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Kenya has emerged as a global leader in renewable energy: almost 90 percent of its electricity now comes from green sources. Since the 1980s, the government has focused on geothermal – which now generates a third of the country’s electricity. But Nairobi is also emerging as a global leader in …

Mali’s judiciary has announced an investigation into several ethnic separatists and Al-Qaeda-linked jihadist leaders for terrorism and money laundering, as security deteriorates in the country.

La justice malienne a annoncé, mardi, l’ouverture d’une enquête contre des leaders terroristes et d’autres membres signataires de l’accord » de paix de 2015 à Bamako pour des « actes de terrorisme, financement du terrorisme et détention illégale d’armes de guerre ».

Sierra Leone is now treating Sunday’s clashes that killed 21 people in the capital Freetown as a failed coup attempt. 13 military officers and one civilian are under arrest. Meanwhile, 11 miners lost their lives in South Africa when an elevator carrying 86 workers plunged 200 metres in a platinum mine. …

De hauts responsables sierra-léonais ont estimé mardi que les troubles qui ont fait 21 morts dimanche à Freetown étaient le fruit d’une tentative de coup d’Etat, impliquant des soldats et des gardes de l’ancien président Ernest Bai Koroma.

Armed groups carried out a major attack against an army detachment in the northern Burkina Faso town of Djibo, security sources told AFP on Tuesday. 

It’s a highly prized ingredient in Asian cuisine, but it’s also a source of economic unrest for fishermen on the south coast of South Africa. The abalone, a mollusc with a pearly shell, used to be abundant – but now, after decades of overfishing and growing demand for the animal, …

Businesses in Niger have been left struggling to stay afloat with some traders resorting to smuggling amid economic sanctions placed on the country following a coup earlier this year. France 24’s team on the ground reports.

A committee set up by the Kenyan parliament has called for reforms to the country’s electoral body and a review of tax policy, public spending and social security. The bipartisan committee formed to study opposition grievances after the country was gripped by violent protests early this year triggered by complaints …

La République démocratique du Congo se prépare à des élections générales cruciales le 20 décembre. Près de 44 millions d’électeurs sont appelés à voter pour élire leur président. Scrutin à un tour, opposition fragmentée ou encore violences dans l’est : les enjeux de ces élections sont nombreux. Vincent Hugeux, journaliste …