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[RFI] Côte d'Ivoire's ruling party has won 77 percent of the seats in parliament, further consolidating its power two months after the re-election of Alassane Ouattara as president, according to results announced on Monday.

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[The Conversation Africa] In South Africa, manufacturers of pineapple juice and other pineapple products discard thousands of tons of pineapple leaves every year, with most ending up in dumpsites.

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[Dabanga] Washington D.C. / Ankara -- The USA has expressed "deep concern" over the rhetoric issued by the leadership of the Sudanese Armed Forces, which has calls for military solutions to the crisis and imposes preconditions for any ceasefire. The US State Department's Deputy Spokesperson, Tommy Pigott, posted on X on Tuesday, in direct response from Washington to the speech delivered by the Chairman of the Sovereignty Council and Commander of the Army, Lt Gen El Burhan, in Türkiye.

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[Dabanga] Amsterdam -- For more than two and a half years, Sudan's children have endured a living nightmare. The conflict has left millions of children without protection, out of school, and without basic services, says Sheldon Yett, representative for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Sudan. Speaking to Radio Dabanga on Tuesday, Yett laments that his organisation is aware that "children displaced from El Fasher, elsewhere in the Kordofans, living in towns such as Tawila, living throughout North Darfur, in Dhaba,

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[Dabanga] Amsterdam -- For years, the press in Sudan has been going through successive crises that have negatively affected the journalistic climate, freedom of expression, and the independence of media institutions. After the outbreak of the war on April 15, 2023, press institutions were destroyed, as headquarters and properties were bombed and looted, and journalists were displaced, and many institutions stopped working, while some remained operating at a meager operational capacity not exceeding 1 per cent, and journalists

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[Afreximbank] Cairo, Egypt, 30th December 2025 - The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) and African Export - Import Bank (Afreximbank) yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the establishment of a pan African Gold Bank. This strategic initiative aims to formalise gold value chains, strengthen Central Bank reserves and reduce Africa's reliance on foreign refining and trading hubs.

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[IPS] London -- Satellite images show corpses piled high in El Fasher, North Darfur, awaiting mass burial or cremation as the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia tries to cover up the scale of its crimes. Up to 150,000 El Fasher residents remain missing from the city, seized by the RSF in November. The lowest estimate is that 60,000 are dead. The Arab militia has ethnically cleansed the city of its non-Arab residents. The slaughter is the latest horrific episode in the war between the RSF and the Sudan Armed Forces,

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Ivory Coast has signed a major bilateral health agreement with the United States aimed at strengthening the country’s health system and improving its capacity to prevent and respond to disease.

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Manchester City are close to agreeing terms with Bournemouth to sign Antoine Semenyo for £65m.

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[CAF] Morocco top of Group A after 3-0 win over Zambia Ten-man Mali reach knock-out stage after holding Comoros South Africa survive Zimbabwe fightback to book knockout place Egypt top group despite goalless draw with Angola

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[Ghanaian Times] Trading in virtual assets such as crypto currency in the country has become legal following the passage of Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) Bill into law by Parliament.

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[Premium Times] In a note to the Nigerian Exchange Limited, Geregu Power stated that it has been formally notified by Amperion Power Distribution Company of the share sale to Ma'am Energy Limited.

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[Leadership] As 2025 comes to a close, it is appropriate to pause and reflect on a year that laid bare both the strengths and the vulnerabilities of the Nigerian state. It was a year marked by tragedy and debate, reform and resistance, grief and guarded optimism. From governance controversies to security anxieties, from economic reforms to social reckoning, Nigeria spent much of the year in conversation with itself. This reflection highlights only a few of the events that defined the year, fully aware that they

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held discussions with his Somali counterpart Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in Istanbul. It comes after Israel's recognition of Somaliland as a sovereign nation - a move criticised by Somalia and a string of other nations.

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Dozens of people have been detained after Turkish police launched large-scale operations against the Islamic State (IS) terror group in Istanbul and Ankara, as authorities intensify efforts to prevent further attacks.

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has reappointed Abdolnasser Hemmati reappointed as Central Bank of Iran governor. Hemmati previously held the role from July 2018 to August 2021, steering the institution through US sanctions.

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While elections grabbed headlines in many countries across Africa this year, military interventions and coup attempts were another major political theme.

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[Vanguard] Ayoub El Kaabi scored twice as hosts Morocco eased to a 3-0 victory over Zambia at the Africa Cup of Nations on Monday to secure progress to the last 16 as winners of their group.

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[Premium Times] Morocco's emphatic win in Rabat ensured they ended the group phase unbeaten, while Mali progressed despite playing most of their final match with ten men

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[Nile Post] The High Court on Tuesday ordered that Kizza Besigye and his aide Obeid Lutale take plea shortly after the prosecution amends the indictment in their case, following a standoff over its regularity.

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Two gyms in west London were closed on Tuesday out of respect for their co-founder, Sina Ghami, who was killed in a car crash in Nigeria on Monday.