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[Leadership] Two Equatorial Guinea players have been handed suspensions for verbally abusing a referee at the ongoing 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), while Burkina Faso captain Bertrand Traoré has been fined over comments made after a group match.

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[Premium Times] Mozambique lost their opening game to Cup holders Cote d'Ivoire, but then dug their feet into the ground to triumph over Gabon, before losing 1-2 to Cameroon's Indomitable Lions on Wednesday evening.

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[CAF] The fixtures for the Round of 16 at the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 have been set following a thrilling group stage campaign that highlighted the world-class quality of football on the continent.

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[The Conversation Africa] A month before the US carried out its Christmas day attack on militants linked to the Islamic State group (IS) in north-western Nigeria, president Donald Trump had declared Nigeria a "country of particular concern". This was due to the alleged killing of Christians by terrorist groups in the country. Trump threatened military intervention if the attacks against Christians continued.

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[UN News] From eliminating deadly infections to expanding access to lifesaving vaccines, 2025 delivered meaningful progress for global health, according to the UN World Health Organization (WHO), offering cautious optimism at the close of a year marked by both breakthroughs and strain.

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[UN News] Voting proceeded largely as planned in the Central African Republic's first-ever combined presidential, legislative, regional and municipal elections, and ballot counting is now complete, the UN peacekeeping mission (MINUSCA) said on Wednesday, with results expected to be announced on 5 January.

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[CAF] · Guélor Kanga 11', Denis Bouanga 21'/ Côte d'Ivoire: Jeanâ€'Philippe Krasso 44', Evann Guessand 84', Bazoumana Touré 90+1' · Côte D'Ivoire came from two goals down to beat Gabon and win group F · The defending champions will face Burkina Faso in the Round of 16

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The Africa Energy Indaba 2026, taking place from 3–5 March at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, is a premier energy platform

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Host nation Morocco will face Tanzania in Rabat on Sunday, just before South Africa and Cameroon lock horns

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The UN says hundreds of civilians remain, facing shortages of medicine, education and basic supplies. Food prices are extreme, with a kilogram of rice reportedly costing up to 100 dollars.

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[Liberian Observer] The Chinese Embassy in Liberia, in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on December 30 hosted a New Year's Eve reception celebrating the deepening strategic partnership between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Liberia, as well as shared achievements recorded in 2025.

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[Nile Post] As we close the 2025, there are prominent persons whose souls we lost and cannot forget.

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[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The Ministry of health has affirmed that Ethiopia is aggressively modernizing its medical facilities to ensure every hospital in the country provides fully digitalized services by 2030.

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[The Point] The ECOWAS Election Observation Mission (EOM) has commended the peaceful and transparent conduct of Guinea's 28 December presidential election, describing the process as a significant milestone in the country's return to constitutional governance after four years of military-led transition.

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[The Point] The Africa-UAE Economic Forum in Dubai on Thursday 18th and Saturday 20th December 2025, convened at a critical moment in Africa's economic trajectory. With capital seeking stability, predictability, and credible legal protection, the forum offered an opportunity to confront one of the most persistent barriers to investment in Africa i.e. the perception that the continent lacks secure and reliable legal frameworks for foreign investment.

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The world has begun saying goodbye to 2025, with South Pacific nations first to welcome 2026.

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Real Madrid have been dealt a major blow after confirming that star forward Kylian Mbappé has injured his left knee.

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[Horn Diplomat] The government of Somaliland on Tuesday welcomed remarks by Israel and the United States at the United Nations Security Council acknowledging genocide committed against its people in 1988, while condemning what it described as genocide denial by Somalia's representative.

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[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) marks a definitive turning point in Ethiopia's quest for economic sovereignty, international energy expert Mikael A. Gorsky said.

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[This Day] Former presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Mr. Dumebi Kachikwu, has cautioned President Bola Tinubu against introducing additional taxes in the new year.

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[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre today received China's Ambassador to Somalia, Wang Yu, at his office, in a meeting focused on strengthening political and security cooperation between the two countries and opposing Israel's interference in Somalia's territorial sovereignty.