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Christmas under Donald Trump brought air strikes abroad and political threats at home, as the US president used the holiday to project a vision of power rooted less in peace than grievance, even as aides leaned into their Christian faith.On Tuesday and Wednesday, the president flooded his Truth Social feed with posts that ditched the …

Trump’s Christmas gospel: bombs, blessings and blameFri, 26 Dec 2025 22:02:56 GMT Read More »

Candidates in this weekend’s the presidential election in Central African Republic held final campaigning Friday, including the outgoing president, Faustin Archange Touadera. Touadera, who is seeking a third term in office is considered the front-runner for Sunday’s vote, when people will also be turning out for legislative, regional and local elections.Several opposition leaders have called for …

C.Africa candidates hold final campaigning before presidential voteFri, 26 Dec 2025 20:12:45 GMT Read More »

Fresh clashes erupted on Friday near Uvira in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s east between the Rwandan-backed M23 group and pro-government militia, local and security sources said.On Friday, “around 6:00 am (0400 GMT), two M23 patrol boats were hit in the Kalundu port before catching fire,” Martin Mafikiri Mashimango, a local civil society leader, told …

Fresh clashes erupt in DR Congo’s UviraFri, 26 Dec 2025 19:20:00 GMT Read More »

French football coach and “emblematic” figure Jean-Louis Gasset died on Friday at the age of 72, his former club Montpellier announced. Gasset was linked with the club, co-founded by his father, Bernard Gasset with Louis Nicollin, for most of his football life. Born in Montpellier, he played 10 years for the club as a midfielder, racking up …

Former Montpellier coach Gasset dies at 72Fri, 26 Dec 2025 19:05:00 GMT Read More »

Mohamed Salah scored as 10-man Egypt beat South Africa 1-0 in Agadir on Friday to become the first qualifiers for the knockout stage of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.   The Liverpool star converted a penalty on 45 minutes, and South Africa were denied a spot-kick late in the second half when Yasser Ibrahim appeared …

Salah helps 10-man Egypt beat South Africa and book last-16 placeFri, 26 Dec 2025 18:32:50 GMT Read More »

Despite the official fanfare surrounding the Central African Republic’s general election on Sunday, the mood in the capital, Bangui, appeared to be more of jaded resignation.Several residents of Bangui told AFP they thought the country was a mess, that little had improved since outgoing president Faustin-Archange Touadera came to power a decade ago — and …

‘Nothing will change’: voters sceptical ahead of CAR voteFri, 26 Dec 2025 17:07:24 GMT Read More »

More than 1,100 people fleeing insecurity in Mali have crossed into Mauritania this week, the UN refugee agency reported Friday, saying conditions were “difficult” for the newcomers.UNHCR said 7,310 refugees had now fled to Mauritania in the two months since a jihadist blockade upended daily life in Mali’s capital Bamako and other regions.Mali has seen …

Another 1,100 refugees cross into Mauritania from Mali: UNFri, 26 Dec 2025 16:39:05 GMT Read More »

Veteran Knowledge Musona scored as Zimbabwe came from behind to draw 1-1 with Angola in Marrakesh on Friday as the second round of Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) group matches kicked off.    Gelson Dala put Angola ahead midway through the first half and recalled Musona levelled deep in first half added time.  A draw in …

Musona rescues Zimbabwe in AFCON draw with AngolaFri, 26 Dec 2025 14:39:52 GMT Read More »

President Donald Trump said US forces conducted “powerful and deadly” strikes Thursday against Islamic State group militants in northwestern Nigeria, weeks after he warned against any systemic assault on Christians in the country.The Nigerian foreign ministry early Friday confirmed the air strikes, describing them as “precision hits on terrorist targets” in the country.The Department of …

US launches Christmas Day strikes on IS targets in NigeriaFri, 26 Dec 2025 04:44:50 GMT Read More »

Forcibly recruited into a rebel militia affiliated with the Islamic State group, two boys revealed the “torment” of living in its camps as members committed massacres in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s northeast. The two minors freed from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) gave AFP an unprecedented account of the shadowy group, notorious for its extreme …

Boys recount ‘torment’ at hands of armed rebels in DR CongoFri, 26 Dec 2025 03:38:59 GMT Read More »