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In Cotonou, Benin, the new school year is due to start in mid-September, but for some teenagers the holidays are a busy time. Summer camps are introducing them to the world of the digital economy. FRANCE 24’s Emmanuelle Sodji, Cynthia Hégron and Raphaël Ntalé report.

Military leaders have said he has freedom of movement. What does that mean he can travel abroad but not freely within Libreville. As Gabon tries to find some normality, after 55 years of the Bongo family’s rule the problem of poverty is being heard a lot. FRANCE 24’s senior reporter …

Raymond Ndong Sima, virulent opposant au président Ali Bongo, a été nommé jeudi Premier ministre de transition, selon un décret lu à la télévision d’État.

Pilier du régime de Blaise Compaoré, Djibrill Bassolé a d’abord été ministre de la Sécurité puis des Affaires étrangères du Burkina Faso. En 2019, il a été condamné à dix ans de prison pour son rôle présumé dans une tentative ratée de coup d’État en 2015, des accusations qu’il réfute …

The Bongo family had been in power for 55 years. During that time, many in the oil-rich nation lived in poverty, as the elite plundered state revenues. One of the worst affected communities was pensioners, with many retirees struggling to survive. It’s a story FRANCE 24’s correspondents Catherine Norris Trent …

Eight days after the coup d’État in Gabon, the country’s new military leaders say deposed President can now leave the country. Ali Bongo has been under house arrest since August 30th. He suffered a serious stroke in 2018 and has difficulty moving his right leg. FRANCE 24’s Clemence Valler and …

Paris est bien en discussions avec Niamey sur un redéploiement de ses forces et matériels au Niger. Les prémisses d’un départ ? Dans l’actualité aussi, le sommet de Nairobi pour l’action climatique. On va plus loin avec Zyad Limam, Gauthier Rybinski et Bastien Renouil à Nairobi.

The United States imposed sanctions Wednesday on Sudanese paramilitary commander Abdel-Rahim Hamdan Dagalo for acts of violence and human rights abuses committed by his troops in their monthslong conflict with Sudan’s army. 

In tonight’s edition: A Nigerian court has dismissed a major opposition petition to overturn President Bola Tinubu’s victory in February’s election. The first ever Africa climate change conference wraps up with a declaration from African leaders calling for new global taxes to help find the continent’s adaptation to the ravages of …

Gabon’s former president Ali Bongo, who was ousted in a putsch, is free to leave the country and travel abroad, the leader of the coup that toppled him said on Wednesday.