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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.

A Nigerian court on Wednesday dismissed a major opposition petition to overturn President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s February election victory after a highly contested ballot. 

An army nurse at a French military base in northern Chad shot dead a Chadian soldier who had attacked him, triggering protests by local people, the region’s governor told AFP on Wednesday. 

Le premier Sommet africain sur le climat s’est achevé mercredi avec l’adoption d’une « Déclaration de Nairobi », destinée à concrétiser le potentiel du continent pour une croissance verte.

Une cour d’appel du Nigeria a rejeté mercredi les contestations engagées par deux partis d’opposition des résultats de la présidentielle de février qui a porté au pouvoir Bola Ahmed Tinubu, en poste depuis mai. Ce dernier a donc été déclaré vainqueur. Les requérants ont néanmoins encore la possibilité de faire appel …