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Algeria protested strongly Saturday after French prosecutors indicted one of its consular officials on suspicion of involvement in the April 2024 abduction of an Algerian influencer in a Paris suburb.The indictment comes at a delicate time in relations between Algeria and its former colonial power, with Algiers claiming the move was aimed at scuppering recent …

Algeria protests after consular official indicted in FranceSun, 13 Apr 2025 03:32:37 GMT Read More »

More than 100 people, including 20 children, are now feared dead in Sudan following paramilitary attacks on the besieged Darfur city of El-Fasher and two nearby famine-hit camps, the United Nations said on Saturday.The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), at war with the regular army since April 2023, launched “coordinated ground and aerial assaults” on Friday …

Over 100 feared dead in Sudan paramilitary attacks in Darfur: UNSat, 12 Apr 2025 21:42:37 GMT Read More »

Gabonese voters voted on Saturday in a presidential election widely expected to make junta chief Brice Oligui Nguema the oil-rich central African country’s first elected leader since his 2023 coup.Oligui led the August 30, 2023, putsch that ended 55 years of dynastic rule by the Bongo family, who were accused of looting Gabon’s wealth.”I am …

Junta chief frontrunner as Gabon holds first election since 2023 coupSat, 12 Apr 2025 18:32:13 GMT Read More »

Voters in Gabon head to the polls on Saturday for a presidential election widely expected to make junta chief Brice Oligui Nguema the oil-rich country’s first elected leader since his 2023 coup.Oligui, the general who led the August 30, 2023, putsch in the west African nation, has been leading in opinion polls.He toppled the dynasty …

Gabon’s junta chief on track for election victory after 2023 coupSat, 12 Apr 2025 01:50:15 GMT Read More »

Tanzania must immediately and unconditionally release opposition leader Tundu Lissu, Amnesty International said Friday, after he was arrested and charged with treason.The east African nation has increasingly cracked down on its opposition, with Lissu’s Chadema party accusing President Samia Suluhu Hassan of returning to the repressive tactics of her predecessor months before October’s general election.Lissu …

Amnesty calls for release of Tanzania opposition leaderFri, 11 Apr 2025 19:44:19 GMT Read More »

Paramilitaries killed 57 civilians Friday in an attack on North Darfur’s besieged capital El-Fasher and a nearby famine-hit camp, activists said, as the battle to control Sudan’s west intensifies.The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), at war with the army since April 2023, launched a major assault on El-Fasher using heavy artillery, sniper fire and suicide drones …

Sudan paramilitaries kill 57 in Darfur attacksFri, 11 Apr 2025 18:11:21 GMT Read More »

An onslaught of tariffs by the United States will send “shock waves” through African economies, the president of the African Development Bank said on Friday, warning of reduced trade and higher debt-servicing costs.The comments come as US President Donald Trump has upended global markets by pushing — and then retracting — a slew of tariffs …

African Development Bank chief warns of tariff ‘shock wave’Fri, 11 Apr 2025 16:36:50 GMT Read More »

Several hundred people marched on Friday against femicide and gender violence in South Africa, calling for the “scourge” to be declared a national disaster. Gender-based violence is endemic in the economic powerhouse where one in three women experiences physical or sexual abuse in their lifetime, according to UN figures.The rally — one of many organised across the …

Declare gender violence in S.Africa a national disaster, campaigners sayFri, 11 Apr 2025 15:53:01 GMT Read More »

The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), whose future is in doubt since Donald Trump returned to the White House, provides duty-free access to the United States for certain African products.The accord is up for review in September and its disappearance could lead American importers to look for other sources.The recent turmoil unleashed by Trump’s …

AGOA: US-Africa trade accord hangs in the balanceFri, 11 Apr 2025 09:36:24 GMT Read More »

A living legend in Liverpool, Mohamed Salah has two more years to burnish his astonishing legacy at Anfield after extending his contract on Friday.In the midst of constant speculation over his future, the 32-year-old has produced one of the great all-time individual seasons to take the Reds to the brink of the Premier League title.The …

Mohamed Salah: Liverpool’s Egyptian KingFri, 11 Apr 2025 09:20:43 GMT Read More »