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African union suspends Gabon: Opposition urges coup leaders to recognise it won election In Gabon, 48 hours after a military coup, the country has been suspended from the African Union. The takeover by the Presidential Guard, brought a sudden end to the ruling Bongo dynasty, where father, then...

Tensions rising between Niger and France: Where is this heading? To add to the already tense situation militarily and diplomatically in Niger, the coup leaders have ordered to police to expel the French ambassador, despite President Macron making clear his view that the junta has no authority to...

French-Moroccan citizen among two jet ski tourists shot dead off coast of Algeria France on Friday confirmed one of its citizens had been killed in Algeria, a day after media reports said two tourists were shot dead by coast guards when they strayed across the maritime border with Morocco.

Gabon: Opposition calls on the junta to hand power back to civilians The main political opposition in Gabon is calling on the junta to hand power back to civilians. The moves comes after military officers took control in a coup after the country's president secured a third term in office in...

African children exceptionally vulnerable to climate change, UN says Children in Africa are exceptionally vulnerable to climate change but are "woefully" ignored by those responsible for funding the fight against the crisis, the United Nations said Friday.

Algeria, Morocco tensions: Jetski tourists reportedly shot after entering Algerian waters It happened Tuesday off a resort on Morocco's Western border. A group of at least four jet skiers setting off but only one returning back safe to tell the tale. Mohamed Kissi saying his Franco-Moroccan...

Gabon opposition urges military junta to hand power back to civilians Pressure mounted on coup leaders in Gabon to hand back power to a civilian government on Friday, two days after they overthrew President Ali Bongo and announced their own head of state.

Macron says he speaks ‘every day’ to Niger’s Bazoum, faces junta backlash French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that he spoke on a daily basis with Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum, who has been removed from power in a coup.

Pressure grows on Gabon's military junta to hand back power to the president The regional bloc CCAS, and the country's opposition coalition, have urged international partners to push for a rapid return to civilian rule. Also in this edition: In Democratic Republic of Congo, at least 48...

Gabon's strongman Nguema vows more democracy after ending Bongo rule Gabon's new strongman General Brice Oligui Nguema on Friday vowed the country's institutions would be more democratic, two days after heading a coup that ended 55 years of rule by the Bongo family.

Gabon will ‘respect all commitments’ after coup, says junta Gabon will respect all its commitments at home and abroad, the junta pledged on Thursday, a day after the military overthrow of President Ali Bongo. The country’s main opposition alliance meanwhile urged coup leaders on Thursday to...

General Brice Oligui Nguema named Gabon's leader following coup General Brice Oligui Nguema, named Gabon's new leader following a coup, loyally served the central African country's former president before turning on his son, ousted leader Ali Bongo, in Wednesday's military takeover.

Coup leaders detain President Ali Bongo, appoint general to lead Gabon's 'transition' Mutinous soldiers in Gabon proclaimed their republican guard chief as the country’s leader Wednesday after placing the just-reelected President Ali Bongo Ondimba under house arrest, alleging betrayal and...

General Brice Oligui Nguema, the man named to lead Gabon after coup General Brice Oligui Nguema, who was named Gabon's new leader in the hours following a military takeover on Wednesday, served the central African country's long-time former president Omar Bongo before turning on his son, ousted...

Niger junta revokes French ambassador’s diplomatic immunity, orders his expulsion Niger's military junta said it revoked the diplomatic immunity of France's ambassador and ordered police to expel him from the country, according to a statement. The French foreign ministry has said the junta...

Gabon's turn: Will latest Africa coup mark end of Bongo family dynasty? Soldiers in Gabon popped up on television in the pre-dawn hours to announce they had overthrown President Ali Bongo, just one hour after election results in the dead of night gave him a third term in office. We ask about the...

More than 70 killed in building fire in South Africa's Johannesburg The death toll from a fire that engulfed a five-storey building in central Johannesburg on Thursday has risen to at least 73, the South African city's emergency services said.

'Planned in advance’: Was Gabon coup timed to follow election results? Gabonese awoke Thursday to a new military leader after mutinous soldiers ousted a president whose family had ruled the oil-rich Central African nation for more than five decades.

Gabon elections turn to coup: President Ali Bongo detained by military In tonight's edition : Gabon's president pleads on video for help after soldiers depose him hours after widely criticized election results return him as leaders. And to mark the international day of the disappeared the...

🔴 Live: Foreign powers condemn ongoing coup in Gabon A group of senior military officers in Gabon said they had seized power in the early hours of Wednesday, minutes after the Central African state's election body announced that President Ali Bongo had won a third term. Several foreign powers...