Mali detains two dozen soldiers over alleged coup plot against junta
Africa • Aug 10, 2025, 8:10 PM
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Malian authorities have arrested two dozen soldiers accused of plotting to overthrow the ruling junta, which itself came to power in the west African country in a coup, sources told AFP on Sunday. The arrests, which include a high-ranking general, come amid growing discontent within the army and ongoing instability in Mali.
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France hands back human remains to Madagascar 127 years after colonial massacre
Africa • 8:38 PM
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France has formally returned 3 colonial-era skulls to Madagscar -- one of which is believed to belong to a Malagasy king who was beheaded by French troops during a massacre in 1897.His skull then taken back to Paris as a trophy, and placed in the archive
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Armed men kill four in attack in Ivory Coast near Burkina Faso border
Africa • 3:24 PM
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Armed men killed four villagers and left another missing in northeastern Ivory Coast near Burkina Faso, the army said Tuesday. The attack comes amid fears of a spillover of the Sahel region’s jihadist insurgencies towards coastal West Africa, with Benin
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