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Comoros: Polls open as President Assoumani seeks fourth term
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Comoros: Polls open as President Assoumani seeks fourth term

Nearly 340,000 people are eligible to vote in the country of fewer than one million people…Read More

DR Congo: Streets in Kinshasa flooded as heavy rain causes Congo river to burst its banks
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DR Congo: Streets in Kinshasa flooded as heavy rain causes Congo river to burst its banks

“This is not the first time this has happened. It’s the second time after the floods of 1961, but back

AFCON 2023: Ivory Coast beat Guinea-Bissau 2-0 to start off campaign
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AFCON 2023: Ivory Coast beat Guinea-Bissau 2-0 to start off campaign

Ivory Coast hasn’t hosted the Africa Cup since 1984, when it started by beating Togo 3-0 in the opening match.

AFCON 2023: Celebration in Abidjan as Ivorian elephants coast to victory in group A opener
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AFCON 2023: Celebration in Abidjan as Ivorian elephants coast to victory in group A opener

The hosts will play Nigeria in their second Group A game on Thursday January 18…Read More

Continent counts down hours to AFCON 2023 kickoff
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Continent counts down hours to AFCON 2023 kickoff

The Africa Cup of Nations host nation, Ivory Coast, get the tournament underway on Saturday when they face Guinea-Bissau in

South Africa’s ruling ANC marks 112th anniversary with eye on election
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South Africa’s ruling ANC marks 112th anniversary with eye on election

The ANC is the party of South Africa’s first democratically-elected president and anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela. It was at the

South Africa says Israel “dismally failed” in its defence before the ICJ
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South Africa says Israel “dismally failed” in its defence before the ICJ

On the final day of the preliminary hearings in the Israel genocide case, Israel’s defence focused on the brutality of

Kenya law society protests Ruto’s judiciary critique
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Kenya law society protests Ruto’s judiciary critique

The president of the Law Society of Kenya maintains that William Ruto’s remarks could throw the country into anarchy…Read More

Host Cote d’Ivoire to play Guinea-Bissau in AFCON opener Saturday
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Host Cote d’Ivoire to play Guinea-Bissau in AFCON opener Saturday

The opening match will pit host and two-times AFCON winner Côte d’Ivoire against Guinea-Bissau on January 13. The fixture will

IMF expects “resilient global economy” in 2024 despite lower average growth rates
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IMF expects “resilient global economy” in 2024 despite lower average growth rates

Africa is projected to be the second-fastest-growing economic region in the world in 2024 after the Asia Pacific region. The