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By: Alusine Rehme Wilson The 2025 TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) hosted in Morocco from December 21, 2025 to January 18, 2026 in Morocco  has rewritten the digital record books, emerging as the most viewed continental football tournament in history. According to accumulated records by the continent's football governing body, the competition generated an unprecedented 6 billion digital views, including 5.2 billion video views across social media platforms, marking a milestone that highlights the surging global appeal of African football and the deep passion of its fans. A key force behind this growth was the African diaspora, with millions of new viewers engaging with AFCON content from every corner of the world. Notably, match highlights, spectacular goals, dramatic turning points, behind-the-scenes footage and fan reactions spread rapidly across borders, languages and cultures, transforming the tournament into a truly global event. Fans were not just watching but ...

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson The World Health Organization (WHO) has reacted with regret and concern to the United States’ notification of withdrawal from the global health body, warning that the move undermines not only America’s own safety but the security of the wider world. In a statement issued on Monday, January 26, WHO recalled that the United States is a founding member of the organization and has played a pivotal role in many of its most important successes. From the eradication of smallpox to sustained progress against polio, HIV, Ebola, influenza, tuberculosis, malaria and other major public health threats, US support has long been central to WHO’s work. Against this history, WHO said the decision to withdraw represents a serious loss, and that the withdrawal notification by the US raises legal and procedural questions that will be reviewed by the WHO Executive Board at its meeting starting on 2 February, and later by the World Health Assembly at its annual session in May 2026. ...