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The Indomitable Lions become the first team to qualify for the knockout round as Vincent Aboubakar and Karl Toko-Ekambi score two goals each to beat Ethiopia 4-1 in Yaoundé. Meanwhile a 1-0 victory for Burkina Faso against Cape Verde leaves Group A wide open ahead of the final round of …

Le secrétaire général de l’ONU, Antonio Guterres, a demandé jeudi au gouvernement malien de présenter « un calendrier électoral acceptable », alors que la junte militaire au pouvoir ne prévoit plus d’élections le 27 février comme elle s’y était engagée.

In tonight’s edition : Nigeria’s ban on Twitter ends after seven months. Burkina Faso clinches a narrow 1 – 0 win over Cape Verde at the Africa Cup of Nations. The modest victory contrasts with Cameroon’s 4 – 1 win over Ethiopia. The hosts are the first through to the …

Sudanese anti-coup protesters stabbed to death a police general on Thursday, authorities said, as thousands who kept up rallies against an October military coup faced tear gas. 

The killing this week of a prominent senator from Cameroon’s anglophone western region, while the country hosts the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations, has put a spotlight on a conflict the government has tried to paper over. While President Paul Biya hails the tournament as a symbol of unity, his government’s …

The United Nations called Thursday on Mali’s ruling junta to announce an election timetable amid anger over its suggestion of staying in power for five years before holding a vote.

De nouvelles manifestations contre l’armée au pouvoir ont eu lieu, jeudi, au Soudan. Pour la première fois, la police, qui fait régulièrement état de dizaines de blessés dans ses rangs, a annoncé la mort d’un de ses généraux dans un défilé à Khartoum. Un évènement qui fait craindre une nouvelle …

In Uganda, grasshopper hunters work through the night to catch as many insects as possible. They are sold at dawn at markets, before being grilled. At each major crossroads in the capital, vendors offer them to passers-by, who can’t get enough. In baskets, on the ground or even directly in casseroles, these …

France is to press the European Union to agree sanctions against Mali after its military-dominated leadership shelved a timetable for elections, the French foreign minister said on Wednesday.

La compagnie Air France a annoncé, mercredi, la suspension de ses liaisons avec le Mali « avec effet immédiat », après que Paris a emboîté le pas à la Cédéao pour sanctionner la junte. L’Union européenne va aussi prendre des sanctions, a annoncé le chef de la diplomatie française, Jean-Yves Le Drian.