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Ivory Coast top AFCON group ahead of Cameroon, Algeria win again
AFP, Published on 01/01/2026
» RABAT - Reigning champions Ivory Coast pipped Cameroon to top spot in their group after Algeria maintained their perfect record as the first round of the Africa Cup of Nations concluded on Wednesday.
Guinea junta chief headed for victory in presidential vote
AFP, Published on 29/12/2025
» CONAKRY - Guineans voted in a presidential election Sunday with Mamady Doumbouya, a general who led the junta that seized power four years ago, the clear favourite, and the main opposition leaders barred from standing.
Marseille, Strasbourg win in Ligue 1 to close in on Champions League
AFP, Published on 07/04/2025
» REIMS (FRANCE) - Marseille rose to second in Ligue 1 with a 3-2 win against Toulouse on Sunday, while Strasbourg moved into the Champions League spots following a narrow win at Reims.
Heavy gunfire in Guinea capital
AFP, Published on 04/11/2023
» CONAKRY, Guinea - Heavy fire erupted on Saturday in the centre of the Guinean capital Conakry and security forces blocked off the area, witnesses told AFP.
No clear front-runners seven months out from Senegal election
AFP, Published on 02/08/2023
» DAKAR - Senegal has been plunged into uncertainty over who could become the next president, seven months ahead of elections, after the incumbent confirmed he would not run and his chief opponent was indicted.
United aim to rewrite history with FA Cup glory at City's expense
AFP, Published on 01/06/2023
» LONDON - Twelve years ago, Manchester City triggered a seismic shift in English football by beating treble-chasing Manchester United at Wembley. Now City's own treble bid will come under threat from resurgent United in Saturday's FA Cup final.
Hubble-bubble trouble: Hookah ban leaves Malians divided
AFP, Published on 24/08/2022
» BAMAKO - "Shisha-abana," exclaims Bilal, a grocer in Mali's capital Bamako, in the national language Bambara: "Shisha is finished."
Chaos, controversy at Cup of Nations as Mali, Gambia and Ivory Coast all win
AFP, Published on 13/01/2022
» DOUALA: There were chaotic scenes at the Africa Cup of Nations on Wednesday as Mali beat Tunisia in a game marred by controversy when the referee blew the final whistle before the 90 minutes had been played.
COP26 talks stumble on climate cash 'cliffhanger'
AFP, Published on 13/11/2021
» GLASGOW: Nations were trying to rebuild bridges at the COP26 summit on Saturday after talks faltered overnight, when rich emitters refused a request to help developing economies meet mounting financial losses from climate change.
Mali interim leader 'safe' after mosque attack
AFP, Published on 20/07/2021
» BAMAKO - Mali's interim president Assimi Goita was "safe and sound," his office announced, after an AFP journalist said he had been attacked on Tuesday by two armed men, one of whom wielded a knife, in the great mosque in the capital Bamako.