Scientists confirm 2025 as third-warmest year ever recorded
Average temperatures during 2023-2025 exceeded the 1.5C limit set out in the Paris Agreement, data shows.

Average temperatures during 2023-2025 exceeded the 1.5C limit set out in the Paris Agreement, data shows.






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Football fans at AFCON are dismayed with US president’s travel ban on select African nations before World Cup in June.

Somalia has cut all ties with the United Arab Emirates, due to what Somalia calls “harmful actions”.
Does the main opposition candidate looking to unseat long-serving President Yoweri Museveni have any hope of winning?

Portugal’s global trading empire – from fortified ports to faith-fuelled profits – across Africa, Brazil, and Asia.
Mogadishu accuses Abu Dhabi of undermining national unity as rift deepens over breakaway regions.
Pre-tournament favourites Senegal face AFCON’s most successful team in Wednesday’s eagerly awaited first semifinal.

The UN’s top court is hearing a genocide case against Myanmar, accused of mass killings of Rohingya Muslims.
Organisers warn of disciplinary action against players, team officials and journalists if found guilty of wrongdoing.
Osimhen, Salah and Mane lead a star-studded showdown as hosts Morocco look to win the Africa Cup of Nations crown.
South Africa is hosting the BRICS exercises, but two founding members are not participating amid tensions with the US.