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Gen Z anti-corruption protests sweep Morocco for ninth night
Africa • 9:50 PM
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Hundreds of young Moroccans took to the streets on Sunday for the ninth straight night of demonstrations calling for an end to corruption and a change of government. The rallies, organised online by the anonymous GenZ 212 collective, have spread across c
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Morocco sees eighth straight day of protests organised by online Gen Z group
Africa • 5:57 AM
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Members of Moroccan online youth collective GenZ 212 protested for the eighth consecutive day on Saturday, demanding better public health and education services. The online group, which has more than 180,000 members on Discord, insists on the nonviolent
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"Ya no tenemos miedo”: Generación Z de Marruecos promete resistir hasta ver cumplidas sus demandas
Africa • 12:23 AM
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“¿A dónde se fue el dinero de los jóvenes? A Panamá y a las fiestas”; “Estadios por todas partes, hospitales en ninguna”; “No queremos el Mundial, queremos sanidad”. El movimiento juvenil de Marruecos cumple una semana de manifestaciones en demanda de me
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Saturday, october 4, 2025
Rival rallies kick off in Madagascar amid ongoing anti-govt Gen Z protests
Africa • 1:47 PM
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Supporters of Madagascar’s embattled government, challenged by intense youth-led protests since September 25, took to the streets in rival rallies across the capital Antananarivo on Saturday.
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The Bright Side: Egypt opens one of its largest tombs to public after epic restoration
Africa • 1:43 PM
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The tomb of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, one of the largest in southern Egypt's Valley of the Kings and Queens, was officially opened to the public Saturday after years of restoration.
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Madagascar: Youth-led protests defy crackdown
Africa • 8:58 AM
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The protests in Madagascar have grown since last week into the largest wave of unrest the country has seen in years, tapping into widespread discontent with high levels of poverty and corruption. Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina said on Friday (Octob
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Friday, october 3, 2025
Madagascar's president claims 'attempted coup' amid protests
Africa • 9:16 PM
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The president of Madagascar took to Facebook on Friday to make an address to the nation, in an effort to quell nine days of rolling anti-corruption protests. Andry Rajoelina claimed the Gen Z movement, which is demanding his resignation, has been exploit
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From Kathmandu to Casablanca: How Gen Z Is reimagining political speech and dissent
Africa • 11:35 AM
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As GenZ youth protests are spreading worldwide, Alison Sargent welcomes Dr. D.B. Subedi to get to the heart of the driving force of these new collective protests. Dr. Subedi situates the Moroccan Gen Z protests within a wider range of youth-led movements
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Morocco's youth-led protests demand better schools and hospitals
Africa • 10:20 AM
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Youth-led demonstrators in Morocco took to the streets on Thursday for a sixth straight night despite fears of more violence after police killed three people the night before. Story by Eliza Herbert.
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Morocco protest leaders demand government resignation after deadly unrest
Africa • 3:02 AM
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The group leading Morocco’s mass protests demanded the government resign on Friday after days of unrest left three people dead. “We demand the dismissal of the current government for failing to protect rights and meet social demands,” GenZ 212 said in a
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Tres muertos y 400 detenidos bajo amenaza de "cadena perpetua" en las protestas de Marruecos
Africa • 12:01 AM
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Las protestas juveniles que sacuden Marruecos desde el pasado 27 de septiembre han alcanzado su punto más grave tras el registro de tres muertes y más de 400 detenidos durante la quinta jornada consecutiva de manifestaciones, alguno podrían enfrentar "ca
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Thursday, october 2, 2025
Una indignada generación Z sacude a Marruecos: ¿el detonante de un cambio social?
