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DRC elections: RSF condemns attack on RFI correspondent/in /by
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Thursday condemned the attack on a correspondent of the French radio station RFI in Kinshasa by "presidential party militants" during the elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Ghana legalizes cannabis cultivation for medical and industrial use/in /by
Experts claim that if the cannabis industry is properly managed and regulated along the value chain, Ghana's economic issues may be remedied because cannabis has the capacity to flourish in every part of the country.
Tensions between Algeria and Mali, ambassadors summoned/in /by
The Malian ambassador to Algiers was summoned to the Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday to discuss "the latest developments in the situation in the sub-Saharan country", the day after Bamako summoned the Algerian ambassador to Mali.
Presidential election in Senegal: PM promises “Progress for More Peace and Prosperity”/in /by
Mr. Sall designated him in September to represent the majority in the 2024 election. Elected in 2012 and re-elected in 2019, he announced in July that he would not seek another term.
Pics of the day: December 21, 2023/in /by
Africanews focuses on the most striking images of the day's news.
Tunisia: tourism receipts to rebound sharply in 2023/in /by
Tourism in Tunisia recorded a clear rebound in 2023 with 8.8 million visitors, up 49.3% in one year, and is well on the way to surpassing a record reached in 2019, before the Covid pandemic, a Tourism Ministry official told AFP on Thursday.
France cancels François Compaoré’s extradition decree/in /by
France has revoked the ministerial decree authorising the extradition in 2020 of the brother of former president Blaise Compaoré, Paul François Compaoré, to Burkina Faso, where he is accused of the murder of a journalist in 1998, the Chancellery said on Thursday.
France closes embassy in Niger, marking a definitive split/in /by
This marks the culmination of strained relations between France and Niger since the generals took power in Niamey during a coup on July 26.
Russia ‘ready’ to send Tunisia more grain: Lavrov/in /by
Lavrov said after meeting with Tunisian Foreign Minister Nabil Ammar that "we agreed to develop our cooperation in all sectors."
Texas gives police broader powers to arrest migrants/in /by
“I left my country because of the political situation and the injustice that happened there. No security, no safety, I am an activist. Any time I want to claim my right or the right of my community I am persecuted and my life is no longer safe over there, that’s why I left there" Abdoul