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[CAF] The race for the Golden Boot at the 2025 TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco is finely balanced after the conclusion of the group stage, with goals spread widely across teams and continents -- a reflection of the tournament's competitive depth and attacking variety.

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[Nile Post] Police have dismissed claims that there is a security plot to detain National Unity Platform leader and presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, before Uganda's January 15 elections.

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[Vanguard] Nigeria should be strolling into the quarter-finals. Three wins from three, nine points collected, and the swagger of a team that appears destined for glory.

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[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- Somali special forces, Danab, carried out a targeted operation Friday night in Bulo Fulay, a key Al-Shabaab stronghold in the Bay region, killing 20 members of the militant group, officials said.

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[This Day] Abeokuta -- The Ogun State Police Command, yesterday, arraigned 46-year-old Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode, the driver of the Lexus Sport Utility vehicle that conveyed Nigerian-British boxer, Anthony Joshua, before the Sagamu Magistrate Court.

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[Premium Times] "The police and other security agencies are working round the clock to rescue abducted persons."

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[Leadership] The Imo State Police Command has revealed that 928 suspects were arrested for various offences including kidnapping, armed robbery, cultism and child trafficking last year.

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[Leadership] The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says it has intensified proactive measures to thwart migration of fleeing terrorists to infiltrate communities across the country.

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[Premium Times] The TV station reported that its crew was conducting a live interview with Leloonu Nwibubasa, a former commissioner for Employment Generation and Empowerment in Rivers, regarding the current political crisis in the state.

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[Vanguard] Abuja -- The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has announced plans to resume its Total Industrial and Clinical Services (TICS) 2.0 nationwide from January 12, 2026, following the outcome of its Emergency National Executive Council (E-NEC) meeting held on January 2, 2026.

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[Liberian Investigator] MONROVIA -- For the first time in more than six decades, Liberia has rejoined the world's most powerful security forum--not as a subject of international intervention, but as a decision-maker.

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[UN News] From deploying peacekeepers to conducting quiet - but at times heated - diplomacy, the UN Security Council sits at the heart of global decision-making on war and peace. As of January, five new countries will have a seat around the iconic horseshoe table.

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[RFI] Senegal's health authorities are under pressure after expired raw materials were found at a factory producing baby nappies and sanitary towels. Conflicting statements from the country's regulator along with allegations of attempted corruption and delays in an official inquiry are fuelling concern.

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[RFI] Football fans from across Africa have gathered in Paris to back their teams, whether it's in a restaurant, a friend's flat or even out on the streets - even if they say watching it back home is a livelier affair.

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[Nyasa Times] A new World Bank report has revealed that Malawi is facing one of the worst economic crises in its history, driven by rising debt, wasteful spending, and poor investment in people and development.

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[UN News] A flood of questions drowned Jeanette in thought after she was diagnosed with cervical cancer. Would she be unable to conceive a child? Would she have to enter menopause at the early age of 31?

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[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has strongly condemned remarks attributed to US President Donald Trump in which he reportedly referred to Somalis as "trash," calling the comments unacceptable and an insult to the dignity of an entire nation.

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[Premium Times] Post-strike assessments by the Nigerian Air Force confirmed the neutralisation of several terrorists and the elimination of assorted weapons.

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[RFI] Across Africa, contested ballots, violent crackdowns, coups d'état and military transitions morphing into long-term rule combined to make 2025 a year in which, as one analyst tells RFI, "the law of the strongest has become commonplace".

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At least 102 survivors were rescued and seven bodies recovered from the boat that capsized off the Gambian coast on New Year's Eve, President Adama Barrow said in a state broadcast.

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The United Nations Security Council welcomed Bahrain, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Latvia and Liberia, as its five new non-permanent members for the 2026-2027 period.