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Amount of money AFCON 2025 winner, other teams will receive
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Amount of money AFCON 2025 winner, other teams will receive

The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) winners will receive a cash prize of $10 million, while the losing finalist will take home $4 million, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) recently stated. The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) winners will receive a cash prize of $10 million, while...

Türkiye vows stronger military cooperation with African countries
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Türkiye vows stronger military cooperation with African countries

Ties between Türkiye and African countries have grown rapidly in recent years, spanning various sectors including defence. Türkiye has vowed to continue its defence partnership with African countries, including training and technical support, towards tackling terrorism and enhancing security on t...

Senior Russian general killed in Moscow car bombing
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Senior Russian general killed in Moscow car bombing

Lt Gen Fanil Sarvarov, a senior military official, dies as investigators probe multiple leads, including possible involvement of Ukrainian intelligence. A Russian general was killed on Monday morning after an explosive device detonated underneath his car in southern Moscow, the country's Investig...

Somalia beefs up security ahead of first local elections in decades
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Somalia beefs up security ahead of first local elections in decades

Somalia will deploy more than 10,000 security personnel in the capital, Mogadishu, ahead of next week's local elections – the first direct polls in nearly 60 years – the security minister said on Sunday. Somalia will deploy more than 10,000 security personnel in the capital, Mogadishu, ahead of n...

Nigerian government says 130 more students rescued from abductors
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Nigerian government says 130 more students rescued from abductors

Nigerian authorities have secured the release of 130 kidnapped schoolchildren taken by gunmen from a Catholic school in November 2025, a presidential spokesperson said on Sunday, after 100 were freed earlier this month. Nigerian authorities have secured the release of 130 kidnapped schoolchildren...

AFCON 2025: Teams to watch in Morocco
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AFCON 2025: Teams to watch in Morocco

The Africa Cup of Nations starts on Sunday, 21 December, with matches scheduled across several cities. Morocco carry a huge weight of expectation into their opening game at the Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday as the hosts, with star man Achraf Hakimi returning from injury, aim to see off stiff co...

Zambia strike late to hold Mali in AFCON opener
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Zambia strike late to hold Mali in AFCON opener

Leicester City striker Patson Daka headed home in injury time as Zambia held Mali to a 1-1 draw in their opening Africa Cup of Nations game on Monday. Leicester City striker Patson Daka headed home in injury time as Zambia held Mali to a 1-1 draw in their opening Africa Cup of Nations game on Mon...