africa
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Guinea’s former president Alpha Conde leaves country
September 5, 2021, young army officers under Colonel Mamady Doumbouya deposed the president in a coup.
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UK government freezes BBC funding for two years
UK government argues new funding model is needed to ease cost of living pressures.
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Gabon’s Aubameyang leaves AFCON for Arsenal
Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been allowed to return to his club to continue his recovery from COVID-19.
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UN: World must vaccinate everyone against COVID-19 to ensure way out
WHO unveiled a strategy last autumn to vaccinate 40% of the planet’s population by the end of 2021.
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Tear gas fired at thousands of protesters rallying in Sudan
US envoy to the Horn of Africa and Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs expected in Khartoum this week.
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South African President rebukes Tourism minister for attack on judiciary
Minister Lindiwe Sisulu called unnamed senior judges “mentally colonised Africans”.
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Mali’s former president Ibrahim Keita dies aged 76
Former president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita led the Mali from 2013 until he was ousted in 2020.
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COVID Rules drive fans away from attending AFCON Matches
Most matches at the Africa Cup of Nations so far have been played out in front of largely empty stadiums in Cameroon.
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Morocco through to Cup of Nations
Only Senegal sit above Morocco among African teams in the FIFA world ranking.
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Thousands of Malians take to the streets over stringent sanctions
Economic Community of West Africa States agreed to sanction Mali last week imposing a trade embargo and shutting borders.
