Guinea-Bissau: General N'Tam named interim president after coup
Africa • Nov 27, 2025, 3:04 PM
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General N’Tam was sworn in as Guinea-Bissau’s interim president during a brief ceremony guarded by heavily armed soldiers, a day after the coup that ousted President Umaro Sissoco Embaló. N’Tal, believed to have been a close ally of Embaló, now leads what the military calls a new command, after the former president was arrested and detained. With institutions suspended and events unfolding rapidly following recent elections, the country is facing a highly unstable and fast-moving political situation, as FRANCE 24's Caitlin Kelly explains.
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Exclusive: The first proof of the use of chemical weapons in Sudan’s civil war
Africa • 7:22 AM
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An investigation by the FRANCE 24 Observers team reveals how chlorine gas was used as a weapon in the ongoing civil war in Sudan. All evidence suggests the Sudanese army used chlorine to recapture a strategic refinery from the Rapid Support Forces militi
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How did chlorine imported to Sudan for water purification end up being used as a poison gas?
Africa • 7:00 AM
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Barrels containing chlorine gas were used as a chemical weapon near an oil refinery in Sudan in September 2024, as shown by the first part of an investigation by the FRANCE 24 Observers. In this second installment, we trace how the barrels were imported
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