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The authorities say the ex-sportsman had overstayed his visa and had been arrested multiple times.
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The United States and Iran paused hostilities for a third night on Sunday as they looked to give peace talks another chance.
For two days, Benin’s political capital, Porto-Novo, came alive with the mythical Egungun, Zangbéto and Guèlèdè figures during the Mask Festival, as ceremonies and parades filled the city with color and tradition.
Marvel Studios used its Comic-Con International presentation Saturday to announce David Jonsson as the new Black Panther — the son of Chadwick Boseman’s T’Challa — and reveal that Ryan Gosling will be playing Ghost Rider, both in films set for release in 2028.
One thousand more Ghanaian migrant workers would start returning on Sunday and Monday from South Africa, where there have been violent protests against migrants, the government said.
Yan Diomandé is set to join Real Madrid next season, with the Spanish club having completed the RB Leipzig winger’s transfer on Sunday.
Hundreds of people gathered Saturday in Vogan, southern Togo, at the call of opposition parties and civil society groups to protest against the Constitution adopted in 2024, which enabled President Faure Gnassingbé to further consolidate his hold on power.
RB Leipzig winger Yan Diomande agrees personal terms with Real Madrid after Paris St-Germain withdraw their interest.
Even in army controlled areas, paramilitary groups are openly active in Sudan, heavily armed and viewed as unstable allies. Residents fear these militias could eventually turn on each other or on the army and start a new cycle of violence.
The former UN under-secretary-general, who served as a special representative for children and armed conflict, was nominated by Kampala on Friday.
The African Development bank says is will likely inflict a combined $10 billion to $20 billion hit on affected countries.
The announcement came as around 100 health workers went on strike at an Ebola treatment centre in Bunia, the epicentre of the outbreak.
Former boxer Yusuf Eleyele says he is not only teaching them the sport, but also discipline and resilience.
The protest marked five years since President Kais Saied Saied suspended parliament and later dissolved it in order to rule by decree.
The move cements his rift with his ally-turned-rival Ousmane Sonko who heads the country’s ruling Pastef party.
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Archaeologists working at the ancient city of Apollonia on Libya's eastern coast have announced a significant cluster of discoveries, including a previously
For more than a century, Cairo’s Café Riche has served as a gathering place for Egypt’s politicians, writers, artists, and revolutionaries, earning a unique
Every July, hundreds of young Kabye men in northern Togo’s Kara region participate in Evala, a centuries-old initiation ceremony that marks their transition
