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Fourteen African countries and numerous partners have pledged more than $45 million to the World Health Organization’s first-ever investment cycle, according to reports. “These commitments were made at the meeting of the World Health Organization’s Regional Committee for Africa, during which heads of state and government from across the continent …

The identities of the eight teams who will contest the quarter-finals of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, which has been taking place in Ivory Coast since January 13, are now known. Here are the quarter-final line-ups Friday, February 2, 5pm: Nigeria – Angola, Stade Félix-Houphouët-Boigny (Abidjan) Friday, February 2, …

A parliamentarian in Cape Verde has been found guilty of violently assaulting his wife and given a three-year suspended sentence after being news site RFI reports. Damião Medina had initially been sentenced to two years in prison but this was reversed, a decision that has been criticised in the country. …

The main opposition candidate in Cape Verde, José Maria Neves, won the first round of the presidential election, provisional results indicate. Seven candidates are bidding to replace President Jorge Carlo Fonseca, who has already served two consecutive terms. Mr Neves has around 51% of the vote while the ruling party’s …