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Reuters Breaking News Editor for Sub-Saharan Africa.
Reuters Special Report - Congo’s hidden victims: Child survivors recount gang rape, sexual slavery by M23 forces -
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Child survivors recount gang rape, sexual slavery by M23 forces
M23 rebels and other fighters in Congo are using sexual violence as a weapon of war. Child survivors share their stories of gang rape, sexual slavery and abuse.
https://www.reuters.com/investigations/congos-hidden-victims-child-survivors-recount-gang-rape-sexual-slavery-by-m23-2025-12-11/
about 1 month ago
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#Benin
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Benin government says armed forces foil coup attempt
Benin's government said on Sunday its armed forces had foiled a coup attempt after a group of soldiers in the West African nation claimed on national television to have seized power.
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/soldiers-benins-national-television-claim-have-seized-power-2025-12-07/
about 1 month ago
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Army officers say they have seized power in Guinea-Bissau -
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https://www.reuters.com/world/sustained-gunfire-near-guinea-bissau-election-commission-building-witnesses-say-2025-11-26/
about 2 months ago
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Cameroon's Biya declared vote winner, opposition reports gunfire -
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Cameroon's Biya re-elected at 92, opposition reports gunfire
Cameroon's President Paul Biya, the world's oldest serving ruler, secured an eighth term in office on Monday, vote results showed, as the main opposition challenger who has also claimed victory reported gunfire near his home.
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/cameroons-biya-wins-re-election-official-results-show-2025-10-27/
3 months ago
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Cameroon opposition protests intensify ahead of presidential results -
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https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/cameroon-detains-opposition-figures-ahead-presidential-results-2025-10-26/
3 months ago
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Four killed in Cameroon protests ahead of election results, opposition says -
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Four killed in Cameroon protests ahead of election results, opposition says
At least four people were killed by gunshots in opposition protests in Cameroon's commercial capital Douala on Sunday, according to the campaign of presidential candidate Issa Tchiroma, who is seeking to oust veteran leader Paul Biya.
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/four-killed-cameroon-protests-ahead-election-results-opposition-says-2025-10-26/
3 months ago
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A journey to belong: migrants describe ten years in Europe
Ten years ago, one million migrants poured into Europe, fleeing conflict and poverty. A decade on, four migrants who spoke to Reuters feel torn.
https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/migration-europe-anniversary/
5 months ago
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Cameroon's Biya, 92, announces bid for eighth presidential term -
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Cameroon's Biya, 92, announces bid for eighth presidential term
Cameroon's President Paul Biya, the world's oldest serving head of state at 92, will run for re-election in this year's presidential vote on October 12, a post on the president's X account said on Sunday.
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/cameroons-biya-92-announces-bid-eighth-presidential-term-2025-07-13/
6 months ago
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Gabon interim president Nguema will run in April presidential election -
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Gabon interim president Nguema will run in April presidential election
Gabon's interim President Brice Oligui Nguema will run in the Central African nation's presidential election scheduled for April 12, he said on Monday.
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/gabon-interim-president-nguema-will-run-april-presidential-election-2025-03-03/
11 months ago
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Reuters Newsmaker: Rwanda’s James
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Rwanda’s Kabarebe, sanctioned by US over ties to Congo rebels, is Kagame's 'hatchet man'
When Rwanda's ex-spy chief Patrick Karegeya was murdered in South Africa in 2014, his former brother-in-arms James Kabarebe was blunt: "When you choose to be a dog, you die like a dog."
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/kagames-hatchet-man-kabarebe-named-by-us-rwandas-liaison-congo-rebels-2025-02-24/
11 months ago
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US sanctions Rwandan minister James Kabarebe, militant over Congo conflict -
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US sanctions Rwandan minister, militant over DRC conflict, says Treasury
The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday imposed sanctions on a Rwandan government minister and a senior member of an armed group for their alleged role in the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to a statement.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us-sanctions-rwandan-minister-militant-over-drc-conflict-says-treasury-2025-02-20/
11 months ago
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Congo troops pull back as M23 rebels take airport near Bukavu -
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Congo M23 rebels take airport near Bukavu as president seeks support abroad
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have taken control of the strategic Kavumu airport that serves Bukavu, the region's second biggest city, the rebel alliance and a civil security source said on Friday.
