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Turkey has long sought to extend its influence in Africa by mediating in conflicts and building military partnerships with countries on the continent.Those efforts have picked up speed in recent months with diplomatic successes in resolving local conflicts, and as traditional powers such as France and the United States pull back from the continent, according …

Turkey seeks growing influence in AfricaMon, 14 Apr 2025 12:43:41 GMT Read More »

Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu has survived an assassination attempt that left him riddled with bullets, multiple arrests, and long years in exile — all in pursuit of democracy in the east African nation.But the 57-year-old lawyer may be facing his toughest challenge yet after he was charged with treason, a capital crime, just six …

Tanzania’s Tundu Lissu: the pugnacious survivor facing treason chargesMon, 14 Apr 2025 10:35:16 GMT Read More »

Fresh tensions flared between France and Algeria on Monday as the French foreign minister said its former colony had asked 12 French officials to leave in 48 hours.The announcement was linked to the arrest of three Algerian nationals in France, said Jean-Noel Barrot.For decades, ties between France and Algeria have gone through diplomatic upheavals. Monday’s …

Tensions flare as Algeria asks 12 French officials to leaveMon, 14 Apr 2025 08:42:02 GMT Read More »

Country music and the aroma of pancakes enveloped the “Boeremark”, or farmer’s market, outside South Africa’s capital Pretoria where thousands of Afrikaners browsed on a Saturday morning.Signs written in Afrikaans advertised traditional foods: braided “koeksister” doughnuts, cinnamon-sprinkled “melkkos” porridge, strips of “biltong” cured meat.There were stands of books in Afrikaans, a language linked to Dutch, …

Trump spotlight divides S.Africa’s AfrikanersMon, 14 Apr 2025 05:10:40 GMT Read More »

Junta chief Brice Oligui Nguema celebrated a huge victory in  Gabon’s presidential election Sunday after provisional results gave him 90.35 percent of the vote.Oligui, who ended more than five decades of corruption-plagued rule by the Bongo family in August 2023, assuming the role of transitional president, had promised to return the country to democratic rule.”God …

Gabon junta chief Oligui Nguema wins presidential electionSun, 13 Apr 2025 19:41:21 GMT Read More »

Gabon’s General Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema has attempted rap music and even breakdance moves in a bid to break from his profile as the military strongman who seized power.Oligui, 50, swapped his uniform for a business suit to get among crowds during the campaign for Saturday’s election and took questions from journalists. All this was designed …

Gabon coup leader Oligui raps his way presidencySun, 13 Apr 2025 19:17:30 GMT Read More »

Gabon’s junta chief Brice Oligui Nguema has won the presidential election with 90.35 percent of the vote, according to provisional results released Sunday by the interior ministry.Oligui, who ended more than five decades of corruption-plagued rule by the Bongo family in August 2023, assuming the role of transitional president, had promised to return the country …

Gabon junta chief wins presidency: provisional resultsSun, 13 Apr 2025 17:01:59 GMT Read More »

Gabon’s junta chief Brice Oligui Nguema looked set to romp his way to victory in the first presidential election since he took power in a 2023 coup, state media reported on Sunday. Nguema, who ended more than five decades of corruption-plagued rule by the Bongo family in August 2023, was “well ahead” in several of the …

Gabon junta chief ‘well ahead’ in presidential raceSun, 13 Apr 2025 10:29:35 GMT Read More »

Ethiopian runner Bedatu Hirpa won a thrilling women’s Paris Marathon on Sunday while Kenyan Benard Biwott romped to a comfortable victory in the men’s event.  In cool conditions, Hirpa, 25, came on strong in the final metres of the race to overtake compatriot Dera Dida to win by just four seconds in 2hr 20min 45sec. It …

Hirpa and Biwott triumph at Paris MarathonSun, 13 Apr 2025 09:29:20 GMT Read More »

Algeria protested strongly Saturday after French prosecutors indicted one of its consular officials on suspicion of involvement in the April 2024 abduction of an Algerian influencer in a Paris suburb.The indictment comes at a delicate time in relations between Algeria and its former colonial power, with Algiers claiming the move was aimed at scuppering recent …

Algeria protests after consular official indicted in FranceSun, 13 Apr 2025 03:32:37 GMT Read More »