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Hammerblow for Senegal as Mane ruled out of World Cup
Hammerblow for Senegal as Mane ruled out of World Cup
by  AFP

Senegal star Sadio Mane has lost his race to be fit for the 2022 World Cup and has been withdrawn from their squad, the country's football federation announced on Thursday. Mane picked up his shin injury playing for Bayern earlier this month but was named in the World Cup squad in the hope he could regain fitness.

Jailed Egypt dissident was 'near death' on hunger strike: family
Jailed Egypt dissident was 'near death' on hunger strike: family
by  AFP

Jailed British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah was "near" to death behind bars, his family told AFP Thursday after the first family visit since he ended a seven-month long hunger strike. While Abdel Fattah has now ended his hunger strike, he "will have no choice but to resume his hunger strike imminently if there continues to be no real movement on his case", Soueif added.

Goma at heart of DRC's bloodshed, natural beauty
Goma at heart of DRC's bloodshed, natural beauty
by  AFP

Sandwiched between Lake Kivu in the south, the Rwandan border in the east, volcanoes and Virunga national park in the north, Goma is central to the Democratic Republic of Congo's natural riches and bloodshed. The area has significant tourism potential, boasting lakes, volcanoes and mountain gorillas, the main attraction of Virunga national park.

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