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At least 32 people, including several children, were killed in two separate stampedes in Nigeria as large crowds gathered to collect food and clothing items distributed at annual Christmas events, the police said Sunday.

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At least 20 killed in suspected Islamist attacks on villages in central Mali

Africa • 2:33 PM

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Some 20 people were killed and others were wounded in attacks carried out by suspected jihadists in six villages in central Mali on Friday. Grain silos were burned and members of the local population fled, authorities reported.

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UAE tells US it won't arm Sudan paramilitaries as civil war prolongs humanitarian disaster

Africa • 1:43 AM

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The United Arab Emirates promised the US it will not arm Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, US lawmakers said on Thursday, as the civil war in the country continues to foster one of the world's worst humanitarian disasters, placing millions on th

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United Arab Emirates' pledges not to arm paramilitaries 'are very thin', campaigner says

Africa • 10:56 PM

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The United Arab Emirates has promised the United States not to arm paramilitaries in Sudan's brutal civil war, US lawmakers said Thursday. The assurance came as the US announced $200 million in new aid for Sudan, one of the world's worst humanitarian dis

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US Sudan envoy calls on combatants to get out of the way of peace

Africa • 9:53 PM

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In this episode of Eye on Africa, Georja Calvin-Smith speaks to Tom Perriello, the US Special Envoy to Sudan, about the prospects for peace amid a brutal and complex war that has displaced millions. Also, Nigeria reels as more details emerge of the circu

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Ciclón Chido: Macron promete “reconstruir” Mayotte y declara un día de duelo nacional

Africa • 11:19 AM

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Cinco días después del paso devastador del ciclón Chido, el presidente francés, Emmanuel Macron, llegó el jueves a Mayotte. Allí, se comprometió a reconstruir el archipiélago y declaró que el 23 de diciembre habrá un día de duelo nacional. Las autoridade

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Burkina Faso releases four French nationals after Morocco intervenes

Africa • 9:57 AM

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Four French nationals were released after a year in detention in Burkina Faso on Thursday. Relations between France and Burkina Faso deteriorated considerably after Ibrahim Traore come to power through a coup d'etat in 2022. Paris thanked Morocco for its

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Ghana gives green light to anti-LGBTQ+ bill

Africa • 7:11 AM

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Ghana's supreme court has rejected two bids to overturn a bill that would roll back LGBTQ+ rights. The Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill could lead to jail terms for people in same-sex relationships.

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Francia declara estado de "calamidad natural excepcional" en Mayotte

Africa • 7:37 PM

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El gobierno francés declaró el estado de "calamidad natural excepcional" para acelerar la aplicación de medidas de urgencia en el archipiélago de Mayotte, donde escasean el agua y la comida después del devastador paso del ciclón Chido.

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Mayotte limpia los escombros que dejó Chido mientras la cifra de víctimas es aún incierta

Africa • 5:31 PM

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El hambre, las escasez de agua y las enfermedades amenazan a los pobladores del archipiélago, situado en la costa sureste de África. Hay temores de que el número de muertos pueda dispararse, sin un recuento total hasta el momento. El presidente Emmanuel

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Ghana's Supreme Court clears path for anti-LGBT law amid human rights concerns

Africa • 2:33 PM

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Ghana’s Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed legal challenges against a controversial anti-LGBT bill, clearing the way for President Nana Akufo-Addo to sign it into law. The legislation, among Africa’s strictest, criminalises promoting LGBT rights, despi

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Almost 800 suspects arrested in Nigeria over crypto-romance scam

Africa • 10:20 PM

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Some 792 people have been arrested in Nigeria as part of a raid on a crypto romance ring. Many of those taken into custody from the site in Victoria Island were foreign nationals, including 148 from China. The scam targeted victims around the world by de

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El ciclón Chido deja al menos 40 muertos y más de 100.000 afectados en África

Africa • 4:34 PM

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El ciclón Chido ha causado daños en las viviendas y dejado miles de afectados a su paso por el este del continente africano, afectando principalmente Mozambique y Malaui. Se espera que se disipe este martes 17 de diciembre. En el archipiélago de Mayotte,

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Fighting flares up in North Kivu after DR Congo, Rwanda peace talks cancelled

Africa • 10:52 PM

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Congolese forces lose the town of Matembe in North Kivu to advancing M23 fighters. Fighting flares up once again in the wake of Sunday's scuppered peace talks in Angola between the leaders of Rwanda and DR Congo.

