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Development planning is a key transformative tool to strengthen resilience and sustainable development in Africa

Development planning is a key transformative tool to strengt...

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Addis Ababa, 24 April 2024 (ECA) - African countries should effectively dep ...

Kenyan police say a total of 13 people have been killed in flash floods in Nairobi this week. By SIMON MAINA AFP

155 killed in Tanzania as heavy rains lash East Africa

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At least 155 people have died in Tanzania as torrential rains linked to El ...

Macron also praised the strength of ties with the UK. By Christophe PETIT TESSON POOLAFP

France's Macron blasts 'ineffective' UK Rwanda deportation l...

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French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday said Britain's plan to send as ...

Police said there are still missing people following the floods. By SIMON MAINA AFP

Kenya on alert as flood death toll reaches 13

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The death toll from flash floods in Kenya's capital Nairobi has risen to 13 ...

Amanuel Sileshi AFP

Mauritania president to run for second term in June polls

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Mauritania President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani said Wednesday he would run for ...

Togo President Faure Gnassingbe's Union for the Republic Party dominates parliament ahead of the April 29 elections. By Dodo ADOGLI AFP

Togo opposition asks W.Africa court to overturn reforms

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Togo's opposition parties have filed a lawsuit with a West African court in ...

Amanuel Sileshi AFP

Mauritania president says running for second term in June po...

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Mauritania President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani said Wednesday he would run for ...

Djibouti. By Nalini LEPETIT-CHELLA, Herv BOUILLY AFP

Death toll in migrant boat capsize off Djibouti rises to 24:...

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The death toll from a migrant boat disaster off Djibouti this week has rise ...

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Apr 24, 2024

President Faure Gnassingbe C has been accused by Togo's opposition of seeking to use constitutional reform to extend his grip on power. By Kola Sulaimon AFP Critics fear Togo reforms leave little room for change in election

Apr 23, 2024

Kabylia declares independence from Algeria Kabylia declares independence from Algeria

Apr 23, 2024

AFP - JOHN WESSELS Senegal's new leader calls for a rethink of the country's relationship with the ...

Apr 22, 2024

All aboard! A wooden whaler passes by on the Congo River, near the capital Kinshasa. By Arsene Mpiana AFP Up the Congo River on an eventful voyage aboard 'God's Miracle'

Apr 22, 2024

Protesters hold banners reading 'Gas, oil, zircon, iron, gold, fish, salt, forest, land, country' during a march in 2019. By Seyllou AFP Senegal's renegotiation of oil, mining contracts is 'risky': experts

Apr 22, 2024

Military spending rose across the globe with particularly large increases in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, according to a new report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute SIPRI. By Menahem KAHANA AFP Conflicts push military spending to 'all-time high': report

Apr 21, 2024

Africa should invest in Science, technology and innovation to build a prosperous, just and sustainable future Africa should invest in Science, technology and innovation to build a prosperous...

Apr 21, 2024

AFP - - US to withdraw military personnel from Niger

Apr 20, 2024

Protesters urge US troops to leave Niger during a demonstration in Niamey on April 13, 2024. By - AFPFile US agrees to pull troops from key drone host Niger: officials

Apr 19, 2024

Gnassingbe has been in power since 2005 after succeeding his father. By PIUS UTOMI EKPEI AFP Togo lawmakers approve contested political reform

Apr 19, 2024

Burkina Faso. By AFP Burkina Faso expels French diplomats for 'subversive activities'

Apr 18, 2024

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Apr 17, 2024

France's President Emmanuel Macron centre and his Centrafrican counterpart Faustin-Archange Touadera left are aiming for a 'constructive partnership', the French leader's office said. By Bertrand GUAY AFP France, C.Africa leaders set sights on 'constructive partnership'

Apr 17, 2024

The demolition in Piassa is part of an urban renewal scheme for Addis Ababa. By Michele Spatari AFP Ethiopians mourn the destruction of historic Piassa district

Apr 16, 2024

The Ivory Coast team, winners of the 2024 African Cup of Nations CAN, and supporters on the Alassane Ouattara bridge in Abidjan in February. By Sia KAMBOU AFPFile Behind the growth, Ivory Coast's debt fuels debate

Apr 15, 2024

Hundreds hit streets in Niger demanding departure of US troops Hundreds hit streets in Niger demanding departure of US troops

Apr 15, 2024

Letsile Tebogo from Botswana shows his 200 metres bronze medal after the 2023 world championships in Budapest.. By ANDREJ ISAKOVIC AFP Botswana sprint diamond Tebogo eyes double Olympic gold

Apr 14, 2024

Thousands of people gathered in Foumban to celebrate the opening of the museum. By Daniel Beloumou Olomo AFP Cameroon opens museum honouring oldest sub-Saharan kingdom

Apr 14, 2024

Publish loan agreements by Obasanjo, YarAdua, Jonathan, Buhari, SERAP tells Tinubu Publish loan agreements by Obasanjo, Yar’Adua, Jonathan, Buhari, SERAP tells Tin...

Apr 14, 2024

AFP - MICHAEL TEWELDE Killing of politician from Ethiopia's Oromia region sparks fear of unrest