After opening their tournament with a 2-0 win over Comoros, the Atlas Lions could become the first team to book a place in the AFCON round of 16 if they beat Mali this Friday. It's a first major test ...

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Nairobi County has set a historic precedent in East Africa. In a landmark decision approved by Governor Johnson Sakaja, female employees under the Nairobi City County government have been granted two ...

Defending champions Ivory Coast made a winning start to their Africa Cup of Nations campaign on Wednesday, edging past Mozambique with a 1-0 victory.

Just a few minutes’ drive from the buzzing heart of Lagos — Nigeria’s commercial capital, a city powered by endless energy — lies a community, Seriki Kajola Community in Ifo Local Government, that has ...

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In a move that may well be worrying to the US and its ally Taiwan, China's most advanced aircraft carrier, the Fujian, has officially entered service this week. President Xi Jinping attended the ...

It's one of those New Year's resolutions often blurted out after a big family meal. "I'm going to run a marathon!" But like the cautionary saying "puppies aren't for Christmas, they're for life", one ...

FRANCE 24's Charli James previews the new exhibit "All About Love" at the Grand Palais in Paris, which is celebrating the superstar American artist Mickalene Thomas.

A nightly raid on the outskirts of Accra led to the arrest of some 50 Nigerians on suspicion of online fraud. Ghana has been rife with online scam incidents, as its youth complain of scarce economic ...

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Sudan's prime minister urged members of the United Nations Security Council to stand "on the right side of history" as he laid out his plan to end the war in Sudan. Also, voters gear up to head to the ...