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Friday, March 29, 2024 - 02:25
DAKAR, Senegal — The Russian mercenary group known as Wagner is helping government forces in central and northern Mali carry out raids and drone strikes that have killed scores of civilians, including many children, rights groups said in reports published this week that span the period from...
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Friday, March 29, 2024 - 02:07
A selection of the best photos from across the African continent this week.
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Friday, March 29, 2024 - 00:29

An 8-year-old child is only survivor. The passengers were headed to an Easter festival before the bus plunged off a bridge on a mountain pass and burst into flames.

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Thursday, March 28, 2024 - 23:07

An eight-year-old child was the sole survivor after a bus carrying 46 people fell from a bridge in South Africa into a ravine and caught fire.

The child, who has not been named, was taken to hospital with serious injuries,...

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Thursday, March 28, 2024 - 22:56
For most pregnant women in the slums of Nairobi, ultrasound services are an unaffordable luxury. Now, a Kenyan health care business is using portable, low-cost ultrasound systems to give expectant mothers a chance to see their babies and detect any health problems before the delivery day. Victoria...
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Thursday, March 28, 2024 - 22:43
The bus, which was carrying people to an Easter church service, went off a bridge in South Africa and plunged 165 feet into a ravine.
Thursday, March 28, 2024 - 22:36
Senegal's anti-establishment leader Bassirou Diomaye Faye, whose weekend election victory could be officially confirmed within days, was welcomed at the presidential palace Thursday by outgoing leader Macky Sall.
FRANCE 24’s coverage of events, politics and social issues across Africa, including North Africa (the Maghreb) and the Sahel, aided by our network of correspondents and experts across the continent.
Thursday, March 28, 2024 - 22:19
The human rights lawyer said that in Dr Issa Perry Brimah v Nigerian Army, Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu held that “It must be stated here without equivocation that the defendant [Nigerian Army] has no right to declare the plaintiff wanted without following the appropriate procedure.”
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Thursday, March 28, 2024 - 22:15
In tonight's edition, former South African president Jacob Zuma is barred from upcoming elections because of his past convictions. 
FRANCE 24’s coverage of events, politics and social issues across Africa, including North Africa (the Maghreb) and the Sahel, aided by our network of correspondents and experts across the continent.
Thursday, March 28, 2024 - 22:11

Only survivor after vehicle falls and catches fire is eight-year-old taken to hospital with serious injuries

An eight-year-old child was the sole survivor after a bus carrying 46 people fell from a bridge in South Africa into a...

Latest news and features from theguardian.com, the world's leading liberal voice
Thursday, March 28, 2024 - 22:03
An eight-year-old girl is the only survivor after a bus carrying Easter pilgrims plunges into a ravine.
BBC News - Africa
Thursday, March 28, 2024 - 21:50

Thirty years ago, Rwanda experienced one of the worst genocides of the 20th century. NPR's Juana Summers reports from Rwanda about how the country has changed in the years since.

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Thursday, March 28, 2024 - 21:43
A human rights committee that examined a range of concerns called on Britain to abandon its controversial plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda.
Thursday, March 28, 2024 - 21:14
The bill would amend existing anti-discrimination measures in the labor code and criminal code to explicitly outlaw discrimination against people with curly and coiled hair or other hairstyles perceived as unprofessional, as well as bald people.
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Thursday, March 28, 2024 - 20:47

Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State has called on Christians to show the spirit of unity, love and peace as the World celebrates Easter.


Fintiri in a statement by his Press Secretary, Mr Humwashi Wonosikou said such fundamental values would go a long way in promoting and...

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Thursday, March 28, 2024 - 20:44
The former president has been expelled from the ruling ANC and has been campaigning for the newly formed MK party. An MK spokesman said the party will appeal the decision made by the Independent Electoral Commission.
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Thursday, March 28, 2024 - 20:14
[This Day] The data breach must be investigated and the culprit brought to justice
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Thursday, March 28, 2024 - 20:14
[This Day] In August 2023, a military Mi-171 helicopter on a rescue mission and conveying the soldiers that had been ambushed by suspected bandits along Zungeru-Tegina highway was shot down.
All Africa, All the Time.
Thursday, March 28, 2024 - 20:13
[Daily Maverick] A State witness in the trial of those accused of killing the Anti-Gang Unit's Charl Kinnear has admitted to killing tow truck driver Richard Joseph, allegedly to send a message from alleged underworld figure Nafiz Modack, and claimed Modack ordered a hit on attorney William Booth.
All Africa, All the Time.
Thursday, March 28, 2024 - 20:13
[Daily Maverick] This has been described as 'the year of elections' and as 'the ultimate election year'. But this does not mean it will be the year of democracy. On the contrary, it may well become the year of the authoritarian.
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