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At least 70 killed in central Nigeria after fuel tanker explodes
Africa • 9:59 PM
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At least 70 people were killed in central Nigeria on Saturday when a fuel tanker that had overturned burst into flames, burning those who had rushed to collect the gasoline. The price of gasoline has increased fivefold in 18 months, leading many to risk
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'Progressive trend: In the past 30 years we've seen 60 countries liberalise their abortion laws'
Africa • 4:34 AM
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As France celebrates half a century of legal abortion, FRANCE 24's Oliver Farry welcomes Kei Yoshida, Senior Legal Advisor at the Center for Reproductive Rights, offering an in-depth look at women's health, reproductive rights, and the progressive trend
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Thursday, january 16, 2025

South Africa: Dozens of miners' bodies found as rescue operation ends
Africa • 11:48 PM
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Dozens of bodies have been rescued from a disused South African gold mine at Stilfontein where hundreds of illegal miners had been trapped for months. Also, Senegalese employees working for the French army fear losing their jobs after President Bassirou
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US blacklists Sudan army chief as Blinken voices regret over failure to end war
Africa • 8:51 PM
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The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on Sudan's leader, army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, accusing him of choosing war over negotiations to bring an end to the conflict that has killed tens of thousands of people and driven millions from thei
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‘Does he deserve to die?’: Relatives of trapped South African miners condemn police operation
Africa • 1:56 PM
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A rescue operation at South Africa's Stilfontein mine has come to an end after 248 living miners and 78 bodies were retrieved from underground. A failed police operation aimed at “smoking” illegal miners out of the abandoned gold mine by blocking food an
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Sudáfrica: suben a 78 los muertos en una mina ilegal entre denuncias de negligencia estatal
Africa • 12:12 AM
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La recuperación de 78 cadáveres y el rescate de 216 sobrevivientes en una mina ilegal de Stilfontein, Sudáfrica, desató una tormenta de acusaciones a las autoridades. La Policía, señalada por sindicatos de bloquear deliberadamente el suministro de alimen
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Wednesday, january 15, 2025

Mozambique's new president vows 'unity' amid post-inauguration protests
Africa • 10:07 PM
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Mozambique's new President Daniel Chapo has been sworn in in the capital Maputo. In his first presidential address, he pledged to promote unity in a nation scarred by post-election violence. Venancio Mondlane, the candidate who came second in October's e
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Nigerian activist Hauwa Ojeifo on breaking the taboo around mental health
Africa • 1:53 PM
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One of the world’s leading advocates for people with mental health issues has spoken to FRANCE 24 about her own struggles and how she's been able to turn them around to help others. Amid an abusive relationship and an undiagnosed bipolar disorder, Hauwa
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Mozambique inaugurates President Daniel Chapo amid deadly unrest over disputed election
Africa • 8:36 AM
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President-elect Daniel Chapo promised to unite Mozambique at his swearing-in ceremony Wednesday, which took place under heavy guard. Opposition supporters continue to protest against what they describe as a rigged election, with a local civil society gro
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Tuesday, january 14, 2025

Intense fighting rages in eastern DR Congo
Africa • 11:08 PM
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In eastern DR Congo, fierce fighting is still raging between the army and M23 rebels. They have been clashing particularly in the Masisi and Lubero areas of North Kivu. The Congolese army says it has launched a counteroffensive after the M23 captured the
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Al menos 36 muertos y más de 20 los mineros rescatados en una mina en Sudáfrica
Africa • 6:17 PM
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Más de 20 mineros clandestinos fueron rescatados y 36 cuerpos recuperados de una mina de oro abandonada en Sudáfrica desde que empezaron las operaciones de rescate el lunes, indicó el martes la policía.
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El 2025 en África: los desafíos del continente
Africa • 4:21 PM
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El año 2025 comienza con grandes retos y temas clave para el continente africano. En este primer episodio del año de África 7 Días, dos expertos en el continente comparten sus perspectivas para entender lo que está en juego, en medio de un escenario conv
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Monday, january 13, 2025

Sudan's army takes over strategic city of Wad Madani from RSF paramilitary
Africa • 10:36 PM
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In Sudan, there's been jubilation in the capital of Al-Jazirah state after it was recaptured by the army. People in Wad Madani are hailing the takeover as a possible turning point in what has been a devastating civil war.
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Saturday, january 11, 2025

