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Young, educated and revolted by the living conditions endured by Madagascar’s citizens, 31-year-old Elliot Randriamandrato embodies the Gen Z movement, whose weeks of protests drove ex-president Andry Rajoelina from power. In the wake of Rajoelina’s ousting — already replaced by army colonel Michael Randrianirina, sworn in as transition president Friday — the young activist in baggy …

In Madagascar, a ‘vigilant’ Gen Z voice at a crossroadsFri, 17 Oct 2025 13:51:51 GMT Read More »

Army colonel Michael Randrianirina was sworn in as Madagascar’s president Friday vowing sweeping reforms, just days after the military took power following weeks of anti-government protests that sent ex-president Andry Rajoelina fleeing.Randrianirina led the CAPSAT army unit, which mutinied and joined the anti-government protesters before announcing Tuesday that the military had taken power, after Rajoelina …

Army colonel sworn in as Madagascar presidentFri, 17 Oct 2025 13:49:53 GMT Read More »

French forces’ 1944 massacre of African World War II troops demanding pay in Senegal was “premeditated” and covered up, with previous death tolls vastly underestimated, according to a paper submitted to the Senegalese president, an exclusive copy of which was obtained by AFP.According to French colonial authorities at the time, at least 35 infantrymen were …

Report calls French massacre of WWII African riflemen premeditated, covered upFri, 17 Oct 2025 13:43:51 GMT Read More »

Dozens were injured, many seriously, at the state funeral of Kenya’s revered opposition leader Raila Odinga on Friday as crowds rushed to see his coffin, AFP journalists saw. It came a day after at least three people were killed when security forces opened fire to disperse a crowd that had gathered to see Odinga’s body in …

Dozens injured at state funeral for Kenya opposition leader OdingaFri, 17 Oct 2025 11:12:29 GMT Read More »

Taxi driver Alain is so disillusioned with Ivory Coast’s politicians that he and other residents of Abidjan’s Yopougon district plan to ignore next week’s presidential election. The densely populated district — a strategic target for political parties — was once a bastion of ex-president Laurent Gbagbo’s but fell to the current ruling party 14 years ago. Gbagbo …

Voters in Gbagbo ex-bastion disillusioned with Ivory Coast politicsFri, 17 Oct 2025 10:35:04 GMT Read More »

Kenya held a state funeral for revered opposition leader Raila Odinga in Nairobi on Friday, a day after security forces opened fire on huge mourning crowds, killing at least three. Odinga, 80, died from a suspected heart attack at a health clinic in southern India on Wednesday, triggering a huge outpouring of grief across much of …

Kenya holds state funeral for opposition leader OdingaFri, 17 Oct 2025 07:40:36 GMT Read More »

Madagascar was set Friday to swear in an army colonel as president, just days after a military power grab that sent President Andry Rajoelina fleeing and raised international alarm about a new coup on the island.The country’s highest court was now expected to formalise the appointment of Colonel Michael Randrianirina in a ceremony at 10:00 …

Army colonel set to be sworn in as Madagascar presidentFri, 17 Oct 2025 06:55:05 GMT Read More »

Nearly 80 percent of the world’s poorest, or about 900 million people, are directly exposed to climate hazards exacerbated by global warming, bearing a “double and deeply unequal burden,” the United Nations warned Friday.”No one is immune to the increasingly frequent and stronger climate change effects like droughts, floods, heat waves, and air pollution, but …

Nearly 900 mn poor people exposed to climate shocks, UN warnsFri, 17 Oct 2025 04:12:27 GMT Read More »

Madagascar is set Friday to swear in an army colonel as president, just days after a military power grab that sent President Andry Rajoelina fleeing and raised international alarm about a new coup on the island.The country’s highest court was expected to formalise the appointment of Colonel Michael Randrianirina in a ceremony at 9:00 am …

Army colonel to be sworn in as Madagascar presidentFri, 17 Oct 2025 03:49:47 GMT Read More »

Investigations into one of the worst massacres in France’s colonial history took a step forward on Thursday when researchers presented an official report to Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye.The document aims to clarify events in 1944 when the French colonial army in Senegal massacred African troops who had fought alongside them in World War II.Even …

Senegal unveils report on WWII massacre by French colonial armyFri, 17 Oct 2025 01:38:04 GMT Read More »