian midfielder, Alex Iwobi, was an unused substitute in Everton’s goalless draw against Tottenham Hotspur at Goodison Park on Sunday.
Iwobi has scored once and provided one assist in nine league games for the Toffees.
Frank Onyeka (Brentford)
Midfielder Onyeka was an unused substitute for Brentford, who suffered their fourth consecutive Premier League defeat after going down 2-1 at home to struggling Norwich City.
Ovie Ejaria, Tom Dele-Bashiru (Reading)
Duo Ejaria and Dele-Bashiru were handed starting roles for Reading, who fought back to beat Birmingham 2-1 at St Andrew’s and snap a four-game Championship losing streak.
While Ejaria played all 90 minutes, Dele-Bashiru was replaced with nine minutes left by Mamadi Camara.
Dele-Bashiru has scored twice in 13 games for the Royals, while Ejaria has played three games fewer, with same number of goals.
The win saw Reading climb to 16th, thanks to a third away win of the season.
Semi Ajayi (West Brom)
Ajayi was an unused substitute for West Bromwich Albion, who kept their unbeaten Championship home record intact after they were held 1-1 by Middlesbrough at The Hawthorns.
Ajayi has made 15 appearances so far in the English second-tier league.
FRANCE
Samuel Kalu (Bordeaux)
Nigerian winger Kalu watched from the bench as Neymar scored twice to help Ligue 1 leaders Paris St-Germain beat Bordeaux 3-2 on Saturday.
The Brazil forward struck in the first half, firing into the bottom corner after being found by Kylian Mbappe. The two linked up again for PSG’s second, Mbappe setting up Neymar to score from the edge of the box.
Mbappe tapped in a third but Bordeaux set up a tense finish with two late goals, Alberth Elis slotting in and M’Baye Niang lashing home.
Terem Moffi (Lorient)
Moffi fired blanks as 10-man Lorient lost 2-1 at home to Brest in the French Ligue 1 on Sunday, for their fourth loss of the season.
The game extends Moffi’s goal drought to seven games, his second-longest stretch since joining the club. Despite failing to grab a goal, the forward, who was on for 90 minutes, provided the assist for Adrian Grebic.
Moffi has scored twice, providing three assists in 12 games for the Ligue 1 strugglers this term.
Moses Simon(Nantes)
Simon played all 90 minutes and provided his sixth assist of the season in Nantes 2-2 draw against 10-man Strasbourg in the French Ligue 1 on Sunday.
The Nigeria international teed up Kolo Muani for the opener in the 20th minute but they failed to hold on for the win as the visitors twice came back to draw the match. The match was Simon’s 13th of the season. He has scored once and provided six assists so far.
SPAIN
Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal)
Chukwueze saw 20 minutes of action at the Estadio de la Cerámica, as Villarreal piped Getafe 1-0 in the Spanish LaLiga on Sunday.
Manuel Trigueros scored the only goal in the 10th minute. Chukwueze came on for Paco Alcacer in the 71st minute as the Yellow Submarines held on for their third win of the season in 12 league games.
The match was Chukwueze’s fifth league appearance since returning from a five-month injury layoff.
SCOTLAND
Joe Aribo, Leon Balogun (Rangers)
Midfielder Aribo scored his 20th goal, as well as an assist for Glasgow Rangers in the Gers’ 4-2 win over Ross County in the Scottish Premier League on Sunday.
The Nigeria international, who has featured in all of the club’s league games this season, scored his side’s opening goal in the 19th minute to draw level, after County’s sixth minute opener by Joseph Hungbo.
It’s Aribo’s third goal of the current campaign. He has also contributed three assists in the league this season.
Aribo was on for the entire duration, while compatriot Leon Balogun was in action for 70 minutes and was cautioned for a foul in the 41st minute.
ITALY
Victor Osimhen (Napoli)
At the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium, Victor Osimhen was not on target as Napoli were held 1-1 at home by Hellas Verona in the Italian Serie A on Sunday.
It was Osimhen’s first game since suffering a muscle injury in training, over a week ago.
The Nigeria international, aside from failing to hit the target on his return, was shown a yellow card in the 87th minute.
Osimhen has scored nine goals in 13 appearances across all competitions this season.
David Okereke (Venezia)
Forward Okereke scored the winner as a spirited Venezia beat AS Roma 3-2 in the Italian Serie A to record their third win of the season and compound Jose Mourinho’s woes.
Okereke’s neat finish with 16 minutes remaining on the banks of the Venetian Lagoon sank the club from the capital, who are now fifth and three points outside the Champions League places.
The Nigerian grabbed the winner in the 74th minute after being teed up by Ethan Ampadu, for his third Serie A goal since joining on loan from Belgian giants Club Brugge in the summer.
It was Roma’s fourth defeat in seven games in all competitions — a run which includes a 6-1 thumping at the hands of Norwegian outfit Bodo/Glimt — and then picking up just one win in their next four encounters thereafter.
Isaac Success (Udinese)
Success made a cameo appearance in Udinese’s 3-2 win over Sassuolo in the Italian Serie A on Sunday.
The Nigeria international came on for Beto in the 88th minute as the hosts completed a comeback win.
Ola Aina (Torino)
Right-back Aina played all 90 minutes for Torino, who lost 1-0 at Spezia. Jacopo Sala’s thunderous second-half strike helped Spezia extend their unbeaten home run to three in Serie A.
HOLLAND
Maduka Okoye (Sparta Rotterdam)
Okoye kept his first league clean sheet as Sparta Rotterdam defeated Willem II 3-0 in the Eredivisie on Saturday.
It is the goalkeeper’s second clean sheet in all competitions this season.
Okoye has conceded 19 goals in 12 Eredivisie games and has also been cautioned thrice.
GERMANY
Kevin Akpoguma (Hoffenheim)
Defender Akpoguma played 75 minutes in Hoffenheim’s 2-0 loss to VFL Bochum, who took a gigantic step away from the Bundesliga relegation zone.
Jamilu Collins (Paderborn)
Left-back Collins featured for the entire duration of Paderborn’s 2-1 win over Ingolstadt on Saturday.
The game was Collin’s 10th Bundesliga 2 appearance this term.
TURKEY
Anthony Nwakaeme (Trabzonspor)
Nwakaeme had an assist for Trabzonspor in their 2-1 win at Besiktas.
The striker’s perfect assist was netted by Andreas Cornelius for the 96th minute winner that secured all three points for the Black Sea Storm at the Vodafone Park.
It’s Nwakaeme’s third assist of the season. He has scored five goals in 11 games.
The away win helps Trabzonspor open a 10-point gap ahead of former champions Besiktas. At the same time, Abdullah Avci’s men boast a seven-point advantage over second-place Hatayspor, who have played fewer games.
RUSSIA
Chidera Ejuke (CSKA Moscow)
Winger Ejuke featured for 71 minutes as CSKA Moscow fell 4-1 to PFC Sochi at the Fisht Olympic Stadium in a Russian Premier League game on Saturday.
Hundreds of people have left their homes after armed men attacked villages in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Locals say that attackers chased a small number of the national army to occupy Chanzu, Runyoni, Ndiza and more villages in Rutshuru territory, North Kivu province.
The civil society in Rutshuru says it suspects the attackers were M23 rebels.
The group, who signed a deal in 2013 with the government to demobilise and end the rebellion, hasn’t commented on the attack.
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