Gabon: Life at standstill in Libreville, residents eagerly await ‘what next’...

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Libreville, the capital city of Gabon, has taken on an eerie silence as shops remain closed and streets lay deserted. The city's usual hustle...

Congolese sculptors showcase their wood carving skills

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The Place du Jardin des Droits de l'Homme, a quiet square in the centre of the Congolese capital, Brazzaville, is the scene of an...

Africa: the 7 military coups over the last three years

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Africa has experienced seven coups since August 2020, before the one underway on Wednesday in Gabon. - Niger - On July 26, 2023, the military announced...

Gabon coup: Ali Bongo calls for help in video, says “I...

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Gabon's deposed president, Ali Bongo Ondimba has called on his "friends all over the world to make noise" while under house arrest following a...

Sudan military ruler visits Egypt as deadly fighting continues

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Sudan’s military ruler, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, arrived in Egypt on Tuesday, his first trip abroad since the outbreak of fighting in April between...

Gabon Coup: France, EU’s top diplomat react

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As events in Gabon suggest the end of Ali Bongo's 14-year rule, Libreville's partners have started to react. French PM Elizabeth Borne said her country...

Sex, lies and social networks: in Africa, women politicians face misinformation

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A few weeks after her appointment to the Kwale County Assembly in southeastern Kenya, Judy Kengo found herself in the eye of the storm:...

Gabon: President Ali Bongo under house arrest, according to military putschists

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Gabon's President Ali Bongo Ondimba is "under house arrest" surrounded by his family and doctors, and one of his sons has been arrested, notably...

Mali: new army air strikes in the North

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The former Tuareg rebellion in northern Mali on Tuesday accused the army of new air strikes on its positions, in a climate of tension...

Mpox in the DRC: 350,000 euros in EU aid to combat...

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The European Union (EU) announced on Tuesday that it had granted 350,000 euros in aid to combat the mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) epidemic...