Africa: Algeria advance, Sudan surprise, Mozambique make history and Cameroon hold Cote d’Ivoire

Africa: Algeria advance, Sudan surprise, Mozambique make history and Cameroon hold Cote d’Ivoire

Algeria defeat Burkina Faso to reach the knockout stages Sudan secure a vital win over Equatorial Guinea Mozambique edge Gabon 3–2, claiming their first-ever AFCON win  Cameroon and Côte d’Ivoire play to exciting draw in Marrakech Cameroon and defending champions Côte d’Ivoire shared the spoils in a pulsating 1–1 draw in their second Group F…

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Amnesia, nostalgia, healing: Spain grapples with Franco legacy 50 years on | History News

Amnesia, nostalgia, healing: Spain grapples with Franco legacy 50 years on | History News

After Spain’s first fully fledged modern democracy and Second Republic began in 1931 despite ferocious opposition from hardline conservatives, Franco began a right-wing military rebellion on July 18, 1936, to put an end to its political and social reforms. Despite backing from fascist Italy and Nazi Germany, his uprising encountered greater resistance than expected from…

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