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SeerBit Integrates PayPal To Expand Global Payment Options For African Merchants

AfricaDotcom  

SeerBit, a leading pan-African payments company, today announced its integration with PayPal, enabling merchants across its supported markets to accept

Mastercard announces new lead for Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa region

AfricaDotcom  

Mastercard today announced that Yasemin Bedir has been appointed President of the company’s Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (EEMEA) region, effective 1

Tanzania opposition leader Tundu Lissu's treason trial resumes

Africanews  

Chadema described the hearing as a critical test of Tanzania's commitment to democracy, the rule of law, and political freedoms, arguing the prosecution has been used to suppress legitimate opposition.

Israelis voice doubts over U.S.-backed Gaza peace plan

Africanews  

Hamas says it remains committed to the proposed roadmap and expects mediators and the United States to press Israel to move forward with the agreement.

Kinshasa skate festival aims to change perceptions of urban sports

Africanews  

As skateboarding continues to grow in popularity, organizers hope the festival will help establish urban sports as an important part of Congo's cultural and sporting future.

Kenya bids to host 2029 World Athletics Championships

BBC News Africa  

Kenya submits a bid to host the 2029 World Athletics Championships as it seeks to become the first African nation to stage the flagship event.

South Africa weather alert: snow, hail and icy roads disrupt travel

Africanews  

Heavy snow, hail, rain and icy conditions are causing major disruption across several provinces in South Africa, with a number of key roads closed. Motorists are being urged to drive with extreme caution.

Cameroon and Malawi reach the semifinals in the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations

Africanews  

Cameroon shocked defending champion Nigeria and Malawi stunned Ghana to reach the semifinals of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday and seal World Cup qualification.

Madagascar moves to reclaim colonial-era land in sovereignty push

Africanews  

Madagascar’s High Constitutional Court has validated a law allowing the state to reclaim land still registered in the names of foreign settlers from the colonial era, reviving a long-running land dispute while putting sovereignty and access to property ownership at the heart of the reform.

Battle for Mali base has killed dozens of militants, army says

BBC News Africa  

The army says it was involved in fierce fighting but disputes that Islamists took control of the garrison.

Nigeria 'still have hope' for 2027 World Cup spot

BBC News Africa  

Nigeria must go "back to the drawing board" after missing out on automatic qualification for the 2027 Women's World Cup, says keeper Chiamaka Nnadozie.

Lionel Messi bids farewell to his father in Rosario

Africanews  

Messi and his family had traveled from Miami on a private plane and were escorted by a police motorcade to a Rosario cemetery, where a private family wake was held before the burial early on Sunday. Messi's father Jorge Messi died Saturday at a hospital in Rosario at age 68.

71 men arrested in Senegal for 'unnatural acts' as crackdown intensifies

Africanews  

Months after passing a law upping the penalties for homosexual relations, Senegal is intensifying its crackdown on same-sex relations. On Friday, the public prosecutor’s office said 71 men have been arrested and charged with “unnatural acts.”

Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean perform at Hill's Diaspora Calling! festival in UK

Africanews  

Ms Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean - two-third of Fugees - performed all of their landmark album "The Score," as Hill's Diaspora Calling! festival made its UK debut on Friday.

Sierra Leone president presses lawmakers to back contested election reforms

Africanews  

Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio has urged Parliament to pass disputed electoral reforms that would lower the presidential victory threshold, introduce proportional representation and reserve 30 percent of political leadership positions for women.

World Lion Day: Lions and communities face a growing struggle to coexist

Africanews  

Africa’s lions are running out of space. Habitat loss, shrinking prey populations and growing conflict with communities are putting the continent’s big cats under mounting pressure, with retaliatory killings and poisoning posing an added threat to their survival.

DRC releases boat detained over fears of Ebola on board

Africanews  

Congolese authorities have released a boat detained earlier this week over fears passengers might be carrying the Ebola virus.

Pope Leo XIV calls for humanitarian corridor in Sudan

Africanews  

Pope Leo called for peace in Sudan on Sunday during an address at the Vatican. Leo singled out El-Obeid, the beseiged capital of North Kordofan state. Residents are facing a lack food, water and medical supplies as fighting in the city continues.

Zambians hope for peaceful elections, economic change as vote nears

Africanews  

With Zambia’s presidential election just days away, residents of the capital Lusaka are hoping Thursday’s vote will bring meaningful change.

Evidence that South African special forces murdered top detective shared with BBC

BBC News Africa  

Frans Mathipa was shot while driving - we got access to the prosecution case against eight accused men.

African quartet secure Women's World Cup places

BBC News Africa  

Algeria, Morocco, Cameroon and Malawi all qualify for the 2027 Women's World Cup in Brazil by reaching the semi-finals of the Women's Africa Cup of Nations.

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