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The national phase of a months-long “inter-Malian dialogue” is set to begin in six days’ time, with the country’s military junta banking on the conclusions to bolster its increasingly contested legitimacy.Weakened by security and economic crises and criticised for their failure to transfer power back to civilians, Mali’s authorities have cracked down on mounting dissent, …

Mali’s junta unwavering despite dissentTue, 30 Apr 2024 05:49:07 GMT Read More »

Burkina Faso has suspended a swathe of international news organisations in recent days for airing accusations of an army massacre of civilians, a move sparking concern on Monday. Among those named are French newspaper Le Monde, British publication The Guardian, German broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) and French broadcaster TV5 Monde. They were suspended for reporting on a …

Burkina Faso suspends more foreign news media over massacre reportsMon, 29 Apr 2024 21:22:48 GMT Read More »

Togolese voted in legislative elections on Monday after a divisive constitutional reform that opponents say allows President Faure Gnassingbe to extend his family’s decades-long grip on power.Polls closed at around 1600 GMT and voting centres began the counting soon after, an AFP correspondent said. The “tendency of initial results” could be released later on Monday, …

Togo votes in key parliament ballot after divisive reformMon, 29 Apr 2024 20:00:46 GMT Read More »

At least 46 people including children died when a makeshift dam burst its banks in Kenya’s Rift Valley in the early hours of Monday, a local official said, as torrential rains and floods battered the country.Scores of people have been killed over the March-May wet season in Kenya as heavier than usual rainfall pounds East …

Dozens killed as dam bursts in flood-hit KenyaMon, 29 Apr 2024 16:53:07 GMT Read More »

Kenya Airways announced the suspension of flights to Kinshasa starting Tuesday over the detention of two employees by a military intelligence unit in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”Due to the continued detention of KQ employees by the Military Intelligence Unit in Kinshasa, Kenya Airways (KQ) is unable to support our flights without personnel effectively,” …

Kenya Airways suspends flights to Kinshasa over DR Congo detentionsMon, 29 Apr 2024 15:16:46 GMT Read More »

The United States is still talking with Niger about the withdrawal of 1,000 American military personnel, and decisions will be announced in the coming weeks, the US Africom commander said on Monday.There were “still discussions … between the US and Niger, the governing body there in Niger,” General Michael Langley told a press conference.”Decisions will …

US says still talking to Niger about army pulloutMon, 29 Apr 2024 14:53:50 GMT Read More »

The disaster struck in the dead of night, the villagers said, some still in shock over the deluge that engulfed their homes as a makeshift dam broke in Kenya’s Rift Valley.At 85, Peter Murithi Mwangi had already lived through a world war and British colonial rule.But as he gazed at his flood-damaged home, sadness etched across …

‘It swept everything’: Kenya villagers count toll of dam delugeMon, 29 Apr 2024 14:25:49 GMT Read More »

Senegal midfielder Idrissa Gueye assured Everton of Premier League football next season by scoring the goal that beat Brentford 1-0 at the weekend.The win at Goodison Park lifted the Toffees to 36 points and safety, leaving Nottingham Forest, Luton and Burnley in danger with two of them destined to be relegated with Sheffield United.It was …

African players in Europe: Gueye clinches survival for EvertonMon, 29 Apr 2024 09:16:46 GMT Read More »

At least 42 people died when a dam burst its banks near a town in Kenya’s Rift Valley, the local governor told AFP on Monday, as heavy rains and floods battered the country.The dam burst near Mai Mahiu in Nakuru county, washing away houses and cutting off a road, with rescuers digging through debris to …

Kenya dam bursts, killing at least 42: governorMon, 29 Apr 2024 09:06:35 GMT Read More »

Togolese began voting in legislative elections on Monday after a divisive constitutional reform that opponents say allows President Faure Gnassingbe to extend his family’s decades-long grip on power.The ballot comes after lawmakers this month approved the reform creating a new prime minister-style post opponents believe is tailored for Gnassingbe to avoid presidential term limits and …

Togo holds key parliament ballot after divisive reformMon, 29 Apr 2024 08:34:47 GMT Read More »