Africa • 6:25 PM
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La Generación Z sacude a Marruecos con el reclamo de un cambio que contemple, entre otros puntos, mejores condiciones de sanidad y de empleo. Se trata de un movimiento que llevó su descontento de las redes a las calles y cuya protesta se ha visto empañad
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Generation Z is stirring up rebellion across borders, from Morocco to Madagascar
Africa • 4:07 PM
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Gen Z, the first generation to have grown up in the internet age, has been at the forefront of anti-government protests in several countries of the Global South. Madagascar and Morocco are the latest countries to be hit by these youth-led movements, whic
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'We are seeing the end in sight. Don't stop now,' UNAIDS chief tells US and the West
Africa • 10:20 AM
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In an interview with FRANCE 24, Winnie Byanyima, executive director of UNAIDS, warned that "rapid and abrupt" cuts in US funding for AIDS programmes were threatening the advances made in fighting the epidemic in recent years. She expressed hope that some
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Gen Z: How social media fuel this generation's global revolt
Africa • 9:10 AM
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🇲🇦🇲🇬🇳🇵Across Asia and Africa, from the Philippines to Morocco, Gen Z is organizing online and actively protesting against governments, social and economic inequalities, as well as power cuts, water shortages, and social media bans 📲
France24’s Stella E
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Unlike Arab Spring, today’s Moroccan youth are demanding dignity, justice, and accountability
Africa • 7:42 AM
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“The world sees the stadiums and the TGV, but Gen Z sees the broken schools, empty hospitals, and silent courts,” explains Aboubakr Jamai, Dean of the Donna Dillon Manning School of Global Affairs at The American College of the Mediterranean. As Morocco’
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Moroccan PM calls for dialogue as protest death toll rises to three
Africa • 3:01 AM
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Moroccan Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch on Thursday called for dialogue as the country braced for a sixth night of anti-government protests. At least three people have been killed in the recent unrest when police opened fire on demonstrators. The youth-l
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Marruecos: al menos dos muertos mientras las manifestaciones se vuelven más violentas
Africa • 2:37 AM
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Al menos dos personas murieron en enfrentamientos entre manifestantes y fuerzas de policía en la ciudad de Laqliaa, en el oeste del país. Las protestas, iniciadas por el grupo de jóvenes "GENZ212" están cogiendo más fuerza al tiempo que se multiplican lo
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Two killed as Morocco protests escalate into clashes with police
Africa • 12:36 AM
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Two people were shot dead when police opened fire on a crowd attempting to storm a police station in southern Morocco on Wednesday, state media said, as nationwide protests, fuelled by anger over corruption and inequality, entered their fifth day. Profes
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The exodus of oasis dwellers: In Mauritania, climate change is threatening date farmers
Africa • 12:23 AM
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In the oasis of the Mauritanian Sahara, the main refuge for date palms, climate change is tightening its grip. These ecosystems, which depend on shallow groundwater reserves, are at risk because recent rainfall has not been enough to replenish them. This
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Wednesday, october 1, 2025
Mass protests and strikes grip Madagascar amid calls for president to resign
Africa • 10:45 PM
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Anti-government protests continued across Madagascar on Wednesday as thousands demand President Andry Rajoelina step down. Demonstrators staged strikes and marches over misgovernance, water and power cuts, while authorities used tear gas in the capital a
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No, this footage does not show a woman assaulted by police in Morocco's protests
Africa • 9:02 PM
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As protesters in Morocco have been taking to the streets calling for improved social services and less corruption, some online are circulating footage allegedly showing a woman assaulted by security forces during the gatherings. But as FRANCE 24's Charlo
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Hundreds arrested and injured in Morocco protests
Africa • 9:02 PM
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In tonight's edition: Anti-government protesters in Morocco head out onto the streets for a fifth night of demonstrations. Also, export-reliant businesses across Africa start October under a cloud of uncertainty after the US's AGOA trade agreement is all
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Jane Goodall, pioneering primatologist, conservationist and activist, dies at 91
Africa • 6:15 PM
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Jane Goodall, the pioneering primatologist, conservationist and activist who became the world’s leading expert on chimpanzees, died on Wednesday at the age of 91, the Jane Goodall Institute said in a social media post. Born in London on April 3, 1934, Go
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¿Cómo entra en escena la ‘generación Z’ en la protesta social?
Africa • 2:23 PM
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La ‘generación Z’ comienza a hacerse sentir en las calles. Desde hace una semana, jóvenes de esta generación encabezan manifestaciones en varios países africanos, mientras que, desde Nepal hasta Perú, su protagonismo en la protesta social se repite. ¿Qué
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Jóvenes lideran protestas en Marruecos, exigen mejoras en educación y salud
Africa • 2:07 AM
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Las manifestaciones juveniles en Marruecos entraron este martes 30 de septiembre en su cuarto día consecutivo con un aumento de la tensión y episodios de violencia en varias ciudades del país. Lo que comenzó como un llamado en redes sociales por parte de
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Morocco rocked by violent clashes as youths protest health, education system
Africa • 12:40 AM
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Violent clashes broke out in several Moroccan cities late Tuesday after days of protests over health and education reforms, local media reported.