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Niger defence ministry says 39 killed in 'horrific' attacks near Burkina Faso border

Africa • 7:43 AM

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Two attacks along Niger's border with Burkina Faso have killed 39 people, Niamey's defence ministry said Saturday, accusing "criminals" of massacring civilian populations. The borderlands between Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have long been home to armed

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Cape Flats farmers fight to preserve a South African breadbasket eyed by developers

Africa • 3:06 PM

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In the middle of Cape Town’s Cape Flats lies the Philippi Horticutural Area, an agricultural zone that produces more than half of the city’s fresh produce. It sits on top of an aquifer that allows for “drought-proof” farming in a region where intensifyin

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Niger's junta suspends BBC, accusing it of spreading 'false news'

Africa • 9:16 PM

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In tonight's edition: The BBC vows to continue reporting on the Sahel region, after Niger announced it's taking the British broadcaster off the airwaves for three months. Also, Rwanda bids to bring Formula One back to Africa for the first time since 1993

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Niger suspends BBC radio for 'spreading false news' in report on jihadist attack

Africa • 2:08 AM

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Niger has suspended BBC radio for three months after it reported that jihadists had killed 90 Nigerien soldiers on Wednesday, adding the British media outlet to a list of Western media deemed guilty of spreading "erroneous information".

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HRW condena las "atrocidades" contra la población civil de Mali tras la retirada de la ONU

Africa • 8:11 AM

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Human Rights Watch (HRW) ha condenado las atrocidades cometidas por el Ejército de Mali, el Grupo Wagner, y militantes islamistas desde la retirada de las fuerzas de paz de la ONU el pasado diciembre. La junta gobernante forzó la salida de la misión de e

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HRW condemns 'atrocities' against Mali civilians following UN withdrawal

Africa • 5:19 AM

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Human Rights Watch (HRW) have condemned atrocities committed by Mali's army, Wagner Group, and Islamist militants since UN peacekeepers withdrew last December. The ruling junta forced the United Nations stabilisation mission's exit, leaving Mali grapplin

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Sudanese refugee women are fighting to raise a feminist voice in Uganda

Africa • 11:07 PM

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In Uganda, Sudanese refugee women are fighting to raise a feminist voice on the war and rebuild their lives. The “Guardians” association was born in Sudan and regrouped in Kampala. These merchants and intellectuals are carrying on a long tradition of mut

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More than 120, mostly civilians, killed in two days in Sudan bombardments

Africa • 8:44 PM

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More than 120 people, mostly civilians, were killed in Sudan on Monday and Tuesday by barrel bombs and shelling from the warring sides, rights activists said. The 20-month-old war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has been

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La guerra en Sudán deja más de 120 muertos en dos días, la mayoría civiles

Africa • 2:16 AM

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Más de 120 muertos, en su mayoría civiles, se reportan entre el lunes y el martes 10 de diciembre en Sudán tras bombardeos y ataques con bombas de barril, informaron activistas de Derechos Humanos. El Ejército sudanés niega responsabilidad por un ataque

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Sudan 'biggest humanitarian crisis ever recorded', International Rescue Committee says

Africa • 12:45 AM

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Sudan topped the ICR's watchlist of global humanitarian crises for the second year in a row in a report released Wednesday. The organisation said a total of 30.4 million people were in humanitarian need in the war-torn African country, making it the worl

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Kenyan police fire teargas at peaceful anti-femicide march

Africa • 9:18 PM

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Hundreds of women took to the streets of Nairobi to protest against femicides and to demand action. But things quickly turned tense when Kenyan police fired teargas. At least three people were arrested, including Amnesty's Kenya director. Amnesty and thr

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Ghana: Former president John Mahama wins election

Africa • 9:11 PM

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John Dramani Mahama, Ghana’s former president, has been declared the winner of the presidential election, securing 56.5% of the vote. His campaign, focused on tackling the economic crisis, resonated with young Ghanaians seeking change. Celebrations have

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UN mission calls for funding amid Ethiopia education disruption

Africa • 7:54 PM

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A UN high-level mission in Ethiopia led by Education Cannot Wait calls for innovative financing solutions to urgently address the education needs of 9 million crisis-affected out-of-school children. FRANCE 24's Yinka Oyetade speaks to Education Cannot Wa

