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Senegal young guns ready to 'step up' at World Cup, says Cisse
Senegal young guns ready to 'step up' at World Cup, says Cisse
by  AFP

Senegal coach Aliou Cisse told his younger players on Sunday that it was their time to shine after talisman Sadio Mane was ruled out of the World Cup. But Cisse is refusing to be downcast ahead of their World Cup opener on Monday against the Netherlands.

French-speaking bloc examines unrest in Africa
French-speaking bloc examines unrest in Africa
by  AFP

Facing calls to do more to resolve global crises, the world's French-speaking leaders met in Tunisia Sunday to discuss growing instability and popular discontent in Francophone Africa. Ahead of the summit, Mushikiwabo told AFP that "the defiance that we're seeing among young people in francophone Africa comes from political disillusionment" and frustrations over daily life.

Equatorial Guinea votes with veteran ruler set for sixth term
Equatorial Guinea votes with veteran ruler set for sixth term
by  AFP

Equatorial Guinea went to the polls on Sunday, with President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo all-but certain of winning a record sixth term in a the West African country with next to no opposition. The discovery of off-shore oil turned Equatorial Guinea into Africa's third richest country, in terms of per-capita income, but the wealth is very unequally distributed.

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