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Salah back in action for Liverpool after outburstSat, 13 Dec 2025 15:46:16 GMT

Mohamed Salah came off the bench in the first half of Liverpool’s match against Brighton on Saturday, a week after he made explosive comments about the club and manager Arne Slot.The Egypt forward was introduced to loud cheers in the 26th minute after defender Joe Gomez was forced off injured.The home team were leading 1-0 …

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Life sentence sought for DRC ex-rebel leader at French trialFri, 12 Dec 2025 19:53:02 GMT

French prosecutors on Friday sought a maximum sentence of life in prison for a former rebel leader accused of being one of the masterminds of atrocities in the Second Congo War.Roger Lumbala, 67, is on trial in Paris accused of complicity in crimes against humanity during the 1998-2003 conflict. He denies the charges. A verdict …

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Rwanda leading east African region toward war: US envoy to UNFri, 12 Dec 2025 19:12:42 GMT

The United States on Friday accused Rwanda of fanning a regional war with its support of the M23 armed group in eastern DR Congo, just days after the signing of a US-brokered peace deal.Last week, amid great fanfare, the Congolese and Rwandan leaders signed the deal in Washington at US President Donald Trump’s urging, raising …

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Benin issues arrest warrant for prominent activist after coup foiledFri, 12 Dec 2025 17:42:38 GMT

Benin issued an arrest warrant Friday for anti-Western activist Kemi Seba for “inciting rebellion” after he supported a foiled coup over the weekend.On Sunday morning, as mutinous soldiers claimed on television to have overthrown President Patrice Talon, Seba posted a video declaring it was “the day of liberation” for his country.The coup attempt was thwarted …

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Salah admired from afar in his Egypt home village as club tensions swirlFri, 12 Dec 2025 17:07:34 GMT

In the Nile Delta village of Nagrig, residents love local son Mohamed Salah from a distance, with ructions between the Egyptian super striker and long-time English club Liverpool doing little to dim his lustre at home.”Thanks to him I can dream,” 16-year-old Mohamed Ahmed told AFP as he stepped onto a pitch at the Nagrig …

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Sellers under strain in Ivory Coast’s struggling shea industryFri, 12 Dec 2025 10:07:56 GMT

With nuts scarce as the shea season draws to a close, buyer Souleymane Sangare’s warehouses in Ivory Coast’s northern city of Korhogo are empty.In a country where shea production is modest and largely based in the north, sellers made up for the shortfall by sourcing from Mali and Burkina Faso.But last year, the neighbouring countries …

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Congo refugees recount death and chaos as war reignitesFri, 12 Dec 2025 08:09:21 GMT

Congolese refugees described neighbours being massacred and losing children in the chaos as they fled into Rwanda to escape a surge in fighting despite a peace deal brokered by US President Donald Trump.”I have 10 kids, but I’m here with only three. I don’t know what happened to the other seven, or their father,” Akilimali …

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Nigeria choose AFCON squad stacked with star strikersThu, 11 Dec 2025 21:27:25 GMT

Forwards and former CAF player of the year award winners Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman headline the 28-man Nigeria squad named on Thursday for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.The Super Eagles open their Group C campaign on December 23 against Tanzania, then face Tunisia four days later and Uganda on December 30.Group …

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Fear grips DR Congo city as M23 consolidates controlThu, 11 Dec 2025 18:55:45 GMT

The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group on Thursday sought to consolidate its control of a strategic DR Congo city near Burundi, where residents who did not flee the rapid advance spoke of their fears.M23 fighters combed the streets of Uvira in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to flush out remaining enemy combatants a day after …

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