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Trial set to begin for six accused in Paul Pogba blackmail case

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The trial of six individuals close to football star Paul Pogba opens this Tuesday, November 26, at the Paris court. Among the accused is Mathias Pogba, the elder brother of the 2018 World Cup winner with the French national team. All are charged with attempting to extort the player in March 2022.

Cape Verde's agricultural transformation: From drought to innovation

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Just four years after being hit by a severe drought, Cape Verde is undergoing a remarkable agricultural transformation. Once struggling to sustain crops, the archipelago is now embracing innovation, with lush greenery emerging as

Sudan in danger of becoming a failed state, aid chief warns

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Sudan is disintegrating after more than 18 months of civil war, aid chief Jan Egeland warns

EU's top diplomat Josep Borrell visits Lebanon as escalations continue

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Borrell’s visit to Lebanon comes at the tail-end of a Middle East tour related to the ongoing wars and the crises in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon.

Burning old TVs to survive: The toxic trade in electrical waste

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People around the world are extracting valuable materials from e-waste despite huge health risks.

Thousands displaced as violence escalates in Sudan’s Al-Jazirah state

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Thirty-year-old Hadeel Abdelnasir, a mother of three, fled her home in eastern Al-Jazirah two weeks ago as violence tore through her community. Now in Port Sudan, she shares her harrowing story of survival.

COP29: A $300B a year deal for climate cash sparks outrage

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United Nations climate talks adopted a deal to inject at least $300 billion annually in humanity’s fight against climate change, aimed at helping developing nations cope with the ravages of global warming in tense negotiations.

As fast fashion's waste pollutes Africa's environment, designers in Ghana are finding a solution

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In the trash dumps of Accra in Ghana and along the city's beaches, fast fashion, produced mostly in countries with cheap labor and sold in retailers around the world, arrives at its last stop.

'We knew Christmas before you' - the Band Aid fallout

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Forty years on, the Band Aid song continues to generate debate about the way it presents Africa.

TP Mazembe win African Women's Champions League in upset

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TP Mazembe win the African Women’s Champions League for the first time as the Ravens beat Moroccan side AS FAR 1-0 in El Jadida.

EU recalls its ambassador from Niger as relations deteriorate

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The European Union (EU) has recalled its ambassador from Niamey, Niger's capital, for consultations in Brussels following tensions with the country's transitional authorities regarding EU humanitarian aid for flood victims in the West African nation.

Kendrick Lamar surprises with new album 'GNX'

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Kendrick Lamar gave music listeners an early holiday present Friday with the surprise drop of a new album.

Haitians react to comments by President Emmanuel Macron caught on camera

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Haitians reacted Friday with indignation to comments made by French President Emmanuel Macron recorded at the G20 summit in Brazil earlier this week.

Tanzania: Opposition leader Freeman Mbowe released on bail after arrest

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Freeman Mbowe, the leader of Tanzania's main opposition party, has been released on bail, his party announced on Saturday. He was arrested the previous day, just days before the upcoming local elections.

More aid workers have been killed in 2024 than in any other year, UN says

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More aid workers, health care staffers, delivery personnel and other humanitarians have been killed in 2024 than in any other single year, the United Nations reported Friday.

COP29 summit: Anger at ‘meagre’ figure for climate cash

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A new draft of a deal on cash to curb and adapt to climate change released Friday at the United Nations climate summit pledged $250 billion annually by 2035 from wealthy countries to poorer ones. The amount pleases the countries who will be paying, but not those on the receiving end.

Children shot dead after joining pot-banging protests in Mozambique

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The southern African state has been a shaken by a wave of protests and killings since disputed elections.

Prominent Tanzanian opposition figure arrested

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According to reports published on Friday (No. 22), the politicians have been questionned for allegedly violating local authorities’ election campaign regulations.

DRC: PM in war-torn eastern provinces to assess unpopular state of siege measure

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Over a hundred-armed groups have been sowing terror in the regions for decades and the enforcement of the state of siege in the provinces of Ituri and North-Kivu has changed nothing, residents say.

Hosts Morocco draw Zambia in Wafcon 2024 group

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Tournament hosts Morocco are handed a potentially difficult group at the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations after being drawn with Zambia.

Famine-hit Sudan camp gets first aid convoy in months

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Food supplies arrive at Zamzam, a large camp for displaced people in the region of Darfur.

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