Yesterday
Golpe de Estado en Guinea-Bissau: el presidente depuesto Embaló llegó al Congo
Africa • 4:52 PM
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El presidente depuesto Umaro Sissoco Embaló llegó este sábado a Brazzaville, en el Congo, “para quedarse allí”, según una fuente cercana a la presidencia congoleña. Fue derrocado por los militares en Guinea-Bissau el miércoles 26 de noviembre.
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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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Friday, november 28, 2025
Zuma's daughter quits South African parliament amid war recruitment claims
Africa • 9:33 PM
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A daughter of South Africa's ex-president Jacob Zuma has resigned from parliament after claims she was involved in recruiting men to join Russian mercenaries in the Ukraine war, her party said Friday. Police last week said they were investigating allegat
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Tras el golpe de Estado, ¿qué sigue para Guinea-Bissau?
Africa • 5:10 PM
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El Ejército de Guinea-Bissau consolidó el golpe de Estado que suspendió de facto los resultados de las elecciones del pasado 23 de noviembre en las que el presidente Umaro Sissoco Embaló y el opositor Fernando Dias se dieron por ganadores. Los militares
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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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Thursday, november 27, 2025
Guinea-Bissau's ousted president leaves the country after coup
Africa • 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,
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Ousted Guinea-Bissau President Embalo arrives in Senegal amid regional tensions
Africa • 9:16 PM
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Ousted Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo arrived in Senegal on Thursday on a special flight after West Africa’s ECOWAS chair intervened to secure his transfer, Senegal’s foreign ministry said.
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All of Africa's coup leaders during the past five years are still in power
Africa • 6:47 PM
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Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau have announced a new junta leader, cementing a forceful takeover of power that began after a disputed presidential election, in what the main opposition candidate called a ploy to prevent him from taking over power. Guinea-Bissa
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Guinea-Bissau, a day after the military coup
Africa • 3:56 PM
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A day after the military seized power in Guinea-Bissau, General N’Tal was sworn in as interim president during a brief ceremony surrounded by heavily armed soldiers. Once considered a close ally of ousted President Umaro Sissoco Embaló, N’Tal now heads w
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Guinea-Bissau: General N'Tam named interim president after coup
Africa • 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 wha
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Tunisia frees outspoken lawyer Sonia Dahmani after 18 months in jail
Africa • 2:58 PM
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Tunisia on Thursday freed prominent lawyer Sonia Dahmani after 18 months in jail, stirring hopes among activists that her release could ease President Kais Saied’s broad campaign against critics.
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Golpe de Estado en Guinea-Bissau: Horta N'Tam es investido por el Ejército como "presidente de transición"
Africa • 1:14 PM
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Mediante un comunicado, el Ejército de Guinea-Bissau aseguró este jueves 27 de noviembre que instituyó al general Horta Nta Na Man como “presidente de transición”, lo que consolida el golpe de Estado días después de las elecciones en el país. El anuncio
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Guinea-Bissau: Military officers seize ‘total control’
Africa • 11:22 AM
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Military officers in Guinea-Bissau announced on Wednesday they had taken "full state powers" of the country while suspending its electoral process and closing its borders, three days after the poverty-stricken west African nation's legislative and presid
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Guinea-Bissau: Five decades of coups, crises and cartel influence
Africa • 10:10 AM
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Since independence from Portugal in 1974, Guinea-Bissau has faced chronic instability marked by four successful coups, multiple coup attempts and political violence, including the 2009 killing of President Nino Vieira. Recent clashes in 2023 and 2021 hig
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En Guinea-Bissau, un golpe de Estado y muchas incógnitas
Africa • 7:08 AM
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En Guinea-Bissau, el presidente Embaló confirmó el miércoles que había sido víctima de un golpe de Estado, mientras militares anunciaban haber tomado el control del país para “restablecer el orden”. Un acontecimiento que llega antes de la publicación de
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General Horta N'Tam sworn in as Guinea-Bissau transitional leader following coup
Africa • 12:35 AM
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General Horta N'Tam was sworn in as the transitional president of Guinea-Bissau on Thursday, an army statement said, one day after army officers deposed the country's president Umaro Sissoco Embalo.
