KINSHASA (Reuters) -The Confederation of African Football announced a profit in its latest financial statements, saying it has reversed several years of deficits. CAF reported a net profit of $9.48 million for the 2023–2024 financial year at its general assembly on Monday, citing a strong increase in commercial revenues, the addition of new sponsors and …
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By Robbie Corey-Boulet and Amindeh Blaise Atabong YAOUNDE (Reuters) -Announcing his bid for an eighth term in July, Paul Biya, Cameroon’s 92-year-old president, said he was heeding “numerous and insistent” calls to stay in office, but this year’s election cycle has also featured striking appeals for him to step aside. First came Catholic Archbishop Samuel …
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(This October 3 story is repeated without any changes to the text.) By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump’s administration is preparing to set a refugee admissions cap at 7,500 people this fiscal year, a record low that prioritizes white South Africans of Afrikaner ethnicity, three people familiar with the matter said. If finalized, …
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By Ben Ezeamalu LAGOS (Reuters) -The E1 World Championship, the world’s first all-electric powerboat racing series, made its African debut in Lagos on Saturday, marking a milestone in its global expansion. The penultimate round of Season Two brings the series to its fourth continent. Lagos was chosen for its “energy, drive for change, and alignment …
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By Mitch Phillips LONDON (Reuters) -The mighty Springbok pack turned on the power in the second half as South Africa beat Argentina 29-27 at Twickenham on Saturday to retain the Rugby Championship for the first time, ahead of New Zealand on points difference. The All Blacks’ 28-14 bonus-point win over Australia in Perth earlier meant …
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ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) -Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina said on Friday he was ready to listen to find solutions to problems facing the poor island nation, but ignored calls for his resignation by a nationwide youth-led protest movement. Inspired by similar “Gen Z” demonstrations in Kenya and Nepal, the protests have grown since last week into the …
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By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) -A Tunisian man has been sentenced to death on charges of insulting the president and assaulting state security through posts on social media, the head of the Tunisian League for Human Rights and his lawyer said on Friday. The ruling is unprecedented in Tunisia, where restrictions on free speech have …
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By Ahmed Kingimi MAIDUGURI (Reuters) -More than 5,000 people have fled Nigeria’s northeast into neighbouring Cameroon after Boko Haram militants seized the border town of Kirawa in Borno state, residents and community leaders said on Friday. Insurgents in Nigeria’s Borno state, the epicentre of a 16-year conflict driven by Boko Haram and its splinter group …
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By Jessica Donati DAKAR (Reuters) -Cameroon’s 92-year-old President Paul Biya faces an unexpected challenge as he runs for an eighth term in office: a viral TikTok video by his daughter Brenda Biya saying she will not vote for him. Previously known for posting images of herself posing on top of a Rolls-Royce, flashing a diamond-studded …
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By Ahmed Eljechtimi RABAT (Reuters) -Moroccan Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch said on Thursday he was open to dialogue to end youth protests as security forces prepared for a sixth night of demonstrations that have escalated into riots across the country. Hundreds of people have been arrested and injured, with buildings ransacked and cars torched since …
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