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Morocco rocked by violent clashes as youths protest health, education system
Africa • 12:25 AM
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Violent clashes broke out in several Moroccan cities for a fourth straight night over health and education reforms, local media reported. More than 260 security officials and 23 civilians were injured in the clashes and 409 people were arrested, Morocco'
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South Africa's Moravian Church at centre of land disputes in Western Cape
Africa • 12:20 AM
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In South Africa, some towns in the Western Cape are entirely controlled by the Moravian Protestant Church, which has a missionary legacy dating back to the 18th century. Residents pay a fee to the Church, which maintains the town's infrastructure in retu
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Tuesday, september 30, 2025
DR Congo ex-president Kabila sentenced to death in absentia for 'treason'
Africa • 10:05 PM
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A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday sentenced ex-president Joseph Kabila to death in absentia for "treason". Kabila, 54, who was neither present nor represented at the trial in the capital, Kinshasa, was found guilty of compli
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RD Congo: el expresidente Joseph Kabila condenado a pena de muerte en ausencia por traición
Africa • 9:35 PM
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La justicia militar de República Democrática del Congo condenó al exmandatario Joseph Kabila a la pena de muerte el martes 30 de septiembre. El que fue presidente del país africano entre 2001 y 2019 estaba juzgado por “traición” y “crímenes de guerra”, e
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Special court to try South Sudan's Riek Machar on murder and treason charges
Africa • 9:21 PM
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A special court in South Sudan set up to try opposition leader Riek Machar is set to sit on Wednesday to start receiving evidence from the prosecution. The court has ruled that it has jurisdiction to prosecute Mr. Machar and seven co-accused, who are cha
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Festival África en Bogotá: el puente cultural que une a dos continentes
Africa • 6:57 PM
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La capital colombiana celebró una vez más la cultura africana durante la segunda edición del Festival África en Bogotá. El evento, que puso la lupa sobre la creatividad y la cultura africanas, contó con países invitados como Senegal, Costa de Marfil y Ca
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South African ambassador found dead at Paris hotel in possible suicide: prosecutor
Africa • 6:46 PM
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South Africa's ambassador to France, formerly a long-serving cabinet minister, was found dead on Tuesday at a Paris hotel in what is being treated as a possible suicide, the Paris prosecutor said. FRANCE 24's Tom Canetti reports.
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DR Congo's ex-president Joseph Kabila sentenced to death in absentia for 'treason'
Africa • 4:25 PM
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Joseph Kabila, the former president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, has been sentenced to death in absentia for treason and other charges by a military court in Kinshasa. Kabila, whose whereabouts are unknown, has denied the allegations.
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Morocco squashes youth-led protesters over health and education
Africa • 10:22 AM
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A heavy security presence on Monday evening thwarted for a straight third day youth-led protests across several Moroccan cities, where demonstrators have sought to rally for improvements to the public health and education systems. Story by Oliver Farry a
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Ireland's iconic play 'Translations' hits Dakar stage
Africa • 10:20 AM
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In Ireland, Brian Friel’s Translations is one of the country’s most celebrated plays.Themes of linguistic imperialism, colonial power, and identity run throughout and now for the first time in West Africa, Translations is premiering in Dakar with a Sene
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Madagascar: President dissolves government amid youth-led protests
Africa • 10:15 AM
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🇲🇬 President Andry Rajoelina announced on Monday that he had dismissed his government after deadly protests erupted over recurring water and electricity shortages in the Indian Ocean nation.
