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“Sixteen killed.” “Seven killed.” “Thirty-one killed.” “People are eating cowhide to survive.” “The bombs are getting closer.” “They’re shooting people trying to run away.”These were the grim updates shared with AFP’s veteran Sudan correspondent Abdelmoneim Abu Idris Ali by people trapped in the 18-month-long siege of El-Fasher, a city overrun by the paramilitary Rapid Support …

The Sudanese who told the world what happened in El-FasherMon, 10 Nov 2025 14:14:46 GMT Read More »

A daughter of former South Africa president Jacob Zuma pleaded not guilty at the start of her trial Monday to charges of inciting 2021 riots that left more than 350 people dead.Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, 43, is accused of inciting terrorism and public violence via social media after her father was sent to prison in July 2021 …

S.Africa ex-president Zuma’s daughter pleads not guilty to inciting riotsMon, 10 Nov 2025 14:12:04 GMT Read More »

Hundreds gathered for a church service in Tanzania on Monday to pray for those killed by security forces during election violence, with the archbishop saying the country had “lost its dignity”.President Samia Suluhu Hassan was declared the winner of the October 29 poll with 98 percent of the vote, but the election sparked widespread protests …

Killing of Tanzania protesters ‘a disgrace before God’: archbishopMon, 10 Nov 2025 13:27:24 GMT Read More »

Sylvia Bongo, whose husband was ousted as Gabon’s leader in a 2023 coup, went on trial for graft on Monday, with the exiled former first lady the highest-profile absentee.Bongo, the 62-year-old wife of Ali Bongo, whose family ruled the central African country with an iron fist for 55 years, is accused of manipulating her husband …

Sylvia Bongo’s graft trial opens with Gabon’s ex-first lady in exileMon, 10 Nov 2025 13:23:57 GMT Read More »

With reports of heavy weapons fire and drone strikes in northern Ethiopia over the past week, there are fears the region is returning to the devastating warfare it experienced between 2020 and 2022.AFP looks at the latest flaring of violence in Ethiopia’s Tigray and Afar regions, which threatens to upend a fragile peace deal.- What …

What we know on renewed fighting in north EthiopiaMon, 10 Nov 2025 12:34:31 GMT Read More »

Jihadists who have imposed a crippling fuel blockade in Mali want to topple the military junta and impose Islamist rule, but not necessarily rule themselves, France’s foreign intelligence chief said Monday.Speaking as France prepares this week to mark 10 years since the November 13, 2015 jihadist attacks in Paris that left 130 dead, Nicolas Lerner …

Mali jihadists seeking Islamist control, not to rule themselves: French spy chiefMon, 10 Nov 2025 12:19:19 GMT Read More »

Clashes between rival jihadist factions in northeast Nigeria have claimed some 200 lives in the restive Lake Chad area, intelligence, militia and jihadist sources told AFP Monday. Fighting between Boko Haram and rival militants from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) group broke out in Dogon Chiku on the shores of Lake Chad on Sunday, …

Jihadist turf war kills around 200 in Nigeria: sourcesMon, 10 Nov 2025 10:48:14 GMT Read More »

Manchester United striker Bryan Mbeumo notched his fourth goal in his last four appearances at the weekend, opening the scoring in a 2-2 Premier League draw at Tottenham Hotspur.The 26-year-old Cameroon star will switch his attention to the 20026 World Cup this week as the Indomitable Lions face the Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday …

African players in Europe: In-form Mbeumo scores againMon, 10 Nov 2025 09:06:42 GMT Read More »

Locals in Assinie reminisce about the old days when the now-shuttered Club Med in southeastern Ivory Coast provided jobs aplenty.European holidaymakers once flocked to the endless sandy white beaches and idyllic waters of Assinie, located 90 kilometres (56 miles) east of the economic capital Abidjan and near the Ghanaian border.The fishing village’s former Club Med …

From Club Med to Beverly Hills: Assinie, the Ivorian RivieraMon, 10 Nov 2025 07:02:40 GMT Read More »

Namnyak, a Maasai herder in north Tanzania, fears a carbon credit scheme linked to Volkswagen — dismissed by NGOs as “greenwashing” — could destroy her community’s way of life.Under the scheme, local Maasai are being offered money to keep their cattle on a strict “rotational grazing” scheme so that the grass grows longer and captures …

Tanzania Maasai fear VW ‘greenwashing’ carbon credit schemeMon, 10 Nov 2025 03:17:19 GMT Read More »