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The Senegal government on Friday vowed to use « all means necessary » to return order after police fired tear gas in clashes with supporters of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko as the interior minister said four people had died. 

Opposition parties led by two former presidents will try to shake the grip of Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara in a parliamentary election onSaturday, five months after a presidential vote that led todeadly unrest. 

Les Ivoiriens se rendent aux urnes, samedi, pour élire 255 députés dans 205 circonscriptions. Pour la première fois depuis dix ans, l’ensemble des principaux acteurs politiques participeront à ces législatives.

Four people have died in the Senegal’s worst unrest in years. Those clashes sparked by the arrest of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko. Kenya launches its vaccination campaign, as countries across the continent urge for vaccine fairness in the fight against the pandemic. And as Ivory’s coast’s opposition eyes a comeback in Saturday’s legislative election, …

Dakar a été, vendredi, le théâtre d’émeutes opposant les forces de l’ordre à des centaines de jeunes, deux jours après l’arrestation de l’opposant Ousmane Sonko, dont la garde à vue a été prolongée.

Fierce clashes between protesters and police continued for a second consecutive day in Senegal on Thursday, with at least one person killed in the violence. The country has been plunged into unrest after opposition leader Ousmane Sonko was accused of rape in early February, a charge he claims is part …

Le Tchadien Mahamat Saleh Annadif, chef de la Minusma, a accordé un entretien à France 24. Depuis Bamako, il explique voir dans le dialogue national mis en place au Mali avec les chefs jihadistes « la volonté des Maliens ». Particulièrement inquiet de la dégradation de la situation sécuritaire au centre du pays, il …

Moroccan activists try to penetrate the culture of silence surrounding sexual and domestic abuse in the country. Also more Togolese farmers look for ways to increase their yields in a sustainable way. And volunteers in Zanzibar save as many injured turtles as they can and nurse them back to health. …

In tonight’s edition: UN leaders allege possible crimes against humanity in Ethiopia’s Tigray region including by Eritrean troops as they urged a pullout by the neighboring country, which denies involvement. The UN also warned of potentially catastrophic hunger as it pleaded for urgent humanitarian access. And as Ivory Coast gears up towards legislative …

  Feelings were still running high in Algeria as thousands marched again to mark the two years since the Hirak rallies that ousted former leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika from power. Also Kenyans are giving two wheels a spin as more people hop on their bikes in Nairobi. And Kenyan camel breeders cash …