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Sierra Leone, Togo, Ghana, Nigeria and several more countries in West Africa are in the midst of an overlooked opioid crisis that’s crippling the population and devastating families. The drugs that are fueling this crisis aren’t made in makeshift labs, but imported by the millions from India’s pharmaceutical industry.
Read More »Arms deliveries and Africa Corps training: How Russia is bolstering its presence in Madagascar
From deliveries of drones and armoured vehicles to training sessions led by Russian Africa Corps instructors, security cooperation between Madagascar and Russia has intensified since the October 2025 coup. Russia’s growing influence is expanding into other sectors as well, raising questions within parts of Malagasy civil society.
Read More »Three infected people taken off hantavirus-hit cruise ship for treatment
Three people infected with hantavirus are being taken off a cruise ship stricken by the deadly disease while the ship was anchored off the coast of Cape Verde, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. Health officials confirmed the presence of the rare Andes strain, the only known form of the …
Read More »Nigeria to evacuate citizens from South Africa after attacks
In tonight’s edition, Nigeria is stepping in to bring its citizens home after fresh anti-immigration protests in South Africa. Also, Sudan is ramping up accusations after a series of drone strikes, including an attack on Khartoum airport: it says the drones came from Ethiopia and were supplied by the UAE. And Paris is …
Read More »Tchad : L’attaque d’une base militaire attribuée au groupe djihadiste Boko Haram
Cette attaque du groupe djihadiste Boko Haram qui a visé une base militaire de l’armée tchadienne située à Barka Tolorom, sur la rive du lac Tchad. Le bilan officiel est d’au moins 23 morts et 26 blessés, tandis que les opérations de ratissage sont en cours.
Read More »Rebel groups in Mali capture a drone control station
Two rebel groups seized the city of Kidal in Mali on April 26. One of the sites they captured houses a ground control station for drones once operated by the Malian Army.
Read More »Crise au Mali : « la junte doit partir », estime l’opposant Étienne Fakaba Sissoko
Porte-parole de la Coalition des forces pour la République (CFR), avec à sa tête l’imam Mahmoud Dicko, Étienne Fakaba Sissoko a estimé sur France 24 que « la junte est la seule responsable de la situation catastrophique » au Mali, où une alliance de séparatistes et de jihadistes a mené des attaques sans …
Read More »Jailed French sports journalist drops Algeria appeal in hopes of presidential pardon
French journalist Christophe Gleizes has dropped an appeal against his imprisonment in Algeria in the hopes of securing his release through a presidential pardon, his family said on Tuesday. Gleizes was arrested in 2024 at the height of diplomatic tensions between France and Algeria.
Read More »Mali : « Le Jnim est conscient qu’il a besoin d’une alliance plus large pour faire chuter la junte »
Un climat de fébrilité règne à Bamako, où les forces de la junte ont procédé à plusieurs arrestations après les attaques du 25 avril menées par les combattants du Jnim et ses alliés indépendantistes touaregs. Une répression qui pourrait pousser les oppositions maliennes à se rapprocher du groupe jihadiste, selon …
Read More »Assimi Goita appoints himself defence minister
In tonight’s programme, Mali’s junta leader Assimi Goita appoints himself defence minister after the killing of his predecessor in a wave of attacks. About 150 people are still stranded in isolation on a ship off Cape Verde’s coast. With the 2026 Venice Biennale fast approaching, Senegal is turning gold into a powerful …
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