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August 17, 2026 07:26 (EAT) • 8 hours ago

Zambia's Hichilema leads presidential vote count

Hichilema had 54.82% or 1,056,812 of the declared votes, figures showed, putting him on track for re-election without a second-round runoff if he keeps the overall majority.

August 15, 2026 02:51 (EAT) • 2 days ago

650,000 refugees in South Sudan could lose food aid within weeks due to funding squeeze, say UN agencies

South Sudan faces one of the world’s worst hunger crises, the World Food Programme and the U.N. refugee agency said. More than 7.8 million people, over half the country’s population, are experiencing acute food insecurity, while 2.2 million children are acutely malnourished....

August 15, 2026 02:43 (EAT) • 2 days ago

Chad's president pardons main rival and opposition leader in jail

Masra, ⁠a former prime minister, was sentenced to 20 years and fined 1 billion CFA francs ($1.77 million) last year in a trial that was criticized by human rights activists as politically motivated.Masra will be released in the coming days, the statement said, after the presidency agreed to a re...

August 15, 2026 02:31 (EAT) • 2 days ago

US judge clears way for Trump to end Somalis' deportation protections

U.S. ‌District Judge Allison Burroughs in Boston allowed the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to terminate the Temporary Protected Status designation for Somalia after the U.S. Supreme Court in June allowed the administration to end similar protections for thousands of people from Haiti and Sy...

August 15, 2026 09:01 (EAT) • 2 days ago

Qatar challenges AFC over open letter attacking FIFA president Infantino

Qatar Football Association President Hamad ‌bin Khalifa Al-Thani wrote in a letter to AFC President Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa that neither he nor the QFA had been consulted before the three confederations issued an open letter on Monday purporting to speak collectively for their members....

August 14, 2026 09:31 (EAT) • 3 days ago

Celta's LaLiga opener against Osasuna postponed due to fungus on pitch

Celta had been due to host Osasuna on Sunday, but the ⁠fixture was postponed with the decision agreed by both clubs and the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) following a technical inspection by LaLiga.

August 14, 2026 04:43 (EAT) • 3 days ago

Congo reports Ebola death in new province, official says

The patient died in Bas-Uele's capital Buta after developing haemorrhagic symptoms consistent with Ebola and tested positive for the virus after he died, Muyembe said.

August 14, 2026 03:35 (EAT) • 3 days ago

EU curbs on Chinese solar inverters to bolster European suppliers

The 27-country bloc imposed the ban in May, mainly affecting Chinese-made products, citing fears that internet-connected inverters supplied by what it called "high-risk" countries could be used to disrupt Europe's power grid.

August 13, 2026 08:31 (EAT) • 4 days ago

Manchester City's Anderson eager to repay record fee with silverware

The 23-year-old joined City from Nottingham Forest in July in a deal British media reported could rise to 116 million pounds ($156.66 million), making him the second-most expensive British player.

August 13, 2026 07:34 (EAT) • 4 days ago

Total darkness, then sunset as full eclipse wows spectators in Spain

Spain deployed a massive police contingent and set up special viewing spots across rural ‌areas that offered the best views of the spectacle.

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Zambia's Hichilema leads presidential vote count

650,000 refugees in South Sudan could lose food aid within weeks due to funding squeeze, say UN agencies

Chad's president pardons main rival and opposition leader in jail

US judge clears way for Trump to end Somalis' deportation protections

Qatar challenges AFC over open letter attacking FIFA president Infantino

Celta's LaLiga opener against Osasuna postponed due to fungus on pitch

Congo reports Ebola death in new province, official says

EU curbs on Chinese solar inverters to bolster European suppliers

Manchester City's Anderson eager to repay record fee with silverware

Total darkness, then sunset as full eclipse wows spectators in Spain

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