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Nottingham Forest ejects Arsenal

London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT |Lewis Grabban scored emphatically from close range in the dying minutes as Nottingham Forest ejected Arsenal from the FA Cup Sunday. FULL MATCH REPORT…. Head Coach Steve Cooper made three changes from the Huddersfield match with new signings Steve Cook and Keinan Davis making their …

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African Swine Fever outbreak claims over 50 pigs

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  More than 50 pigs have died in Masaka city resulting from the outbreak of African Swine Fever, according to the veterinary department. The deaths have been reported in the villages of Luvule, Bulayi, and Sunga in the Nyendo-Mukungwe division and Ssenyange and Kijabwemi in one …

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Armed bandits kill at least 58 people in attacks in NW Nigeria

Lagos, Nigeria | Xinhua | At least 58 people were killed by armed bandits who attacked villages across two local government areas in northwest Nigeria’s Zamfara state, an official said on Saturday. Ibrahim Bello Zauma, a spokesperson for the governor of Zamfara state Bello Matawalle, told Xinhua on the phone …

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UN envoy welcomes meeting of Libyan military leaders

Tripoli, Libya | Xinhua | United Nations envoy Stephanie Williams on Saturday welcomed a meeting between military leaders from the Libyan interim government and the eastern-based army, reiterating UN’s support for a peaceful resolution to the country’s longstanding conflict. The UN secretary-general’s special adviser for Libya made the remarks after …

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Entebbe schools fumigated ahead of re-opening

  Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eighteen public primary and secondary schools in Entebbe municipality have been fumigated, thanks to the municipal and division authorities. Entebbe municipal comprises 15 government-aided primary schools and three government-aided secondary schools namely Airforce Secondary School, Entebbe SS, and Comprehensive SS. As part of preparations …

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KICK OFF: The Africa Cup of Nations

  ✳ 9 January 2022 17:00 Cameroon v Burkina Faso 20:00 Ethiopia v Cape Verde ✳ 10 January 2022 14:00 Senegal v Zimbabwe 17:00 Guinea v Malawi 17:00 Morocco v Ghana 20:00 Comoros v Gabon First COVID-era African tournament set for Cameroon Yaounde, Cameroon | THE INDEPENDENT | After several fears and …

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