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Morocco emerged as winners of the 6th edition of the Total African Cup of Nations Championship following a 2-0 win against Mali to retain the title they won in 2018. The Atlas Lions having won the 2020 CHAN title became the first nation to win the title back to back. …

Delegates from Libya’s warring factions on Friday selected four leaders to guide the North African country through to national elections in December, seen as a major step toward unifying a nation with two rival governments in the east and west. The 74 delegates chose a list of candidates in a …

The path has been cleared for Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to become the first woman and the first African to lead the World Trade Organization after South Korea’s candidate pulled out of the race for the job. Ms Okonja-Iweala said there was vital work ahead, and called on everybody to pull …

Fifteen members of Ghanaian parliament and 56 staff members have contracted coronavirus, local media reported. They returned positive tests following a recent round of testing, Speaker Alban Bagbin is quoted as saying in parliament on Thursday. The infected lawmakers and staff have been asked to self-isolate while undergoing treatment, according …

Joe Biden the new American President promised to rebuild his country’s partnership with the African Union (AU) moments after he delivered his first foreign policy speech since taking office. His predecessor, Donald Trump, sparked a row in 2018 over his alleged use of the word “shithole” to describe African nations. …

Several people have been injured after a gas explosion in Memmingen in southern Germany, daily Bild reported on Friday, citing a police spokesman. The paper said a further explosion could not be ruled out. According to the Augsburger Allgemeine newspaper the explosion occurred at the offices of the German Red …

Antony Blinken, the American Secretary of State has expressed concern over the situation in Tigray region during talks with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Mr Blinken urged Mr Abiy Ahmed to allow humanitarian access to the region to prevent further loss of life. He also pledged the US support for …

Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi announced Thursday that in order to curb the coronavirus pandemic, the southern African nation will go under night curfews from Friday following. A first curfew in Mozambique since the civil war ended in 1992. The curfew will run from 5th February until 7th March. The curfew …

A civil disobedience movement in Myanmar is gaining momentum with teachers and students protesting against Monday’s military coup. Demonstrators at a university in the biggest city, Yangon, chanted support for jailed leader Aung San Suu Kyi and wore red ribbons, her party’s colour. Although Ms Suu Kyi has not been …

An American has been sentenced to more than 15 years in prison for abusing underage girls in a Kenyan orphanage. Christian missionary Gregory Dow set up the orphanage with his wife in 2008. “Gregory Dow was the proverbial wolf in sheep’s clothing,” said the FBI’s Michael Driscoll. Last year, Dow …