Stampede at the funeral of Kenya's former Prime Minister Raila Odinga kills two
• Oct 17, 2025, 8:42 PM
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In tonight's edition, Kenya bids farewell to opposition icon Raila Odinga at a state funeral, but the emotional goodbye was marred by chaos and a deadly stampede .
Also, in Madagascar, Colonel Michael Randrianirina is sworn in as president after a military takeover.
And a new space has just opened in Paris, the Maison des Mondes Africains. It aims to be a home for creativity and reflection for artists of African descent.
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US jury finds French bank BNP Paribas liable for damages for enabling Sudan atrocities
• 6:24 AM
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A New York jury on Friday found BNP Paribas liable for more than $20 million in damages to three Sudanese refugees, now US citizens, who argued that the French bank helped prop former strongman Omar al-Bashir's regime during its brutal campaigns, conduct
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S&P cuts France’s credit rating to A+ over political instability risking deficit
• 5:28 AM
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S&P Global on Friday downgraded France from AA to A+ in a surprise update on the euro zone's second-biggest economy, warning that political instability put the government's efforts to repair its finances at risk.
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Assad's weapon of war during the Syrian revolution
• 4:00 AM
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In 2011, when many Syrians rose up to contest Bashar al-Assad's unchallenged power, the regime arbitrarily arrested thousands of men, women, and children. In notorious detention centres, the regime used rape and sexual violence as weapons of war against
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