Africa

Tunisia out of World Cup despite shock win against France
Tunisia out of World Cup despite shock win against France

French-born Wahbi Khazri scored the only goal of the game as Tunisia claimed a famous 1-0 win over holders France at the World Cup on Wednesday, but it was not enough for them to reach the last 16. However, Australia's 1-0 win in the other Group D match against Denmark denied them progress to the last 16 for the first time.

Angola's Isabel dos Santos says victim of 'political persecution'
Angola's Isabel dos Santos says victim of 'political persecution'

Angolan tycoon Isabel dos Santos says she is the victim of "political persecution" engineered by President Joao Lourenco, her father's successor at the helm of the oil-rich southern African country. "There is no doubt that we are in a context of political persecution," dos Santos, 49, said in an interview broadcast late Tuesday on TVI/CNN Portugal.

US voices 'serious doubts' over Equatorial Guinea vote
US voices 'serious doubts' over Equatorial Guinea vote

The US government on Tuesday expressed "serious doubts" about the legitimacy of the re-election, officially by a landslide, of Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. In power since 1979, Obiang was re-elected in the Central African oil country which he rules with an iron fist and in the face of a muzzled opposition, according to official results announced on Saturday.

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