Main opposition barred in Guinea-Bissau vote as President Embalo seeks second term
Africa • Nov 23, 2025, 11:03 AM
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Bissau-Guineans head to the polls on Sunday for presidential and parliamentary elections. President Umaro Sissoco Embalo, a 53-year-old former army general seeking a second term, is backed by a political coalition of more than 20 groups, but the main opposition party has been barred from running.
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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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