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Northern Nigerian communities who have lost faith in struggling security forces ability to protect them are increasingly setting up vigilante groups to battle insurgents themselves. Also, rap is gaining ground in Egypt and although the scene is still overwhelmingly dominated by men, women are...
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Motorists in Nigeria face huge queues at petrol stations across major cities as frustration grows over the multiheaded crises dragging on the country's economy. Also, known locally as the Mendzang, the xylophone has a small but dedicated following in Cameroon. And we head out on the road with the...
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.
In tonight's edition, in a harrowing investigation, Human Rights Watch has collected stories of survivors in Darfur who faced systematic execution, persecution and abuse by the RSF.
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.
Chad's state election body said on Thursday interim president Mahamat Idriss Déby had won the May 6 presidential election outright with over 60 percent of the vote, citing provisional results, even as his main challenger declared himself the winner.
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The talks are between the government and rebel opposition groups that were not part of the 2018 agreement that ended the five-year civil war that left 400,000 people dead
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CAIRO — A leading rights group said on Thursday that attacks by Sudanese paramilitary forces and their allied militias, which killed thousands in the western region of Darfur last year, constituted a campaign of ethnic cleansing against the area's non-Arab population.
The paramilitary Rapid...
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A Boeing passenger plane came off the runway during takeoff from Dakar international airport early Thursday, injuring 11 people and shutting the hub for hours, its operator said.
The authorities in Senegal said the incident involving the aircraft, a Boeing 737 that was flying to Mali, was under investigation.
harare, zimbabwe — Zimbabwe's prosecutor general — the former head of the country’s anti-corruption commission — says corruption is costing the country nearly $2 billion annually, devastating the economy and ordinary citizens. It is the first time a senior Zimbabwean official has made such an...
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WASHINGTON — The Somali government has asked the U.N. Security Council to terminate the U.N. political mission in Somalia that has been helping the war-torn African country since 2013.
News about a letter requesting the departure of the 360-member United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (...
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Eight civilians died in an assault on a health centre in DR Congo's North Kivu province, local sources said Thursday, blaming ADF militia linked to the Islamic State group.
The soldier, Obinna John Obasi was stationed in Maiduguri, Borno State before his arrest.
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The Taraba State Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN) denied the allegation that their members killed a police officer in the State.
This was disclosed by the State VPRO of the group, Suleiman Aliyu, on Thursday.
According to him, the...
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President Tinubu’s media adviser, Temitope Ajayi, has set the record straight, denying reports that Microsoft’s Africa Development Centre in Lagos has ceased operations, describing the claims as false and unfounded. Ajayi clarified that reports of a shutdown were grossly exaggerated,...
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Despite the risks, the journalists continue to try to keep the spotlight on the suffering of Palestinian civilians.
Russian President Vladimir Putin celebrated Nazi Germany's defeat in World War II by praising its forces fighting in Ukraine and blaming the West for fueling conflicts around the world.
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Pfizer Inc. has reached a settlement in a massive lawsuit involving over 10,000 plaintiffs who accused the company of downplaying the cancer risks associated with its heartburn drug, Zantac, as reported by Bloomberg on Wednesday, marking a significant turning point in the case. Insiders familiar...
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The Northern Elders Forum, under the stewardship of Ango Abdullahi, vehemently criticized the Central Bank of Nigeria’s recent move to enforce a cybersecurity levy on bank patrons nationwide. In a statement released from Kaduna, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, NEF’s Director of Publicity and...
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