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Ivory Coast’s Ouattara keeps tight grip on reins after reshuffle

Abidjan – Ivory Coast’s 80-year-old president, Alassane Ouattara, has given no sign of wanting to hand over the reins... Read more

27 Apr, 2022

Lagos – Gunmen attacked a police station in northern Benin, killing one officer and setting fire to the police... Read more

27 Apr, 2022

Kinshasa – Global Witness charged on Wednesday that a scheme set up to certify the responsible extraction of metals... Read more

27 Apr, 2022

Cairo – As Egyptians mark the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, they are being treated to a blockbuster TV... Read more

27 Apr, 2022

Kinshasa – The Democratic Republic of Congo’s government has suspended 12 forestry contracts for violating a moratorium on new logging... Read more

27 Apr, 2022

Bamako – Mali’s military announced on Tuesday an inquiry has been launched into the discovery of a mass grave... Read more

27 Apr, 2022

Kampala – Three lions have been found dead in one of Uganda’s best-known national parks after possibly being electrocuted, a... Read more

27 Apr, 2022

Johannesburg – As South Africa on Wednesday marks a key date in the fight against apartheid, one of the... Read more

27 Apr, 2022

Khartoum – Sudanese authorities on Tuesday released a former minister and key opponent of last year’s military coup after detaining... Read more

27 Apr, 2022

Bamako – Mali on Tuesday accused the French army of “spying” and “subversion” when it used a drone to... Read more

27 Apr, 2022