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Ex-heavyweight champion Joshua ‘stable’ after fatal road accident in NigeriaMon, 29 Dec 2025 22:14:06 GMT

Former world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua was in a “stable condition” in hospital after a car accident in Nigeria that killed two close friends and associates, his promoter announced on Monday.Matchroom confirmed police and media reports that he was involved in the smash, which happened on Monday morning on a main road linking Lagos …

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Debris hit Nigerian hotel, wounded staff, after US strikes: ownerMon, 29 Dec 2025 15:52:18 GMT

A Nigerian hotel owner said Monday three of his staff were hospitalised after munitions debris fell on his hotel following the US strikes targeting militants in the country’s northwest.The surprise US raid on Christmas Day hit militants linked to the Islamic State group, according to Abuja and Washington, which said there were multiple casualties among …

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First results expected in Guinea vote set to cement junta chief’s ruleMon, 29 Dec 2025 15:50:25 GMT

Initial results from Guinea’s presidential election — in which junta chief Mamady Doumbouya is seeking to legitimise his rule — are due later Monday, officials said, as a citizens’ movement called into question the high turnout announced by authorities. The main opposition leaders were barred from standing and had urged a boycott of the ballot, which …

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Uganda, Tanzania measure progress to be made before hosting 2027 AFCONMon, 29 Dec 2025 13:51:30 GMT

Uganda and Tanzania will co-host the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations with neighbours Kenya and the countries are getting a sense of how much progress they must still make on the pitch at the ongoing edition in Morocco.The East African nations have long struggled to compete with the major continental powers and both face early …

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Guinea vote results expected as junta chief set for victoryMon, 29 Dec 2025 11:09:22 GMT

Initial results in Guinea’s presidential election were due Monday, officials said, a day after the vote in which junta chief Mamady Doumbouya is seeking to legitimise his rule.The main opposition leaders were barred from standing and had urged a boycott of the ballot, which comes four years after Doumbouya led a coup to topple Guinea’s …

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Egyptian activist sorry for ‘hurtful’ posts after UK uproarMon, 29 Dec 2025 09:43:41 GMT

A British-Egyptian activist apologised Monday for resurfaced social media posts in which he called for violence against Zionists and police, as opposition lawmakers urged the UK government to revoke his citizenship.The posts, dating back to 2010, came to light just days after Alaa Abdel Fattah returned to Britain following years of diplomatic efforts by London …

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Sudanese trek through mountains to escape Kordofan fightingMon, 29 Dec 2025 03:26:47 GMT

For eight days, Sudanese farmer Ibrahim Hussein led his family through treacherous terrain to flee the fighting in southern Kordofan — the latest and most volatile front in the country’s 31-month-old conflict.”We left everything behind,” said the 47-year-old, who escaped with his family of seven from Keiklek, near the South Sudanese border.”Our animals and our …

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Algeria advance to AFCON last-16, Cameroon hold Ivory CoastSun, 28 Dec 2025 22:40:38 GMT

Algeria on Sunday became the third country after Egypt and Nigeria to qualify for the knockout stage of the Africa Cup of Nations by edging Burkina Faso 1-0 in Rabat through a Riyad Mahrez penalty.Defending champions Ivory Coast failed to join the trio after drawing 1-1 with Cameroon in a lively Marrakesh showdown.Elsewhere, Mozambique ended …

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Diallo scores again as champions Ivory Coast draw with CameroonSun, 28 Dec 2025 22:19:26 GMT

Manchester United winger Amad Diallo scored for Africa Cup of Nations defending champions Ivory Coast in a 1-1 draw with Cameroon on Sunday that left them sharing top spot in Group F.  Diallo struck after 51 minutes of a Marrakesh thriller for his second AFCON goal having notched the match-winner against Mozambique four days ago.But the …

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Somaliland recognition prompts celebrations, condemnationSun, 28 Dec 2025 21:30:02 GMT

People gathered in several towns in the breakaway region of Somaliland on Sunday to celebrate its recognition by Israel — a decision condemned by the Somali president as a “threat” to stability in the Horn of Africa.Israel announced on Friday it was officially recognising Somaliland, a first for the self-proclaimed republic that in 1991 declared …

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