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Springboks hail 'special' Twickenham triumph as Jones defends record
Springboks hail 'special' Twickenham triumph as Jones defends record
Africa
by  AFP

South Africa captain Siya Kolisi hailed a "very special" success at Twickenham as England coach Eddie Jones defended his credentials after the world champions ended 2022 with a dominant 27-13 win on Saturday. "It (Twickenham) is a tough place to get a result," said South Africa coach Jacques Nienaber.

Obiang wins sixth term as E.Guinea ruler
Obiang wins sixth term as E.Guinea ruler
World
by  AFP

Equatorial Guinea's ruler Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo has been re-elected to a sixth term as president with 94.9 percent of the votes cast, election officials announced on Saturday, putting turnout for the vote at 98 percent. The commission said the turnout rate for the election was 98 percent.

Springboks end 2022 with decisive win over England
Springboks end 2022 with decisive win over England
Africa
by  AFP

World champions South Africa ended 2022 with a 27-13 win over England in their concluding Autumn Nations Series international at Twickenham on Saturday. But the Springboks, unlike the All Blacks, held firm for their second victory in four Autumn matches as they ended the calendar year with nine wins from 14 Tests ahead of their 2023 World Cup defence in France.

I.Coast 'street general' Ble Goude returns after acquittal
I.Coast 'street general' Ble Goude returns after acquittal
World
by  AFP

Charles Ble Goude, a key figure in post-electoral violence in Ivory Coast 11 years ago, returned to the country Saturday for the first time in more than eight years, hinting that his political ambitions remained undimmed. Ble Goude is the last major pro-Gbagbo figure from the post-electoral crisis to return to Ivory Coast.

90 years on, Ukrainians see repeat of Russian 'genocide'
90 years on, Ukrainians see repeat of Russian 'genocide'
World
by  AFP

Ninety years ago, millions perished in Ukraine in a manmade famine under Joseph Stalin that many in the country call genocide. Ukraine officially considers it a "genocide" along with a number of Western countries, a label that Moscow vehemently rejects.

Benin troops kill four gunmen near border
Benin troops kill four gunmen near border
Africa
by  AFP

Benin forces have clashed with gunmen near the country's northern border with Burkina Faso leaving four attackers dead, the army said. The army said a dozen gunmen attacked a military post early Friday in Kaobagou near the border, but troops resisted and pushed them back in a counter-offensive.

Roadside bomb kills four Burkina troops in north: army
Roadside bomb kills four Burkina troops in north: army
Africa
by  AFP

A roadside bomb killed four troops in the north of Burkina Faso, an area wracked by a jihadist insurgency for years, the army said on Saturday. Disgruntled army officers have carried out two coups this year in a show of anger at failures to roll back the insurgency.