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Senegal awaits report on French colonial-era massacre of Thiaroye

A long-awaited report on the World War II-era Thiaroye massacre will be submitted to the Senegalese presidency on Thursday, aiming to shed light on the colonial killing of dozens of African troops protesting over pay delays. French officials at the time said 35 people were killed – but historians say the …

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Massacre de Thiaroye : un Livre blanc remis jeudi au président sénégalais Diomaye Faye

Un Livre blanc sur le massacre de Thiaroye doit être remis jeudi au président sénégalais Bassirou Diomaye Faye. De nombreuses zones d’ombre subsistent sur cet évènement de 1944 lors duquel des tirailleurs africains qui réclamaient leurs soldes avaient été abattus par l’armée française.

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From survival to leadership: South Sudan’s youth on the frontline, rising up as architects of peace

To commemorate International Day of the Girl Child, Erin Ogunkeye welcomes South Sudanese activists Oyella and Agnès Comfort, whose commitment and work with the displaced and survivors of gender-based violence has been crucial. As war, early marriage, and education barriers devastate communities, these activists share with us the harrowing plight …

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Le Kenya en deuil après le décès du chef de l’opposition Raila Odinga

Le chef de l’opposition kényane Raila Odinga est décédé mercredi à 80 ans en Inde après un malaise, endeuillant le pays d’Afrique de l’Est et suscitant un séisme politique alors que se profile l’élection présidentielle de 2027. Des rassemblements et scènes de deuil ont éclaté à travers le Kenya qui …

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Gen Z’s moment? From Nepal to Madagascar, youth-led protests go global

Can we really draw a link between Nepal and Madagascar? Bangladesh and Peru? Indonesia and Morocco? Why the waves of defiance sweeping nations that are oceans apart? That defiance now bears a name: Gen Z protests. The generation born after 1997 has had its fill with corrupt elders who cling …

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Madagascar’s pattern of popular revolts gets its Gen Z update

Madagascar is experiencing its fifth political crisis since the island gained independence from France in 1960. President Andry Rajoelina fled the country on Monday after weeks of protest led by social media group Gen Z Madagascar, creating a power vacuum that has allowed the military to claim power – a situation that …

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Madagascar : qui est Michael Randrianirina, le nouvel homme fort de la Grande Île ?

À la tête du coup d’État militaire survenu mardi à Madagascar, le colonel Michael Randrianirina, critique acerbe de la présidence Rajoelina, s’affiche comme le nouveau dirigeant de l’île. Celui qui doit prochainement être investi président assure ne pas vouloir confisquer le pouvoir et promet des élections dans un délai maximum …

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La Gen Z, un nouveau souffle politique ?

À Madagascar, le colonel Michael Randrianirina a déclaré que les militaires avaient pris le pouvoir et dissous toutes les institutions, l’Assemblée nationale a voté la destitution du chef de l’État en exil. Dans la rue, ces annonces ont provoqué des scènes de liesse. La génération Z qui manifestait depuis plusieurs …

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Former Kenyan premier Raila Odinga, a key figure in African politics, dies at 80

Former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga, a key figure in African politics, has died of a heart attack in India, the Devamatha Hospital in India’s Kerala State confirmed on October 15, 2025. He was 80. FRANCE 24’s Emily Boyle looks back on the life of a man whose activism helped …

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Who is Michael Randrianirina, the colonel who toppled Madagascar’s president?

Colonel Michael Randrianirina, a senior officer in Madagascar’s elite CAPSAT military unit, took control of the African island nation on Tuesday after President Andry Rajoelina fled following weeks of youth-led protests. The officer, once jailed for mutiny, has suspended key state institutions and said it could take up to two …

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