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A former adviser to Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh said Tuesday he will run against him in April elections, denouncing “democratic backsliding” in the small but highly strategic Horn of Africa nation.Djibouti has been ruled with an iron fist since 1999 by 77-year-old Guelleh, known as “IOG”, with the removal of a constitutional age limit …

Former adviser to stand against Djibouti’s strongman leaderTue, 16 Dec 2025 08:15:52 GMT Read More »

Maasai women erupted with mocking heckles as a community elder, wrapped in a traditional red blanket, claimed that female genital mutilation had all but stopped in their community in southern Kenya.The women know that mutilating young girls by removing their clitoris and inner labia — framed as a rite of passage — is still an …

Kenyan girls still afflicted by genital mutilation years after banTue, 16 Dec 2025 08:05:32 GMT Read More »

A flash flood in a Moroccan coastal town has killed at least 37 people, local officials said on Monday, as search and rescue operations continued.Drought-hit Morocco often faces severe weather, but Sunday’s flooding in Safi is already the deadliest such disaster in at least a decade.A muddy torrent swept cars and bins from the streets …

Flash flood kills dozens in Morocco townMon, 15 Dec 2025 18:48:48 GMT Read More »

A French court Monday handed ex-rebel leader Roger Lumbala a 30-year jail term over complicity in crimes against humanity during the Second Congo War in what activists hailed a “historic” verdict.Lumbala, a 67-year-old accused of being one of the masterminds of atrocities including rape and torture in the Democratic Republic of Congo from 2002 to …

France court jails DR Congo ex-rebel leader Lumbala for 30 yearsMon, 15 Dec 2025 18:20:03 GMT Read More »

In Kadugli, a besieged city in Sudan’s Kordofan region, escalating violence and worsening famine have left civilians trapped in a state of constant fear, according to testimonies gathered by AFP.Two and a half years of war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have ravaged the South Kordofan state capital, with strikes intensifying …

Trapped, starving and afraid in besieged Sudan cityMon, 15 Dec 2025 13:07:44 GMT Read More »

Manchester United star Bryan Mbeumo must handle the twin challenges of scoring and captaincy when playing for Cameroon at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco this month. With veteran striker Vincent Aboubakar surprisingly axed, the responsibility for scoring falls heavily on the 26-year-old who moved to Old Trafford from Brentford last July.Goals have been …

Mbeumo faces double Cameroon challenge at AFCONMon, 15 Dec 2025 06:02:05 GMT Read More »

Striker Mohamed Amoura is set to be a key figure as Algeria seek redemption at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in  Morocco after disastrous campaigns in the past two editions.The Desert Foxes won the premier African football competition a second time in 2019, edging Senegal 1-0 in the final in Cairo. But in two …

Striker Amoura has key role as Algeria seek AFCON redemptionMon, 15 Dec 2025 06:01:24 GMT Read More »

Mohamed Salah heads for Morocco this week to captain Egypt in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) amid uncertainty over his future at Liverpool. Salah came off the bench midway through the first half and set up the second goal in a 2-0 Premier League win over Brighton at the weekend. After the match, manager Arne Slot …

African players in Europe: Salah off to AFCON amid uncertaintyMon, 15 Dec 2025 06:00:57 GMT Read More »

With rifles at their feet, Burundian soldiers watch from behind barriers as more than 500 of their compatriots cross the Kavimvira border, returning home.The group of civilians had been stranded in the Democratic Republic of Congo by fighting after the M23 militia launched an offensive in early December.Days after signing a US-brokered peace deal in …

Civilians venture home after militia seizes DR Congo townMon, 15 Dec 2025 02:51:48 GMT Read More »

West African regional bloc ECOWAS on Sunday threatened “targeted sanctions” on anyone obstructing Guinea-Bissau’s return to civilian rule following last month’s coup.The announcement came as presidents from across the region met in Nigeria for a bi-annual meeting whose agenda was dominated by two recent coup attempts: a successful military takeover in Guinea-Bissau and a failed …

ECOWAS threatens ‘targeted sanctions’ over Guinea Bissau coupSun, 14 Dec 2025 21:06:36 GMT Read More »