France’s President Emmanuel Macron (R) and Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari.
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Africa, home to the largest number of French speakers, plays a key role in the present and future of the French language.
Les forces d'opérations spéciales de la marine française ont formé les soldats maliens dans le cadre de la mission Task Force Takuba.
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Bien que son plein impact soit imprévisible, le retrait de la France du Mali aura sans doute des conséquences.
Threatened by insecurity, Nigerian farmers are increasingly abandoning their land, adding to food inflation.
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In spite of policies aimed at tackling food inflation, food prices in Nigeria have continued to rise.
Abdelmadjid Tebboune after winning the Algerian presidential election in 2019.
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Maghreb countries are unlikely to step up to replace Russian gas supplies without an implicit nod from Moscow.
The first group of 200 Nigerians repatriated from South Africa in 2019 arrives in Lagos.
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A migrant’s dream is tied to the dreams of their family, the analysis found. The same is true of their actions.
South Africa’s Masabata Klaas (right) celebrates a victory against England.
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Kicking off the cup with three straight wins, South Africa is ranked 2nd in the world in one day internationals.
Hage Gottfried Geingob, President of Namibia.
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With a growing number of younger Namibian voters born after independence, the struggle narrative became increasingly anachronistic.
The destroyed main building of a school in Zhytomyr, Ukraine.
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No state in the global community should have to earn Russia’s compliance with the law. If the rule of law is not respected, the entire global community becomes as vulnerable as Ukraine is now.
William Ruto at the International Criminal Court in May 2013.
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For the ICC, the case against Paul Gicheru represents the possibility for the court to clock a win where so far it has only suffered losses.
Inequality in coronavirus genomic surveillance delays the detection of globally significant variants of concern.
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Improving genomic surveillance to better understand new variants as they arise in different parts of the world could prevent threats to vulnerable health systems and populations.
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Despite the high incidence of adolescent pregnancy and the risks it poses, there isn’t much data on maternal mental health in this age group in sub-Saharan Africa.
Raymond Zondo, South Africa’s new chief justice.
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Zondo’s career is made up of a tapestry of highlights, from lawyer to senior judge. He has written more than 200 judgments.
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan. Photo by Hannah McKay - Pool.
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Hassan is winning party loyalists, and has launched a diplomatic charm offensive ahead of 2025 polls.
People loot bags of food from a COVID-19 palliative warehouse in Nigeria.
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Nigeria has the largest number of people living in extreme poverty in Africa. Turning the tide requires inclusive growth, value added productivity and strong institutions.
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South Africa should start offering whistleblowers monetary compensation in cases where they help identify tax evaders.
Sergiy Kyslytsya, le représentant permanent de l'Ukraine auprès des Nations unies, prend la parole lors d'une session extraordinaire de l'Assemblée générale le 2 mars 2022.
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La résolution n'est pas juridiquement contraignante, mais elle est l'expression de l'opinion des membres de l'ONU.
WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, during a visit at Afrigen Formulation Facilities in Cape Town, South Africa.
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Moves by Moderna and BioNTech to make vaccines themselves in African countries signal that the companies aren’t considering licensing its technology to a third party for local manufacture.
French Marine Special Operation Forces trained Mali’s soldiers under the Task Force Takuba mission.
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Though its full impact is unpredictable, the withdrawal of France from Mali will have some likely effects.
A crowd witnesses Uhuru Kenyatta’s swearing-in as Kenya’s president after his re-election in 2017.
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Politics is turning into a playground for the country’s elite in the absence of other avenues through which to rise to fame – and fortune.
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Dating on apps is the new reality, but do they really make dating easier? A Cape Town study finds Tinder complicates it further.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says the country is committed to achieving world peace through negotiation, and not force.
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The relationship between South Africa and the West, especially the US, has a complex history. Not least because the US designated those fighting the apartheid regime, as terrorists.
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La Russie tente d'exporter en Afrique son modèle de gouvernance basé sur l'autoritarisme, la kloptocratie et une approche transactionnelle.
Rwanda has fully re-opened the Gatatuna-Katuna border with Uganda, ending a three-year impasse. Cyril Ndegeya/Anadolu Agency via
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Tension persists between the neighbours as Kampala is yet to address all of Kigali’s grievances.
Two chacma baboons (Papio ursinus ) in Da Gama Park, Cape Town.
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The study aimed to understand if and how wild chacma baboon collective behaviour changes in urban space, and what this means for their management.
A case of advanced liver pathology (hepatomegaly) due to schistosomiasis in a 5-year-old.
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Progress against neglected tropical diseases is now at real risk of reversal as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.