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Irish captain Doris says ‘a lot on the line’ in South Africa TestFri, 21 Nov 2025 16:13:25 GMT

Ireland captain Caelan Doris said Saturday’s Autumn Nations Series Test with world champions South Africa it is not an end of year friendly but a match with “a lot on the line”.The 27-year-old backrow forward’s form has improved like Ireland’s during the Autumn Tests — his rustiness understandable as he returned after a long lay-off …

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Nigeria’s bronze artists cling to centuries-old techniquesFri, 21 Nov 2025 07:03:03 GMT

Using long iron tongs, Victor Uinmwen Aduwe and Matthew Mathias pick a blazing pot from a fire and pour a thick golden liquid into a partly buried mould, using a centuries-old technique that still flourishes in Nigeria’s south.After a short cooling period, the mould is dug up and opened, revealing three small bronze heads fashioned …

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Facing its debt head-on, Senegal seeks IMF agreementFri, 21 Nov 2025 06:55:32 GMT

How ought a country cope with colossal debt? As Africa hosts its first G20 summit in Johannesburg on Saturday with debt among the top topics, Senegal is battling to secure a new aid programme from the IMF.The heavily indebted west African nation is aiming to ease its financial burden and restore its economic partners’ confidence …

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Scramble for Sudan’s resources fuels brutal civil warFri, 21 Nov 2025 01:29:58 GMT

Behind the civil war tearing Sudan apart for more than two years lie the country’s natural riches, with foreign powers vying for control of its gold, fertile farmland and coastline.Raging since April 2023, the conflict between the regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has escalated in recent weeks with the RSF’s capture …

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ExxonMobil relaunches natural gas project in MozambiqueThu, 20 Nov 2025 21:58:53 GMT

US energy giant ExxonMobil announced Thursday the resumption of its gas development project in Mozambique, which had been suspended for several years due to a jihadist insurgency.”We have lifted force majeure (FM) for the Rovuma LNG project in Area 4,” the company said in a statement, referring to a legal concept that is invoked to …

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US denies ending South Africa G20 boycottThu, 20 Nov 2025 20:33:01 GMT

President Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday vehemently denied South Africa’s announcement that the United States was ending a boycott of this weekend’s G20 summit in Johannesburg, saying no US official would take part in talks.President Cyril Ramaphosa earlier Thursday described an 11th-hour about-turn by the Trump administration, which had relentlessly attacked South Africa over treatment …

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Nigerian court jails Biafran separatist leader Kanu for life for ‘terrorism’Thu, 20 Nov 2025 17:36:40 GMT

A Nigerian court on Thursday jailed Biafran separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu for life for “terrorism”, ending a decade-old legal saga in which the prosecution sought the death penalty.Kanu, leader of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) group, has long advocated for the independence of southeastern Nigeria, claiming that the Igbo ethnic group have been …

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Kenya’s Ruto vows $38 billion in investments to transform economyThu, 20 Nov 2025 15:35:40 GMT

Kenyan President William Ruto vowed to attract $38 billion in investment to boost infrastructure and training, provoking scepticism from economists, as he sought to change the narrative on the country’s economy following mass protests.Ruto swept to power in 2022 promising rapid economic improvements to Kenya’s youth.But the east African country has seen multiple so-called Gen …

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No bullying, Ramaphosa says as US snubs S.Africa’s G20Thu, 20 Nov 2025 15:11:25 GMT

South Africa will not be bullied, President Cyril Ramaphosa said Thursday in a jab at the United States which said it would boycott the G20 summit in Johannesburg this weekend.Washington has also demanded that South Africa does not issue the traditional joint leaders’ statement after the meeting, where around 40 countries will be represented.US President …

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