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Moroccan club Renaissance Berkane are among the top seeds for the CAF Champions League group draw on Monday, even though they have never played in the competition before.Seedings are based on results in both the Champions League and the second-tier CAF Confederation Cup over the past five seasons. While Berkane have not been involved the premier …

Debutants Berkane among CAF Champions League top seedsSun, 02 Nov 2025 12:41:31 GMT Read More »

US President Donald Trump threatened on Saturday to send the military into Nigeria with “guns-a-blazing” if Africa’s most populous country does not stem what he described as the killing of Christians by Islamists.In an explosive post, the Republican leader — who had campaigned unsuccessfully for the Nobel Peace Prize — said on social media he …

Trump threatens military action in Nigeria over killing of ChristiansSun, 02 Nov 2025 04:12:37 GMT Read More »

Mohamed Salah said scoring his 250th goal for Liverpool was a “great feeling” as the Egypt star helped end the Premier League champions’ losing streak with a 2-0 win against Aston Villa on Saturday.Salah put Liverpool ahead on the stroke of half-time at Anfield with a clinical finish after Villa keeper Emiliano Martinez gifted him …

Salah savours ‘great feeling’ after 250th Liverpool goalSat, 01 Nov 2025 22:29:03 GMT Read More »

Survivors fleeing the Sudanese city of El-Fasher told AFP on Saturday that paramilitary fighters separated families and killed children in front of their parents, with tens of thousands still trapped following the city’s fall.Germany’s top diplomat Johann Wadephul described on Saturday the situation in Sudan as “apocalyptic” while fresh satellite images suggested mass killings were …

Families separated, children killed as survivors flee Sudan’s ‘apocalyptic’ El-FasherSat, 01 Nov 2025 20:06:29 GMT Read More »

Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu helped world champions South Africa kick off their Autumn Nations Series with a thumping eight-try 61-7 victory over Japan in London on Saturday.Eddie Jones had called on his Japan team to try to emulate the 2015 side that pulled off one of rugby union’s biggest shocks when they beat South Africa in a …

Feinberg-Mngomezulu guides South Africa to big win over JapanSat, 01 Nov 2025 18:18:27 GMT Read More »

The mourning that filled one house in Cameroon’s coastal city of Douala, for a man witnesses said was shot by a soldier, underscored the fear gripping the country since the contested re-election of President Paul Biya.Achille Simo, a 45-year-old father of five, was killed Wednesday amid the chaos following the vote that maintained Biya, 92, …

Cameroonian families bereaved in post-election violenceSat, 01 Nov 2025 16:41:24 GMT Read More »

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan condemned protests around the election in which she was declared winner on Saturday with almost 98 percent of the vote, while the opposition said hundreds have been killed by security forces. The electoral commission said Hassan won 97.66 percent of the vote, with turnout at 87 percent, despite reports from AFP …

Tanzania president wins 98% in election as opposition says hundreds killedSat, 01 Nov 2025 15:41:43 GMT Read More »

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has won a landslide election victory, results showed Saturday, after key candidates were jailed or barred from a vote that has triggered days of violent protests.The electoral commission said Hassan won 97.66 percent of the vote, dominating every constituency.It added that turnout was at 87 percent, despite reports from AFP …

Tanzania president wins 98% of votes after violence-marred pollsSat, 01 Nov 2025 09:52:32 GMT Read More »

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has won a landslide election victory, official results showed Saturday, after key candidates were jailed or barred from a vote that has triggered days of violent protests.The final result showed Hassan won 97.66 percent of the vote, dominating every constituency, the electoral commission announced on state television.A quick swearing-in ceremony …

Tanzania president wins election landslide after deadly protestsSat, 01 Nov 2025 05:45:27 GMT Read More »