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French army says it will begin withdrawing troops from Niger 'this week'
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Niger has kicked out the French, but Paris isn’t out of imperialist tricks yet
Niamey has won big against neo-colonialism, but its enemies could now resort to a covert technique they've already used in Africa.
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Wife of Gabon's ousted president Ali Bongo charged with 'money laundering'
The wife of Gabon’s ousted president Ali Bongo Ondimba has been charged with “money laundering” and other offences, the public prosecutor said Friday, a month after her husband was toppled in a coup.
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Macron says France to withdraw ambassador and troops from Niger after coup
President Emmanuel Macron announced Sunday that France will end its military presence in Niger and pull its ambassador out of the country after its democratically elected president was deposed in a coup.
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Inside South Africa's Operation Dudula: 'Why we hate foreigners'
South African anti-migrant group Operation Dudula has become notorious for raiding businesses belonging to foreign nationals and forcing shops to close. BBC Africa Eye has gained rare access to members of the country's most-prominent anti-migrant street movement.
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Former French colonies create military alliance
Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso have signed a Sahel security pact
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Libya flood: investigation opened as hopes of finding survivors fade
Prosecutors to investigate collapse of dams as rescue effort continues a week after catastrophic deluge
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Niger holding ambassador ‘hostage’ – France
President Macron lamented that the envoy in Niamey has been reduced to military rations
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Nationwide blackout as Nigeria’s electricity grid collapses again
Nigeria has again been thrown into darkness after the national grid system, operated by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) from Osogbo in Osun State collapsed.
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In Morocco’s quake-decimated villages, rescuers find only bodies
The government was also working on a plan, in line with directives from the Royal Palace, to begin reconstruction efforts and compensate people who lost their homes, a statement read.
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Veteran South African apartheid-era politician and Zulu prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi dies aged 95
Mangosuthu Buthelezi, a towering figure in South African politics and outspoken Zulu chief, has died at the age of 95.
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In pictures: Powerful earthquake kills hundreds in Morocco
‘There is no one here to help pull the dead from under the destruction,’ says woman whose house was destroyed
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Over 800 killed in deadliest earthquake to hit Morocco in decades
The magnitude-6.8 quake was the hardest to hit Morocco in 120 years.
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Morocco earthquake: hundreds dead, says government, as buildings fall and people flee homes
Heritage-listed old city in Marrakech among areas hit in quake measuring at least 6.8 and centred in High Atlas mountains
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Mali: At least 49 civilians reported dead in attack on river boat
Islamist militants have attacked a river boat in north-eastern Mali, killing at least 49 civilians, the interim government says.
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Gabon coup leader sworn in as 'transitional' head of state
The leader of a coup that ousted Gabon's President Ali Bongo was sworn in as interim president by constitutional court judges on Monday in a televised ceremony designed to solidify the junta's grip on power.
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Thousands rally in Niger to demand the withdrawal of French troops
Thousands rallied Saturday in Niger's capital Niamey to demand that former colonial ruler France withdraw its troops as sought by a junta which seized power in June.
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Macron looks on as France's Africa policy crumbles
Why is it so often that problems seem to get worse just when they ought to be getting better?
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Johannesburg fire 'wake-up call', President Ramaphosa says
A deadly fire in Johannesburg's inner city was "a wake-up call" for South Africa, says President Cyril Ramaphosa.
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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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