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09.01.2026 20:30 The US president made the comment after being asked if the Christmas Day strikes were part of a broader campaign.

09.01.2026 20:30 Manchester City sign Ghana international Antoine Semenyo from Bournemouth in a deal worth about £65m.

09.01.2026 20:30 A project in South Africa is putting radioactive material in rhino horns to make it harder to smuggle them over borders.

09.01.2026 14:40 John Bennett, Isaac Fanin and guests look ahead to Mali v Senegal and Cameroon v Morocco.

09.01.2026 09:30 An ex-air force pilot explains how he carried out an undercover mission to fly Siad Barre's body home for burial.

09.01.2026 09:30 The Royal Court found the funds were "more likely than not" proceeds from a corrupt scheme.

08.01.2026 18:40 The Half of a Yellow Sun and We Should All Be Feminists writer's twin boys were born in 2024.

08.01.2026 18:40 Michel Nkuka Mboladinga stood motionless throughout DR Congo's Afcon matches in tribute to Patrice Lumumba.

08.01.2026 18:40 The organisers of a professional women's tournament which has gone viral because of a wildcard player's poor performance acknowledge she should not have been allowed to play.

08.01.2026 13:50 Donald Trump's administration has a zero-tolerance policy for waste, a US official tweeted.

08.01.2026 13:50 Ken Ofori-Atta's lawyers say he is co-operating and is in the process of changing his US visa status.

07.01.2026 17:52 Abubakar Malami was one of the most influential figures in the administration of former President Buhari.

07.01.2026 17:52 Trackers in DR Congo's Virunga National Park spotted the babies being hugged by their mother on Saturday.

07.01.2026 12:50 The security minister accuses neighbouring Ivory Coast of funding the plan to kill Capt Traoré.

06.01.2026 17:20 In a controversial move, Israel became the first nation to acknowledge Somaliland as an independent state.