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French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne visits Kenya
France will aim to renew ties with Africa and build "balanced partnerships" that are beneficial to the continent, the country's top...
Rwandan genocide, 30 years on: Youth marked by collective...
Rwanda is marking 30 years since the slaughter of an estimated 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus. There are millions of young people...
Skin-whitening trend continues in Ivory Coast, despite...
Eight years after a national ban on skin-whitening products came into force in Ivory Coast, the trend continues to boom despite its...
Senegal’s youngest-ever president appoints ‘breakaway’...
Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye named a new government on Friday, appointing a host of fresh faces to top roles following...
First UN food supplies arrive in Sudan's Darfur after...
The United Nations said Friday it has begun distributing food in Sudan’s restive western Darfur region for the first time in months,...
Rwandan genocide: young generations look to traditional...
Young Rwandans born after the genocide in 1994 when extremist Hutu slaughtered an estimated 800,000 Tutsi are increasingly looking...
The failure of Ivory Coast's ban on skin-lightening...
How the ban on skin-lightening products in Ivory Coast has not stopped thousands of women from buying these creams. This as health...
Rwandan genocide survivors seek justice 30 years on
As Rwanda begins sombre commemorations for the 30th anniversary of the 1994 genocide that left over 800,000 people dead, many survivors...
Togo opposition calls for mass protest over legislative...
Togo's opposition on Thursday called for a three-day mass protest to demonstrate against the government's decision to delay this month's...
1994 genocide in Rwanda: Macron admits France could...
In tonight's edition: As Kigali gears up to mark a painful anniversary, France's president acknowledges that his country could have...
Uganda's anti-gay law stands after top court rejects...
We bring you a week of political and social events from across the African continent. This week, Uganda's constitutional court threw...
Rwanda, 30 years on: France to recognise failure to...
How to prevent a genocide? Rwanda is marking 30 years since the slaughter of an estimated 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus. During...