Europe
16 Oct
Ayomide Shotubo and Olaniyi Adeoluwa review Mozambique vs Nigeria match preview on The Nutmeg.
16 Oct
The EU faces what is arguably its stiffest foreign policy test since the war in Ukraine. A devastating attack on Israel by Hamas has been met with a massive Israeli response in the Gaza Strip. It is being described as the worst chapter in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict since the war of October 1973.
13 Oct
It might just be a friendly. But the journey to qualification for the World Cup and preparation for the African Cup of Nations in January begins for the Super Eagles with a game against the Green Falcons of Saudi Arabia. Ayomide Shotunbo and Ifeoluwa Johnson review that match on The Nutmeg.
8 Oct
In this edition we explore the issue of "cattle laundering" in Brazil. This practice involves transferring cattle from a farm whose meat cannot be exported, due to illegal deforestation on its land, to another "clean" farm that is not affected by these bans. This falsely labelled meat can then in some cases be distributed to French supermarkets present in Brazil such as Carrefour and eventually reach the plates of consumers in Europe.
7 Oct
European leaders meeting in Spain this week have urgent matters to discuss, though no concrete decisions will be made. Here is what to expect from the two European summits in Granada.
7 Oct
Arsenal vs Man City match preview with Ayomide Shotubo on The Nutmeg this week.
5 Oct
It is going to be a major celebration for all football fans globally as Morocco, Portugal and Spain will be joint hosts for the 2030 World Cup, which is its centenary year. FIFA in a press conference on October 4 announced that games will also be played in Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay.
4 Oct
The Netherlands has announced the closure of the Groningen gas field, where extraction has been blamed for earthquakes that have severely damaged homes and other nearby buildings. Also in this edition: the UK awards its top defence firm a £4 billion contract to build nuclear submarines, and Chinese craft brewers celebrate the lifting of tariffs on Australian barley.
26 Sep 2023
With the increased amount of action that footballers have to deal with and how it affects the collective. Of course, teams in Europe are having a hard time including Manchester United. This is The Nutmeg on GuardianTV.
26 Sep 2023
European governments have a duty to rescue asylum seekers who cross the sea to escape conflict, Pope Francis said in Marseille. He called it "a duty of humanity" to save people in difficulty.
25 Sep 2023
The UN chief has called it an epidemic of coups. In Africa, since 2020, military officers have seized power, or attempted to do so, in numerous sub-Saharan countries. Just in the last two and a half months, soldiers in Gabon announced a takeover of power, while in Niger, members of the presidential guard detained President Mohamed Bazoum and announced that they were seizing power.
24 Sep 2023
During a speech in France, the Catholic leader urged a humane pan-European response to migration. French President Emmanuel Macron attended the address as his government deliberates a harsher response to asylum-seekers.