Algeria slams France's 'campaign of disinformation' amid row over deported influencer
Africa • 6:47 PM
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Algeria on Saturday rejected France's accusation of escalation, denouncing a "campaign of disinformation" in their latest diplomatic row over the arrests of Algerian social media influencers accused of inciting violence.
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Friday, january 10, 2025

Celebrating Benin's Vodun heritage
Africa • 9:42 PM
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For the second year in a row, the city of Ouidah in Benin is playing host to Vodun Days – a celebration of the region's long spiritual traditions. FRANCE 24's correspondent Lilaafa Amouzou visited the festival and found out about efforts to dismantle myt
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UN says 3 million children facing acute malnutrition in war-torn Sudan
Africa • 12:53 AM
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Some 3.2 million children are expected to face malnutrition in Sudan this year, the United Nations Children's Fund said Friday. Aid agencies have complained of lack of access to the war-torn country, where both the army and paramilitary Rapid Support For
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Thursday, january 9, 2025

Across Africa | Vodun music revival in Benin
Africa • 11:09 PM
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In this week's Across Africa: Vodun believers in Benin marry traditional faith with contemporary creativity to spread their heritage. Also, the African manatee has come under pressure over the decades from poaching and shrinking habitats, but one Cameroo
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Exiled opposition leader returns to Mozambique and says he is president-elect
Africa • 10:24 PM
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Opposition leader Venancio Mondlane has returned to Mozambique from two months of self-exile. He had left the country late last year after presidential elections that he says were rigged. Hundreds of people died in a police crackdown on protests that fol
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Egypt unveils new archaeological wonders near Luxor's iconic temple of Queen Hatshepsut
Africa • 3:29 PM
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People visit newly unveiled archeological discoveries, including 4,000-year-old tombs of high-ranking officials and artwork from the time of Queen Hatshepsut, at an ancient necropolis in the famed city of Luxor. The artefacts, unearthed during a three-ye
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Chad capital calm after quashed armed assault on presidential palace
Africa • 12:25 AM
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Calm had returned to the Chadian capital N’Djamena, a spokesman for the military-ruled government said Thursday after an armed attack on the presidential palace by a 24-member commando unit the previous day was crushed.
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Wednesday, january 8, 2025

US accuses RSF paramilitary of Sudan genocide and sanctions its leader
Africa • 10:25 PM
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The world's largest humanitarian disaster continues to claim victims as the war in Sudan drags on. On Wednesday, 20 months into the conflict, the US called the actions of one half of the conflict genocidal and imposed sanctions on its leader. Mohamed Ham
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El Gobierno de Chad reporta calma en la sede presidencial tras un "intento de desestabilización"
Africa • 9:41 PM
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El Gobierno de Chad aseguró que la situación en la Presidencia estaba completamente bajo control el miércoles 8 de enero por la noche, después de que se escucharan disparos cerca del edificio en Yamena, la capital, algo que calificó de "pequeño incidente
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Attack on Chad's presidential complex in N'Djamena leaves 19 dead
Africa • 8:17 PM
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At least 19 people were killed when gunmen attacked Chad's presidential complex in the capital N'Djamena on Wednesday, according to the government. Shortly afterward, Infrastructure Minister Aziz Mahamat Saleh said the situation was "under control."
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Editor of Somalia's first all-female media on challenging gender stereotypes
Africa • 12:58 AM
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According to its chief editor Hinda Abdi Mohamoud, Bilan Media gives Somali women "a space to work" and "real editorial power". Somalia's first female-only media outlet covers topics including climate change, people living with albinism and HIV/AIDS, whi
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Tuesday, january 7, 2025

Ghana presidential inauguration: Mahama returns as leader
Africa • 10:49 PM
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Ghana's new president promised to reset the nation as he was sworn in this Tuesday. It's not John Mahama's first turn in the hot seat, since he ran the country for four years prior to his predecessor Nana Akufo-Addo's two terms in office. Mahama's landsl
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Chad FM accuses Macron of ‘contemptuous attitude towards Africa'
Africa • 9:29 AM
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Chad and Senegal on Tuesday hit back at comments made by President Macron claiming that African countries in the Sahel had "forgotten to say thank you" to France for helping to combat jihadist insurgencies. Both countries have demanded in recent months t
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Monday, january 6, 2025

