Guinea-Bissau's ousted president leaves the country after coup
Africa • Nov 27, 2025, 10:12 PM
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In tonight's edition: Ousted Guinea-Bissau president Umaro Sissoco Embalo has arrived in Senegal after General Horta N'Tam was appointed as the country's transitional leader. Also, many women in Africa had been promised jobs in hospitality and catering, but instead found themselves building drones for the Russian war effort. And in the Congolese capital Kinshasa, entire neighbourhoods have been submerged, with streets turned into rivers. Flooding has been fuelled not just by heavy rains but by mountains of plastic waste.
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Guinea-Bissau junta names ally of ousted president as prime minister
Africa • 4:11 PM
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Guinea-Bissau’s new military ruler deepened concerns over this week’s coup by appointing an ally of the ousted president as prime minister on Friday, even as international condemnation continues to mount. The motives behind the putsch — the country’s fif
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Tunisian court sentences nearly 40 opposition figures to up to 45 years
Africa • 9:10 AM
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A Tunisian court on Friday sentenced nearly 40 people, including prominent opposition figures, to up to 45 years in prison for plotting against the state, according to local media.
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