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The rib eye steak that Matthieu Msellati was tucking into at a restaurant in Tchibanga in southwestern Gabon unusually came from a cattle ranch less than 50 kilometres (30 miles) away.Eating locally sourced food is still a rarity in the oil-rich central African country, which imports almost everything it eats but has a growing appetite …

Import-reliant Gabon gets taste for local beefTue, 30 Sep 2025 05:41:07 GMT Read More »

Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina on Monday sacked his government following days of deadly unrest which the United Nations said has left at least 22 people dead.   Thousands have poured onto the streets of the Indian Ocean nation to protest against repeated water and electricity outages. Police have responded with a heavy hand, firing teargas and rubber …

Madagascar president sacks government following deadly protestsTue, 30 Sep 2025 01:19:15 GMT Read More »

Dozens of youths were detained on Monday in Morocco on the third day of protests calling for education and public health reforms, according to a local rights group and AFP reporters.Security forces have been trying to prevent groups of young people from gathering since Saturday and AFP journalists saw police arrest dozens of people.”The people …

Dozens arrested on third day of Morocco protestsMon, 29 Sep 2025 21:08:50 GMT Read More »

South Africa have forfeited a 2026 World Cup qualifying match against Lesotho for fielding an ineligible player, world football governing body FIFA announced on Monday.South Africa’s 2-0 victory on March 21 in Polokwane has been replaced with a 3-0 defeat meaning they drop to second place in Group C of the African qualifiers, behind Benin …

S. Africa lose World Cup qualifying points over ineligible playerMon, 29 Sep 2025 18:17:16 GMT Read More »

Thousands gathered for renewed anti-government demonstrations Monday in several cities across Madagascar including the capital where security forces dispersed crowds with tear gas, AFP journalists saw.The Indian Ocean island nation, among the world’s poorest, has experienced frequent popular uprisings since gaining independence in 1960, including mass protests in 2009 that forced former president Marc Ravalomanana …

Madagascar protests reignite as police launch tear gasMon, 29 Sep 2025 14:36:34 GMT Read More »

West Africans deported by the United States to Ghana are now fending for themselves in Togo after being dumped in the country without documents, lawyers and deportees have told AFP.The latest chapter in US President Donald Trump’s vast, opaque deportation programme, their saga became public earlier this month when Ghanaian leader John Mahama disclosed that …

West Africans deported by US to Ghana dumped in Togo without papersMon, 29 Sep 2025 14:29:50 GMT Read More »

Guinea’s presidential election will be held on December 28, the presidency of the junta-ruled country announced in a decree read out on state television Saturday.The announcement came a day after the Supreme Court confirmed the result of a referendum to approve a new constitution, paving the way for the elections.Opposition parties had called on voters …

Guinea presidential vote set for December 28Mon, 29 Sep 2025 13:38:51 GMT Read More »

Thousands gathered for renewed anti-government demonstrations Monday in several cities across Madagascar including the capital where security forces dispersed crowds with tear gas, AFP journalists saw.Two days of protests last week erupted in clashes with police as mostly young demonstrators, called to action on social media through a movement called “Gen Z”, voiced anger at …

Madagascar protests reignite as police launch tear gasMon, 29 Sep 2025 11:05:49 GMT Read More »

Cameroon’s elderly president Paul Biya was absent from the country on Sunday as campaigning kicked into high gear for October 12 polls to decide who will fill his position.The 92-year-old — the world’s oldest head of state, in power since 1982 — is seeking an eighth term in office.But he left Cameroon a week ago …

Incumbent absent as Cameroon presidential campaigning picks upSun, 28 Sep 2025 21:04:51 GMT Read More »

Scores of people were arrested Sunday in Morocco during a second consecutive day of scattered protests called by a group seeking educational and public health reforms, according to a local rights group and AFP journalists.In Rabat, security forces prevented groups of young people from gathering in several places in the city centre, where dozens were …

Scores arrested on second day of Morocco protests: NGOSun, 28 Sep 2025 20:40:07 GMT Read More »