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Namibia book a first ever appearance in the last 16 of the African Cup of Nations by holding a Mali side who top Group E with the point.

Algeria part company with coach Djamel Belmadi after a second straight Afcon group-stage exit, just five years after winning the title.

At least 40 artisanal miners were killed when a tunnel collapsed, officials say.

A medical check-up revealed that Hage Geingob, 82, had "cancerous cells", his office said last week.

Ivory Coast sack coach Jean-Louis Gasset midway through the Africa Cup of Nations despite the hosts having slim hopes of reaching the last 16.

A curfew is imposed after a row over cattle leaves eight dead during ethnic and religious clashes.

A fertility breakthrough offers hope for saving the northern white rhino from extinction.

[Leadership] In the wake of the persistent threat of terrorism in Nigeria and the recent revelation by Major General Danjuma Ali-Keffi (rtd) - that the plane crash which killed a former Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt Gen Ibrahim Attahiru, was caused by terrorism sponsors - President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been urged not to sweep the matter under the carpet.

[Leadership] Many are believed to have been killed and houses, a church and mosque burnt in Sabogari Area of Mangu local government area of Plateau State during a fresh attack by gunmen.

[Premium Times] The calls on Nigeria to abolish the death penalty were made on Tuesday at the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Nigeria in Geneva, Switzerland.

[Capital FM] Mombasa -- Shakahola massacre cult leader Paul Mackenzie has been charged with manslaughter in a Mombasa court.

[New Dawn] President Joseph Nyuma Boakai says he has decided to set up an office to explore the feasibility of the establishment of a War and Economic Crimes Court (WECC) for Liberia.

[GroundUp] "The South African story has already been written in Namibia" where there was a three-year moratorium on sardine and anchovy catch because stocks were so low

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[Daily News] DAR ES SALAAM: A COALITION of Women on Constitution, Elections and Leadership has called for changes in the electoral laws to remove unopposed candidates in the councillorship and parliamentary elections.

[AI London] One year on from the deadly air strike that killed 40 people in Rukubi in Doma area of Nasarawa state, Isa Sanusi, Director of Amnesty International Nigeria, said:

[African Arguments] Where do African peoples fit into Western narratives on climate change, if at all? The Atlantic's "grim ironies" article provides a cautionary tale.

[African Arguments] Chinese companies have invested billions in Zimbabwe's lithium. Now Harare wants to ensure some processing happens before export.

[New Times] The Ministry of Health (MoH) on September 8, 2023, announced the opening of the Kigali Referral Mental Health Centre that was slated for the same month. This was in response to concerns about insufficiencies in mental health services highlighted in the Auditor General's performance report for 2018-2022.

[Global Press Journal] Harare, Zimbabwe -- The country's economic turmoil has led thousands of teachers to quit. Students don't have that option.