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Mexico assures safety guarantees for 2026 World Cup despite cartel unrest

Mexico president Claudia Sheinbaum has said there are “all the guarantees” for security ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, despite recent cartel-related violence in parts of the country.

  1. Iran signals readiness for deal with US ahead of fresh Geneva talks

  2. M23 rebel spokesperson killed in Congo army drone strike

  3. Uganda eyes Tanzania rail link to open Dar export route

  1. Chief Loot Music ends management deal with Pipijojo

  2. 50 Cent and T.I. escalate feud with family insults amid verzuz confusion

  3. Lipumba’s sudden replacement sparks CUF leadership rift

  4. Private sector steps in as Tanzania gets first specialised premature baby unit

  5. Tanzania’s anti-drug czar unveils high-tech attack on drug financiers

  6. Kilombero’s Sh700bn investment boosts jobs, industrial growth

Africa

M23 rebel spokesperson killed in Congo army drone strike

The military spokesperson for the M23 rebel group, Willy Ngoma, was killed in an army drone strike in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday

  1. Over 1,000 Kenyans recruited to fight for Russia in Ukraine, report says

  2. AngloGold earnings surge on record prices, reports 5 million ounce US gold reserves

  3. Tunisia jails lawmaker for eight months for mocking president

  1. Five miners presumed dead after mudslide in South African diamond mine

  2. 5 bodies of migrants washed ashore in east of Libya's capital Tripoli, police officer says

  3. Zambia Vice President Nalumango hosts Africa’s richest Indian Prateek Suri in prestigious courtesy meeting

  4. Freelance journalist detained in Cameroon while reporting for AP on US deportees

  5. Zimbabwe war veterans challenge Mnangagwa term extension in court

  6. Nigeria says 100 more US military personnel arrive to tackle Islamists

World

Mexico assures safety guarantees for 2026 World Cup despite cartel unrest

Mexico president Claudia Sheinbaum has said there are “all the guarantees” for security ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, despite recent cartel-related violence in parts of the country.

  1. Iran signals readiness for deal with US ahead of fresh Geneva talks

  2. Islamic State claims two attacks on Syrian army

  3. Trump says he is sending a hospital ship to Greenland

  4. Iran tells UN chief it will respond 'decisively' if subjected to military aggression

Business

CRDB, mining commission ink MoU to boost small-scale miners’ access to capital

Valid mining licences, gold sale agreements and stored gold in accredited refining facilities will be accepted as loan security

  1. Zanzibar pact signals new regional front in fight against illegal fishing

  2. Focus shifts to upgrade path after Moody’s affirmed Tanzania rating

  3. KwanzaHub unleashes Gen Z innovation as 12 students compete for seed capital

  4. Gold powers Tanzania’s export growth as earnings hit $17.6 billion

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