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Wednesday, november 26, 2025
Guinea-Bissau military officers seize control, detain president and shut borders
Africa • 11:54 PM
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Military officials in Guinea-Bissau said they had seized “total control” of the coup-prone West African nation on Wednesday, arresting the president, closing borders and suspending the electoral process three days after elections. Heavy gunfire erupted n
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Army officers say they have seized power in Guinea-Bissau
Africa • 11:31 PM
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In tonight's edition: In Guinea-Bissau, soldiers take to state TV claiming they’ve deposed President Umaro Sissoco Embaló and shut down the country. Also, Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu declares a nationwide security emergency. Plus, Benin's former star
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'Nigeria needs structural reforms that will offer an alternative to organised criminal networks'
Africa • 9:40 PM
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As Nigeria’s evolving security crisis pivots from ideological terrorism to organised crime, Mark Owen welcomes Dr Douglas Yates, Author, Political Scientist and Professor specialising in Africa at the American Graduate School of International Relations a
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'I have been deposed,' Guinea-Bissau's President Embalo confirms to FRANCE 24
Africa • 7:11 PM
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Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo told FRANCE 24 on Wednesday that he was deposed after military officers claimed taking total control of the country, citing the need to clarify the situation before returning to constitutional order. Hours e
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'No school can be safe: When jihadists attack a school, the village has to be deserted'
Africa • 6:38 PM
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The families of Papiri had long called for security forces to protect their children at the school in northern Nigeria where more than 300 pupils were kidnapped by gunmen last week, in one of the country's worst mass abductions. They say that no one came
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Guinea-Bissau army has 'taken control' ahead of election results
Africa • 3:57 PM
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A group of army officials has reportedly 'taken charge' in Bissau, with gunshots heard near election commission and all borders closed. Authorities have not given any reason for the events, which come amid a tense electoral period, as FRANCE 24's Caitlin
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Daughter of South Africa ex-president accused of recruiting for Russian forces
Africa • 3:28 PM
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South African police are investigating allegations that Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, daughter of former president Jacob Zuma, helped recruit men to fight for Russian mercenaries in Ukraine. The claims, made by her sister in an affidavit, accuse her and two ot
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'I have been deposed,' Guinea-Bissau's President Embalo confirms to FRANCE 24
Africa • 3:27 PM
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Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo told FRANCE 24 on Wednesday that he was deposed after military officers claimed taking total control of the country, citing the need to clarify the situation before returning to constitutional order. Hours e
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Oficiales militares de Guinea-Bissau declaran haber tomado el "control total" del país
Africa • 3:10 PM
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Los oficiales militares de Guinea-Bissau declararon el miércoles haber tomado el “control total” del país, apenas tres días después de las elecciones presidenciales y legislativas en las que ambos candidatos principales se proclamaron vencedores. El pres
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Zuma’s daughter accused of tricking men into fighting for Russia in Ukraine
Africa • 2:10 PM
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South African police are investigating claims that a daughter of ex-president Jacob Zuma was involved in recruiting men to join Russian mercenaries in the Ukraine war.
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Guinea-Bissau in turmoil as military officers seize control, president deposed
Africa • 1:25 PM
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Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embalo told FRANCE 24 he had been deposed after military officers declared “total control” of the country, hours after gunfire erupted near the presidential palace following disputed weekend elections.
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Ivory Coast fails to meet 30% women quota ahead of legislative elections
Africa • 10:41 AM
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In Ivory Coast, the law has mandated a 30% quota for women in legislative elections in major constituencies since 2019. Just over a month before the vote, and with the electoral commission having just validated the candidacies, the quota has not been met
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Nigeria: Schoolgirls abducted from Kebbi rescued
Africa • 10:34 AM
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Kidnappings of students in schools have surged in recent weeks in Nigeria. Some are even talking about going on strike if this blatant insecurity continues. Our correspondent in the country reports on the situation.
