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African players in Europe: Osimhen scores after video dramaMon, 02 Oct 2023 13:23:44 GMT

Nigeria star Victor Osimhen put a video drama behind him by coming off the bench and scoring as Napoli trounced Lecce 4-0 in Serie A at the weekend.  The 26-goal leading scorer in the last Italian league campaign was furious after the club posted a video online last week that mocked him for missing a …

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Mali troops redeploy towards rebel stronghold: security officialsMon, 02 Oct 2023 13:07:51 GMT

The Malian army began redeploying troops on Monday towards the northern rebel stronghold of Kidal, two security officials said, amid a resumption of hostilities in the region.”As part of the reorganisation of our arrangements in the north, we have begun the redeployment of our forces in the northeastern region of Kidal,” a Mali military official …

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Green groups target TotalEnergies over Tanzania, Uganda projectsMon, 02 Oct 2023 12:18:44 GMT

Four environmental groups have taken legal action against French giant TotalEnergies on claims of “climaticide” over a controversial oil project in Tanzania and Uganda, their lawyers said Monday.The groups — Darwin Climax Coalitions, Sea Shepherd France, Wild Legal and Stop EACOP-Stop Total — filed their action on September 22,  saying that TotalEnergies “must no longer …

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World Cup ‘waiting game’ for South Africa after Tonga victorySun, 01 Oct 2023 22:06:38 GMT

South Africa all but sealed a spot in the World Cup quarter-finals with a 49-18 victory over Tonga in Marseille on Sunday, although there is a slim mathematical chance they still might not even make the knock-out phases.The Springboks ran in seven tries to Tonga’s three to nab a crucial bonus point to leave them …

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South Africa beat Tonga 49-18 to edge towards World Cup quartersSun, 01 Oct 2023 21:20:31 GMT

Defending champions South Africa beat a hard-hitting Tonga 49-18 in Marseille on Sunday to bag a crucial bonus-point victory that leaves them atop Pool B and with one foot in the World Cup quarter-finals.The Springboks now have 15 points from their four matches, but the pool winners and runners-up who advance to the quarter-finals will …

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Libya’s eastern govt delays Derna reconstruction meetingSun, 01 Oct 2023 13:47:14 GMT

Libya’s eastern authorities said Sunday they had postponed a reconstruction conference for the flood-hit city of Derna that had been planned for October 10 but was met with international scepticism.The event was put off until November 1-2 to “offer time for the submission of effective studies and projects” for the reconstruction effort, the committee charged …

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Libya’s eastern govt postpones Derna reconstruction conferenceSun, 01 Oct 2023 11:40:01 GMT

Libya’s eastern authorities Sunday announced the postponement of a reconstruction conference for the flood-hit city of Derna that had been planned for October 10 but was met with international scepticism.The event was put off until November 1-2 to “offer time for the submission of effective studies and projects” for the reconstruction effort, the committee charged …

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Nigeria announces measures to offset rising costs as strikes loomSun, 01 Oct 2023 08:43:54 GMT

Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday proposed a temporary minimum wage hike and more cheap gas-powered public transport among other measures to help offset the impact of his economic reforms as labour unions threatened a national strike. Speaking in a national broadcast to mark Nigeria’s 63rd independence day anniversary, Tinubu’s announcement came after he ended …

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Eswatini rights lawyer lives in fear after mentor’s murderSun, 01 Oct 2023 05:44:00 GMT

Working as a human rights lawyer is not for the faint of heart in Eswatini, Africa’s last absolute monarchy. If Sibusiso Nhlabatsi is now one of the leading rights lawyers in the small southern African nation, it is in part because his friend and mentor was murdered.Thulani Maseko was shot dead in front of his family …

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Pope appoints 21 new cardinals to fill highest ranks of ChurchSat, 30 Sep 2023 19:22:12 GMT

Pope Francis on Saturday elevated 21 clergymen from the four corners of the world to the rank of cardinal, saying diversity was indispensable to the future of the Catholic Church.Under sunny skies and with a crowd that filled half of Vatican City’s grandiose, colonnaded St Peter’s Square, the 86-year-old pope welcomed the new, so-called “Princes …

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