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Former Ivorian nationalist president Henri Konan Bedie dies at 89

Ivory Coast's nationalist former president Henri Konan Bedie, who had not excluded the possibility of a return to power even in his latter days, has died aged 89, his party said.

Two dead, five wounded in Senegal bus petrol bomb attack

Two people were killed and five wounded when an attacker hurled a petrol bomb on a bus in Dakar on Tuesday, the interior minister said.

Niger’s PM asks for international support to restore democracy

Niger Prime Minister Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou, who has been stuck outside the country since last week’s coup, appealed to the international community on Tuesday to help his country restore democracy.

South Africa: Visit by the head of Japanese diplomacy

With around 273 Japanese companies operating in South Africa, providing more than 200,000 jobs, the head of Japanese diplomacy called for closer cooperation with Pretoria.

Supermoon shines in skies above Johannesburg

The moon appeared brighter and bigger than normal because it was closer than usual, just 222,159 miles (357,530 kilometers) away, thus the supermoon label.

Presidential hopes darken for Senegal’s Sonko

The charges laid on Monday are just the latest in a string of court cases Sonko has faced in recent years.

Bayern train without Sadio Mane ahead of Liverpool match in Singapore

Bayern are without Sadio Mane, who just announced that he is set to join Al-Nassr after only one year at German club.

Volunteers redouble efforts to restore Mogadishu’s golden coast

Organisers say so far 2 million kilogrammes of rubbish has been collected here.
That includedsdiscarded plastics which are harmful to marine life

Niger: Residents react to plan to evacuate French nationals

"We don't have a problem with the French, European nationals, we have problems with European governments, if they said they were going to repatriate their population, they only have to repatriate their army first." Hamidou Ali, resident of Niamey

London exhibition showcases artworks by brain injury patients

An exhibition in London's Barbican centre is showcasing artworks by brain injury patients turned artists.