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Nigeria ease to a 3-0 win over Tunisia in their opening Group B match at the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.

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Mama Diop and Ngeunar Ndiaye both score twice as Senegal comfortably beat DR Congo 4-0 at the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.

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A new UN report says getting unemployed youth into agricultural jobs could change the future of food security, economic growth and climate resilience. But coordinated action is needed to unlock their potential.

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Capoeira, a form of martial art disguised as dance, is now being used in Brazil to help patients with Parkinson's disease. The patients say the specific movements of this once-outlawed exercise are improving their physical health.

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Four months ahead of Côte d’Ivoire’s presidential election, the Ivorian diaspora is mobilising in Paris, and calling for democratic and inclusive elections.

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Morocco forward Sakina Ouzraoui says the hosts showed spirit to claim a late draw in the opening match of the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.

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Yoweri Museveni has been endorsed by the ruling party as its candidate in the 2026 election.

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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei received an enthusiastic welcome at a mosque in Tehran as he made his first public appearance since the start of the12-day war between Israel and Iran.

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The US Supreme Court had overturned a judge's decision that the men be allowed to contest their removal.

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Chinese tourists are pouring into one of Morocco’s most famous sites, drawn by its culture and landscapes. Their enthusiasm - and spending - are providing a boost to the local economy at Ksar Aït Ben Haddou.

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Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has expressed concerns about the erosion of international norms and the growing tendency of some powerful countries to unilaterally impose their own rules.

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Barely two years into his presidency and Kenya’s William Ruto is already facing calls for him to leave - summed up in the slogan ‘wantam,’ or one term. Protesters say he hasn't delivered on his promises to economically empower the working class or end police brutality.

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Exclusive access to some of the biggest artists who are riding a cultural phenomenon.

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Kenya's Faith Kipyegon and Beatrice Chebet break world records at the Eugene Diamond League meeting.

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An 88th-minute strike from Ghizlane Chebbak rescues a point for hosts Morocco after Barbra Banda looked to have earned Zambia victory in Rabat.

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Friends, family members, teammates and coaches of the late Portuguese football player Diogo Jota gathered in his hometown of Gondomar on Saturday to pay their final respects. Jota, who played for English side Liverpool, died alongside his brother, André Silva, in a car crash in Spain on Thursday.

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On a tiny island in Uganda’s Lake Victoria, local fishermen have created a rare harmony with nature, guided by strict cultural traditions and spiritual beliefs.
But with growing interest from tourists, there are fears this fragile coexistence could soon be at risk.

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Hamas says it has given a “positive” response to the latest proposal for a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza but said further talks were needed on implementation. In a statement late on Friday, Hamas said it is ready to enter into negotiations immediately but did not elaborate on what needed to be worked out

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Humanitarian organisations are sounding the alarm over attacks on healthcare facilities in Sudan, warning that 70 percent of them are closed or barely operational.

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Seventy-nine percent of Zambians TransUnion surveyed from 21 November to 11 December 2024 indicated that they had been targeted by email, online, phone call

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Former Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey has been charged with five counts of rape, British police said on Friday. The 32-year-old also faces one count of sexual assault relating to an alleged offence that took place between 2021 and 2022.