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Senegal court orders release of government critic Pape Ale Niang In tonight's edition: A Senegalese judge orders the release of a journalist who has spent more than two months behind bars and several weeks on hunger strike. Pape Ale Niang's arrest back in November sparked protests and widespread...

More than 30 dead in bus collision in central Senegal At least 38 people have died and scores were injured when two buses collided near the town of Kaffrine in central Senegal on Sunday, according to the president and the fire services.

46 Ivorian soldiers pardoned by junta depart Mali Forty-six Ivorian soldiers detained in Mali since July departed the capital Bamako on Saturday a day after being pardoned by Mali's junta leader, an airport official and a diplomatic source told AFP.

Pardoned Ivorian soldiers arrive home after months in Malian detention Forty-six Ivorian soldiers detained in Mali since July arrived home late Saturday, according to an AFP reporter at the airport, a day after they were pardoned by the neighbouring country's junta.

'The pardon comes a week after an official visit to Bamako by an Ivorian delegation' Ivorian soldiers arrested in Mali in July are set to be freed. The announcement was made by Mali's minister for territorial administration. Bamako accused the soldiers of having traveled with weapons under false...

UN calls for 'impartial' investigation after 28 killed in Burkina Faso The UN rights chief called Saturday on the transitional authorities in jihadist-hit Burkina Faso to swiftly and transparently probe the killing of 28 people whose bodies were found last weekend.

Mali junta pardons 49 Ivorian soldiers whose detention sparked a diplomatic row Mali's junta leader on Friday pardoned all 49 Ivorian soldiers whose arrest in July triggered a bitter diplomatic row, a government spokesman said, just a week after the courts sentenced them.

'World's most wanted' human trafficker arrested in Sudan One of "the world's most wanted" human traffickers is arrested in Sudan. Eritrean-national Kidane Zekarias Habtemariam is accused of leading a criminal organisation that abducts, extorts and murders migrants trying to cross the...

Benin: Civil society leaders running in elections hope to influence decision making In tonight's edition: 46 Ivorian troops appear at a court of appeal in Bamako as West African leaders decide not to sanction Mali following the arrest of the soldiers back in July. Also, in Benin, fresh faces...

Chad says it foiled 'destabilisation' bid by officers The government in Chad said Thursday that it had foiled an "attempted destabilisation" plot by army officers and a prominent human rights activist.

‘Tirailleurs’: France’s forgotten colonial soldiers step out of the shadows The last surviving African soldiers who fought for colonial-era France will be able to live out their final days in their home countries following the French government's U-turn on their pension rights. The decision...

France's forgotten African war heroes finally receive full pension rights In tonight's edition: France's African soldiers, who fought in the world wars and France's colonial conflicts, win a final battle. Known as Senegalese tirailleurs, the surviving fighters will be able to live out their days...

France's Senegalese world war fighters finally get full pension rights In tonight's edition: France's African World War era soldiers win a final battle known as the Senegalese 'tirailleurs' the surviving fighters will be able to end their days back in Africa after a pension U-turn by Paris...

Burkina Faso investigating bloodshed that has killed 28 people in Nouna In tonight's edition: Burkinabé authourities say they're looking into a massacre committed over the weekend. At least 28 bodies were found in the region of Nouna. In Rutshuru DR Congolese families have been fleeing clashes...

African soldiers: France's forgotten war heroes finally given full pension rights Thousands of African troops fought bravely in World War I and World War II, as well as in France's colonial wars, but many remain unaware of their sacrifice. There are just 39 Senegalese tirailleurs, or...

Senegalese MPs jailed for attacking pregnant legislator in parliament Two Senegalese opposition MPs were handed six-month jail terms on Monday for physically attacking a female colleague in parliament.

New film honors African soldiers who fought for France in the world wars In tonight's edition, police arrest a party promoter and try to track down other organisers of a New Years eve event in Kampala where 10 people were killed in a stampede. Also, a pair of Senegalese Mps are sentenced to 6...

Burkina Faso's military regime orders French ambassador to leave Burkina Faso's military junta has expelled France's ambassador, authorities said Monday, amid a surge in anti-French sentiment as the West African country moves to develop closer ties with Russia.

Former South African shepherd preparing to compete in Cape2Rio sailing race In today's edition: Witnesses say they have seen Eritrean soldiers leaving several towns in northern Ethiopia where they fought alongside Ethiopian forces during the civil war against Tigray rebels. Also, tensions mount...

Senegalese MPs jailed for attacking female legislator in parliament Two Senegalese opposition MPs were handed six-month jail terms on Monday for physically attacking a female colleague in parliament.