Posts By AFP
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953AfricaOver 300 dead in east DR Congo grave massacre
Around 300 people died in an attack on villagers in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo last week blamed on the M23 rebel...
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831FootballRonaldo eyes World Cup quarters as Morocco dare to dream
Ronaldo was hogging the headlines at the tournament even before he kicked a ball after launching a tirade against Manchester United and...
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1.1KFootballMorocco Beat Belgium 2-0 in latest World Cup upset
Morocco pulled off a surprise 2-0 win over Belgium at the World Cup on Sunday to edge closer to a place in...
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1.2KAfricaTeodoro Obiang wins sixth term as E.Guinea ruler
Obiang, 80, who seized power in a 1979 coup, is the longest-ruling head of state in the world excluding monarchs. He has...
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994FootballMessi brilliance restores Argentina’s World Cup hopes with 2-0 Mexico win
The Group C win puts Argentina firmly back on track for a place in the last 16 following their shock-opening loss to...
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827AfricaICC prosecutor seeks charges against fugitive warlord Joseph Kony
Kony launched a bloody rebellion more than three decades ago seeking to impose his own version of the Ten Commandments in northern...
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874FootballIran sink 10-man Wales in late World Cup drama
Rouzbeh Cheshmi and Ramin Rezaeian scored to give Iran a famous win, which moved them into second place in the group behind...
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818FootballJapan Stun Wasteful Germany In Dramatic World Cup Comeback
Germany's World Cup future is now on the line, with games to come in Group E against Spain and Costa Rica.
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640NewsEbola trial vaccines heading to Uganda – WHO
WHO boss said committee of external experts had evaluated candidate vaccines and determined "all three should be included in the planned trial...
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737CourtEx-lawmaker gets 50 years in jail for husband’s murder
The former congresswoman was also found guilty of trying to murder her husband with poison on at least six previous occasions, as...
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914AfricaDR Congo jets bomb M23 rebels base as war looms
On Tuesday, a Congolese security official who asked for anonymity said war planes were bombarding the rebel-held Tchanzu area of North Kivu...
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844AfricaRwanda accuses DR Congo jet of violating airspace
Kinshasa has accused Kigali of backing the M-23 rebel group, whose offensives have led to the displacement of tens of thousands of...
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1.1KAfricaThousands protest Rwanda, Uganda in eastern DR Congo city
Protesters chanted for weapons to fight Rwanda, as well as slogans hostile to Uganda, which some also accuse of backing the M23.
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624AfricaCriminals target chicken feet sellers in Jo’burg, kill 7
Police spokeswoman Brenda Muridili said they had information that "four suspects tried to rob the street vendors selling chicken feet".
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733World NewsElon Musk completes Twitter takeover, fires top executives
Musk sacked chief executive Parag Agrawal, as well as the company's chief financial officer and its head of legal policy, trust and...
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881NewsBoris Johnson returns to launch comeback for PM race
Former prime minister Boris Johnson on Saturday returned to Britain from a holiday to launch an audacious political comeback, as Conservative leadership...
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1.2KFootballPICTORIAL: A Preview of Qatar’s eight 2022 World Cup stadiums
The 2022 World Cup finals, the first to be held in the Arab world, kick off in a month's time on November...
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482NewsWHO says clinical trials soon for Ebola virus in Uganda
Kampala last month announced Uganda's first fatality from the highly contagious disease since 2019, with a statement issued by the WHO saying...
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868SportsLiverpool beat Rangers as Napoli thrash Ajax, Inter edge Barca
Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool went into their Group A game against the Scottish champions on the back of just three wins in their...
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654NationalMinister Nankabirwa slams EU criticism of Uganda’s oil project
The project, which includes drilling in Murchison Falls, Uganda's largest national park, has run into strong opposition from activists and environmental groups...
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933World NewsKing Charles to host world leaders as UK readies for queen’s funeral
Queen Elizabeth's state funeral, the first in Britain since the death of her first prime minister Winston Churchill in 1965, will take...
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1.3KEntertainmentAttempted ban on Nyege Nyege only boosted our ticket sales – Organisers
Some of the partygoers attending the festival, which brings together artists from across Africa say they only heard about the event after...
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715East AfricaWilliam Ruto: Kenya’s ‘hustler-in-chief’ president
Incoming Kenyan president William Ruto has clawed his way to the top as the nation's "hustler-in-chief", playing on his religious faith and...
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853World NewsCharles III proclaimed new Britain king, vows to follow ‘inspiring’ queen
"I am deeply aware of this great inheritance and of the duties and heavy responsibilities of sovereignty, which have now passed to...