Senegalese opponent Sonko says he must be allowed to run in first interview in over a month
Ousmane Sonko has promised to run in the coming presidential election in Senegal and warned President Macky Sall against trying to stop him.
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Senegal’s opposition leader Sonko warns of ‘chaos’ if barred from election
Senegal’s main opposition leader Ousmane Sonko told FRANCE 24 the country would face “indescribable chaos” if he is unable to contest next year’s presidential election, in his first comments since President Macky Sall confirmed he would not seek a thi…
Intel executive ‘actively responsible’ for driving anti-LGBTQ+ agenda in Africa, say campaigners
Greg Slater is co-founder with his wife Sharon of Family Watch International, a US group accused of financing propaganda about sexual and gender diversityA group of human rights organisations in Africa renewed their calls this week for the American mul…
Fans greet French football star Mbappé on first visit to father’s native Cameroon
France’s star footballer Kylian Mbappé arrived in Cameroon to an ecstatic welcome from fans Thursday for a visit that includes charity work with deaf children and a trip to his father’s village.
UN to roll out 18 million malaria vaccines across 12 African countries by 2025
The World Health Organization, Unicef and the Vaccine Alliance have announced 18 million doses of the first malaria vaccine will be delivered to 12 African countries by 2025.
‘Safe and effective’: first malaria vaccine to be rolled out in 12 African countries
An initial 18m doses will be delivered over the next two years to combat a disease that kills nearly half a million children annuallyA long-awaited vaccine for malaria has been announced for rollout across 12 African countries over the next two years, …
Fever pitch in Cameroon as it awaits star PSG striker Kylian Mbappé
Cameroon is on tenterhooks awaiting the arrival of French footballer Kylian Mbappé on Thursday. The PSG striker and France captain is visiting the country for the first time alongside his Cameroonian-born father Wilfrid.
‘It is like a virus that spreads’: business as usual for Wagner group’s extensive Africa network
Despite Yevgeny Prigozhin’s rebellion against the Kremlin, his military contracts are proving too profitable to loseRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesFour days after Wagner group mercenaries marched on Moscow, a Russian envoy flew into Benghazi t…
Watch live: Police attend scene of deadly gas leak in Johannesburg settlement
Watch live as police attend the scene of a gas leak that poisoned and killed at least 16 people in a settlement east of Johannesburg, South Africa, on Thursday (6 July).
Three children among 17 killed in gas leak horror outside Johannesburg
Children aged one, six, and 15 found dead following nitrate gas leak