Kenya: Five abducted young men freed amid uproar
Africa • 10:20 PM
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Five young Kenyan men who disappeared last month in a spate of abductions targeting government critics were freed on Monday, local media and rights groups said. The kidnappings have dominated news and political discussions in recent weeks, with at least
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Sunday, january 5, 2025

Ivory Coast's Abidjan on edge as ship loaded with volatile cargo nears port
Africa • 9:45 AM
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A vessel loaded with 20,000 tons of ammonium nitrate – the same chemical that left large parts of Beirut in ruins in an explosion in 2020 – is nearing the port of Abidjan. Campaigners have expressed concern about letting the ship unload its allegedly dam
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M23 rebels capture key town in eastern DR Congo, local official says
Africa • 6:48 AM
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M23 rebels on Saturday captured the key town of Masisi in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a lawmaker from the restive North Kivu province has said, warning of “a serious humanitarian crisis” in the region.
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Mayotte: casi un tercio de los hogares sigue sin electricidad
Africa • 12:41 AM
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Tres semanas después del devastador paso del ciclón Chido por Mayotte, se ha restablecido el suministro eléctrico al 69,7% de los ciudadanos, mientras que poco menos de un tercio de ellos sigue sin electricidad.
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Friday, january 3, 2025

France's waning influence in West Africa
Africa • 10:29 PM
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Ivory Coast is the latest country in West Africa to ask French troops to leave for good. It follows similar decisions by Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Senegal and Chad. We analyse France's shrinking military footprint in Africa and ask what it means for the
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Huge blaze destroys Ghana's largest used clothes market
Africa • 5:12 AM
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Ghana's informal economy suffered an enormous blow after a fire engulfed the Kantamanto used clothes market late Wednesday, displacing thousands of traders and destroying goods worth millions of the local cedi currency.
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Thursday, january 2, 2025

Ghana: Over 100 shops destroyed in fire at market in Accra
Africa • 9:15 PM
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In tonight's edition: The popular Kantamanto market in Accra loses over 100 shops to fire in an early morning blaze. Also, we hear from some of the Chadian voters who worry that a homegrown national solution to a deepening security crisis is still out of
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'Time to move on': France faces gradual decline of influence in Africa
Africa • 6:41 PM
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Ivory Coast announced on Tuesday that French troops will begin withdrawing in January as part of a shift towards strengthening its own military forces. This move follows broader trends across West Africa, with nations like Senegal and Chad also reevaluat
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Ivory Coast president says French forces to withdraw in January
Africa • 11:57 AM
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Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said in an end-of-year speech that French forces will withdraw from the West African nation in January, making it the latest country to weaken military ties with the former colonial power. Ouattara said late on Tue
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Wednesday, january 1, 2025

Ivory Coast asks French troops to leave, becoming latest African country to do so
Africa • 9:18 PM
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In tonight's edition: The French military base in Abidjan will be handed back to Côte d'Ivoire in January 2025, President Alassane Ouattara says. Also, Zimbabwe’s blueberry sector is thriving. Plus we report on how young artists in Benin are breathing ne
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Ivory Coast president announces French troops' departure in January
Africa • 4:27 PM
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Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said in an end-of-year speech that French forces will withdraw from the West African nation in January, making it the latest country to weaken military ties with the former colonial power. French troops have been f
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Tuesday, december 31, 2024

French forces to withdraw from Ivory Coast, President Ouattara says
Africa • 9:36 PM
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Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said in an end-of-year address on Tuesday that the French military would hand over control of its military base in the capital Abidjan in January 2025 and noted that Ivorians should be proud of their own armed forc
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Happy New Year from Eye on Africa!
Africa • 9:25 PM
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In tonight's edition: A fierce debate has emerged in Tunisia over how to repatriate fighters who joined extremist groups in Syria and their children. Also, a new animal park in Gabon that used to be frequented only by ousted president Ali Bongo and his p
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Growing crime rate in South Africa bolster private security sector
Africa • 10:27 AM
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South Africa has the biggest private security industry in the world with three times more staff than the police force. The sector, which boasts 16,000 companies in South Africa, is negotiating a partnership with the police to deal with rampant crimes.
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Monday, december 30, 2024

