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IVORY COAST (AFP) -- Host Ivory Coast stunned Senegal at the Africa Cup of Nations on Monday, Jan. 29, knocking out the reigning champions on penalties in the last 16 to keep its hopes of winning the title on home soil alive. Ivory Coast's players celebrate after the victory at the end of the...

IVORY COAST (AFP) -- Record seven-time champion Egypt was dealt a major blow on Friday, Jan. 19, as captain Mohamed Salah was ruled out of two Africa Cup of Nations games with a hamstring injury, while holder Senegal and Cape Verde qualified for the last 16. Egypt's national football team captain...

IVORY COAST (AFP) -- Sadio Mane's Senegal are aiming to retain their title and Mohamed Salah is chasing a first trophy with Egypt at this year's Africa Cup of Nations, which begins in Ivory Coast next Saturday, Jan. 13.  Egypt's Mo Salah (AFP) A strong field also features 2022 World Cup...

DAKAR, Senegal - One peacekeeper died and four others were seriously injured in an attack in jihadist-hit northern Mali on Friday, the UN peacekeeping mission in the country said. MINUSMA said on Twitter that a "complex attack" involving an improvised explosive device and direct fire targeted a...

SANGALKAM, Senegal -- With the whir of a mower, under a clear blue sky, Senegalese researchers have begun harvesting a crop of experimental homegrown wheat, the latest step in a years-long effort to reduce reliance on imports. The second most consumed cereal after rice, wheat is an important staple...