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Canada's Victoria Mboko says she won't allow greater pressures and expectations to derail her enjoyment of the game after her breakout 2025 season.

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The British-Nigerian boxer was discharged from hospital after being deemed clinically "fit to recuperate from home," according to local authorities.

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Mali and Burkina Faso have announced travel restrictions on American citizens after the US added both countries to a no-entry list.

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[Premium Times] The governments of Lagos and Ogun states confirmed on Wednesday that Mr Joshua was discharged late in the afternoon after doctors certified him clinically fit to continue his recovery from home.

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An IMF forecast reveals the continent will be home to more high-growth economies—expanding by at least 6%—than any other in 2026. South Sudan and Guinea, each projected for double-digit growth, powered by oil and mining booms lead the field

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Tunisia’s head coach Sami Trabelsi has been busy. He’s led his team to a second place finish in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations Group C and qualified for the Round of 16. But he’s found time to make friends and remind AFCON fans that football is about more than what happens on the pitch.

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[Premium Times] The inflation-beating performance stands 36.8 per cent higher than consumer inflation for November, which was 14.5 per cent.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has declared 2026 a "watershed year," saying it will be remembered as the moment Kenya decisively changed course for the better, citing progress in health, agriculture, education, and job creation.

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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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Two of the former world champion's closest friends were killed in the accident on Monday.

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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.