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France returns fighter jets from Chad, marking start of military withdrawal

Africa • 2:19 PM

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France has withdrawn two parplanes that were based in N'Djamena, two weeks after Chad declared it was ending its decades-long military cooperation with France. While this marks the start of a new chapter, the final conditions of the withdrawal and whethe

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Dakar Fashion Week: 'fashion is art'

Africa • 11:26 AM

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The Dakar fashion week wrapped up in spectacular style, turning Senegal into the epicentre of pan-African haute-couture. Designers from South-Africa, Ghana, Ivory Coast and beyond brought patterns, audacious colours, and fearless creativity. The event co

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FRANCE 24 speaks to 'Women in Science' award-winner about managing Tanzania's water access

Africa • 11:18 AM

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The 'For Women in Science International Awards' program was created in 1998. The honour is dished out every year by L'Oréal and UNESCO for exceptional women researches and their contributions to the progress of science. This year, the Foundation launched

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Zimbabwe's sick turn to herbalists over ailing health system

Africa • 11:12 AM

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In Zimbabwe, the countries' struggling healthcare system is driving desperate cancer patients to unregulated herbalists. Doctors warn these types of alternative medecines could be doing more harm than good. Story by Laurent Berstecher.

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Author accused of denying 1994 Rwandan genocide, Charles Onana, found guilty

Africa • 11:07 AM

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French-Cameroonian journalist Charles Onana and his publisher have been convicted by the Paris Criminal Court of denying the genocide against the Tutsis in Rwanda. Survivors' associations had lodged a complaint denouncing negationist passages in one of h

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Ghana's opposition leader John Mahama officially wins presidential election

Africa • 11:01 AM

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Ghana's opposition party candidate, John Mahama, won the presidential election with 56.55% of the vote against the ruling party's candidate, Mahamudu Bawumia. More information with FRANCE 24 correspondent in Accra, Justice Baidoo.

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Senegal artisans join Dakar Biennal for the first time

Africa • 2:45 PM

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The Dakar Biennale of Contemporary African Arts is well underway. Originally launched in 1989, the festival is dedicated to showcasing the best of African continent's art. This year marks the first time local artisans in Dakar have been invited to partic

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Nigeria: Port Harcourt refinery reopens, bringing hopes for fall of fuel costs

Africa • 1:59 PM

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Nigeria's Port Harcourt refinery has finally resumed its operations after being out of action for a few years, bringing hope for millions of small companies. After the end of fuel subsidies and several liberal reforms introduced by President Bola Tinubu'

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Chad protesters call for fast withdrawal of French troops after military agreement

Africa • 1:55 PM

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Thousands of Chadians took to the streets in N’Djaména, to protest against the French military presence in Chad. The government has already announced that it is ending the military agreement between Chad and France, although no official date was set for

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Ghana votes in tight election amid hopes for better economic times

Africa • 1:46 PM

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Ghana held a presidential and parliamentary election on Saturday amid hopes for an economic revival after the worst financial crisis in a generation, which led to a major debt default in the West African nation. Details by FRANCE 24 correspondent in Accr

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Polls open in general election in Ghana overshadowed by the worst economic crisis in a generation

Africa • 1:35 PM

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Ghanaians headed to the polls Saturday in presidential and legislative elections poised to be a litmus test for democracy in a region shaken by extremist violence and coups. Details by Shirli Sitbon.

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Burkina Faso junta chief dismisses PM, dissolves government

Africa • 6:46 AM

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Burkina Faso's junta chief on Friday said the prime ministers functions were "terminated" and that the government had been dissolved. No reasons were given for the decision.

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Ghana votes in tight presidential election race

Africa • 3:21 AM

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Ghanaians voted in elections on Saturday with frontrunners Vice President and former central banker Mahamudu Bawumia and opposition ex-president John Mahama facing off in a closely contested race.

