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Afcon roundup: Nigeria squeeze past Tanzania as Senegal cruise to win
2+ hour, 42+ min ago (458+ words) Nigeria 2-1 Tanzania; DR Congo 1-0 Benin Nicolas Jackson scores twice in Senegal victory Ademola Lookman scored a superb second-half winner as Nigeria earned a 2-1 Group C victory against Tanzania in the pouring rain in Fes, a positive start for the silver…...
Mohamed Salah hits late Afcon winner for Egypt to break brave Zimbabwe at the last
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (302+ words) Egypt 2 (Marmoush 64, Salah 90+1) Zimabwe 1 (Dube 20) Record Afcon winners recover to win in Agadir There were no apologies from Mohamed Salah to his teammates in red on Monday night, with Egypt's players grateful to Liverpool's troubled superstar for conjuring a stoppage-time…...
El Kaabi’s stunning strike caps Morocco’s win over Comoros in Afcon opener
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (337+ words) The Africa Cup of Nations hosts, Morocco, overcame a nervy start to beat Comoros in the tournament's opening game on Sunday after Brahim D'az and the substitute Ayoub El Kaabi scored second-half goals. It was a far from convincing showing,…...
Morocco v Comoros: Africa Cup of Nations opener – live
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (230+ words) " Afcon updates from the 7pm GMT kick-off in Morocco " Live scores | Fixtures | Follow us on Bluesky | Mail John Morocco: Bono; Salah-Eddine, Aguerd, Saiss, Mazraoui; Ounahi, Amrabat, Diaz; El Aynaoui, Rahimi, Saibari. Subs: Talbi, Seghir, El Yamiq, En-Nesyri, Chibi, Hakimi, Munir, Boudial,…...
Wendy Hoile obituary | Art and design
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (250+ words) My wife, Wendy Hoile, who has died aged 77, worked extensively as an illustrator, artist and website designer. Her colourful illustrations appeared in mainstream magazines and newspapers from Time Out to the Observer, and on book jackets, notably Ak" by the…...
Manchester Museum seeks help to uncover hidden histories of African collection
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (570+ words) New Africa Hub confronts colonial-era silences by asking visitors to share insights on 40,000 objects It's a rare thing for a museum to talk about what it doesn't know. But unanswered questions and archival silences are at the heart of the…...
Sweden and Germany slash aid budgets to focus on Ukraine and defence spending
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (758+ words) Echoing the dismantling of USAID, other countries are changing funding priorities and health and hunger programmes in Africa will lose out The notion of humanitarian aid being used to combat poverty and hunger is being replaced in Europe with geopolitical…...
Gunmen kill nine people in township near Johannesburg – video
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (260+ words) Gunmen killed nine people and wounded 10 others in an attack at a township near Johannesburg, police said on Sunday, in the second mass shooting in South Africa in December. According to the police statement, attackers in two vehicles 'opened fire…...
Gunmen kill nine in Johannesburg township in South Africa’s second mass shooting within weeks
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (262+ words) Attackers wound 10 others in Bekkersdal after opening fire at tavern patrons and "randomly" shooting in the street, police say Gunmen killed nine people and wounded 10 others in an attack at a township outside Johannesburg, police said on Sunday, in the…...
Gunmen kill 10 in Johannesburg township in South Africa’s second mass shooting within weeks
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (191+ words) Unknown gunmen wound 10 others in Bekkersdal with victims "randomly shot" in the street, police say Unknown gunmen killed 10 people and wounded 10 others in an attack at a township outside Johannesburg, police said on Sunday, in the second mass shooting in…...