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Samba Faye, 84, the father of Senegal's new president, worked in the agricultural sector. By JOHN WESSELS AFP

New Senegal president's home village full of pride, hope and advice

Mar 28, 2024 | Popular News

In Ndiaganiao, a remote village in Senegal's agricultural region, men from aroun ...

Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, 67, resigned as South Africa's parliamentary speaker on Wednesday. By Phill Magakoe AFP

S.Africa's ex-parliament speaker charged in graft probe

Apr 4, 2024 | Popular News

South Africa's former parliament speaker was charged with corruption and money l ...

Bassirou Diomaye Faye, 44, votes in his home village of Ndiandiaye in Senegal's presidential election. By SEYLLOU AFPFile

Senegal's stunning election spotlights Africa's ageing autocrats

Apr 4, 2024 | Popular News

The resounding electoral triumph of Senegal's youngest-ever president has shone ...

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The world 'failed us all' says Rwanda's Kagame in genocide commemorations

Apr 7, 2024 | Popular News

Rwanda has paid solemn tribute to victims of the genocide, 30 years after ethnic ...

Gnassingbe has been in power since 2005 after succeeding his father. By PIUS UTOMI EKPEI AFP

Togo lawmakers approve contested political reform

Apr 19, 2024 | Popular News

Togo lawmakers on Friday gave final approval to a constitutional reform switchin ...

Ex-president Jacob Zuma is campaigning for a new opposition party in a bd iot re-launch his scandal-tainted career. By RAJESH JANTILAL AFPFile

S.Africa's Zuma files appeal against exclusion from May vote

Apr 2, 2024 | Popular News

South Africa's former president Jacob Zuma on Tuesday filed an appeal against a ...

Most Zimbabweans prefer to do business, get paid and hold their savings in US dollars. By Jekesai NJIKIZANA AFPFile

Zimbabwe launches new gold-backed currency

Apr 5, 2024 | Popular News

Zimbabwe's central bank launched a new structured currency backed by gold on F ...

Alain and Dafroza Gauthier have dedicated three decades of their lives seeking to bring justice to victims of Rwanda's 1994 genocide. By FRANCOIS NASCIMBENI AFPFile

A couple's long quest for Rwanda genocide justice

Apr 6, 2024 | Popular News

Dafroza Mukarumongi-Gauthier, who lost nearly all her family in the 1994 genocid ...

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Senegal's new 'serious and ambitious' leader Faye celebrated in his native villa...

Apr 2, 2024 | Popular News

As Senegal prepares for the inauguration of president Bassirou Diomaye Faye this ...

All aboard! A wooden whaler passes by on the Congo River, near the capital Kinshasa. By Arsene Mpiana AFP

Up the Congo River on an eventful voyage aboard 'God's Miracle'

Apr 22, 2024 | Popular News

The flat-bottomed boat Miracle de Dieu (God's Miracle) has left Kinshasa on it ...

All aboard! A wooden whaler passes by on the Congo River, near the capital Kinshasa. By Arsene Mpiana AFP

Up the Congo River on an eventful voyage aboard 'God's Miracle'

Apr 22, 2024 | Popular News

The flat-bottomed boat Miracle de Dieu (God's Miracle) has left Kinshasa on it ...

Following a July coup, the West African regime in mid-March denounced a 2012 cooperation with the US. By - AFP

Thousands protest in Niger for US troops to leave

Apr 13, 2024 | Popular News

Thousands of people in Niger's capital on Saturday protested for the immediate d ...

Protesters urge US troops to leave Niger during a demonstration in Niamey on April 13, 2024. By - AFPFile

US agrees to pull troops from key drone host Niger: officials

Apr 20, 2024 | Popular News

The United States agreed Friday to withdraw its more than 1,000 troops from Nige ...

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Togo's opposition urges mass protests over delayed elections

Apr 5, 2024 | Popular News

Togo's opposition has called for a three-day mass protest against the delay of t ...

Togo. By Kun TIAN, Sylvie HUSSON AFP

Togo opposition pushes protests before election

Apr 11, 2024 | Popular News

Togo's opposition parties on Thursday urged people to massively attend demonst ...

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