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The head of Guinea’s ruling junta, Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, has been elevated to the rank of general, the presidency said on social media.Colonel Doumbouya, 43, has ruled Guinea since overthrowing the country’s first democratically elected president, Alpha Conde, in September 2021.Conde had selected Doumbouya to lead the country’s special forces group, which was supposed to …

Guinea military leader promoted to rank of generalWed, 24 Jan 2024 11:27:15 GMT Read More »

Ghana have sacked coach Chris Hughton after they crashed out of the Africa Cup of Nations at the group stage.The Black Stars slumped to a 2-1 defeat by Cape Verde in their opening match in Ivory Coast and then drew with Egypt and Mozambique, and were eliminated from Group B on Tuesday due to the …

Ghana sack coach Hughton after AFCON exitWed, 24 Jan 2024 08:58:20 GMT Read More »

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken sought progress Tuesday in reversing West Africa’s democratic decline in talks with the presidents of two key partners, Nigeria and Ivory Coast, as he promoted a fight against extremism that goes beyond military might.As Russia and China make inroads in the fragile region and after the military toppled Niger’s …

Blinken seeks broader approach on extremism in West Africa talksWed, 24 Jan 2024 00:26:12 GMT Read More »

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday sought progress combatting coups and extremism in West Africa in talks with two key leaders, as he pointed to Ivory Coast as a model.In a four-nation tour of African democracies as crises engulf the world, Blinken met separately Tuesday with Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, elected last …

Blinken seeks progress in West Africa with Ivory Coast as modelTue, 23 Jan 2024 18:50:55 GMT Read More »

Almost one in three South Africans approve of former president Jacob Zuma, whose new political venture is expected to cost the ruling ANC votes in this year’s elections, a poll found Tuesday.Support for the embattled 81-year-old was particularly strong in his home province of KwaZulu-Natal — a key electoral battleground — with 63 percent of …

S.Africa’s Zuma scores well in poll, in election warning to ANCTue, 23 Jan 2024 16:01:27 GMT Read More »

A Kenyan court on Tuesday charged a cult leader and dozens of suspected accomplices with manslaughter over the deaths of more than 200 people. Self-proclaimed pastor Paul Nthenge Mackenzie and 94 other suspects, including his wife, pleaded not guilty to 238 counts of manslaughter, according to documents from the Mombasa court seen by AFP.Mackenzie, who was also …

Kenya cult leader charged with manslaughterTue, 23 Jan 2024 15:00:42 GMT Read More »

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday praised Ivory Coast for choosing a less militarised approach to security, on a tour to rally African democracies as crises engulf the region and world.Blinken was meeting separately with two key leaders on the same day — Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara, a veteran leader who has won …

Blinken sees Ivory Coast model on extremism on Africa tourTue, 23 Jan 2024 12:37:56 GMT Read More »

Hosts Ivory Coast were nervously waiting to discover their Africa Cup of Nations fate on Tuesday after a historic 4-0 hammering by Equatorial Guinea left them in danger of a group-stage exit from the competition.The Elephants are one of the traditional powerhouses of African football having won the AFCON title in 1992 and again in …

Shell-shocked hosts Ivory Coast await AFCON fateTue, 23 Jan 2024 11:05:38 GMT Read More »

Cameroon on Monday launched the first malaria vaccination programme to be offered nationwide and as a matter of routine, in a step the WHO has described as “historic”.The mosquito-borne disease kills more than 600,000 people a year — 95 percent of them in Africa — according to the World Health Organization.Children under five years old …

Cameroon launches historic large-scale malaria jab campaignTue, 23 Jan 2024 11:02:07 GMT Read More »

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday meets the presidents of Nigeria and Ivory Coast in a bid to forge a united front with key African democracies as crises engulf the world.In Abidjan, Blinken will meet Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara, a veteran leader who has won US praise for consolidating democracy, before heading to …

Blinken to meet key West African presidents to rally supportTue, 23 Jan 2024 09:19:38 GMT Read More »