A heavy security presence on Monday evening thwarted for a straight third day youth-led protests across several Moroccan cities, where demonstrators have sought to rally for improvements to the public health and education systems. Story by Oliver Farry and Sophie Samaille.

In Ireland, Brian Friel’s Translations is one of the country’s most celebrated plays.Themes of linguistic imperialism, colonial power, and identity run throughout and now for the first time in West Africa, Translations is premiering in Dakar with a Senegalese cast at a moment when France’s colonial legacy is being increasingly …

🇲🇬 President Andry Rajoelina announced on Monday that he had dismissed his government after deadly protests erupted over recurring water and electricity shortages in the Indian Ocean nation.

After seven days, the cycling Road World Championships came to an end on Sunday in the Rwandan capital. These championships were the first ever to be held in Africa, more than a century after the competition was created. Details by FRANCE 24 correspondent in Kigali, Juliette Montilly.

As campaigning starts on Saturday for Cameroon’s presidential election, the nation is puzzling over the whereabouts of the lead candidate: its 92-year-old leader, Paul Biya, the world’s oldest head of state. In power since 1982 and seeking an eighth term in office in the October 12 polls, Biya left the …

There were more protests in Madagascar on Monday, even as President Andry Rajoelina tried to quell popular outrage by firing the government. There have been days of unrest across the country over its crumbling infrastructure. On Monday, the UN estimated that at least 22 people had died in crackdowns on …

Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina said on Monday he was dissolving the government following days of youth-led protests over repeated water and power cuts in the Indian Ocean nation. The UN says at least 22 people have been killed and more than 100 injured in the unrest, condemning the government’s « violent …

Madagascar n’a plus de gouvernement. Le président Andry Rajoelina l’a annoncé ce soir dans une allocution. Cette décision fait suite à des manifestations qui ont fait 22 morts depuis jeudi. Les manifestants, qui protestaient contre les délestages, réclament désormais le départ du président. 

À Madagascar, de nouvelles manifestations ont secoué lundi plusieurs villes dont Antananarivo, où la police a fait usage de gaz lacrymogènes. Vêtus de noir, les manifestants ont scandé des chants appelant à la démission du président Andry Rajoelina, qui doit s’exprimer à la télévision à 20 h locales (17 h GMT) selon un …

Demonstrators in Madagascar’s capital Antananaivon flouted a ban from authorities to protest against the nation’s water and electricity outages on September 25. Our Observers who attended the protests described the security forces’ response as violent and disproportionate: tear gas being deployed at close proximity and vehicles ploughing into the crowd, …