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/congo-m23-rebels-seize-two-more-towns-president-seeks-support-abroad-2025-02-14/
11 months ago
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'No thanks': White South Africans turn down Trump's immigration offer -
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'No thanks': White South Africans turn down Trump's immigration offer
U.S. President Donald Trump's offer to rehouse white South Africans as refugees fleeing persecution may not spur quite the rush he anticipates, as even right-wing white lobby groups want to "tackle the injustices" of Black majority rule on home soil.
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/no-thanks-white-south-africans-turn-down-trumps-immigration-offer-2025-02-09/
11 months ago
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#Congo's
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Congo's M23 rebels consolidate control over a devastated Goma
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels appeared to have consolidated their control over Goma, with eastern Congo's largest city mostly quiet on Wednesday apart from sporadic gunfire in some outlying districts, residents said.
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/rwandas-kagame-says-he-agrees-with-us-need-ceasefire-congo-2025-01-29/
12 months ago
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#Congo
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Congo protesters attack Kinshasa embassies over conflict in east
Police in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) fired tear gas at protesters in the capital, Kinshasa, on Tuesday, after embassies were attacked over the conflict in the country's east.
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/congo-protesters-attack-kinshasa-embassies-over-conflict-east-2025-01-28/
12 months ago
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#Congo
rebel gains to boost illicit mineral trade through
#Rwanda
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M23 rebels in Goma: gains to boost illicit mineral trade through Rwanda, analysts say
The rebels, which Rwanda denies supporting, have long been funded at least in part by the illicit mineral trade.
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/congo-rebel-gains-boost-illicit-mineral-trade-through-rwanda-analysts-say-2025-01-28/
12 months ago
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Reuters Analysis - Rise of Rwanda-backed
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rebels in
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Congo fighting: Rise of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels harder to stop this time
M23's last occupation of Goma was short-lived, and within a year they were a defeated force. This time, things are different.
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/rwanda-backed-m23s-deja-vu-rise-congo-harder-stop-this-time-2025-01-28/
12 months ago
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#Congo's
M23 rebels take control of Goma airport, embassies attacked in capital -
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Congo rebels face some resistance in Goma, more peacekeepers killed
Gunfire rippled across east Congo's largest city Goma where Rwandan-backed M23 rebels still faced pockets of resistance from army and pro-government militias on Tuesday, while another four South African peacekeepers were killed.
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/rwanda-backed-congo-rebels-face-pockets-resistance-after-entering-goma-2025-01-28/
12 months ago
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#Congo's
ex-election chief Corneille Nangaa turned rebel boss builds insurgency
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Congo's ex-election chief turned rebel boss builds insurgency
In 2018, Corneille Nangaa orchestrated the heavily criticised vote that handed President Felix Tshisekedi power. Today, he is the public face of a sprawling coalition of Congolese politicians and rebel groups fighting to oust him.
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/congos-ex-election-chief-turned-rebel-boss-builds-insurgency-2025-01-27/
12 months ago
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Rwandan-backed M23 rebels enter
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Rebels enter centre of Congo's Goma after claiming capture of city
It wasn't immediately clear if the Rwanda-backed rebel alliance had captured the whole of the lakeside city.
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/rebels-enter-centre-congos-goma-after-claiming-capture-city-2025-01-27/
12 months ago
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#Congo
severs ties with
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Congo repels overnight rebel advance on Goma city, say sources
Congolese troops pushed back an attempted overnight advance by Rwanda-backed rebels on the eastern city of Goma, two Congolese army sources said on Saturday, after the sound of nearby heavy bombardment rocked the city in the early hours.
