West-Africa
French army says al-Qaeda leader killed in Mali
The French army announced on Monday that its anti-jihadist force in Mali had killed Yahia Djouadi, a “senior leader” of Al-Qaeda in…
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North-Africa
Tripoli tense in the middle of the conflict between Libya’s rival
A long ceasefire has revived Tripoli’s Algeria Square, its roundabout replanted with grass and customers lingering into the night at Aurora Cafe,…
West-Africa
Burkina Faso’s interim president approves new government
Burkina Faso’s interim president Paul-Henri Damiba has approved a new government that includes the same defense minister who served under former president…
West-Africa
Dozens of soldiers killed in the attack on a military camp in Mali
A jihadist attack on a military camp in central Mali on Friday killed 27 soldiers and 47 “terrorists” were “neutralized”, the country’s…
Central-Africa
A decade later, Congo remembers the deadly Brazzaville arms depot
04:45 Program prepared by Rebecca Martin
North-Africa
Rival Libya’s government takes office in the midst of growth
Libya’s parliament swore in a rival cabinet on Thursday in an attempt to oust the unity government, a move that has raised…
North-Africa
The Moroccan Court of Appeal upholds the six-year sentence for
Moroccan journalist and human rights activist Omar Radi was sentenced on appeal to six years in prison for espionage and rape. Radi,…
West-Africa
The Burkinabe junta appoints a Prime Minister for the “transition”
Burkina Faso strongman Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba on Thursday appointed economist Albert Ouedraogo as the West African country’s new prime minister. Aged 53,…
West-Africa
Discrimination at the border: the UN condemns racism against
The Ukrainian government has set up a special hotline for Africans and other foreign students trying to get out of the country…
North-Africa
Libya’s Bashagha expects to take over peacefully
Fathi Bashagha, appointed by Libya’s east as prime minister, said on Wednesday that he would not use force to take office in…
East-Africa
Exiled author Kakwenza Rukirabashaija sues Uganda
In tonight’s version: We communicate to award-winning exiled Ugandan author Kakwenza Rukirabashaija. The writer filed a grievance towards Uganda within the East…
