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The Confederation of African Football (CAF), in partnership with leading global sports brand PUMA, unveiled this Monday the official match ball for the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Morocco 2025. The ball, named ITRI, draws inspiration from Morocco’s centuries-old zellij art form – renowned for its intricate geometric mosaics – whilst symbolizing the […]
The Sudanese army on Sunday repelled a major assault by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on the city of Babnousa in West Kordofan, according to local witnesses. The RSF reportedly launched artillery fire and advanced with combat vehicles, but were driven back by army troops who later released videos confirming control over the area. The […]
Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have accepted Thursday, November 6, a humanitarian ceasefire proposal brokered by a U.S.-led coalition known as the Quad, which includes Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates. The move comes shortly after the RSF seized el-Fasher, the last Sudanese military stronghold in the Darfur region, following 18 months of […]
On Wednesday, November 5, 2025, Senegal’s Minister of Energy, Petroleum and Mines, Birame Soulèye Diop, has announced plans for the completion of a national gas pipeline by 2027. Speaking in Diamniadio during the 8th edition of the Senegal International Mining Exhibition, Mr. Diop said the project aims to transport natural gas across the country, linking […]
The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) has adopted a model law on equality and equity presented by Morocco, to serve as a common reference framework, adaptable and aligned with international standards and rooted in African values and cultures. The text, adopted in plenary during the 6th ordinary session of the 6th PAP legislature (November 1-14), aims to […]
A senior United Nations official has warned Wednesday that the ongoing war in Sudan is worsening South Sudan’s fragile economy and humanitarian conditions along their shared border. Guang Cong, the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General to the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), told the UN Security Council that fighting between the Sudanese Armed […]
Princess Lalla Asmaa, President of the Lalla Asmaa Foundation, and Rachel Ruto, First Lady of Kenya and President of the Voice of Children Foundation, chaired the launch of the fourth phase of the “Together, We Hear Each Other Better” program, at the Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi this Wednesday. This operation, in line with the […]
Morocco’s Interior Ministry announced that it has established an African Police Cooperation Center to coordinate regional security efforts during the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Hespress news outlet reported. The new center, which will include representatives from the security services of all participating countries, is designed to facilitate real-time information sharing and assess potential […]
The International Criminal Court’s prosecutor on Monday expressed grave concern over alleged mass killings, sexual violence and other abuses in Sudan’s Al Fasher, warning that such acts may constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity under the Rome Statute. The statement follows the Rapid Support Forces’ seizure of the city on 26 October, following 18 […]
Sudan’s Northern State is preparing to receive a major wave of people fleeing El Fasher following the Rapid Support Forces’ capture of the North Darfur capital on Sunday. Authorities in El Deba, already hosting more than 4,000 displaced individuals, report that new arrivals are appearing under severe humanitarian strain. Officials confirm that emergency measures are […]