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/congo-repels-overnight-rebel-advance-goma-city-say-sources-2025-01-25/
12 months ago
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Congo provincial military governor dies in rebel offensive -
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UN warns Congo's M23 conflict could spark regional war
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that eastern Congo's M23 conflict risks spiralling into a broader regional war, his spokesperson said in a statement, condemning the rebels' capture of another strategic town, Sake.
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/un-warns-congos-m23-conflict-could-spark-regional-war-2025-01-24/
12 months ago
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Thousands uprooted as Congo M23 rebels near Goma in major advance -
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Thousands uprooted as Congo M23 rebels near Goma in major advance
Laden with just the possessions they can carry, thousands of displaced people have reached the outskirts of the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, fleeing a rapid M23 rebel advance that has taken more territory than ever before.
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/thousands-uprooted-congo-m23-rebels-near-goma-major-advance-2025-01-23/
12 months ago
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Ghana’s Mahama returns as president, vowing to boost economy -
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Ghana’s Mahama returns as president, vowing to boost economy
John Dramani Mahama was sworn in for a second term as Ghana's president on Tuesday at a ceremony in the capital Accra, pledging to overcome public discontent by boosting the economy and creating much-needed jobs.
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ghanas-mahama-returns-president-facing-old-problems-2025-01-07/
about 1 year ago
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How Kenya police cover up killings of anti-government protesters -
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How Kenya police hid killings of anti-government protesters
Charles Owino was killed by a gunshot during protests. Kenya’s police recorded his death as a road accident. Reuters investigates an alleged cover-up of protester killings.
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/how-kenya-police-cover-up-killings-anti-government-protesters-2025-01-06/
about 1 year ago
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Ivory Coast president says French forces to withdraw -
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Ivory Coast president says French forces to withdraw
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said on Tuesday that French forces would withdraw from the West African nation, continuing the former colonial power's military exit from the region.
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ivory-coast-president-says-french-forces-withdraw-2024-12-31/
about 1 year ago
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#Mozambique
prison riot leaves 33 dead as civil unrest grips country -
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Mozambique prison riot leaves 33 dead as civil unrest grips country
A prison riot in Mozambique's capital Maputo left 33 people dead and 15 injured, the country's police general commander Bernardino Rafael said on Wednesday, as civil unrest linked to October's disputed election continues.
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/mozambique-police-commander-says-33-dead-1500-escaped-maputo-prison-riot-2024-12-25/
about 1 year ago
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An illuminated Santa Claus and other light installations are displayed during Christmas celebrations in
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about 1 year ago
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Angelo Guessan, 22, a young Ivorian art student and street artist, works in a mural depicting the face of a traditional dancer, during the first edition of Graff Ivoire, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast November 13, 2024. REUTERS/Luc Gnago
about 1 year ago
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A man pushes a cart while he walks past street artists painting murals during the first edition of Graff Ivoire in Abidjan, Ivory Coast November 11, 2024. REUTERS/Luc Gnago
about 1 year ago
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Reuters Exclusive:
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#Apple
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Exclusive: Congo files criminal complaints against Apple in Europe over conflict minerals
The Democratic Republic of Congo has filed criminal complaints against Apple subsidiaries in France and Belgium, accusing the tech firm of using conflict minerals in its supply chain, lawyers for the Congolese government told Reuters.
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/society-equity/congo-files-criminal-complaints-against-apple-europe-over-conflict-minerals-2024-12-17/
about 1 year ago
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Congo and Rwanda say peace talks in Angola will not take place -
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Congo and Rwanda say peace talks in Angola will not take place
The DRC said Rwanda made the signing of a peace agreement conditional on Congo holding direct talks with M23 rebels, which Congo rejected.
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/congo-rwanda-say-peace-talks-angola-will-not-take-place-2024-12-15/
about 1 year ago
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West Africa bloc offers junta-led states six months to rethink exit -
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West Africa bloc offers junta-led states six months to rethink exit
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will have a six-month grace period after their scheduled exit from West Africa's main political and economic group next month during which the ECOWAS bloc will try to persuade them to stay, the bloc's leaders agreed on Sunday.
