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 »
Presidential candidates in Guinea, including junta leader General Mamady Doumbouya, held their final political rallies Thursday ahead of this weekend’s elections. A total of 6.8 million people in the west African nation are eligible to vote Sunday between 7:00 am and 6:00 pm (0700 and 1800 GMT), choosing between nine candidates, including 41-year-old Doumbouya, who is …
Somali authorities imposed tight security Thursday for the first direct elections held in the Mogadishu region for nearly 60 years which were boycotted by opposition leaders.Some 10,000 security forces were mobilised and the city airport was closed for the election seen as a test ahead of a presidential ballot next year in a country struggling …
Somalis vote in Mogadishu’s first local election in decadesThu, 25 Dec 2025 19:02:16 GMT Read More »
In a small candlelit room in western Kenya, worshippers dressed in white gathered at Christmas to mark the birth of what they describe as the “Black Messiah”.They prayed before a photo of Mama Maria, the African woman who co-founded their religious movement — Legion Maria. Hours earlier, AFP reporters met a man who introduced himself as …
Nigeria police said Thursday that they suspected a suicide bomber was behind the blast that killed several worshippers in a mosque on Christmas eve in the country’s northeastern Borno state.A police spokesman put the death toll at five, with 35 wounded. A witness on Wednesday told AFP that eight people were killed.The bomb went off …
Organisers at the Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco are allowing supporters in for free after kick-off in matches where stadiums are not full, a Confederation of African Football source told AFP.The Group F game between Cameroon and Gabon on Wednesday in Agadir kicked off in front of almost empty stands but the ground filled …
Mali coach Tom Saintfiet on Thursday railed against the decision to play the Africa Cup of Nations every four years instead of two, insisting the move was forced upon the continent by FIFA and European clubs motivated by money.”I am very shocked with it and very disappointed. It is the pride of African football, with …
