Fresh figures show more than 3,000 people died trying to reach Spain by sea over the past year, a sharp drop from the previous 12 months.

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Controversy is growing in the Democratic Republic of Congo over alleged government tolerance of anti Tutsi rhetoric. President Félix Tshisekedi met on December 22nd with two Congolese expatriates from the United States, Jean-Claude Mubenga and Kalonji Kabamba.

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Sweden has come out in support of Somalia days after Israel became the first country in the world to recognise the breakaway region of Somaliland as an independent state.

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Morocco’s High Atlas region received heavy snowfall over the weekend, as a cold front brought snow, rain and strong winds to mountainous areas across the country.

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British-Nigerian boxer Anthony Joshua was involved in a road accident on Monday in Makun, Ogun State, south-west Nigeria.

The United States has announced a $2 billion pledge for UN humanitarian aid, a move the Trump administration calls generous, but critics say falls far short of past commitments.

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Shuttered for 14 years, the reopening of Libya's National Museum offers hope for a return to stability and consolidation of national identity.

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As Lagos continues to position itself as a global cultural and tourism hub, the revival of the Eyo Festival underscores the city’s effort to preserve tradition while embracing its modern identity.

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The second day of the group stage of the Africa Cup of Nations football tournament in Morocco concluded on Sunday. Four matches were on the schedule.

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Despite Guinea’s vast natural resources, including bauxite and iron ore, more than half of its population faces poverty and food insecurity.

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When Sudan player Ammar Taifour first heard gunfire outside his hotel room, he shrugged it off and went back to sleep. He had a soccer match to play.

A ceasefire in Gaza has been in effect since October, but storms, floods and cold winter temperatures pose another threat to the hundreds of thousands of people living in makeshift structures across the territory.

After the first few matchdays of the group stage, several teams have already established a strong position to qualify, while the battle for the round of 16 remains wide open in other groups.

Hundreds of people packed a stadium in the Libyan city of Misrata on Sunday for the funeral of three top military officers killed in a plane crash last week.

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Polls opened in Guinea on Sunday in the country’s first presidential election since the 2021 coup that ousted President Alpha Condé.

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Hopes of peace in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo are fading after new clashes erupted in Uvira on Friday.

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Vote counting is underway in Ivory Coast following legislative elections to choose the country’s 255 members of the National Assembly, a vote shaped by deep political divisions and lingering tensions from the recent presidential poll.

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With both teams under pressure and little margin for error, the upcoming clash promises intensity, history, and high stakes

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Roughly 2.3 million voters are casting ballots for president, legislators, and local offices, with provisional results expected by early January. The vote has drawn international attention due to ongoing questions about fairness and opposition obstacles, even as many polling sites reported calm cond

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