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Gabonese strongman General Brice Oligui Nguema presided over a military parade and other events on Friday to mark a year since a military coup brought the curtain down on 55 years of iron-fisted rule by the Bongo dynasty on the oil-rich African country.Crowds started gathering early in the morning near the presidency in the capital …

Gabon marks coup that ended 55 years of dynastic ruleFri, 30 Aug 2024 20:29:28 GMT Read More »

A first delivery of mpox vaccines is expected to arrive in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the coming days, the World Health Organization said Friday.The WHO declared an international emergency over mpox on August 14, concerned by the surge in cases of the new Clade 1b strain in the DR Congo that spread to …

Mpox vaccines expected to arrive in DR Congo within days: WHOFri, 30 Aug 2024 20:28:27 GMT Read More »

Ukraine’s cross-border incursion into Russia has disrupted Russian mercenaries’ plans in junta-led Burkina Faso, with many now pulled out to help boost Moscow’s defences back home, a paramilitary commander said on Friday.In an interview with AFP, Viktor Yermolaev, head of a paramilitary unit known as Medvedi (Bears) in Russia and the Bear Brigade in the …

Russian mercenaries pulled out of Burkina Faso to defend Kursk: commanderFri, 30 Aug 2024 19:29:33 GMT Read More »

Nigerian saleswoman Ivy Junaid says her daily half-an-hour commute from mainland Lagos to the city’s island business district has changed her life.What was once often a three-hour nightmare drive to work with a pre-dawn start and gnarly traffic has become a quick sprint skimming across the waters of Lagos lagoon by boat.”You can actually get …

Nigeria’s Lagos turns to waterways for green transport solutionFri, 30 Aug 2024 18:45:01 GMT Read More »

Families and loved ones of more than 50 people massacred by elite Democratic Republic of Congo troops exactly a year ago gathered Friday to demand true justice.Most of the victims were members of a mystic religious group, the Natural Judaic and Messianic Faith Towards the Nations, whose leader had called a protest to demand the …

DR Congo sect seeks justice for 2023 massacreFri, 30 Aug 2024 18:23:05 GMT Read More »

Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Thursday asked for more European support to tackle instability in the Sahel as Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez wrapped up a visit to West Africa.The troubled Sahel states of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger are plagued by jihadist violence and ruled by juntas who took power in a string …

Senegal seeks Europe’s help to fight jihadists in the SahelThu, 29 Aug 2024 16:49:57 GMT Read More »

Two months after the first Kenyan police officers arrived in Haiti, little progress has been made against the country’s rapacious gangs — and the buildup of an international policing mission appears stalled.With UN backing and funding from the United States, the mission was supposed to bring order to a nation where armed groups control 80 …

Haiti gangs ‘aren’t even worried’ by Kenyan policeThu, 29 Aug 2024 15:17:03 GMT Read More »

Spain has signed agreements with Mauritania and The Gambia to strengthen cooperation to combat people smuggling and promote legal migration, as Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez visits West Africa in the face of surging migrant arrivals. Spain signed bilateral memorandums of understanding on “circular migration” with Mauritania on Tuesday evening and The Gambia on Wednesday.The texts …

Spain signs accords with Mauritania, Gambia to curb illegal migrationWed, 28 Aug 2024 21:28:22 GMT Read More »

The African Union’s health watchdog on Wednesday said it was close to securing almost one million mpox vaccine doses, urging manufacturers to share the vaccine-making technology to battle the disease.Africa is on the front line of the fight against mpox, with the World Health Organization (WHO) declaring an international emergency earlier this month over the …

Africa to secure nearly a million mpox vaccines: health watchdogWed, 28 Aug 2024 15:11:02 GMT Read More »

A year after seizing power, Gabon’s General Brice Oligui Nguema appears to have his sights set beyond events starting Thursday to mark the coup’s anniversary and firmly on elections next year.The Central African nation’s new strongman, who deposed president Ali Bongo Ondimba to end the Bongo dynasty’s 55-year rule, has promised to hand power back to …

A year on from coup, Gabon’s military strongman eyes presidencyWed, 28 Aug 2024 14:25:14 GMT Read More »