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Morocco begin AFCON 2025 with statement win over Comoros

The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) is officially underway, and host nation Morocco have made a winning start on home soil.

Euronews

Millennials enjoy creative tourism – new research uncovers a business opportunity for South Africans

Creative tourism is a growing form of travel where visitors learn by taking part in hands-on, culturally rooted activities. These can include classes in local cooking, craft workshops or music sessions. Tourism researchers Anneli Douglas, Gijsbert Hoogendoorn and Greg Richards investigated what kinds of tourism in this niche appeal to…

The Conversation

Morocco launch 2025 Africa Cup of Nations with victory over doughty Comoros

Hosts Morocco ground down a gritty Comoros side 2-0 on Sunday night to launch their bid for a second Africa Cup of Nations trophy.

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Manchester Museum seeks help to uncover hidden histories of African collection

New Africa Hub confronts colonial-era silences by asking visitors to share insights on 40,000 objects

The Guardian - UK

Tom Freston, the beat-poet exec who made MTV cool for 20 years, sees ‘really nothing in it for the consumer’ from Netflix, Warner, or his old company

The ex–Viacom and Paramount chief is as proud of his new book as he is aghast at MTV leadership: “They’ve run it into the ground over the last 15 years.”

Fortune

Sweden and Germany slash aid budgets to focus on Ukraine and defence spending

Echoing the dismantling of USAID, other countries are changing funding priorities and health and hunger programmes in Africa will lose out

The Guardian - UK

Police in South Africa launch manhunt after nine killed, 10 injured in shooting

Nine people were killed and 10 wounded in a shooting Sunday morning in a township in Johannesburg, South Africa. Authorities have launched a manhunt for the suspects, in what is the second such shooting in the country this month..

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Hakimi's return for Cup of Nations adds another chapter to defender's legend

Morocco coach Walid Regragui played a deadpan blinder after unveiling his players for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. A grudging five-minute interview with a reporter at the Moroccan football federation headquarters in the capital Rabat followed the announcement on social media that the injured Paris Saint-Germain star Achraf Hakimi…

Radio France Internationale

Africa Cup of Nations hosts Morocco to open tournament on record winning streak

Following a €70 million revamp, the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat will be the setting on Sunday night for the opening game of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, at which tournament hosts Morocco will take on Comoros.

Radio France Internationale

Richards vs Azeez LIVE: Boxing fight result, latest updates and reaction after brutal knockout

First ever Matchroom show in Africa goes down tonight

Evening Standard

Craig Richards defeats Dan Azeez with brutal knockout in historic Ghana event

Britons collided in a huge moment for African boxing

Evening Standard

Africa Cup of Nations to be held every four years after 2028 edition

The Africa Cup of Nations will be staged every four years following an edition planned for 2028 in a major change to what is currently a biennial showpiece, African football chief Patrice Motsepe announced on Saturday.

Radio France Internationale

Morocco boss Regragui declares skipper Hakimi fit for Africa Cup of Nations

Morocco head coach Walid Regragui on Saturday declared that skipper Achraf Hakimi was fit and ready to lead the squad to glory at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.

Radio France Internationale

Cosmopolitan Christmas: Stosie Madi’s French-African-Lebanese Christmas lunch – recipes

A cross-cultural jamboree of a festive meal, mixing Middle Eastern, west African and French cuisine: peppered smoked mackerel pies, crab gratin, slow-cooked lamb, jewelled rice, and a rum and pineapple cake to round things off

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US awards no-bid contract to Denmark scientists studying hepatitis B vaccine in African babies

The Trump administration has awarded a $1.6 million, no-bid contract a Danish university to study hepatitis B vaccinations on newborns in Africa

Barchart

Cocoa Prices Undercut Amid the Prospects of Abundant Supplies

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH26 ) on Friday closed down -89 (-1.50%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH26 ) closed down -43 (-0.99%). Cocoa prices extended this week's losses on Friday, with NY cocoa falling to a 1.5-week low. Favorable weather in West Africa is expected to boost yields...

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Favorable West African Weather Weighs on Cocoa Prices

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH26 ) today is down -88 (-1.48%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH26 ) is down -48 (-1.11%). Cocoa prices extended this week's losses, with NY cocoa falling to a 1.5-week low. Favorable weather in West Africa is expected to boost yields and supply, which...

Sports Illustrated

The Favorites to Win 2025 AFCON—Ranked

The continent’s best promised to deliver thrills, spills and excitement.

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The Conversation

Autocracies in transition: In 2025, Cameroon and Tanzania rulers clung to power — but look more vulnerable than ever

Autocratic leaders in Africa like their numbers to be in the high 90s, it appears.

The Independent UK

Africa Cup of Nations 2025: Everything you need to know, from the team in crisis to the best games to watch

Will Mohamed Salah lift his first Africa Cup of Nations title with Egypt? Or can Nigeria bounce back from their World Cup disappointment?

The Guardian - UK

Anger spreads over Afcon schedule as Morocco seek to end half-century wait

Fifa’s lack of concern for African football’s key money-spinner has led to a derisory amount of preparation time for the teams

Sports Illustrated

Every MLS Player at 2025 Africa Cup of Nations

Only eight players from Major League Soccer will compete at the continental tournament.

Sports Illustrated

Every Premier League Player at 2025 Africa Cup of Nations

An array of Premier League players will be on international duty this winter.

Barchart

Cocoa Prices Settle Lower on Expectations of Adequate Supplies

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH26 ) on Thursday closed down -44 (-0.74%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH26 ) closed down -24 (-0.55%). Cocoa prices settled lower on Thursday, with NY cocoa falling to a 1-week low. Favorable weather in West Africa is expected to boost yields and supply,...

Evening Standard

Richards vs Azeez: Fight time, undercard, latest odds, prediction, ring walks tonight

South London light-heavyweight rivals headline Matchroom’s first-ever Africa show in Ghana

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