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Greek authorities carried out a major rescue operation early on Friday morning, after a vessel carrying 545 migrants sent out a distress signal off the coast of Gavdos islant, south of Crete.

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[InfoWire] 30 talents will be selected for this initiative, designed to identify, train, and connect the new voices of African storytelling.

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YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul and former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua made weight on Thursday for their bout on 19 December. Joshua weighed 243 pounds at their Thursday weigh-in, while Paul was 216.

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[TrustAfrica] Accra, 19th December; In a landmark moment for the global reparations movement, President John Dramani Mahama of Ghana welcomed a special delegation of leading advocates and experts from across the African diaspora to align on a unified, intercontinental reparations agenda. The group, which comprises experts from Africa, the Caribbean, Europe, Latin America and the United States thanked President Mahama for his political leadership in championing the cause of reparations within the African continent. They

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The mayor of Le Touquet has publicly voiced support for the farmers, as pressure mounts on the French government to take a tougher stance on the deal.

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Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly met with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Friday, underscoring Cairo’s commitment to Lebanon’s security and stability amid regional tensions. Egypt is doing all it can to prevent further escalation between Lebanon and Israel amid tension between the two neig

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Morocco has spent more than a decade reshaping its football, but will hosting Afcon 2025 allow the country to end a 50-year wait for the trophy?

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Despite the fragile calm, tensions remain high across the West Bank, and uncertainty lingers. Still, for many in Bethlehem, the return of Christmas hymns and celebrations offers a rare moment of hope — a reminder that even after darkness, light can return.

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BBC Analysis Editor Ros Atkins examines allegations of links between the UAE and Sudan’s RSF in the civil war, as international efforts continue to seek an end to the fighting.

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Nigeria is on display in a softer light as residents of Lagos gathered to see the city’s Christmas decorations.

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[Ghanaian Times] The Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has raised serious concerns about delays and missed timelines by the High Court in Tamale in the ongoing Kpandai parliamentary election dispute.

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[Nile Post] MultiChoice Uganda, a CANAL+-owned company, has officially launched the 2025 TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), rallying national pride and support for the Uganda Cranes during a press event held in Kampala.

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[Nile Post] Uganda continues to grapple with severe forest degradation, having lost more than 1.2 million hectares of tree cover between 2001 and 2024. The decline--largely driven by rapid population growth, agricultural expansion and heavy reliance on biomass fuel--has reduced national forest cover from 24 per cent to below 10 per cent.

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[Nile Post] The Shincheonji Church of Jesus on Thursday organised a free health camp at Constitutional Square Gardens in Kampala as part of its community outreach efforts aimed at improving the wellbeing of Ugandans.

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[Nile Post] President Yoweri Museveni has assured residents of Lwengo District that government will provide a lasting solution to the decades-long water crisis affecting the area.

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[Nile Post] Uganda's ratification of a new African Union protocol recognising social protection and social security as enforceable rights is a "historic milestone", civil society groups said on Friday, while warning that major funding and coverage gaps threaten to blunt its impact.

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[Nile Post] The government has set a minimum sugarcane price of Shs125,000 per tonne following growing complaints from farmers over low and inconsistent prices offered by sugar millers.

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[Daily News] Cairo -- EGYPT has shown its interest in investing in Tanzania by establishing large-scale industries in the Kwala area in the Coast Region.

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[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- The Electoral Commission has assured legislators of the accurate and transparent use of the Biometric Voter Verification Kits (BVVK) during the 2026 general elections.

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[Independent (Kampala)] The lane that leads to FUFA Hotel in Kisaasi is a short but stubborn stretch of Kampala life: a narrow, unpaved access road--less than a kilometre off the main tarmac--that turns red and dusty whenever traffic and the sun do their work.

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TikTok has signed agreements with three major investors , Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX — to form a new TikTok U.S. joint venture, ensuring the popular social video platform can continue operating in the United States.