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    Britain's King Charles meets with President of Kenya William Ruto at the State House in Nairobi, Kenya, in this handout picture obtained by Reuters October 31, 2023. © State House in Nairobi via Reuters

    King Charles III says 'no excuse' for colonial atrocities during Kenya visit

    King Charles III said Tuesday there could be “no excuse” for British colonial atrocities against Kenyans as he visited the country, but did not offer the apology demanded by some in the East African nation.
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    Chad sex tape scandal leads to government resignations

    The African nation’s defense minister and the government’s general secretary had to leave their posts over the incident

    FILE PHOTO: Chad's recently resigned defense minister, General Daoud Yaya Brahim © AFP / Djimet Wiche

    Desperate to Flee Africa, Migrants Accidentally Stow Away on Ships to Brazil

    African arrivals tricked to believe they were headed for U.S. or Europe

    John Ekow, a refugee from Ghana, boarded a container ship he believed was heading to the U.S., only to arrive in Brazil. SAMANTHA PEARSON/THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

    Wife of Gabon's deposed president Ali Bongo jailed

    The wife of Gabon's deposed president Ali Bongo Ondimba, under house arrest since a coup in the central African country in late August, has been jailed, her lawyer said on Thursday.

    Gabon's First Lady Sylvia Bongo Ondimba attends the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations group A football match between Gabon and Guinea-Bissau at the Stade de l'Amitie Sino-Gabonaise in Libreville on January 14, 2017. © Gabriel Bouy, AFP

    Where will the next coup be in Africa?

    In a dictatorship or a war-torn country.

    Source: Fitch Solutions, BMI Country Risk Industry Research, 2023

    Football legend Weah eyes second presidential term as Liberia votes

    Liberians began voting Tuesday on whether to give football legend George Weah a second term as president, with peace among voters' main concerns in a nation still scarred by back-to-back civil wars.

    Liberian President George Weah faces 19 rivals in his bid for re-election. © John Wessels, AFP

    France begins withdrawing its troops from Niger

    France has begun withdrawing its troops from Niger after being ordered out of the West African nation by the leaders of the July coup that ousted the pro-Paris president, the military said Tuesday. 

    French soldiers of the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment and Nigerien troops are seen at the French BAP air base, in Niamey, on May 15, 2023. © Alain Jocard, AFP

    Ivory Coast president removes prime minister, dissolves government

    Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara has removed the prime minister and dissolved his government, the presidency's secretary general Aboudramane Cisse said on Friday.

    Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara photographed at the presidential palace in Abidjan on October 5, 2023. © Sia Kambou, AFP

    French army says it will begin withdrawing troops from Niger 'this week'

    French troops will begin withdrawing from Niger "this week", Paris said Thursday, after a falling-out with the military junta in power since a July coup.

    A file photo showing the French Embassy in Niamey on August 28, 2023. © AFP

    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.

    © Ludovic MARIN / AFP

    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.

    Gabon President Ali Bongo Ondimba (L) and Gabon First Lady Sylvia Bongo Ondimba (C) are seen at the Nzang Ayong stadium in Libreville on July 10, 2023. © Steeve Jordan / AFP file photo

    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. 

    © Geoffroy Van der Hasselt

    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.

    Inside South Africa's Operation Dudula: 'Why we hate foreigners'

    Former French colonies create military alliance

    Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso have signed a Sahel security pact

    Balima Boureima / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

    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

    An aerial view shows the destruction in the aftermath of the floods in Derna, Libya. Photograph: Ayman Al-Sahili/Reuters

    Niger holding ambassador ‘hostage’ – France

    President Macron lamented that the envoy in Niamey has been reduced to military rations

    FILE PHOTO - Soldiers security check all the vehicles entering the French Embassy after Nigers military authority ordered the expulsion of the French ambassador in Niamey, Niger, August 31, 2023 Balima Boureima / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

    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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