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Senegal’s national football team won the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, beating Morocco by a single goal after extra time (0-0 at fulltime) on Sunday at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat, in a match, finely balanced from the opening whistle. For this fixture between two teams that had never previously met in the […]
More than 103 civilians were killed and 88 others wounded in repeated attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in western Sudan between 22 December 2025 and 16 January 2026, according to a community-based relief committee. The assaults targeted the Tina locality and surrounding areas in North Darfur, near the Chad border, burning entire […]
Nigeria secured third place at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON Morocco) after defeating their Egyptian counterparts 4–2 in a penalty shootout (0–0 in regulation time), in the third-place playoff match played on Saturday at the Mohammed V Sports Complex in Casablanca. Goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali emerged hero for Nigeria at the match as the […]
King Mohammed VI was represented at the inauguration ceremony of the newly elected President of Guinea, General Mamadi Doumbouya, held this Saturday in Conakry, by Lower House Speaker Rachid Talbi El Alami. At the ceremony, held at Lansana-Conté Stadium, General Mamadi Doumbouya took the oath of office as President of Guinea for a new seven-year […]
France’s economic diplomacy in Africa, historically a cornerstone of Paris’s international influence, confronts profound crisis as market share erodes and competitors gain ground. Fifteen years ago, France still considered itself a major banking and commercial power across the continent, with key sectors from finance to infrastructure making Paris an indispensable partner for Francophone and Anglophone […]
President of the African Football Federation Patrice Motsepe has hailed the Africa Cup of Nations held in Morocco as the best edition ever, citing infrastructure, transport networks, hotels, stadiums, and training facilities. Speaking at a press conference Saturday, on the eve of the final between Morocco and Senegal, the CAF president took the opportunity to […]
The Africa Cup of Nations final, which will pit Senegal and Morocco against each other on Sunday in Rabat, will above all be a “celebration of fraternity” between the two peoples, the Senegalese Foreign Ministry emphasized on Saturday. “This sporting encounter will above all be an occasion to celebrate the fraternity between two peoples united […]
Morocco’s hosting of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations is setting a new commercial benchmark for African football, with the Confederation of African Football calling it the most lucrative edition in the tournament’s history. CAF said in a statement it has secured 23 sponsors for the event, more than double the nine partners it landed […]
Families across Sudan are being driven to the edge by prolonged conflict and worsening famine, with the World Food Programme warning that severe funding shortages are jeopardizing its life-saving operations. More than 1,000 days after conflict reignited in April 2023, the agency says the world’s largest hunger and displacement crisis shows no sign of easing. […]
The Trump administration has imposed an indefinite suspension on permanent immigrant visa processing for nationals from 75 countries, including Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia, in a move to restrict legal immigration to the United States, the Guardian reported. The freeze, effective January 21, targets applicants deemed likely to become a “public charge,” meaning dependent on […]