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Former colony bans French state TV
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American humanitarian worker Jeff Woodke, kidnapped in Niger in 2016, is released
Olivier Dubois, a French journalist who was abducted in Mali's Gao region (north) on April 8, 2021 by the al Qaeda-linked Group to Support Islam and Muslims (GSIM), was released on Monday and taken to neighbouring Niger. Dubois's release came as US hostage Jeff Woodke was freed after more than six years in captivity in Africa.
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'Japa': The mass exodus of Nigeria's youth
The term "japa" comes from the Yoruba word meaning to run or flee and, in recent years, has become something of a buzzword on the streets of cities such as Lagos as a growing number of often young, educated Nigerians look to move abroad to escape unemployment, inflation and low salaries. But this exodus is leaving the country facing a brain-drain, while some warn that those who leave may not find the life they are hoping for abroad.
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Facing a Backlash in Africa, France Promises ‘Modesty and Listening’
President Emmanuel Macron has embarked on a four-country visit as he slashes the French military presence and says colonial-era habits and attitudes must die.
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Bola Tinubu, the political 'godfather' elected Nigerian president
Bola Tinubu, a political "godfather" famed for his strategic deftness and clout, never hid his ambition to be president of Nigeria.
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Burkina scraps 1961 military aid pact with France
Burkina scraps 1961 military aid pact with France
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Children among 59 people killed in sailboat crash off Italy’s coast
Boat believed to be bringing refugees from Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan struck rocks off coast of Calabria
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Nigeria election 2023: what are the issues and why is this vote different?
People will go the polls on Saturday in what is seen as a potential turning point for Africa’s most populous country
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Polls open for presidential elections in Nigeria despite security concerns
Nigerians voted on Saturday for a successor to President Muhammadu Buhari in a tightly fought race, with three frontrunners for the first time in the country's modern history.
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France agrees to withdraw from former colony
French troops will leave Burkina Faso at the insistence of Ouagadougou
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Burkina Faso confirms demand for French troops to leave country
Burkina Faso has confirmed it is asking France to pull its troops out of the insurgency-hit country within a month, a government spokesman said on Monday.
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Paris wants clarification from former colony
State media in Burkina Faso had reported that the authorities want the French troops to leave
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Burkina Faso gives French troops a month to leave, says local media
Burkina Faso's military regime told France it wants its troops stationed in the country to leave within a month, the state news agency AIB reported on Saturday.
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Video shows South Sudan President Salva Kiir urinating on himself as journalists arrested
Six journalists have been detained in South Sudan over a viral video that appeared to show the country’s president wetting himself.
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Biden Says No Nuclear Drills With Seoul After Yoon’s Comments
(Bloomberg) -- President Joe Biden said he isn’t currently discussing joint nuclear exercises with South Korea after that country’s president said his government wanted a more active role in managing atomic weapons on the Korean Peninsula.
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Afrochella: Shock at end of Ghana music festival
After five years, Ghanaian music and cultural festival Afrochella will not return, its organisers have said.
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Ghana police ban harmful New Year prophecies
Police in Ghana have warned faith leaders against making traditional New Year prophecies which can cause fear, anxiety or death.
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A look back at the major African news stories of 2022
From the COP27 climate summit in Egypt to coups d'état in Burkina Faso and the French military withdrawal from Mali, FRANCE 24 takes a look at some of the news highlights from Africa this year.
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South Africa’s Ramaphosa re-elected as leader of ruling ANC party
President Cyril Ramaphosa, the anti-apartheid champion who become one of South Africa's wealthiest businessmen, survived a challenge for the leadership of his party on Monday, days after he was spared impeachment proceedings over a scandal dubbed "Farmgate".
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Ivory Coast's Charles Ble Goude, key figure in post-election violence, to make low-key return
Charles Ble Goude, a key figure in post-electoral violence that swept Ivory Coast 11 years ago, wants to make a low-key homecoming this weekend, his representatives said on Thursday.
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