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Burkina Faso: líder de los militares en el poder destituye al primer ministro y disuelve el gobierno

Africa • 11:55 PM

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El primer ministro de Burkina Faso, Apollinaire Joachim Kyélem de Tambèla, fue destituido este viernes 5 de diciembre, según un decreto firmado por el capitán Ibrahim Traoré, jefe de Estado en funciones del país. Kyélem de Tambèla, nombrado en 2022 para

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Final countdown before Ghana's presidential poll

Africa • 11:22 PM

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More than 18 million voters in Ghana are eligible to cast their ballots in the presidential election on December 7. Twelve candidates are vying for the top job, including vice president Mahamudu Bawumia and former president John Mahama. We get a feel for

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Yes, we know it's Christmas: Pushing back against the Band Aid narrative

Africa • 10:30 PM

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Forty years ago some of the world’s biggest music stars joined together under the name Band Aid to record a fundraiser single for Africa. The song, “Do They Know It's Christmas”, was a global smash and still a holiday perennial. But a rerelease on its fo

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Africa’s Lobito project: Civil society sceptical of impact on local economy

Africa • 9:37 PM

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US President Joe Biden has arrived in Lobito to promote a massive railway project that links Angola’s Atlantic Ocean to mining regions in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia. Known as the Lobito Corridor, the project is viewed as an effort to cou

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Violence against women: South Africa’s safe houses face closure threat

Africa • 9:14 AM

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South African campaigners are in the midst of ramping up for an awareness drive about the scale and impact of violence against women. The country has a domestic violence rate five times higher than the global average and it is the most common rights abus

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Thiaroye: 80 años de la masacre de soldados senegaleses que lucharon en la II Guerra Mundial

Africa • 12:42 AM

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Este 1 de diciembre, Senegal conmemoró el 80 aniversario de la masacre de Thiaroye. Ese día, en 1944, al menos 35 'tirailleurs', miembros de una unidad de infantería colonial de Senegal que sirvieron en el Ejército francés, fueron abatidos a tiros por ge

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Nuevo golpe para Francia en el Sahel: Chad rompe los acuerdos militares

Africa • 12:33 AM

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El último revés para Francia en el Sahel llega desde Chad, que anunció el fin de su cooperación militar en defensa de su soberanía. Senegal también considera una medida similar, en un contexto de rechazo creciente hacia París tras la expulsión de tropas

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US President Biden makes swan-song visit to Angola

Africa • 10:37 PM

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In Angola on the first ever visit paid by a US president, Joe Biden on Tuesday said that the US is all in on Africa and highlighted the global stakes resting on the continent's realisation of its goals. Biden's counterpart and host, Angola President Joao

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At least 56 killed in stampede during football match in Guinea

Africa • 10:28 PM

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Guinea has announced three days of national mourning starting Tuesday. On Monday, many in the country felt shock, confusion, sadness and anger after the deaths the evening before of at least 56 people in a stampede at a football match. The crush happened

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Guinea: más de 50 muertos deja estampida en un partido de fútbol

Africa • 5:53 PM

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Un enfrentamiento deportivo en la ciudad de Nzérékoré, en el sureste de Guinea-Conakri, se tornó en tragedia cuando una estampida dejó al menos 56 fallecidos y decenas de heridos. El hecho ocurrió durante la final de un torneo de fútbol en el Estadio 3 d

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Scores killed in clashes between rival fans at football match in Guinea

Africa • 4:15 AM

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A controversial refereeing decision during a local football tournament in southeast Guinea sparked violence and a stampede on Sunday, killing 135 people, a local group of human rights organizations said on Tuesday.

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Senegal: History lessons on the Thiaroye massacre to be added to the school curriculum

Africa • 4:50 PM

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Senegal commemorated the 80th anniversary of the Thiaroye massacre. At the ceremony held at the military cemetery in Thiaroye on Sunday (December 1), President Diomaye Faye announced the construction of a memorial. History lessons on the massacre will al

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Senegal ceremony marks 80 years since French colonial massacre at Thiaroye

Africa • 2:54 PM

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Senegal on Sunday commemorated the 80th anniversary of a massacre of African soldiers who fought for France during World War Two, and were gunned down by French troops in 1944 for demanding fair treatment and payment on their return..

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Senegal commemorates the 80th anniversary of the Thiaroye massacre

Africa • 10:44 AM

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On December 1, Senegal marks the 80th anniversary of the Thiaroye massacre. French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday (November 28) for the first time recognized the killing of West African soldiers by the French Army in 1944 as a massacre in a letter

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Thiaroye massacre: Honouring Senegal's slain soldiers, 80 years on

Africa • 9:00 AM

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On December 1, Senegal marks the 80th anniversary of the Thiaroye massacre. On that day in 1944, at least 35 Tirailleurs – members of a colonial infantry unit from Senegal who served in the French army – were gunned down by French forces for demanding th

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