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Mali will hold a refendum this Sunday on reforming the country’s constitution. Among the proposals: to scrap French as Mali’s official language. Hundreds of thousands of Malians live in neighbouring Ivory Coast and there the campaign for the ‘yes’ vote is in full swing. FRANCE 24’s Laurent Berstecher tells us …

President Bola Tinubu is urging Nigerians to be patient – amid a spike in petrol and food prices. The economic upheaval follows Tinubu’s decision to end a long-standing fuel subsidy on his first day in office, last month. He argues the subsidy kept the price of petrol artificially low but …

Over 400 thousand people have fled Sudan since the fighting erupted, about a quarter of whom are now in Chad. It’s one of the poorest countries in the world and the govt and aid agencies are struggling to cope. To tell us a bit more, FRANCE 24 is joined by …

Gunfire and explosions are rocking the Sudan capital of Khartoum. Residents remain trapped inside their homes as the country’s two warring military factions battle for control. Kenya’s President William Ruto is vowing to arrange a « face to face » meeting between the two generals to end the fighting which has been …

In tonight’s edition: As clashes resume in Sudan after a fragile and brief ceasefire, we take a closer look at the plight of refugees in neighbouring Chad. Bola Tinubu urges patience amid anger at soaring fuel prices in Nigeria.  And Malians gear up to vote in a referendum that could result …

Au moins 46 civils ont été tués dans l’attaque d’un camp des déplacés dans la nuit de dimanche à lundi en Ituri, dans le nord-est de la République démocratique du Congo. Une attaque attribuée à la milice Codéco.

Le 18 juin se tiendra au Mali le référendum sur une nouvelle Constitution, comme l’a annoncé la junte au pouvoir début du mois dernier. Les anciens rebelles de la Coordination des mouvements de l’Azawad (CMA) et la plateforme du CSP-PSD maintiennent leur opposition à ce référendum constitutionnel. Cette consultation est la première étape …

À la une de la presse, ce lundi 12 juin, le plan d’aide financière proposé par l’Union européenne à la Tunisie, pour l’aider à surmonter la crise économique et lutter contre l’immigration. Le sauvetage de quatre enfants indigènes, retrouvés en vie après 40 jours d’errance dans la jungle colombienne. La victoire, …

Shelling and gunfire resumed Sunday in the Sudanese capital, witnesses said, at the end of a 24-hour ceasefire that had given civilians rare respite from nearly two months of war.

Defender Mohamed Abdelmonem equalised on the night as Al Ahly of Egypt drew 1-1 at Wydad Casablanca of Morocco on Sunday to win the CAF Champions League for a record-extending 11th time.