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Portugal will dispatch soldiers in the first half of April to Mozambique where they will train local troops following an attack by Islamist insurgents on the town of Palma, Lusa news agency said on Tuesday, citing a defense ministry source.
Read More »Stampede at Magufuli tribute killed 45 people, say Tanzanian police
Tanzanian police announced Tuesday that 45 people had died during a stampede in Dar es Salaam on March 21 as mourners paid their last respects to the late president John Magufuli.
Read More »Ivory Coast awaits critical ICC ruling on Gbagbo’s acquittal
The International Criminal Court will rule on Wednesday whether to uphold the acquittal of Ivory Coast’s former president Laurent Gbagbo, the first head of state to stand trial at the tribunal.
Read More »Tanzanie: plus de 40 morts dans une bousculade lors d’un hommage au président Magufuli
La police tanzanienne a annoncé, mardi, que 45 personnes sont décédées dans une bousculade survenue au stade de Dar es Salam, où était organisé un hommage au président défunt John Magufuli.
Read More »Acquittement de Laurent Gbagbo : décision de la CPI mercredi
La Cour pénale internationale (CPI) va statuer, mercredi, sur l’acquittement de l’ex-président ivoirien Laurent Gbagbo. Accusé de crimes contre l’humanité commis en 2010 et 2011 au cours des violences post-électorales en Côte d’Ivoire, il est le premier chef d’État à être jugé devant ce tribunal.
Read More »Bombardement de Bouaké en Côte d’Ivoire de 2004 : le procès s’ouvre à Paris
Le procès de trois pilotes jugés par défaut pour le bombardement meurtrier de la base française de Bouaké s’est ouvert ce lundi à Paris. Un ex-mercenaire bélarusse et deux officiers ivoiriens sont accusés d’avoir tué neuf militaires français en 2004, en pleine crise politico-militaire en Côte d’Ivoire. Neuf soldats français …
Read More »Mozambique: Islamic State Group claims control of besieged Palma town
In tonight’s edition: The Islamic State Group claims responsbility for seizing the northern town of Palma in Mozambique. It’s the latest attack in an escalating Islamist insurgency sweeping the region. Tensions erupt between students and the government in South africa over free higher education. Our correspondents on the ground went to find …
Read More »‘To regain its standing in Libya, France must restore the credibility it lost’
France reopened its embassy in Tripoli on Monday after a seven-year closure, in a show of support for Libya’s new unity government. A decade after French forces helped topple strongman Muammar Gaddafi, FRANCE 24 takes a look at France’s damaged standing in the North African country in an interview with …
Read More »Niger’s President-elect Bazoum warns of risk of ‘intercommunal conflict’
Niger’s President-elect Mohamed Bazoum granted an exclusive interview to FRANCE 24 and RFI in the capital Niamey. Bazoum, who will take office on April 2, called the deadly clashes that followed the announcement of his election win « artificial » and fleeting.
Read More »Islamic State group claims control of northern Mozambique town of Palma
The Islamic State group said Monday it had seized the coastal town of Palma in northern Mozambique, after days of fighting.
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