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Sudan: Neither of warring factions has accepted truce plan, US says
Africa • 10:33 AM
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The United States has proposed a truce to Sudan's warring parties, but neither the army nor the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has formally accepted it. The RSF declared a unilateral three-month humanitarian ceasefire, while the army reported repelling an at
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Tuesday, november 25, 2025
South Africa declares gender-based violence a national disaster
Africa • 9:41 PM
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In tonight's edition: As the world marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, 15 women are killed in South Africa every single day. Also, the 24 schoolgirls abducted in Nigeria's Kebbi State have been rescued. Plus Washing
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Gobierno de Nigeria anuncia la liberación de las 24 escolares secuestradas en Kebbi
Africa • 9:09 PM
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Las 24 niñas tomadas por secuestradores de un internado público en el estado de Kebbi, Nigeria, han sido liberadas, luego de poco más de una semana en cautiverio. La noticia fue revelada por autoridades regionales y confirmada por el presidente Bola Tinu
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La gira exprés de Macron y la metamorfosis de la diplomacia francesa en África
Africa • 6:12 PM
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El presidente francés Emmanuel Macron realizó una breve gira africana que lo llevó a la isla Mauricio, Sudáfrica, Gabón y Angola. Tras los reveses de París en el Sahel, este recorrido evidencia una reorientación de la diplomacia francesa en el continente
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No, this robot wasn’t made in Burkina Faso
Africa • 3:10 PM
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A robot presented during Ouagadougou's Digital Week was presented on social media as being fully designed in Burkina Faso. It was actually imported from China.
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Sudán: fuerzas paramilitares declaran la tregua, pese al rechazo del Ejército al plan de EE. UU.
Africa • 2:58 PM
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Las fuerzas paramilitares de Sudán anunciaron un alto el fuego unilateral de tres meses, en respuesta al plan de tregua estadounidense, presentado por mediadores internacionales, al que el Ejército del país se opone. ¿Terminarán aceptando las Fuerzas Arm
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Leader of Sudan Liberation Movement calls on General Burhan to accept the roadmap to peace
Africa • 1:48 PM
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The United States has presented the warring Sudanese army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) with a peace plan to stop the devastating conflict, which broke out in April 2023 and has spread famine and ethnic killings across the country and threa
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What's behind Nigeria's mass kidnapping and security crisis?
Africa • 1:18 PM
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The abduction of hundreds of Nigerians, including almost 350 schoolchildren in just a matter of days, has reignited a pressing debate about the persistent security crisis gripping the country. A resurgence of mass kidnappings came after US President Dona
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'Updating Europe's relationship with Africa: New, modernised and refreshed offer of partnership'
Africa • 11:22 AM
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In an era of American unilateralism, and a transactional approach, the EU and AU can 'reassert the value of collective action', explains Paul Melly, Journalist and Consulting Fellow of the Africa Programme at Chatham House. European and African leaders a
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Nigeria: ¿Quién está detrás de los secuestros masivos?
Africa • 12:43 AM
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Más de 300 estudiantes fueron secuestrados en el norte de Nigeria. Un caso que se suma a otros tres solo en la última semana. Se han cerrado escuelas por temor a que continúen estos ataques que, por ahora, no ha sido reivindicado por ningún grupo armado.
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Monday, november 24, 2025
Tunisian aid workers convicted of assisting migrants but will go free
Africa • 9:38 PM
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Two Tunisian aid workers were sentenced on Monday to two years in prison for assisting irregular migration but will be freed as they have already served time in prison, their lawyer said. The two workers are among more than a dozen aid workers who are aw
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Fifty kidnapped school students in Nigeria escape
Africa • 9:26 PM
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In tonight’s edition: Nigerian President Bola Tinubu orders the recruitment of 30,000 more police officers following Friday's abduction of more than 300 children and 12 school staff. Also, European and African leaders meet in Angola for talks to deepen e
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Sudan's RSF paramilitary announces unilateral three-month humanitarian ceasefire
Africa • 7:03 PM
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Sudan's paramilitary group announced on Monday that it was declaring a unilateral three-month humanitarian ceasefire, a day after its rival the regular army rejected an international ceasefire proposal.