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/w-africa-bloc-offers-junta-led-states-six-months-rethink-exit-2024-12-15/
about 1 year ago
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#Ghana
will not quit IMF deal but wants changes, says president-elect -
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Ghana will not quit IMF deal but wants changes, says president-elect
Ghana's President-elect John Dramani Mahama has said he will not abandon the country's $3 billion rescue package with the International Monetary Fund, but wants to review the deal to tackle wasteful state spending and upgrade the energy sector.
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ghana-will-not-quit-imf-deal-wants-changes-says-president-elect-2024-12-14/
about 1 year ago
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Ghana electoral commission declares ex-President Mahama election winner -
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Ghana's ex-president Mahama wins presidential election with 56.55% of vote, electoral commission says
Ghana's electoral commission on Monday declared ex-president and main opposition leader John Dramani Mahama winner of Saturday's presidential election with 56.55% of the vote, according to provisional results.
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ghanas-ex-president-mahama-wins-presidential-election-with-5655-vote-electoral-2024-12-09/
about 1 year ago
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It is a wrap in
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Ghana's former president Mahama wins election
Ghana's former president John Dramani Mahama has staged a political comeback by winning the West African nation's presidential election after his rival Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia conceded defeat on Sunday.
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ghanas-former-president-mahama-wins-election-2024-12-08/
about 1 year ago
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Ghana counts votes amid hopes for better times
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Ghana counts votes amid hopes for better times
Twelve candidates are vying to succeed President Nana Akufo-Addo.
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ghana-holds-election-amid-hopes-better-economic-times-2024-12-07/
about 1 year ago
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#Ghana
counting votes after legislative and presidential elections on Saturday. Jamestown, Accra
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about 1 year ago
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Ghana votes amid hopes for better economic times -
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Ghana votes amid hopes for better economic times
Ghana held a presidential and parliamentary election on Saturday amid hopes for an economic revival after the worst financial crisis in a generation, which led to a major debt default in the West African nation.
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ghana-holds-election-amid-hopes-better-economic-times-2024-12-07/
about 1 year ago
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#Ghanavotes
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Ghanaians voting in presidential and parliamentary elections. Jamestown, Accra
about 1 year ago
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Burkina Faso junta fires prime minister, dissolves government -
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Burkina Faso junta fires prime minister, dissolves government
Burkina Faso's ruling junta has dismissed Prime Minister Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de Tambela and dissolved the government, a decree issued by the office of military leader Ibrahim Traore said on Friday.
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/burkina-faso-junta-fires-prime-minister-dissolves-government-2024-12-06/
about 1 year ago
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#Ghana
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about 1 year ago
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Ghana's presidential frontrunners in last-minute rally for votes -
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about 1 year ago
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Last day of campaigning in Accra, Ghana ahead of elections on Saturday.
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about 1 year ago
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Namibia elects Nandi-Ndaitwah as first female president -
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about 1 year ago
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Guinea stadium crush kills 56 people after disputed refereeing decision -
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about 1 year ago
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Sunset. Pointe des Almadies.
#Dakar
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about 1 year ago
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France on the back foot in Africa after Chadian snub
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France on the back foot in Africa after Chadian snub
A French plan to significantly reduce its military presence in West and central Africa risks backfiring and further diminishing the former colonial power's influence in the region at a time when Russia is gaining ground.
https://www.reuters.com/world/france-back-foot-africa-after-chadian-snub-2024-11-29/
about 1 year ago
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What are the key issues for investors in Ghana's election?
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What are the key issues for investors in Ghana's election?
Ghanaians go to the polls on Dec. 7 to choose a new president and parliament in an election investors are watching closely to determine how the winner will steer an economy emerging from debt default.
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/what-are-key-issues-investors-ghanas-election-2024-11-29/
about 1 year ago
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Former Liberia warlord Prince Johnson dies at 72 -
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about 1 year ago
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