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The Latest Breaking News from Africa

Autocracies in transition: In 2025, Cameroon and Tanzania rulers clung to power — but look more vulnerable than ever

Autocratic leaders in Africa like their numbers to be in the high 90s, it appears.

The Conversation

Africa Cup of Nations 2025: Everything you need to know, from the team in crisis to the best games to watch

Will Mohamed Salah lift his first Africa Cup of Nations title with Egypt? Or can Nigeria bounce back from their World Cup disappointment?

The Independent UK

Anger spreads over Afcon schedule as Morocco seek to end half-century wait

Fifa’s lack of concern for African football’s key money-spinner has led to a derisory amount of preparation time for the teams

The Guardian - UK

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Every MLS Player at 2025 Africa Cup of Nations

Only eight players from Major League Soccer will compete at the continental tournament.

Sports Illustrated

Every Premier League Player at 2025 Africa Cup of Nations

An array of Premier League players will be on international duty this winter.

Sports Illustrated

Cocoa Prices Settle Lower on Expectations of Adequate Supplies

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH26 ) on Thursday closed down -44 (-0.74%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH26 ) closed down -24 (-0.55%). Cocoa prices settled lower on Thursday, with NY cocoa falling to a 1-week low. Favorable weather in West Africa is expected to boost yields and supply,...

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Richards vs Azeez: Fight time, undercard, latest odds, prediction, ring walks tonight

South London light-heavyweight rivals headline Matchroom’s first-ever Africa show in Ghana

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Cocoa Prices Slide on a Positive Cocoa Crop Outlook in West Africa

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH26 ) today is down -40 (-0.67%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH26 ) is down -26 (-0.60%). Cocoa prices are moving lower today, with NY cocoa sliding to a 1-week low. Favorable weather in West Africa is expected to boost yields and supply, which...

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Trump's expanded travel ban hits Africa the hardest but reactions are muted

Africa has been the hardest hit by the Trump administration's expanded travel ban that includes 20 more countries

The Independent UK

Beneficial Weather in West Africa Weighs on Cocoa Prices

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH26 ) on Wednesday closed down -20 (-0.33%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH26 ) closed down -11 (-0.25%). Cocoa prices gave up early gains and settled lower on Wednesday as favorable weather in West Africa is expected to boost yields and supply, which is...

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Cocoa Prices Turn Lower on Favorable Weather in West Africa

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH26 ) today is down -12 (-0.20%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH26 ) is down -5 (-0.11%). Cocoa prices gave up early gains and turned lower as favorable weather in West Africa is expected to boost yields and supply, which is bearish for prices....

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Airtel Africa Joins Starlink to Deliver Direct-to-Cell Service Where Towers Don't Reach

Airtel Africa and SpaceX have joined forces to bring Starlink's Direct-to-Cell technology to 174 million users across 14 nations.

International Business Times UK

In Senegal, climate change is adding to historic tension between farmers and herders

Tension between farmers and herders has long been a fact of life in West Africa, but climate change is ramping it up

The Independent UK

First-ever nonstop flight between America’s West Coast and Africa to launch in 2026

The new 11-hour service will be operated by Royal Air Maroc

The Independent UK

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South Africa vs Ghana LIVE: AFCON warm-up result, latest updates and reaction as Bafana Bafana victorious

Tune up for Africa Cup of Nations begins

Evening Standard

AFCON 2025 final result as Senegal clinch second title after beating Morocco

Africa Cup of Nations final descends into chaos

Axios

China on track for massive population decline

The world's population map is about to flip.

The Guardian - UK

Figures reveal stark reality of US funding cuts as 1,394 family planning clinics shut

Survey by world’s largest network for sexual and reproductive health shows devastation to services, particularly in Africa and the Middle East, and amplification of anti-rights voices

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The Conversation

Internet shutdowns are increasing dramatically in Africa – a new book explains why

Between 2016 and 2024 there were 193 internet shutdowns imposed in 41 African countries. This form of social control is a growing trend in the continent, according to a new open access source book. It has provided the first-ever comparative analysis of how and why African states use blackouts –…

The Independent UK

AP photos spotlight a year of joy, triumph and resilience across Africa in 2025

In 2025, ordinary lives intertwined with extraordinary shifts across Africa's bustling cities and vast rural heartlands. The world’s youngest population found moments of joy, triumph and positive change even as it was dogged by challenges from election disputes to U.S. aid cuts.

The Independent UK

Elephant orphans. Goat's milk. This safari reveals the impact of wildlife conservation in Kenya

In a dusty corral ringed by posts as thick as telephone polls, the orphan elephants of the Reteti Elephant Sanctuary in Kenya are fed their lunch: goat's milk, which wildlife caretakers say is a suitable substitute to elephant's milk

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Cocoa Prices Sharply Lower on Favorable Weather in West Africa

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH26 ) on Monday closed down -403 (-6.42%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH26 ) closed down -321 (-7.05%). Cocoa prices sank on Monday as rains in West Africa and a delay in the seasonal Harmattan winds have benefitted cocoa crops, sparking long liquidation in...

The Guardian - UK

We must not stop research on solar geoengineering

Letters: Bryony Worthington says the media should not be pushing a western attitude to climate strategies to the detriment of African nations. Plus letters from Prof Hugh Hunt, Dr Portia Adade Williams and Angela Churie Kallhauge

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Cocoa Prices Plummet on Beneficial Weather in West Africa

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH26 ) today is down -429 (-6.83%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH26 ) closed down -321 (-7.05%). Cocoa prices are sinking today as rains in West Africa and a delay in the seasonal Harmattan winds have been beneficial to cocoa crops, sparking long liquidation...

The Conversation

Coup contagion? A rash of African power grabs suggests copycats are taking note of others’ success

In a scene that has become familiar across parts of Africa of late, a group of armed men in military garb appeared on state TV on Dec. 7, 2025, to announce that they had suspended the constitution and seized control.

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