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Johannesburg fire 'wake-up call', President Ramaphosa says
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Johannesburg fire in squatter building kills at least 74, officials say
Johannesburg, with a severe shortage of affordable housing, has hundreds of illegally occupied derelict buildings that officials and housing advocates say have become firetraps.
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Niger junta revokes French ambassador’s diplomatic immunity, orders his expulsion
Niger's military junta said it revoked the diplomatic immunity of France's ambassador and ordered police to expel him from the country, according to a statement. The French foreign ministry has said the junta, which seized power last month, has "no authority" to expel the French ambassador.
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Gabon coup leaders name General Brice Oligui Nguema as new leader
Army officers who seized power in a coup in Gabon on Wednesday have named General Brice Oligui Nguema as the country's transitional leader.
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Attempted coup in Gabon aims to remove President Ali Bongo from power and end 50-year dynasty
Leading military figures in Gabon announced on Wednesday that they had placed President Ali Bongo Ondimba under house arrest in a bid to remove him from power after 14 years. The attempted coup comes days after Bongo was re-elected as president for the third time – a role he inherited from his father, former president Omar Bongo.
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Ali Bongo calls on 'friends' of Gabon to 'make noise' after coup attempt
Bongo said he was at his residence and that his wife and son were in different places.
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Gabon coup attempt follows military takeovers in former French colonies in Africa
A group of senior military officers in Gabon announced on national television on Wednesday they had taken power and election results were annulled, just minutes after President Ali Bongo was declared to have won a third term. If successful the coup would represent the eighth since 2020 in West and Central Africa, a region that in the last decade had made strides to shed its reputation as a "coup belt", only for persistent insecurity and corruption to open the door to military leaders.
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Gabon army officers announce seizure of power after presidential vote
As recently as June, Bongo had met with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris.
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Gabon military declares ‘end of current regime’ – AFP
French journalists have reported the sound of gunfire in the capital, Libreville
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Macron calls for strengthening French diplomacy to meet new challenges
French President Emmanuel Macron called for a strengthening of France's diplomatic efforts amid a changing world order in his annual address to French ambassadors on Monday.
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Zimbabwe opposition alleges fraud in tense presidential vote
It’s a blatant and gigantic fraud....
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Emmerson Mnangagwa: 'The Crocodile' wins second term as Zimbabwe president
Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been elected to a second term with 52.6% of the vote, the electoral commission says.
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Niger journalist: I lie awake at night fearing they will arrest me
My country Niger is never normally "front page news" but that all changed on 26 July.
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Niger expels French ambassador
Niamey cited hostile actions by Paris, as it braces for a possible attack by ECOWAS
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West African bloc rejects Niger’s transition timeline – BBC
ECOWAS insists it is preferable for the new military rulers to return power to civilians sooner than the three-year plan
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Anarchy unbound: the new scramble for Africa
Caught between climate change, migration and social upheaval, Niger and the Sahel are the crucible of Western failure.
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African Union rejects military intervention in Niger – media
Such a move by West African leaders “would be an unprecedented contradiction,” according to a policy analyst
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West African bloc prepared for military intervention after Niger coup
Ecowas says it is ready to restore democracy and describes president Mohamed Bazoum as a hostage.
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Niger Junta Snubs U.S.-Backed Peace Mission
Coup leaders’ refusal to welcome delegation meant to discuss return to civilian government raises risk of regional war
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Nigeria could send thousands of troops to invade neighbor – media
The West African regional bloc’s plan for a possible military intervention in Niger entails a force of 25,000, RFI has reported
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