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Another CAN Begins With Spotlight On Minnows

Qualifying for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations begins on Wednesday, just 45 days after Cameroon snatched victory over...

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First Task Is To Audit Caf – Ahmad

Newly-appointed Confederation of African Football (Caf) president Ahmad says his first act will be to conduct an audit...

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First Task Is To Audit CAF

Newly-appointed Confederation of African Football (Caf) president Ahmad says his first act will be to conduct an audit...

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Canada Gives $120 Mn For Famine-Hit Africa, Yemen

Canada's government pledged Can$120 million (US$90 million, 84 million euros) Friday to help relieve food crises in...

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Somali Pirates Release Hijacked Ship and Crew Without Ransom

Somali pirates who hijacked an oil tanker on Monday have released the ship and its eight Sri Lankan crew members. The...

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Pirates Release Vessel Without Ransom

Somali pirates who hijacked an oil tanker have released it without condition, according to officials. The announcement...

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‘Pirates’ Release Vessel Without Ransom

The EU anti-piracy naval force pictured off the coast of Mogadishu in 2013 Somali pirates who hijacked an oil tanker...

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Somali Pirates Release Captured Oil Tanker, Hostages

Somali pirates handed over on Thursday an oil tanker and eight Sri Lankan hostages just days after capturing the...

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Somali Coastguard In Gunfight Near Hijacked Ship

Coastguards in northern Somalia exchanged gunfire Thursday with armed men aboard a boat heading towards a hijacked oil...

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Ahmad Ahmad -Issa Hayatou’s Toughest Challenge

The long awaited Confederation of African Football -CAF elections, is finally here. As a matter of fact, elections are...

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African Football Chief Hayatou Faces Challenger In Bid For 8th Term

Issa Hayatou, the last of the old generation leaders in world football, faces a rare and determined challenge when he...

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Somali Pirates Suspected of First Ship Hijacking Since 2012

An oil tanker has been hijacked by suspected pirates off the coast of Somalia, reports say, the first such hijacking in...

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Somali Pirates Suspected of Staging First Attack Since 2012

Suspected pirates boarded a Sri Lankan-flagged tanker and forced its crew to change course towards the northeastern...

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Zimbabwe FA Chairman Chiyangwa Threatens Caf With Legal Action

Latest: I didn’t cause friction between Otiko and our mother —Bawa Mogtari We Blend Our Vision With Truth &...

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Zimbabwe FA Chairman Chiyangwa Threatens CAF With Legal Action

Zimbabwe FA chairman Phillip Chiyangwa has escalated his war of words with the Confederation of African Football (Caf)...

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Somalia Says 110 Dead In Last 48 Hours Due To Drought

Some 110 people have died in southern Somalia in the last two days from famine and diarrhea resulting from a drought,...

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Somali President Says No Quick Fix For Nation’s Woes

Somalia's new President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed sought to downplay high expectations of his new administration at his...

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Mogadishu On Lockdown For President’s Inauguration

Somalia's capital Mogadishu was under security lockdown Wednesday, with roads closed and commercial flights cancelled...

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Why Has the UAE Chosen Somaliland?

The Horn of Africa is strategic for Gulf nations because of ongoing military operations in Yemen and in the long term...