A crash involving a freight truck and a passenger bus in Ivory Coast has killed at least 17 people and left several injured.

Ivory Coast, the world’s biggest cocoa grower, dismissed two military officials and other local government personnel amid continuing efforts to curb smuggling of the crop.

Rains were scarce in most of top grower Ivory Coast's main cocoa regions last week and more are needed to boost the April-to-September mid-crop, farmers said on Monday.

A Spanish man kidnapped by an armed group in the turbulent Algeria-Mali border area thanked the Algerian authorities on Wednesday after his rescue .

The competition was eventually postponed from February to August, and while the draw was conducted, two of the 19 participating teams remained unknown.

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The Super Eagles of Nigeria will find out who they will be playing against in their group in Rabat, the The post AFCON 2025: Super Eagles To Know Opponents Jan 27 first appeared on Africa Top Sports.

The Arsenal vs Dinamo Zagreb live stream is on TNT Sports in the UK. TNT Sports will broadcast more than 185 matches over the course of the season, while also having exclusive rights for every fixture in the Europa League and Conference League.

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A rebel alliance in Mali said Tuesday it has freed a Spanish man who was kidnapped in southern Algeria last week. The Azawad Liberation Front, or FLA, a coalition of separatist armed groups in Mali’s predominately Tuareg north, said on X that it freed Spanish citizen Gilbert Navarro.

A crash involving a freight truck and a passenger bus in Ivory Coast on Tuesday killed at least 15 people and injured 23 more, authorities said

"France believes it has the right to exploit the resources of African countries, leaving their populations in poverty. However, now that Rwanda, Mali, and Niger have begun to free themselves from France's influence, its presence in Africa has significantly decreased," the channel said.