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Pride and excitement among spectators at road cycling world championships in Rwanda
Africa • 9:59 AM
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After seven days, the cycling Road World Championships came to an end on Sunday in the Rwandan capital. These championships were the first ever to be held in Africa, more than a century after the competition was created. Details by FRANCE 24 corresponden
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Where is Paul Biya? Cameroon's incumbent absent as presidential campaigning picks up
Africa • 9:56 AM
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As campaigning starts on Saturday for Cameroon's presidential election, the nation is puzzling over the whereabouts of the lead candidate: its 92-year-old leader, Paul Biya, the world's oldest head of state. In power since 1982 and seeking an eighth term
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Monday, september 29, 2025
Crisis en Madagascar: el presidente destituye a su gabinete en medio de mortales protestas
Africa • 10:24 PM
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El presidente Andry Rajoelina anunció este lunes la destitución de todo su gabinete después de tres jornadas de manifestaciones sin precedentes contra los cortes de agua y electricidad. Las protestas, lideradas por jóvenes de la llamada “Generación Z”, d
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Madagascar's president sacks government amid youth protests over water, power cuts
Africa • 8:46 PM
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There were more protests in Madagascar on Monday, even as President Andry Rajoelina tried to quell popular outrage by firing the government. There have been days of unrest across the country over its crumbling infrastructure. On Monday, the UN estimated
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Dajla, la gran apuesta de desarrollo de Marruecos en el disputado Sáhara Occidental
Africa • 5:38 PM
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El Sáhara Occidental es un territorio en disputa, catalogado por la Organización de Naciones Unidas como no autónomo. Marruecos controla en gran medida la zona, pero lleva décadas luchando contra el grupo armado independentista Frente Polisario, apoyado
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Madagascar president sacks government after days of deadly unrest
Africa • 2:37 PM
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Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina said on Monday he was dissolving the government following days of youth-led protests over repeated water and power cuts in the Indian Ocean nation. The UN says at least 22 people have been killed and more than 100 i
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‘They couldn't see who they were shooting at’: Police target protesters in Madagascar
Africa • 12:04 AM
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Demonstrators in Madagascar's capital Antananarivo flouted a ban from authorities to protest against the nation's water and electricity outages on September 25. Our Observers who attended the protests described the security forces' response as violent an
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Sunday, september 28, 2025
Protesters gather again in Madagascar after chronic blackouts and water cuts
Africa • 3:14 PM
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Hundreds of mostly young protesters faced off against security forces in Madagascar's capital Saturday days after an anti-government demonstration erupted into clashes and looting. Story by Rachel Griffiths.
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Behind the World Cycling Championships in Rwanda: Pedalling to survive
Africa • 10:37 AM
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With its steep slopes and sharp bends, the land of a thousand hills has forged itself a new identity: that of a cycling nation. But far from the spotlight of the World Championships, which took place in Kigali from September 21 to 28, bicycles are part o
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Saturday, september 27, 2025
Friday, september 26, 2025
Madagascar sacks energy minister after repeated power cuts spark protests
Africa • 8:26 PM
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Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina on Friday sacked his energy minister a day after police used rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse protesters angered by persistent power cuts and water shortages in the capital Antananarivo. Five protesters were
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Recycled fashion: Meet Beninese designer 'President Djangoun'
Africa • 4:43 PM
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A Beninese style icon is setting standards for fashionistas around the continent and beyond. President Djangoun's online videos can easily attract over 10 million views, as fans check in on his wildly creative, award-winning, handmade outfits.
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Ivory Coast’s former first lady Simone Ehivet eyes the presidency
Africa • 3:02 PM
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Once nicknamed "The Iron Lady", Simone Ehivet is the strongest female presidential candidate in Ivory Coast’s history. Ex-wife of former president Laurent Gbagbo, the former first lady is hoping to lead her political party, the Movement of Capable Genera
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'We must bring security back to West Africa': Sierra Leone's Bio
Africa • 2:47 PM
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In an interview with FRANCE 24 on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, Julius Maada Bio, the president of Sierra Leone and chairman of ECOWAS, stressed that Africa was not represented fairly in the UN when "70 percent of the decisions of
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Ghana's rivers and soil poisoned by gold mining: Communities demand action
Africa • 2:13 PM
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Ghana's gold rush has sparked an environmental and public health crisis in parts of the country. Contamination caused by mining has led to soil readings in some areas that show up to 134 times the maximum permitted amount of contaminants. Ghanaians are d
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Clashes erupt between police and protesters at rallies for Uganda opposition leader Bobi Wine
Africa • 11:42 AM
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Ugandan voters now have the line up of candidates for next year's elections and opposition leader Bobi Wine is amongst them. Hundreds of Wine's supporters took to the street in excitement. A rally in Kampala celebrating Bobi Wine's candidacy in next year
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Thursday, september 25, 2025
