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Decades on, ‘hidden children’ forced into orphanages of colonial France remain traumatised

Issued on: 10/07/2020 – 17:41Modified: 10/07/2020 – 17:44 During the French colonisation of West A..

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Ethiopian minister accuses ‘external forces’ of involvement in recent deadly unrest

Issued on: 10/07/2020 – 14:28 In an interview with FRANCE 24, Zadig Abraha, the Ethiopian minister..

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Benin looks back on its links to the slave trade

Issued on: 10/07/2020 – 10:11Modified: 10/07/2020 – 10:22 DR Congo and Madagascar mark six decades..

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Ivory Coast ruling party considers Ouattara re-run

Issued on: 09/07/2020 – 23:07 Ivory Coast mourns the Prime Minister who had been due to run in up-..

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Libya: Countries who supported Haftar ‘bet on the losing horse,’ adviser to GNA says

Issued on: 09/07/2020 – 17:25 In an interview with FRANCE 24, Mohammed Ali Abdallah – a senior adv..

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Ivorian Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly dies at 61

Issued on: 08/07/2020 – 23:14 The landscape for Ivory Coast's upcoming elections is shaken up..

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Libyan deminers clear Tripoli of hidden threats

Issued on: 08/07/2020 – 17:16 Libyas UN-backed western government has begun cleaning up the capita..

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Kenya school year lost as pupils to return to class in 2021

Issued on: 07/07/2020 – 23:15Modified: 07/07/2020 – 23:18 In tonight's edition: Kenya on Tues..

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Africa locust plague: New app launched to battle swarms

Issued on: 07/07/2020 – 17:34 Vast numbers of locusts have been swarming across East Africa in rec..

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Madagascar reimposes lockdown in capital to tackle increase in coronavirus cases

Schools and universities in the city have been closed and nonessential travel within the region is p..