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Spain and Belgium have booked their places in the FIFA World Cup quarter-finals after dramatic victories that ended the tournament hopes of Portugal and the United States.
Military-run Guinea-Bissau will hold a referendum later this year on whether to approve a constitutional change giving the president more powers, according to a government decree published on Monday.
France star Kylian Mbappé on Monday condemned a Paraguayan senator over racist remarks she made following Paraguay’s loss to France in the round of 16 at the World Cup.
More than 300 children have been killed or injured in the last six months in the war in Sudan, mostly from drone strikes, the UN's children's agency said on Monday.
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Algeria's ruling National Liberation Front has emerged as the largest party in parliament after legislative elections marked by a record-low voter turnout of just 21 percent. The poll highlighted growing public apathy despite government assurances of a transparent process.
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye is preparing to launch his own political party, signalling a decisive break with former Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko as the country's leadership rift widens ahead of key local elections and constitutional reforms.
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Carlos Queiroz has resigned as Ghana head coach after the Black Stars' World Cup campaign ended with a 1-0 defeat to Colombia in the last 16. The Portuguese coach said he leaves with pride but urged reforms off the pitch to secure the team's future success.
Damian Willemse missed out on the individual award after beating England after a mix-up meant it was presented to team-mate Damian de Allende instead.
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[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- The European Union's asylum agency has warned that Somalia's security situation has significantly worsened, citing deepening political divisions and growing instability that have allowed the Al-Shabaab militant group to expand its influence.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has called for a swift, thorough and impartial investigation into the murder of advocate Edward Muthee Kariuki, who was found dead outside his residence in Athi River on Sunday.
At least 23 people have been killed and more than 100 injured in Sri Lanka's deadliest prison riot in over five years.
Uganda's coffee export earnings dropped sharply in May as falling global prices and lower export volumes weighed on the country's top agricultural export. The decline highlights the vulnerability of Africa's largest coffee exporter to swings in international commodity markets.
Britain has scrapped a flagship £45 million programme aimed at helping one million girls across Africa, Asia and the Middle East gain access to higher education, just two years after it was announced.
Tanzanian authorities have arrested dozens of people ahead of planned anti-government protests, intensifying a crackdown on dissent as activists demand democratic reforms and the release of jailed opposition leader Tundu Lissu amid heightened security across the country.
The Secretary-General of the United Nations has called for the creation of a global governance system to ensure that artificial intelligence serves humanity, warning against allowing the technology itself to "code our future by feel."
Heavy security has been deployed across Tanzania's commercial capital, Dar es Salaam, ahead of planned anti-government demonstrations, as fears grow of a repeat of last year's deadly election violence.
[Namibian] The head of the police's VIP protection unit, commissioner Michael Abraham, has been removed from his position following a security breach at State House involving an unauthorised intruder.
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- President Museveni has defended the government's opposition to granting bail to some opposition figures facing criminal charges
