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Morocco welcomes 2026 as AFCON enters knockout stage [Football Now]
3+ hour, 43+ min ago (179+ words) Morocco welcomed the New Year with celebrations across the country. Streets and public squares came alive with music, lights, and crowds gathering as 2025 drew to a close. The festive atmosphere mirrored the excitement of AFCON, with fans ready for the…...
AFCON 2025: Group F battles intensify as qualification beckons
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (160+ words) The final round of Group F matches at the Africa Cup of Nations is shaping up to be decisive, with qualification, momentum and pride all at stake. Attention is also firmly on Cameroon's clash with Mozambique, a match that could…...
Elections that kept power in the same hands: Africa 2025 in review
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (801+ words) 2025 has been targed as one of the most busy election years across Africa. From West to East, voters went to the polls in several countries, while in others, elections exposed deeper questions about democracy, power and political transition. in all,…...
AFCON 2025: Morocco cruise through as knockout picture takes shape (Football Now)
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (175+ words) Matchday three of the Africa Cup of Nations group stage delivered clarity and celebration in Morocco, as Groups A and B wrapped up with decisive results and the knockout phase coming into focus. Mali joined the hosts in the last…...
No weak teams at AFCON, Egypt's head coach says ahead of Angola match
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (221+ words) As Egypt readies to take on Angola at the Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday, the team's head coach has played down expectations of victory, saying that there's no such things as a sure win at the continental tournament. "There…...
Activists light up Johannesburg with a host of concerns ahead of G20 summit
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (413+ words) As South Africa prepares to host world leaders for the first G20 summit on African soil, activists on Wednesday night illuminated Johannesburg's skyline with their many concerns. A series of posters and illustrations were projected onto buildings demanding urgent action on…...
CAR's top court clears Touadera to stand in December presidential election | Africanews
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (259+ words) Central African Republic's top court has cleared President Faustin Archange Touadera to stand in next month's presidential election. A recent petition had sought to block Touadera on the grounds that he doesn't meet the lineage requirements to run for the…...
Two Teenagers Killed, Five Injured in Johannesburg Shooting
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (140+ words) Two teenagers were killed and five injured in a shooting in the Westbury area of Johannesburg on Tuesday, police said. Authorities said they believed the incident was gang-related. No arrests have been made so far, according to Gauteng Police spokesperson…...
Madagascar's president dissolves parliament, escalating the crisis
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (211+ words) Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina dissolved the national assembly with immediate effect on Tuesday, the presidency said in a statement published on Facebook. The move escalates a standoff between the president, youth-led protesters, and the military which forced him to flee…...
South Africa’s Ramaphosa urges end to trade weaponization
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (185+ words) Addressing the UN General Assembly, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered a sharp critique of the global economic system, warning against the rising use of trade as a geopolitical weapon. "It is concerning that geopolitical shocks and unprecedented trade policy…...