Gunmen kidnap 25 girls in deadly attack on Nigerian high school
Africa • Nov 17, 2025, 1:51 PM
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Gunmen abducted 25 students and killed a staff member in a pre-dawn raid on a girls’ secondary school in Nigeria’s Kebbi state on Monday, police said. The attack, blamed on armed bandit gangs, is the latest in a series of mass school kidnappings that have plagued northern Nigeria for over a decade.
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Macron in Africa in bid to turn the page on French setbacks in the Sahel
Africa • 5:33 PM
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French President Emmanuel Macron began a five-day tour of Africa on Thursday in Mauritius before he heads to South Africa, Gabon and Angola. These four destinations reflect a reorientation of French diplomacy after the withdrawal of French forces from th
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Morrocco captain Achraf Hakimi named African men’s player of the year
Africa • 1:29 PM
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Morocco captain Achraf Hakimi won the African Men’s Player of the Year award after a stellar season with Paris Saint-Germain, where he lifted the UEFA Champions League, Ligue 1, the French Cup, and the UEFA Super Cup, highlighting his key role for club a
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300kg gemstone found in Madagascar presidential palace
Africa • 11:26 AM
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Madagascar's interim president, who seized power in the Indian Ocean island nation last month, has unveiled a 300 kg (661 lb) gemstone that he said had been found in the presidential palace.
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Football: Hakimi voted African player of the year
Africa • 12:08 AM
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Morocco captain Achraf Hakimi won the African men's player of the year award on Wednesday, capping a season in which he lifted the UEFA Champions League with his club Paris Saint-Germain. The 27-year old also won a fourth Ligue 1 title last season and cl
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