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UK-based financial tech firms won sevenfold funding rise last year to $37bn

KPMG data shows London fintechs received more investment than Europe, the Middle East and Africa

The Guardian - UK

Senegal beat Egypt in penalty shoot-out to lift their first Cup of Nations title

It was a game of two penalties. Senegal's star striker Sadio Mané missed a spot kick seven minutes into their Africa Cup of Nations final against Egypt. Nearly three hours later, he buried the penalty in the shoot-out that brought his country its first trophy in the 65-year history of…

Radio France Internationale

Senegal coach Aliou Cisse savours long road to Africa Cup of Nations glory

The Lions of Teranga beat Egypt 4-2 on penalties after a 0-0 draw in Yaounde.

The Independent UK

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Sadio Mane realises Jurgen Klopp hope as Liverpool prepare for AFCON fallout

Sadio Mane scored the winning penalty for Senegal to beat Mohamed Salah's Egypt and win the African Cup of Nations

Liverpool Echo

Edouard Mendy’s crucial role in helping Senegal win their first Africa Cup of Nations

The Chelsea shot-stopper made a crucial penalty save to win the competition for his nation

Football London

Senegal 0-0 Egypt (4-2 pens): 5 talking points as Sadio Mane celebrates first AFCON title

Sadio Mane's Senegal have won their first ever Africa Cup of Nations title after beating Mohamed Salah's Egypt on penalties in a thrilling encounter in Yaounde, Cameroon

Daily Mirror

Senegal beat Egypt on penalties to win Africa Cup of Nations final – as it happened!

Sadio Mané scored the decisive penalty in the shootout to win Senegal’s first-ever Africa Cup of Nations

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AFCON final: Senegal beat Egypt on penalty kicks – As it happened

Latest updates from the Africa Cup of Nations final won by Senegal.

Al Jazeera

French police investigate vandalism of Algerian military hero sculpture

Vandals in central France attacked a sculpture of an Algerian military hero who resisted France's colonisation of the North African country, just hours before it was inaugurated Saturday as a symbol of Franco-Algerian reconciliation.

Radio France Internationale

Out Of Africa: Prehistoric Vertebra Provides Clues About Human Migration

The second-oldest archeological site outside of Africa shows human migration came in waves.

Zenger

West Africa grapples with new wave of military coups

West Africa is grappling with a wave of military coups over the past 18 months that has some wondering which country could be next

The Independent UK

Breaking the ice: one man’s epic journey from Togo to Greenland

In 1965, Teté-Michel Kpomassie left his African homeland for a new life in Greenland, swapping sunny beaches for icy fjords and spiced food for boiled seal. Now, at 80, he’s planning to retire to his ‘spiritual home’

The Guardian - UK

Jurgen Klopp speaks out on Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane competition ahead of AFCON final

Liverpool stars Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane go head-to-head later today when Egypt take on Senegal in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations in Yaounde, Cameroon

Daily Mirror

No perfect solution: Africa's smallholder farmers must use both traditional and new practices

As an agricultural and environmental scientist, I’ve worked for decades exploring the practical challenges that smallholder farmers encounter in East Africa. These include controlling weeds that can choke their crops and looking for new ways to deal with pests or diseases that threaten their harvests.

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Daily Mirror

Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane are playing for more than AFCON glory in Liverpool showdown

The Liverpool pair face off in the final of Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday evening, and the match has come at a pivotal stage of both of their successful careers

France 24

‘We want to be champions!’ Academy trains Cameroon’s next generation of women footballers

As the Africa Cup of Nations draws to a close with Senegal meeting Egypt in the final on Sunday, FRANCE 24 reports from the Rails Football Academy for girls in the Cameroonian capital Yaounde, where most of the football has taken place. The young footballers dream of glory – but…

France 24

Israel wants to maintain an ‘unsustainable’ status quo, Palestinian PM Shtayyeh says

In an interview with FRANCE 24, Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh said that African countries have said "loud and clear" that Israel won’t be an observer state at the African Union. He added that Arab-Israeli normalization is “a violation of Arab League decisions and resolutions”, and said that US President…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Salah or Mané? African Cup Final Revolves around 2 Stars

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Al Jazeera

African Union holds summit amid crises over coups and COVID

Two-day summit in Addis Ababa will address six coups or attempted coups over past 18 months and low vaccination rates.

Reuters

Coups, COVID and climate test African leaders at summit

African leaders gather at an African Union summit this weekend to try to forge a coordinated response to the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, and a spate of military takeovers from Sudan to the Sahel region.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on vaccine justice: the developing world won’t wait

Editorial: Only one in four African healthcare workers is protected. Regional production and patent waivers are needed

Reuters

Factbox: Pushed into the shadows, Islamic State still has global reach

(This February 4 story deletes incorrect description of Boko Haram as an affiliate of Al Qaeda in paragraph 14; corrects number of Islamic State affiliates in West and Central Africa in paragraph 15; relationship between Islamic State West Africa Province and Islamic State in the Greater Sahara in paragraph 17;…

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Africa CDC director urges youths to boost COVID vaccinations

Africa’s top health official is launching a campaign to enlist young people to encourage vaccinations, as just 11.3% of the continent’s 1.3 billion people are vaccinated against COVID-19

The Conversation

Burkina Faso: the key role played by the media in the latest coup

The dust appears to have settled following the recent coup in the west African state of Burkina Faso. A televised statement on January 31 named Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba as interim leader and said that the independence of the judiciary as well as freedom of speech and movement had been…

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