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African players in Europe: Wissa strikes as Bees sting UnitedMon, 05 May 2025 13:42:11 GMT

Democratic Republic of Congo winger Yoane Wissa scored his 19th goal in all competitions this season to help Brentford secure an impressive 4-3 win against Manchester United at the weekend.A third consecutive Premier League victory for the Bees opened up the possibility of them qualifying for the third-tier UEFA Conference League next season. Guinea forward Serhou …

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Catholic Church’s direction in the balance as conclave loomsMon, 05 May 2025 12:34:58 GMT

All 133 Catholic cardinals who will vote for a new pope have arrived in Rome, the Vatican said on Monday, two days before they gather at a conclave to elect the next head of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics.Hailing from 70 countries across five continents, the group — summoned following the death of Pope Francis …

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Facing a broken economy, Ghana’s tech-savvy teens turn to fraudMon, 05 May 2025 08:48:18 GMT

In the dusty alleys of Nima, a shanty town in the heart of Ghana’s capital, a 17-year-old called Ghost reclines on a faded plastic chair inside a dimly lit internet cafe.Outside, barefoot children chase a punctured football. Inside, Ghost’s fingers dance across the keyboard, his eyes locked on WhatsApp as he engineers a phishing scam …

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ICJ to rule on UAE/Sudan Darfur genocide caseMon, 05 May 2025 05:15:40 GMT

The top United Nations court will on Monday rule in Sudan’s case against the United Arab Emirates, which Khartoum accuses of complicity in genocide due to alleged support for rebel forces.Sudan has dragged the UAE before the International Court of Justice in The Hague, arguing it is supplying weapons to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces …

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Paramilitaries attack Port Sudan for first time: armySun, 04 May 2025 19:02:18 GMT

Sudanese paramilitaries on Sunday struck Port Sudan, the army said, in the first attack on the seat of the army-aligned government during the country’s two-year war.The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), battling the regular army since April 2023, have increasingly used drones since losing territory including much of Khartoum in March.Army spokesman Nabil Abdallah said in …

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Paramilitaries launch first attack on Port Sudan: armySun, 04 May 2025 17:48:06 GMT

Sudanese paramilitaries on Sunday struck Port Sudan, the army said, in the first attack on the seat of the army-aligned government in the country’s two-year war.The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), battling the regular army since April 2023, have increasingly used drones since losing territory including much of Khartoum in March.Army spokesman Nabil Abdallah said in …

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S.Africa exit from DRC to be completed this month: generalSun, 04 May 2025 17:43:59 GMT

South African troops withdrawing from the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have begun assembling in Tanzania and most should return home this month, the defence chief said on Sunday.Under the phased withdrawal that started on April 29, the troops are to exit the DRC via Rwanda by road before entering Tanzania, General …

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Sudan paramilitaries launch first attack on de facto capital: armySun, 04 May 2025 06:28:33 GMT

Sudanese paramilitaries on Sunday struck Port Sudan on the Red Sea coast, the army said, in the first attack on the seat of the army-aligned government in the country’s two-year war.The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) “targeted Osman Digna Air Base, a goods warehouse and some civilian facilities in the city of Port Sudan with suicide …

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Tanzanian opposition leader to go on hunger strike: lawyerSat, 03 May 2025 20:00:45 GMT

Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu, on trial for treason since his arrest last month, will go on hunger strike, his lawyer said Saturday.The east African country is heading into elections in October but Lissu, head of the Chadema opposition party, faces a potential death penalty if convicted of treason. “Lissu will be on hunger strike until …

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I.Coast opposition rallies to support barred candidateSat, 03 May 2025 19:10:17 GMT

Thousands of supporters of Ivory Coast’s opposition candidate Tidjane Thiam gathered in Abidjan on Saturday to protest against his exclusion from the west African country’s presidential vote.A court in Abidjan struck Thiam off the electoral list on April 22, saying the 62-year-old politician had lost Ivorian nationality when he acquired French citizenship in 1987.Other opposition …

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