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Birame Souleye Diop, président du groupe parlementaire de la coalition de l’opposition Yewwi Askan Wi et cadre du Pastef, le parti d’Ousmane Sonko, le plus farouche adversaire du président, a été arrêté mercredi après avoir mis en garde contre un possible revirement du chef de l’Etat. Les explication de notre …

According to UNICEF, over 2 million children in Mali are out of school. This is because of insecurity, household poverty, child labour, child marriage and a lack of quality schools close to children’s homes. However, in recent years that’s changed. FRANCE 24’s Carolyn Lamboley tells us more.

70% of hospitals in the conflict zones in Sudan were destroyed. The international committee of the Red Cross also has a medical centre in Wad Madani. For more, FRANCE 24 is joined by Patrick Youssef, it’s Africa director. He tells us more about what remains of the country’s tattered health …

In Khartoum, many children suffering from cancer can’t receive treatment because of the war that started two months ago between the army and the militia of the rapid support forces. According to UNICEF, at least 330 children were killed since the start of the conflict. FRANCE 24’s Elodie Cousin reports.

L’opposant sénégalais Ousmane Sonko a accordé un entretien exclusif à France 24, depuis son domicile, à Dakar. Il estime qu’en renonçant à briguer un troisième mandat, Macky Sall n’a fait qu' »abdiquer face à la pression populaire » et internationale. Il assure être « totalement éligible », et se dit convaincu de pouvoir être élu …

Les incertitudes politiques sont nombreuses suite à la décision de Macky Sall de ne pas participer à la prochaine présidentielle au Sénégal. En France, après plusieurs jours d’émeutes, quelle est la réaction, et la responsabilité, de la classe politique ? Autour de Nabia Makhloufi, Gauthier Rybinski et Ziad Limam vont …

In South Africa, at least 16 people have died from a toxic gas leak in a settlement on the outskirts of Johannesburg. The deaths are thought to have been caused by a leaking cylinder of nitrate gas — a gas that’s frequently used for illegal mining. FRANCE 24’s Solange Mougin …

Racial tensions are on the rise in Tunisia’s second biggest city of Sfax. That’s after a Tunisian man was stabbed to death three days ago in a fight between locals and migrants. Three suspects from Cameroon have been arrested since then. But clashes between Tunisians and migrants from other African …

« Des terroristes » ont mené une attaque mercredi à Sorgha, dans l’Est du Burkina Faso, faisant une quinzaine de morts parmi les civils, selon un responsable local. S’en est suivi un « départ massif » des habitants fuyant les incursions des groupes armés.

At least 16 people, including children, have died after a gas leak at a South African slum near Johannesburg, emergency services said Thursday, revising the death toll after some people were resuscitated.