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Cape Verde may have been the World Cup's smallest nation but they leave the largest impact as they depart following defeat by defending champions Argentina in an epic.

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More than 2,000 primary schools are facing closure as enrolment numbers plummet.

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Rudi Garcia said he was referring to teams unused to dealing with the kind of pressure that comes with managing a lead in high-level World Cup game

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The intermodal route linking Xinjiang to Africa via the Fangchenggang Port in south China, was officially opened on Thursday.

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It is working to digitise the millions of coveted archive of century-old maps, surveys, and files of mining companies within five years.

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When delegates gathered at the recently concluded London Climate Action Week, the irony was impossible to ignore. One of Europe's largest climate gatherings

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With youth unemployment in South Africa remaining one of the country’s most pressing socio-economic challenges, businesses have an important role to play in

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“Wild Africa” is set to debut across Africa as a first-of-its-kind weekly wildlife television magazine series.  Read more African news and insights on

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Six fans of the Black Stars are living proof of how football can drive supporters to extreme lengths to follow their team.

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[allAfrica] Last month, Mombasa made history as the first African city to host the Our Ocean Conference (OOC) - an international convening to protect and conserve the ocean, gathering well over a hundred countries. Yet the significance of the conference went far beyond where it was held. It demonstrated why Africa is increasingly becoming one of the world's most influential voices in shaping the future of our ocean.

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Washington said its decision was due the government’s lack of progress in containing the al-Shabaab group or in taking ownership of its own security.

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[Leadership] The Court of Appeal sitting in Ibadan has overturned a judgment of the Oyo State High Court that permitted female Muslim students of the University of Ibadan International School (ISI) to wear hijab with their school uniforms.

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[Vanguard] The African Union called an emergency meeting on its military mission in Somalia on Friday after Washington announced it would end critical funding over the lack of progress against Islamist insurgents.

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[Leadership] Candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2027 National Assembly elections in Ondo State have appealed to party members to accept the outcome of the party's primary elections and avoid protests, stressing that unity is essential to securing victory in the general elections.

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[Leadership] The Bayelsa State Government has dismissed claims by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that Governor Douye Diri's administration has failed to address hunger and poverty, insisting it has implemented wide-ranging programmes and projects aimed at improving residents' welfare over the past six years.

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Women in Sè, a village in south-western Benin that is celebrated as the country’s pottery capital, carry on their family traditions.

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[Leadership] Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has dismissed reports alleging that he has defected to the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), insisting that he remains a committed member of the ruling party.

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[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Friday received a high-level Italian delegation led by Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi for talks focused on strengthening bilateral relations and expanding cooperation on security, migration and state-building.

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[Shabelle] Ouagadougou -- Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have formally launched the process of withdrawing from the International Criminal Court (ICC) after submitting official notifications to leave the Rome Statute, according to a statement from the Assembly of States Parties to the court.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Supreme Court has handed Cytonn Investments a temporary legal reprieve by suspending the implementation of Court of Appeal orders that had cleared the way for the Official Receiver to take control of and transfer several high-value properties linked to the firm's troubled real estate investment schemes.

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[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL), through its flagship brand Uganda Waragi, has commissioned a transformative community infrastructure project at Port Bell Landing Site in Luzira. As part of Uganda Waragi's landmark 60-year Diamond Jubilee legacy, the intervention delivers solar-powered flood lighting and structured waste management systems designed to eliminate public health hazards, protect livelihoods, and boost the night economy.