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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...
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Gen Mahamat Déby's victory means that the 34-year rule of his family will continue.
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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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Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi vowed to protect the country’s interests, including its 15% stake in diamond giant De Beers, should BHP Group acquire Anglo American. Anglo, which rejected a BHP proposal valuing the mining company at about $39 billion, owns the other 85% of De Beers. Under the...
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US President Joe Biden has thrown down the gauntlet, warning Israel that any large-scale military operation in Gaza’s crowded Rafah city will result in a halt to American weapons supplies. The warning comes as the city reels from recent strikes, which sent smoke rising into the air. In a...
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Reversal fears by small businesses have driven up the adoption of Safaricom’s Pochi La Biashara.
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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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The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has raised the red flag over Nigeria’s escalating out-of-school crisis, with a staggering 18.3 million children now missing out on education. With 18.3 million children missing out on education, Nigeria has earned the dubious distinction of...
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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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Kenya has no immediate plans of controlling prices of liquefied petroleum gas used to power vehicles.
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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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