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OkayAfrica has scoured the Internet for today’s major news stories, so you don’t have to. On Jan 2, coverage includes AFCON’s round of 16 stage getting underway with Sudan hoping football can bring relief back home, Nigerian police charging a driver over the crash that killed two members of Anthony Joshua’s team, a building under construction collapsing in Nairobi, with several people feared trapped, and more.Read More

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PRC military forces conducted another major maritime military exercise around Taiwan at the end of December—the second named major exercise of 2025 directed at Taiwan. The exercise, titled “Justice Mission-2025,” followed the encirclement / blockade theme of other major exercises over the past 2-3 years—and was distinguished by high levels of aviation activity, the deployment of more advanced PLA Navy amphibious ships, and declared exercise operating areas that were closer to Taiwan’s contiguous zone. The exercise also included a significant political / propaganda component, with messaging directed against “Taiwan separatist forces” and Taiwan’s potential foreign allies.Read More

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