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Senegal's ex-president Macky Sall, who is campaigning to become the next UN secretary-general, arrived in Dakar Friday for a brief meeting with his successor, a visit criticised by the former leader's detractors.

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There have also been several unsuccessful attacks in a region where piracy appears to be making a comeback.

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Eleven people, including children, died in the fire that also injured 19 others.

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The baby in the photo – which has now gone viral – was none other than Lamine Yamal, the Spanish wunderkind who at 16 was showing such promise that he was already being compared to the greats of the sport.

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Algeria continues to battle intense wildfires amid high temperatures, with authorities saying they have mobilised significant resources to fight them.

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On a rocky Cape Verde beach, Maria and Vania fill their buckets with black sand the moment that waves recede, transporting it on their heads to a stockpile where it will be sold illegally.

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Favoured by the likes of Beyoncé and Aya Nakamura, Ivory Coast fashion is wooing the world stage, thanks in part to showcasing on social media.

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Iranian state media are reporting that bridges, a train station, and an airport were among the sites hit, amid renewed airstrikes.

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China launched a large-scale rescue operation after a landslide struck Pengshui County in Chongqing municipality on 17 July, burying part of a residential area and trapping an unknown number of people.

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Pix of the Day, 17 July 2026

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The Constitutional Court validated, on 16 June, five of the six candidacies: the incumbent President Carlos Vila Nova, running for a second term; former Prime Minister Jorge Bom Jesus; the parliamentary leader of the ADI, Nito D’Abreu; as well as jurists Miques João Bonfim and Eugénio Tiny.

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This is part of a series of new measures to regain control over the gold sector to enhance its contribution to economic development.

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On Saturday Wales face South Africa - a nation who never seem to run out of international-class players. Are there lessons the tourists can learn?

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India launches its first hydrogen-powered passenger train, NaMo Green Rail, boosting clean rail transport and cutting diesel emissions.

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Camilla Alhassan alleged without evidence the president had conducted a ritual to help win an election.

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On a sweltering afternoon in the French city of Lyon, around 60 dancers fully ignored the heat to immerse themselves in a festive performance brought to them by Kenyan-American choreographer and dancer Wanjiru Kamuyu.

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Praia earlier this week requested that Bissau swiftly release the country’s main opposition leader Domingos Simões Pereira.

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The 2026 World Cup saw Africa send its largest ever contingent to the finals, but five sides were eliminated by late goals as underdogs Cape Verde impressed.

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Nigeria has completed the voluntary repatriation of its citizens from South Africa after weeks of xenophobic attacks and anti-immigration protests, the Nigerian foreign ministry said on Thursday.

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The Trump administration has confirmed tough new rules for foreign students in the US, set to take effect in September.

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The US ultimatum for Rwandan troops to withdraw from eastern DRC expired on Wednesday but there’s been no let up in the fighting. Now thousands of displaced families in Uvira are seeing their hopes of returning home slip away.