Africa
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1.4KCoups and Covid loom large at African Union summit
The summit also comes as the 55-member bloc faces pressure to push for a ceasefire in host country Ethiopia, where a 15-month...
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1.0KSalah, Mane set for Cup of Nations final showdown
Sunday's match is the first of a series of huge clashes to come between Senegal and Egypt as they have also been...
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783Salah and Egypt beat Cameroon on penalties to reach Cup of Nations final
Goalkeeper Mohamed Abou Gabal was the hero for the Egyptians, saving from both Harold Moukoudi and James Lea-Siliki in the shoot-out at...
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949Calm returns to Guinea-Bissau capital after failed coup attempt
On Tuesday afternoon, heavily armed men surrounded government buildings in the capital Bissau, where President Umaro Sissoco Embalo and his prime minister...
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1.3K26 killed in DR Congo market by high-voltage cable
Videos circulating on social media showed corpses slumped over market stalls with their legs immersed in muddy water, in some cases up...
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1.2KAfter coups in Mali and Burkina Faso, will Niger be next?
Some scholars predict that Niger could go the way of its neighbours and others are going so far as to urge the...
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880Heavy gunfire heard near govt headquarters in Guinea-Bissau
Heavily-armed men surrounded the Palace of Government, where President Umaro Sissoco Embalo and Prime Minister Nuno Gomes Nabiam were believed to have...
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907African Union suspends Burkina Faso after coup
The coup is the latest bout of turmoil to strike Burkina Faso, a landlocked state that has suffered chronic instability since gaining...
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722AFCON 2022: Salah inspires Egypt to place in Cup of Nations semi-finals
Sofiane Boufal's early penalty put Morocco in front in the last-eight tie but skipper Salah equalised for Egypt early in the second...
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1.3KLiverpool complete signing of Colombian star Luis Diaz from Porto
The 25-year-old Diaz signed a contract till 2027 for a reported fee of £37.5 million ($50 million), with a further £12.5 million...
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926Toko-Ekambi goals fire Cameroon into Cup of Nations semi-finals
French-born Lyon striker Toko-Ekambi scored two goals in the space of eight minutes at the start of the second half, leading to...
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984Fly Emirates finally bows down, lifts ban on Kenya, 4 other African countries
The significant restoration of services follows the UAE flight ban imposed earlier after it established that travellers from Nairobi were testing positive...
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1.2KBurkina Faso President Kabore Detained by Mutinous Soldiers in Apparent Coup
The apparent coup in Burkina Faso is the third in West Africa in the last 18 months, following that of Mali and...
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1.4KOusted Mali President Boubacar Keita dies at 76
Known by his initials IBK, Keita ran the West African country from September 2013 until August 2020, during which Islamist insurgents overran...
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1.4KArmy kills 25 ADF rebels in Ituri
Military sources said during the bombardments, Musa Baluku, the ADF commander, was reportedly wounded, and that he has since temporarily handed over...
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2.0KPresident fires security minister for alleged misbehaviour
In a terse statement issued Monday, president said he had fired the minister with immediate effect for misconduct deemed inappropriate for a...
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894Last-gasp Mane penalty gives Senegal victory over brave Zimbabwe
Disaster struck the gallant underdogs when a shot hit the right arm of Kelvin Madzongwe and Mane sent goalkeeper Petros Mhari the...
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936Fire Reignites at South African Parliament
DailyExpress is now on TikTok Follow Us Today CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA: A fire that severely damaged South Africa’s 130-year-old parliament building...
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1.0KADF Militia kills 3 civilians in Beni suspected terror attack
DailyExpress is now on TikTok Follow Us Today BENI, DR CONGO: At least three (3) civilians are reported to have been killed,...
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1.4KSix people killed in suspected Al Shabaab attack in Kenya
DailyExpress is now on TikTok Follow Us Today LAMU, KENYA: Six people have been killed and homes torched in an attack Monday...
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995Sudan’s Hamdok resigns as Prime Minister amid mass protests
Abdalla Hamdok steps down as mass protests continue against a deal he signed with the military following a coup on October 25.
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2.0KFULL LIST: Top 10 Notable Africans we lost in 2021
DailyExpress is now on TikTok Follow Us Today As 2021 draws to a close, it is time to remember some of the...
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1.5KDeath toll from DRC suicide attack up to 7
DailyExpress is now on TikTok Follow Us Today The death toll from the suicide attack in the eastern city of Beni, on...
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1.6KFarmaajo suspends PM Roble on accusations of grabbing land
DailyExpress is now on TikTok Follow Us Today Somalia’s President Mohamed Farmaajo on Monday suspended his Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble from...