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Plane with 12 on board crashes near Kenya's coast

Tue, 10/28/2025 - 09:29
Local media are showing images of the plane in flames on the ground with debris scattered at the crash site.
Categories: Africa, Afrique

Sudan's army loses key city of el-Fasher to paramilitary RSF after 18-month siege

Tue, 10/28/2025 - 08:21
The UN has raised the alarm over reports of "atrocities" committed by the RSF.
Categories: Africa

The 92-year-old president who never loses

Tue, 10/28/2025 - 03:06
Cameroon's Paul Biya has extended his 43-year rule by winning a heavily disputed election.
Categories: Africa, Afrique

The South African start-up bringing tech to townships

Tue, 10/28/2025 - 01:07
Entrepreneur Talifhani Banks has bought a modern delivery system to smaller firms in South Africa.
Categories: Africa, Afrique

Ivory Coast president, 83, secures fourth term after two rivals barred

Mon, 10/27/2025 - 20:47
Alassane Ouattara's win is unsurprising as his biggest rivals were barred from contesting the election.
Categories: Africa, Afrique

Cameroon's 92-year-old president wins controversial eighth term

Mon, 10/27/2025 - 19:06
Paul Biya retains his title as the world's oldest head of state, in an election marred with violence and allegations of fraud.
Categories: Africa, Afrique

UN pleads for safe passage for civilians trapped in war-hit Sudan city

Mon, 10/27/2025 - 10:52
The fall of el-Fasher would cement the RSF's control of the west and reinforces a de facto split in the nation.

Mali shuts schools and universities as jihadist blockade worsens fuel crisis

Mon, 10/27/2025 - 09:19
The education minister says the movement of staff and students has been affected by the scarcity of fuel.
Categories: Africa, European Union

A coronation not a contest - Tanzania's first female president faces little opposition

Mon, 10/27/2025 - 05:01
President Samia Suluhu Hassan faces no real competition at the polls amid a climate of self-censorship and fear.
Categories: Africa, Afrique

A coronation not a contest - Tanzania's first female president faces little opposition

Mon, 10/27/2025 - 05:01
President Samia Suluhu Hassan faces no real competition at the polls amid a climate of self-censorship and fear.
Categories: Africa, Defense`s Feeds

Violent protests flare in Cameroon as results due in contested election

Sun, 10/26/2025 - 22:45
An opposition candidate is challenging the incumbent president's 43-year hold on power.

Rebel group claims capture of key city in Sudan

Sun, 10/26/2025 - 18:43
The fall of el-Fasher would cement the RSF's control of the west and reinforces a de facto split in the nation.
Categories: Africa, Swiss News

Sudan's fertile region where food is rotting amid famine and war

Sun, 10/26/2025 - 01:24
The Jebel Marra area is neutral in the war but its produce cannot get out to feed a hungry nation.
Categories: Africa, Afrique

Sudan's fertile region where food is rotting amid famine and war

Sun, 10/26/2025 - 01:24
The Jebel Marra area is neutral in the war but its produce cannot get out to feed a hungry nation.

Sudan's fertile region where food is rotting amid famine and war

Sun, 10/26/2025 - 01:24
The Jebel Marra area is neutral in the war but its produce cannot get out to feed a hungry nation.

Ousted Madagascan president stripped of citizenship

Sat, 10/25/2025 - 13:32
Andry Rajoelina, who was removed from power in a coup last week, had already acquired French nationality.
Categories: Africa, Balkan News

Attacks on people like me happen every time my country has an election

Sat, 10/25/2025 - 01:03
The false belief that body parts of people with albinism bring wealth or luck have driven attacks.
Categories: Africa, Afrique

Attacks on people like me happen every time my country has an election

Sat, 10/25/2025 - 01:03
The false belief that body parts of people with albinism bring wealth or luck have driven attacks.
Categories: Africa, Défense

We will never accept stolen votes, says Cameroon opposition leader

Fri, 10/24/2025 - 18:08
Cameroon opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary is adamant that he's the winner of the presidential election.
Categories: Africa, European Union

'It became one of the children' – Kenyan family on adopting orphaned cheetah cub

Fri, 10/24/2025 - 16:50
Their neighbours, who raise livestock, told the family to get rid of the wild animal.
Categories: Africa, Defense`s Feeds

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