Kenyan police on Thursday fired tear gas to clear pockets of protesters in Nairobi calling for President William Ruto’s resignation as a revamped cabinet was sworn in. At least 60 peope have been killed since the demonstrations began in mid-June. 

La police kényane a fait usage, jeudi, de gaz lacrymogène dans la capitale Nairobi, où de petits groupes de manifestants se sont rassemblés contre la politique du président William Ruto. Des journalistes ont été blessés.

The U.S. handed over its last military base in Niger — one of two crucial hubs for American counterterrorism operations in the country — to local authorities, the U.S. Department of Defense and Niger’s Ministry of Defense announced in a joint statement on Monday.

More than 8000 churches and mosques have been shut down in Rwanda this month for not meeting health and safety standards. Nearly half of the country’s places of worship have been found to be in violation of several regulations. Its the first major crackdown since a law tightening up operations …

South African film star and maker Connie Chiume has passed away at age 72. From 2018, she became an internationally known face for her roles in the two Black Panther blockbusters. But she was also popular in her homeland, long before that.

The civil war that has been raging in Sudan for almost 16 months has led to an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. More than half the population is facing « acute food insecurity », according to the United Nations. Nearly 26 million people are now in need of emergency humanitarian aid. FRANCE 24’s regional …

Recently appointed social affairs minister Kamel Madouri will take over as Tunisian prime minister after his predecessor, Ahmed Hachani, was removed for no explicit reason on Wednesday by President Kais Saied, whose reelection campaign is under scrutiny following the arrest of multiple presidential hopefuls.

Le Premier ministre tunisien Kaïs Saïed a limogé mercredi son Premier ministre Ahmed Hachani, remplacé par le ministre des Affaires sociales Kamel Madouri. Ahmed Hachani était en poste depuis le 1er août 2023.

It is the end of an era for Ugandan Josh Cheptegei. The crowned Olympic champion in the 10,000 m at the Stade de France on Saturday, announced on Tuesday that he would not be taking part in the 5,000 m at the Paris Games, where he is the defending champion.

Le capitaine Ibrahim Traoré a affirmé avoir déjoué une tentative de déstabilisation. Selon le président de la transition burkinabè, des officiers et des soldats en complicité avec des terroristes auraient planifié des attaques afin de prendre le pouvoir. Cette cellule aurait été dirigée par des services de renseignements occidentaux depuis …