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Didier Drogba joins E1 racing series as team owner/in /by
Drogba joins Seven-times Super Bowl champion Tom Brady who was unveiled as the newest celebrity team owner in the E1 World Championship in July. The others are tennis great Rafa Nadal and Red Bull's Formula One driver Sergio Perez
MINUSMA lowers its flag in Mali/in /by
The UN mission in Mali (MINUSMA) lowered the United Nations flag at its headquarters in Bamako, symbolically closing ten years of deployment in this crisis-ridden country from which the junta has driven it out.
Nigeria: Dogs walk the runway in traditional costumes at Lagos carnival/in /by
“The importance of putting Lagos Dog Carnival together cannot even be put in one sentence, it means a lot to the dog dads and the dog mums because from January to December they don’t have anywhere that they go to specifically to celebrate their paw babies and when I say paw, I mean p-a-w, paw babies
DRC: Burundian soldiers leave East African force/in /by
The withdrawal of the East African force deployed in the east of the DRC, after its mission was not renewed by Kinshasa because it was deemed ineffective, continued on Sunday with the departure of nearly a thousand Burundian soldiers, the Burundian army announced on Monday.
War-torn Sudan faces ‘catastrophe’ as UN runs out of funds/in /by
The UN's humanitarian Coordinator for Sudan says eight months into a conflict between rival generals that has torn the country apart, the situation is "catastrophic"
COP28: Activists urge rights for migrant workers, call for end to killing of Indigenous Peoples/in /by
Several demonstrations were held on Sunday (Dec. 10) which marked Human Rights Day. Activists in the UAE gathered near the venue of the United Nations climate summit in Dubai.
Ivory Coast: Opposition leadership hopeful rallies thousands ahead Dec 16 party vote/in /by
"More than ever, we have a duty to remain united in order to consolidate the party's foundations, withstand hardship and meet the challenges of the 21st century." Tidjane Thiam, candidate for the PDCI presidency
Cameroon’s opposition leader Kamto re-elected at the helm of MRC/in /by
In a speech delivered in French and English Sunday (Dec. 10), 69-year-old Maurice Kamto announced the creation of a coalition with the aim to build a peaceful Cameroon. He grabbed over 99 % of the votes as his list stood unopposed.
Guinea: divisions in the press in the face of the junta’s restrictive measures/in /by
Private press organizations in Guinea were divided on Sunday over a call for a dead day for Monday, launched after a series of restrictive measures taken by the ruling junta.
Zimbabwe: opposition denounces “a masquerade” during partial elections/in /by
“The by-elections were a charade,” criticized the first opposition party, the Coalition of Citizens for Change (CCC), in a press release.