Kenya detains protesters rallying against recent abductions
Africa • 9:21 PM
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In tonight's edition: Police in Kenya's capital Nairobi fire tear gas to disperse protesters and detain dozens who were demonstrating against what they say is a wave of unexplained abductions of government critics. Also, election officials in Chad put th
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Sunday, december 29, 2024

Nigerians celebrate cultural heritage with Calabar Carnival
Africa • 1:07 PM
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Nigerians are celebrating the annual Calabar carnival with parades, music and shows. Dozens of performances showcasing the country's rich cultural heritage are on the agenda.
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Chad votes in triple elections after three years of military rule
Africa • 9:46 AM
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Voters in Chad went to the polls on Sunday for legislative, provincial and local elections after three years of military rule. Early figures suggested low turnout after opposition candidates, who claim that last year's presidential election was fraudulen
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Chad votes in first legislative elections since 2011
Africa • 9:44 AM
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Chad goes to the polls Sunday for legislative, provincial and local elections that are presented by the government as the last stage of a political transition after three years of military rule, but are being boycotted by the opposition. FRANCE 24's Corr
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Sudán cierra el 2024 en medio de una aterradora crisis humanitaria por la guerra
Africa • 12:55 AM
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A pesar de la llegada a la región de Jartum de los primeros convoyes de ayuda humanitaria desde el inicio de la guerra, Sudán sigue hundido en una de las peores crisis humanitarias del planeta. La intensificación de los enfrentamientos entre el Ejército
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Saturday, december 28, 2024

Thousands flee Mozambique for Malawi to escape deadly post-vote violence
Africa • 9:04 PM
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Thousands of people have fled Mozambique for Malawi, authorities said on Saturday, with many fording over rivers to escape violent protests following a court ruling verifying October election results that opposition parties claim are fraudulent. 
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Aid convoy reaches besieged south Khartoum for first time during Sudan civil war
Africa • 6:21 PM
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Aid trucks carrying food and medical supplies reached the Jebel Awliya area in Sudan this week for the first time since the country's civil war began in 2023, local volunteers said. The area, south of the capital Khartoum, is one of many in Sudan facing
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Friday, december 27, 2024

Senegal: PM Sonko seeks to repeal ex-president Sall's amnesty law
Africa • 9:28 PM
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Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko addressed the National Assembly this Friday to present the government's general policy. Sonko outlined key reforms such as tackling unemployment and migration, guided by the 2050 vision that now serves as the execu
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Ascienden a 134 los muertos en protestas por resultado electoral en Mozambique, afirma ONG
Africa • 6:16 PM
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La organización no gubernamental Plataforma Electoral Decide informa el viernes que aumentó a 134 del número de fallecidos en el país por las masivas manifestaciones en rechazo al resultado de los comicios presidenciales del pasado 9 de octubre, que fue
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Senegal PM Ousmane Sonko vows to repeal contested amnesty law
Africa • 5:15 PM
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Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko said that his government would submit legislation to repeal a law by former president Macky Sall granting amnesty for deadly political violence. Details with FRANCE 24 correspondent in Dakar, Aminatou Diallo.
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Senegal PM Sonko seeks to repeal former president's amnesty law
Africa • 1:33 PM
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Senegal's Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko plans on submitting legislation to repeal an amnesty granted by former president Macky Sall ahead of the March 2024 elections. Critics have accused the law of shielding those responsible for serious crimes – includi
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2024 in Rwanda: Paul Kagame's hold on the country
Africa • 11:08 AM
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The year 2024 has been a defining one for Rwanda. It marked major genocide commemorations and general elections that secured Paul Kagame another five years in office, after his already 24-year-long presidency. Rwanda is often celebrated for its economic
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Cost of living looms over Chad legislative and local elections
Africa • 11:01 AM
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In Chad, only three days to go before parliamentary and local elections. It is the last stage of the military transition led by Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno. Over the past two years, Chadian merchants have suffered from the rising price of diesel fuel, essen
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Senegal minister calls riflemen 'traitors', sparking controversy over revisionist take on history
Africa • 10:57 AM
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In Senegal, the Cheikh Oumar Diagne controversy is heating up. A few days ago, in an interview, the Minister in charge of General Resources at the Office of the President of the Republic described the Senegalese riflemen as “traitors”. This Thursday, he
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