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SNA troops kill 250 Al-Shabaabs in Somalia in offensive
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somali national army soldiers have killed more than 279 al-Shabaab militants across the country in the past month, adding even more hope to the war against the militants, which has wreaked havoc across the country.
State media and a senior military official confirmed the successes on Monday, amid ongoing operations in most parts of the Horn of Africa country as senatorial elections began.
Al-Shabaab has been fighting to overthrow the fragile UN-backed Somali administration for more than a decade…
floods in Dakar and several other places
In Senegal, the rains in recent days have already caused damage in several districts of Dakar as well as in several places in the country. These floods are repeated every year during the rainy season, to the great despair of the population. RFI went to the Rufisque district, which was particularly affected.
as reported from…
during the holidays, support courses given to
In Burkina Faso, all students are on school leave. But hardly the result of the published baccalaureate prepares toddlers and middle school students for the next return to school, which is scheduled for September for some schools.
as reported from Ouagadougou, Yaya BoudaniIn several schools, student support courses are arranged…
a puzzle for Gabon’s Téké
In Gabon, the wedding season is in full swing. There are ceremonies of custom throughout Libreville every weekend. For some bridal couples, the preparation has become a headache, as some desired gifts are no longer on the market. This is the case with the anvil, requested by Téké in the province of Haut-Ogooué (southeastern Gabon).…
Cécile Mégie (Director of RFI): nominations for
On Monday, August 16, applications for the Ghislaine Dupont and Claude Verlon Scholarship open today. This is the eighth edition of this scholarship, which each year trains ten young journalists and radio technicians from French-speaking Africa. An award bearing the name of our colleagues who were murdered in 2013 while reporting in Kidal, in northern Mali. The selected candidates will first be trained for one month, then the scholarship…
Opposition candidate Hichilema wins Zambia’s president
Opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema has defeated incumbent Edgar Lungu in Zambia's presidential election, the election commission said on Monday as releasing the final results from 156 constituencies, without one.…
Ivory Coast discovers the first Ebola case in 25 years
Côte d'Ivoire has declared a first-degree Ebola hemorrhagic virus for 25 years, the health minister and the World Health Organization (WHO) said separately on Saturday.
Health Minister Pierre Dimba said on national…
The fire brigade is making progress as the Algerians pray for those who have lost
Firefighters in Algeria are finally making progress in their fight against fires that have ravaged northern parts of the country. The rescue service says most of the forest fires in the worst-affected region of Tizi Ouzou have been extinguished thanks to firefighters, army engineers, civilian…
Algeria orders investigation of mob lynching of man linked to
An Algerian prosecutor has ordered an investigation into the death of a man lynched by a mob after being accused of setting fire to the region, Algeria's official APS news agency said.
Forest fires in Algeria have…
Libya’s delegates do not reach agreement on
The first day of new UN-led talks between delegates from war-torn Libya failed to reach an agreement on a constitutional framework for holding elections as planned in December, the UN said.
The UN support mission in Libya said that the participants in Wednesday's meeting held via video conference discussed four proposals, the content of which was not revealed.
"A final decision on the constitutional basis" for legislative and presidential elections would be taken at the next meeting, UNSMIL said,…