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France and Gabon seek ‘new beginning’ in relations
Africa • 3:23 PM
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French President Emmanuel Macron began a state visit to Gabon to renew diplomatic, military and economic ties with President Brice Oligui Nguema’s post-coup government. France has reduced its military presence but remains a key partner, backing projects
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Violence in eastern DR Congo: Ituri plagued by ethnic conflict
Africa • 11:22 AM
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The province of Ituri, in eastern DR Congo, has been devastated by decades of ethnic conflict. Violence has exploded since the 1990s, with the Hema and Lendu communities clashing over access to land and mining resources. According to the United Nations,
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'Bamako on edge': Mali’s capital caught in the crosshairs of jihad, a military junta and geopolitics
Africa • 9:05 AM
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From the heart of Bamako to the distant rural outposts of Mali, a siege has been unfolding over the years throughout the country. And so multiple crises are gripping Mali: a military government under pressure, jihadist forces with a deepening foothold, a
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EU and Africa Union leaders talk trade and minerals in Angola summit
Africa • 2:09 AM
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Leaders from the Europe and Africa met in Angola on Monday at a summit marking 25 years of EU-African Union relations. Europe is the biggest source of direct foreign investment in Africa, which has emerged as a battleground for its critical minerals and
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Cincuenta escolares escapan de secuestradores en Nigeria; más de 250 siguen cautivos
Africa • 1:58 AM
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Cincuenta de los más de 300 niños secuestrados por hombres armados en un colegio católico del estado de Níger lograron escapar de sus captores y se han reunido con sus familias, según informó el 23 de noviembre un grupo cristiano afiliado al colegio. El
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Sudan army chief Burhan rejects latest US-backed truce plan as 'worst yet'
Africa • 1:31 AM
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Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Sunday rejected a new truce proposal from US envoy Massad Boulos as the “worst yet”, accusing the Quad mediators of bias due to the UAE’s involvement. He said Boulos echoed Abu Dhabi’s positions, which the UAE
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50 kidnapped Catholic school students in Nigeria escaped
Africa • 12:44 AM
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Fifty of the more than 300 students kidnapped from a Nigerian Catholic school last week have escaped and have been reunited with their parents, the Catholic Church and Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) said on Sunday. But around 253 of the kidnapped
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South Africa 'marks end of a cycle' of Global South countries leading a more 'progressive' G20
Africa • 12:16 AM
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The first G20 summit in Africa issued a leaders' joint declaration on the opening day of the talks rather than at the end of the summit. The declaration was significant in that it came in the face of fierce opposition from the US which has for months bee
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Sunday, november 23, 2025
Nigeria: 'The government has decided to close all schools in the region'
Africa • 9:53 PM
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Fifty of the more han 300 students kidnapped from a Nigerian Catholic school last week have escaped and have been reunited with their parents, the Catholic Church and Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) said on Sunday. While waiting for more informati
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El G20 en África cierra con choque con Washington y foco en la desigualdad
Africa • 4:15 PM
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La cita del G20 en Johannesburgo, la primera organizada en el continente africano, concluye marcada por un pulso diplomático entre Estados Unidos y Sudáfrica con el boicot de Washington, divisiones sobre la agenda global y un énfasis en las prioridades d
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Fifty schoolchildren escape kidnappers in Nigeria, more than 250 still captive
Africa • 3:47 PM
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Fifty of the more than 300 children kidnapped by gunmen from a Catholic school in Niger state managed to escape their captors and have reunited with their families, a Christian group affiliated with the school said Sunday. Armed attackers on Friday took
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G20 confronts fractured world order, growing US disengagement as South Africa summit ends
Africa • 11:29 AM
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G20 leaders meeting in South Africa on Sunday hailed the virtues of multilateral cooperation even as they grappled with a splintering world order plagued by growing political rivalries and US disengagement. The final day of the weekend summit attended by
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