Victor Wembanyama has been named captain of France for four games in August, marking a new leadership role for the NBA star as he returns to the national team. The 22-year-old will lead a squad featuring veterans Rudy Gobert and Evan Fournier in World Cup qualifying.
READ MORECampaigning for Nigeria’s general election got underway on Wednesday and voters are already making one thing clear: they want straight answers from the candidates about how they’ll improve the lives of citizens.
Sudan’s army says 318 Rapid Support Forces fighters, including four commanders, have defected and joined its ranks in the latest apparent surrender by paramilitary personnel. The move comes as defections increase and fighting continues to devastate the country more than three years into the war.
At least 60 people were killed in a brutal machete attack at a funeral in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Monday (8 September) night,in one of the deadliest recent assaults linked t
In a moment of diplomatic clarity,UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy Staffan de Mistura has publicly acknowledged Algeria as a principal actor in the Sahara conflict.
A damning new report by the United Nations accuses both the M23 rebel group and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government forces of committing grave abuses that may amount to war crimes and crime
Côte d’Ivoire’s upcoming presidential election has taken a dramatic turn,as the Constitutional Council barred two major opposition figures — former President Laurent Gbagbo and ex-Credi
As Somaliland reportedly edges closer to potential U.S. recognition,reports of a controversial deal to resettle forcibly displaced Palestinians from Gaza have sparked widespread outrage and warnings
Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita held on Monday a telephone conversation with Senegal’s new Minister of foreign affairs Cheikh Niang on bilateral relationship which are based on genuine and
A suicide car bomb struck the headquarters of Libya’s 444th Combat Brigade in Bani Walid,about 170 kilometres southeast of Tripoli,the unit confirmed on Tuesday,September 3.
Egypt has called for sweeping reforms to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC),arguing that the veto system has become untenable in today’s fractured world.
The Algeria-backed Polisario Front has suffered a fresh diplomatic setback at the recent Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit,where its efforts to gain support for its separatist agen
A new report by war crimes watchdog The Sentry exposes the Wagner Group’s deeply destabilizing three-year presence in Mali,revealing a record of military failure,civilian massacres,and political fra
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