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S.Africa coach Conrad unapologetic about ‘easy’ route to Test final

South African coach Shukri Conrad brushed off criticism about the uneven scheduling of the World Test Championship after his team qualified for the final.South Africa beat Pakistan in a dramatic two-wicket win in Centurion on Sunday to earn their sixth successive Test win. On the average points system used for the championship, the South Africans are …

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Sudan government rejects UN-backed famine declaration

The Sudanese government strongly rejected on Sunday a report backed by the United Nations which determined that famine had spread to five areas of the war-torn country.The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) review, which UN agencies use, follows repeated warnings from the United Nations, other aid groups and the United States about the hunger …

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Glitzy Calabar Carnival wraps up tough year in Nigeria

Revellers dressed in glitzy, colourful costumes danced down the streets of Calabar, southern Nigeria, this weekend as giant speakers blasted out Afrobeats for one of west Africa’s most prestigious carnivals.Every December, the celebration draws nearly two million partygoers to the capital of Cross River state, organisers said.Calabar carnival, known as “Africa’s Biggest Street Party”, is …

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Rabada unlikely batting star as South Africa edge Pakistan in thriller

Kagiso Rabada turned batting hero as he and Marco Jansen took South Africa to a dramatic two-wicket win over Pakistan on the fourth day of the first Test at SuperSport Park on Sunday.Needing 148 to win, South Africa crashed to 99 for eight against superb bowling by Mohammad Abbas.The 34-year-old Abbas took a career-best six …

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Thousands flee Mozambique post-vote violence to Malawi

Thousands have fled Mozambique in the past week to neighbouring Malawi seeking refuge from the southern African nation’s deadly post-election protests, authorities told AFP.Some 13,000 people have crossed over to Malawi since Monday, according to government sources, the day Mozambique’s top court confirmed the ruling party’s win in October’s vote.That result has been denounced as …

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Libyan official says discussed energy, migration with new Syria leader

A senior official from Libya’s UN-recognised government met Syria’s new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus on Saturday and discussed issues including diplomatic relations, energy and migration.”We expressed our full support for the Syrian authorities in the success of the important transitional phase,” Libyan Minister of State for Communication and Political Affairs Walid Ellafi told reporters …

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