Contenders Senegal, Nigeria start Cup of Nations campaigns with wins

Nicolas Jackson scored twice as much-fancied Senegal began their AFCON 2025 bid with a convincing 3-0 win over Botswana, while Nigeria's Super Eagles beat Tanzania

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Mahrez eyes strong AFCON showing from Algeria

Algeria captain Riyad Mahrez is confident his side can make up for poor showings at the last two editions of the AFCON as the 2019 champions begin their campaign today

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Mahrez leads Algeria to AFCON cruise against Sudan

Captain Riyad Mahrez scored in each half as 2019 champions Algeria eased to a 3-0 win over 10-man Sudan in their opening game at the Africa Cup of Nations.

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Spotify says piracy activists hacked its music catalogue

Music streaming service Spotify said Monday it had disabled accounts from a piracy activist hacker group that claimed to have "backed up" millions of Spotify's music files.

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DR Congo beat Benin to kick off Cup of Nations bid

The DR Congo edged out Benin 1-0 in their opening game at the Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday, with Theo Bongonda scoring the only goal of the Group D clash.

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Uganda curbs Starlink imports ahead of polls

Uganda has imposed restrictions on the importation of Starlink equipment and similar devices barely a month before national elections on January 15, raising fears of an internet shutdown.

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Kenyan Al-Shabaab member sentenced to life in US for September 11-style plot

Cholo Abdi Abdullah was convicted last year of conspiring to murder US nationals, conspiring to commit aircraft piracy and other offenses.

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Victims, lawmakers condemn slow release of Epstein files

Trump on Monday dismissed the furor over Epstein as a distraction from his party's achievements.

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Gunmen kill 9, wound 10 in South Africa bar attack

Nine people were killed when unknown gunmen opened fire at a bar outside Johannesburg early Sunday, police said, in the second such shooting in South Africa this month.

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US, Nigeria sign Sh270.9 billion health aid deal

US signs a deal to strengthen Nigeria's health system, a sign of improving ties with Africa's most populous nation after President Trump denounced attacks against Christians there.

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Joshua knocks out Paul to win Netflix boxing bout

Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua knocked out YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul in their controversial Netflix-backed bout in Miami on Friday.

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Epstein files opened: famous faces, many blacked-out pages

The US Justice Department on Friday began releasing a long-awaited cache of records from its investigations into the politically explosive case of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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Ethiopian civilians 'caught in the crossfire' of Amhara conflict

A few months ago, farmer Belete Melke was sheltering from a heavy downpour in a remote village in Ethiopia's Amhara region when suddenly gunfire erupted around him.

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Trump administration suspends US green card lottery

US homeland security chief Kristi Noem suspended a green card lottery on Thursday, saying it was used by the suspect in a mass shooting at Brown University.

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Trump orders marijuana reclassified as less dangerous drug

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug.

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UN urges aid for DR Congo refugees in Burundi

The United Nations appealed for $33 million in urgent funding to help more than 80,000 people who have fled to Burundi after the latest advance by Rwanda-backed militants in the eastern DRC..

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UN closing bases in S.Sudan despite tense security concerns

The UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan has begun closing several of its bases in the country.

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Burkina Faso releases Nigerian military crew after apology

Burkina Faso has freed 11 Nigerian soldiers detained after making an emergency landing on Burkinabe territory, after Nigeria sent an envoy to apologise for violating the airspace.

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Trump health chief seeks to bar trans youth from gender-affirming care

The US health department on Thursday announced proposed measures that would effectively ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth.

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Hakimi boost as Morocco seek end to Afcon title drought

PSG player seems to have recovered and will play a part in helping hosts in chase for glory.He is a key figure in Moroccan plans to end a five-decade wait and lift the trophy a second time.

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Outages in Sudan after major drone attack hits power plant

Sudan's RSF carried out a large scale drone attack in the country's east on Thursday, a military source said with strikes hitting a key power station and causing outages in major cities.

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US imposes sanctions on two more ICC judges for Israel probe

The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on two more judges of the International Criminal Court after they rejected an attempt by Israel to end a war crimes probe in Gaza.

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Brazil, Mexico seek to defuse US-Venezuela crisis

The leaders of Brazil and Mexico on Thursday offered to step in to try and avert the risk of war between the United States and Venezuela.

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Former Harvard morgue manager sentenced for selling body parts

Denise Lodge, 65, was sentenced to one year in prison, the Justice Department said in a statement.

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Ten-year-old girl, Holocaust survivors among Bondi Beach dead

A young girl and Holocaust survivors were among 15 people allegedly shot and killed by a father and his son at a Jewish Hanukkah festival gathering on Australia's Bondi Beach.

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FBI widens net in hunt for Brown University shooter

FBI experts on Tuesday combed through the vicinity of a weekend mass shooting that killed two students at the elite Brown University.

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South Africa to expel Kenyans working on US Afrikaner 'refugee' applications

Seven Kenyans employed on a US programme in South Africa arrested over lack of proper documentation, to face expulsion, authorities say.

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Bondi Beach suspect father arrived in Philippines as 'Indian national': immigration

The father and son allegedly behind one of Australia's deadliest mass shootings spent nearly the entire month of November in the Philippines, authorities in Manila confirmed Tuesday.

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M23 militia says will withdraw from key DRC city of Uvira

The M23 armed group said Tuesday it had agreed to a request from the United States to withdraw from the key city of Uvira in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Maresca committed to Chelsea despite outburst

Maresca insists that he "absolutely" remains committed to his job as Chelsea coach after saying at the weekend he had suffered his "worst 48 hours" since joining the club.

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Australian PM says 'Islamic State ideology' drove Bondi Beach gunmen

A father and son were driven by "Islamic State ideology" when they fired on crowds at Bondi Beach in one of Australia's deadliest mass shootings, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Tuesday.

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Kenyan girls still afflicted by genital mutilation years after ban

Maasai women erupted with mocking heckles as a community elder, wrapped in a traditional red blanket, claimed that female genital mutilation had all but stopped in their community.

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Victor Osimhen: From Lagos newspaper seller to stardom with Nigeria

Osimhen has never forgotten the role Amuneke played in launching his career, lavishing praise on him during an acceptance speech when voted the best player in Africa.

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South Korea raids religious group's headquarters over bribery case

South Korean police raided the headquarters of the cult-like Unification Church on Monday and named its leader as a suspect in the bribery of several high-profile politicians.

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EU faces 'very important' decisions this week on Ukraine funding: Kallas

The EU must take "very important" decisions on funding Ukraine at a crunch summit this week, but talks over using frozen Russian assets are getting harder, the bloc's top diplomat said Monday.

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Father and son gunmen kill 15 at Jewish festival on Australia's Bondi Beach

A father and son opened fire on a Jewish festival at Australia's Bondi Beach in a shooting spree that killed 15 people, including a child, authorities said Monday.

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African players in Europe: Salah off to AFCON amid uncertainty

Mohamed Salah heads for Morocco this week to captain Egypt in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) amid uncertainty over his future at Liverpool.

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Benin arrests son of former president: sources

Chabi Yayi, son of former Beninese president and current opposition figure Thomas Boni Yayi, was arrested early Sunday at his home, according to several of his relatives.

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West African presidents meet after string of coups

Presidents and their deputies from across west Africa met Sunday in Nigeria for a regional meeting whose agenda was dominated by two recent coup attempts.

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Cambodia-Thailand border clashes enter second week

Renewed border clashes between Cambodia and Thailand entered a second week after Bangkok denied US President Donald Trump's claim that a truce had been agreed to halt the deadly fighting.

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