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Historic joy in Abidjan as Ivory Coast reach World Cup knockouts for first time/in /by
Ivory Coast reaches World Cup knockout stage for the first time after Nicolas Pépé’s brace beats Curaçao 2-0, sparking huge celebrations in Abidjan.
Japan fans flood Shibuya as World Cup draw with Sweden sets up Brazil clash/in /by
Japan reach World Cup last 32 after 1-1 draw with Sweden on 26 June, prompting celebrations across Tokyo. , sparking huge celebrations in Tokyo’s Shibuya. They now face Brazil in the knockout stage.
World Cup: Ivory Coast into knockouts for 1st time with win over Curaçao/in /by
Les Éléphants have crashed the party and made it out of their group for the first time in four World Cup appearances. Pépé scored in each half and Ivory Coast advanced with a 2-0 victory over Curaçao on Thursday
South Africa vows firm response to anti-migrant violence/in /by
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa vowed on Thursday to crush any attempts to destabilise the nation during planned anti-immigrant marches next week, amid a wave of xenophobia
South Africa inmates embrace art to curb repeat offending/in /by
At a correctional facility in Johannesburg, South Africa’s largest city, visitors are greeted by something unexpected: an art gallery.
The exhibition of inmates' artwork is part of the country’s effort to reduce repeat offending through rehabilitation programs behind bars.
Hundreds arrested in Nairobi on anniversary of 2024 Gen Z protests/in /by
More than 300 people were arrested during protests in Nairobi on Thursday, police say, as Kenya marked two years since a landmark Gen Z uprising.
Nigeria’s Senate passes bill to allow creation of state police/in /by
The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday approved a bill to allow states to have their own police forces, paving the way for a major reform that would reshape the policing structure of the conflict-racked nation.
Three Lesotho nationals charged with murder after mass shooting in South Africa/in /by
The three suspects appeared in a Johannesburg court on Thursday for the mass shooting in which 13 people died and 14 others were injured.
Increasingly deadly heatwave gives Europe no respite/in /by
At least 101 million Europeans were expected to experience temperatures of over 35C on Thursday, in a punishing and increasingly deadly heatwave hotter than weather in parts of Africa.
World Health Organization announces trial of two potential Ebola treatments/in /by
They will begin next week in the DR Congo to see whether two antivirals can help reduce mortality in patients with the rare Bundibugyo strain of the virus.