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Senegal to gamble on Mane fitness, says federation source
Senegal to gamble on Mane fitness, says federation source
by  AFP

Sadio Mane will be included in Senegal's squad for the World Cup despite suffering a leg injury this week, a source within the country's football federation told AFP on Thursday. Augustin Senghor, president of the Senegalese football federation, told AFP he was "worried".

Wagner 'atrocities' give ammunition to Mali jihadists
Wagner 'atrocities' give ammunition to Mali jihadists
by  AFP

Since the withdrawal of the French army from Mali, Russia's Wagner Group has replaced it as a target of jihadist propaganda, experts say, with extremists making hay with claims that its mercenaries have committed atrocities against civilians.

US urges islands to set example for China, India on methane
US urges islands to set example for China, India on methane
by  AFP

US climate envoy John Kerry urged Pacific island states on Thursday to join global efforts to cut methane emissions in hopes it would sway major emitters China and India to follow suit. "If the rest of the world joins in and makes it clear this is what we have to do, that will, I hope, encourage those other states ... to join in the counting of methane" in their emissions plans, Kerry said.

Zimbabwe's 'mental health benches' exported to the World Cup
Zimbabwe's 'mental health benches' exported to the World Cup
by  AFP

Sitting next to a patient with depression on a garden bench in Zimbabwe's capital Harare, 70-year-old Shery Ziwakayi speaks gently, offering accessible therapy with a warm and reassuring smile. - 'A masterstroke' - Grandmother Ziwakayi has offered therapy from the benches for the past six years, seeing an average of three clients a day.

DR Congo military, rebels resume fighting: residents
DR Congo military, rebels resume fighting: residents
by  AFP

Fighting resumed Wednesday in the Democratic Republic of Congo between the military and armed group M23, residents told AFP, a day after many people fled rebel-held territory being bombarded by military jets. Residents told AFP they had heard the sounds of more fighting by the evening, after a tense but quieter day.

ICC prosector urges Libya's Haftar to 'prevent' crimes by troops
ICC prosector urges Libya's Haftar to 'prevent' crimes by troops
by  AFP

The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor said Wednesday he had urged eastern Libyan military chief Khalifa Haftar to "prevent" crimes by his troops, as investigations into their actions continue. "I said that those were and are being investigated, (and) that military commanders must prevent, must repress and must punish crimes when they emerge."