Canada score late to beat South Africa 1-0 and reach World Cup last 16
Stephen Eustaquio scores in stoppage time as Canada win first knockout match in a World Cup.
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Kenya rights groups say protesters found dumped, tortured after arrests
Six found and one missing, NGOs say, after arrests at memorial gatherings for protesters killed in 2024.
Cape Verde break record as smallest nation to reach World Cup knockouts
Cape Verde set sights on Lionel Messi’s Argentina in last 32 as dream run continues at 2026 edition of FIFA’s showpiece.
South Africa and Canada open World Cup round of 32 – all to know
Neither South Africa nor Canada has reached the knockout rounds of a World Cup before, but now a last-16 place awaits.
Somali intelligence helps US arrest alleged leader of Minnesota fraud
US prosecutors reach into Somalia for a suspect in US fraud case.
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Why did Africa boycott the 1966 World Cup?
Al Jazeera’s Samantha Johnson looks at why Africa boycotted the 1966 World Cup.
Published On 26 Jun 2026
Burkina Faso cuts diplomatic ties with former colonial ruler France
The military government, in power since 2022 coup, accused France of having ‘neo-colonial ambitions’.
Nine people killed in building collapse in Lagos, Nigeria
Twenty seven people were rescued with injuries of varying severity; governor orders safety checks on surrounding area.
DR Congo files case against Rwanda at ICJ over decades of alleged ‘abuses’
Kinshasa takes Kigali to UN’s top court over 30 years of alleged massacres, sexual violence, and forced displacement.
EU targets Somalia with visa curbs as president pushes back on returns
President says his country will readmit genuine nationals but insists Europe must first verify deportees’ identities.
Morocco jails 29, including politicians and sports figures, in drug trial
Casablanca court delivers landmark verdict in ‘Escobar of the Sahara’ case: up to 12 years for top figures.
