Gabon: Life at standstill in Libreville, residents eagerly await ‘what next’...

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Libreville, the capital city of Gabon, has taken on an eerie silence as shops remain closed and streets lay deserted. The city's usual hustle...

Congolese sculptors showcase their wood carving skills

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The Place du Jardin des Droits de l'Homme, a quiet square in the centre of the Congolese capital, Brazzaville, is the scene of an...

Africa: the 7 military coups over the last three years

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Africa has experienced seven coups since August 2020, before the one underway on Wednesday in Gabon. - Niger - On July 26, 2023, the military announced...

Lagos State pays ₦2.017bn to 644 retirees

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Lagos State Government paid ₦2.017 billion as retirement benefits to 644 of its retirees Wednesday. Director-General, Lagos State Pension Commission, (LASPEC) Mr Babalola Obilana, disclosed this...

Report on re-launch of Yoruba Council of Elders untrue – Secretary

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The Yoruba Council of Elders has described as untrue and fake the purported report of the re-launch of the Council on Thursday. The council’s General...

ICRC, NRCS records 25,000 missing persons in North-East

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The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Nigeria Red Cross Society (NRCS) say that no fewer than 25,000 individuals in the North-East...

Gabon coup: Ali Bongo calls for help in video, says “I...

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Gabon's deposed president, Ali Bongo Ondimba has called on his "friends all over the world to make noise" while under house arrest following a...

Sudan military ruler visits Egypt as deadly fighting continues

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Sudan’s military ruler, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, arrived in Egypt on Tuesday, his first trip abroad since the outbreak of fighting in April between...

Gabon Coup: France, EU’s top diplomat react

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As events in Gabon suggest the end of Ali Bongo's 14-year rule, Libreville's partners have started to react. French PM Elizabeth Borne said her country...

Sex, lies and social networks: in Africa, women politicians face misinformation

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A few weeks after her appointment to the Kwale County Assembly in southeastern Kenya, Judy Kengo found herself in the eye of the storm:...