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Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Suffocated, shaken, sometimes on the edge, Cameroon nevertheless stood firm—and struck at the right moment. Long dominated by an enterprising Bafana Bafana, the Indomitable Lions relied on their efficiency and composure to claim a 2–1 win in Rabat and book their place in the quarter-finals.CAF Online [...]

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Rabat Morocco (PANA) - Morocco booked their place in the quarter-finals of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2025 with a narrow 1–0 victory over Tanzania in Rabat on Sunday, as Brahim Diaz’s second-half strike proved decisive.The breakthrough came after a patient but testing evening for the hosts, who [...]

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Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Hosts Morocco reached the quarter-finals of the 2025 TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament on Sunday when they beat Tanzania 1-0 in their Round of 16 match played at Stade Prince Moulay Abdellah in Rabat.-0- PANA MA 4Jan2026 [...]

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Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Government of Ghana has condemned the abduction of Venezuelan President, Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, by the United States of America on Saturday.A statement issued by the Foreign Affairs Ministry in Accra on Sunday said Ghana is alarmed at the “unilateral and unauthorised” [...]

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Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African government has urgently called on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC'I truly pray that peace will come to eastern DRC' (By UN News) to convene in response to Washington’s military action against Venezuela on Saturday.It expressed grave concern over the Trump [...]

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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union (AU) and the UN Secretary-General have expressed concern about developments in Venezuela following the capture of its President, Nicolás Maduro, by the US on Saturday.US President Donald Trump made the announcement on social media, and the US Attorney General said Mr. Maduro and [...]

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Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - For nearly five years, Bintou Keita led the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), MONUSCO, one of the Organisation's largest peacekeeping operations. On November 30, she bid farewell and departed from the Congolese capital, Kinshasa.It is still a little early to [...]

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Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for Sunday's Round of 16 matches in the 2025 TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament in Morocco.Morocco vs Tanzania (Venue: Stade Prince Moulay Abdellah, Rabat)South Africa vs Cameroon (Venue: Stade Al Medina, Rabat)-0- PANA MA 4Jan2026 [...]

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Casablanca, Morocco (PANA) -Mali booked their place in the quarter-finals of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2025 after defeating Tunisia 3-2 on penalties following a hard-fought draw in regulation time and extra time (1-1).In a physically demanding battle, Tunisia were forced into an early change as defender Dylan [...]

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