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Ivory Coast heads to the polls for presidential elections
The Ivory Coast heads to the polls on Saturday. Five candidates – among them President Alassane Ouattara – are competing for the top job, while several key rivals have been excluded from the race.
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Alassane Ouattara tightens control in Côte d'Ivoire as he seeks fourth term
The two main opposition leaders are barred from Saturday's presidential vote, as a 44,000-strong security operation is deployed nationwide.
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Simone Gbagbo, Côte d'Ivoire's former first lady running for president
Unlike her ex-husband Laurent Gbagbo, who served as president from 2000 to 2010 and is barred from running, Simone Gbagbo is set to face his former archrival at the polls: President Alassane Ouattara, the clear favorite in the race.
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Ivory Coast: In Abidjan’s bustling neighbourhood of Abobo, ‘it’s Alassane or nothing’
In President Alassane Ouattara’s stronghold of Abobo, a working-class commune in Abidjan’s north, the incumbent’s supporters are convinced that he will win Saturday’s presidential election in a first-round “knockout blow”. FRANCE 24 spoke to some of the president’s most ardent fans about what three terms of Ouattara have done for the neighbourhood.
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Tensions mount as Alassane Ouattara seeks fourth term in Ivory Coast vote
Protests have been banned and opposition figures sidelined as 83-year-old president ignores calls to step down
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'We have to prioritise South Africans': Anti-migrant movement blocks foreigners from healthcare
Activists are stopping foreigners going to some health clinics with little push-back from the state.
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Severe Birth Defects Plague South Sudan’s Oil Fields
In 2011, Petronas was warned its South Sudan oil wells may be causing congenital disease. Mercedes-Benz, partner in its Formula 1 team, arranged meetings with the company to press for answers. Over a decade later, children are still being born with serious deformities.
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Kenya's Ruto declares seven days of mourning for veteran opponent Raila Odinga
Kenyan President William Ruto has announced seven days of national mourning and a state funeral for opposition leader Raila Odinga, who died Wednesday following a cardiac arrest while receiving medical treatment abroad. Odinga had been at the centre of Kenyan politics for decades, making alliances with rivals and inspiring loyalty from his base.
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Madagascar Becomes Latest Country to See a Youth Revolt
President Andry Rajoelina is in hiding after the military sided with protesters frustrated at the dearth of opportunities on the island.
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Madagascar army says it has taken control after President Rajoelina impeached
The head of an elite Madagascar military unit said Tuesday that it had seized power, minutes after the National Assembly voted to impeach President Andry Rajoelina for “desertion of duty”. Rajoelina fled the country on Monday after weeks of protest, saying he feared for his life.
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Gen Z revolt and military mutiny in Madagascar: What we know so far
The African state’s leader says he has found a “safe place” after his army backed calls for his resignation
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Attempted coup underway – Madagascar president
The statement followed a military unit publicly joining protesters demanding Andry Rajoelina’s resignation
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Sudan's civil war has faded from headlines, but monitors say it's the largest humanitarian crisis in the world
Those trapped in besieged city of El Fasher face either intense shelling or risk of execution on road out
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US puts South Africa on human trafficking watch list
The State Department has accused Pretoria of failing to take effective measures against traffickers
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He Jokes About Trump and Invading Kenya—and May Be Uganda’s Next President
Muhoozi Kainerugaba, son of the longtime ruler, oversees a key U.S. military partner while boasting about torture and threatening to arrest members of parliament.
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Fans pour into S.Africa Comic Con despite few celebrity headliners
Johannesburg (AFP) – A 16-year-old in a yellow spandex Wolverine suit, claws fashioned from plastic straws, squared off against a stockier Deadpool two years his junior at Comic Con Africa, the continent's largest pop culture gathering.
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