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Children among 59 people killed in sailboat crash off Italy’s coast
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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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China Covid: Record number of cases as virus surges nationwid
China has recorded its highest number of daily Covid cases since the pandemic began, despite stringent measures designed to eliminate the virus.
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Burkina coup leader Traore takes office as interim president, vows to fight jihadists
Ibrahim Traore, the young army captain who led the latest coup in Burkina Faso, became interim president on Friday, vowing to win back territory from jihadists.
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East Africa vigilant as Uganda locks down Ebola epicenter
A lockdown is now in place in the two central districts of Uganda where Ebola has claimed at least 19 lives. Most of the country's immediate neighbors are taking action to keep the deadly virus out.
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Several soldiers dead, civilians missing after Burkina Faso convoy attack
Eleven soldiers have been found dead and about 50 civilians are missing after an attack by Islamist militants on a 150-vehicle convoy taking supplies to a town in northern Burkina Faso on Monday, the government said on Tuesday.
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For some Africans, the Queen will always be tied to centuries of colonialism and slavery Social Sharing
Though many mourn Elizabeth's death, others say her legacy is marred by Britain's imperial past
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Kenya's President William Ruto sworn in after divisive vote
William Ruto has been sworn in as Kenya's president. He narrowly won the Aug. 9 election in East Africa’s most stable democracy over longtime opposition figure Raila Odinga. The Supreme Court last week rejected challenges to the official results.
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