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Niger junta breaks off military cooperation with US Niger's government announced on Saturday that it was breaking off "with immediate effect" its military cooperation agreement with the United States. The declaration came just a day after a senior US delegation left Niger, following a three-day...

Niger revokes military cooperation with US, junta spokesperson says Niger's government announced on Saturday that it was breaking off "with immediate effect" its military cooperation agreement with the United States.

Senegal opposition leader Sonko vows to help ally win March 24 election Top opposition leader Ousmane Sonko vowed Friday to help his team win Senegal's March 24 presidential election even though he is barred from the ballot, jumping into the campaign in his first public address since being freed...

Senegal's top opposition leaders Sonko, Faye released from prison, says lawyer Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko and his second-in-command, presidential candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye, were released from prison in Dakar on Thursday evening, 10 days before the election, according to one...

Kenya to delay deployment of police force to Haïti In tonight's edition: Kenya's president delays the country's controversial commitment to send a police force to tackle violent gangs in Haiti. Rwanda upholds an election ban on oppostiion leader and government critic Victoire Ingabire. And more...

How to eradicate malaria? Promising new technique raises ethical issues The world's largest vaccine manufacturer in India will begin distributing a new malaria vaccine in Africa starting in May. The disease kills more than 600,000 people each year, 95 percent of whom are in Africa and mostly...

Turkey, Iran and Morocco joust for influence in Africa's Sahel Turkey, Iran and Morocco are vying for a greater economic and military role in Africa's Sahel after former colonial ruler France's forced withdrawal from the volatile region.

Felix Tshisekedi agrees to meet Paul Kagame according to Angola The leaders of embattled neighbours Rwanda and DR Congo may be poised to meet to discuss fighting in Eastern Congolese regions that Kigali has been accused of enflaming. Fighting between Tutsi M23 rebels and Congolese soldiers has...

Chad's junta-appointed PM Succes Masra announces presidential bid Chad's junta-appointed prime minister on Sunday said he would contest May 6 presidential elections, eight days after incumbent Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno announced his candidacy.

Former Ivorian president Gbagbo agrees to run in 2025 election Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo agreed on Saturday to lead the party he founded into the 2025 presidential elections, spokesman Katinan Kone told Reuters following a meeting of the party's central committee.

Kidnappings now a threat to everyday life in Nigeria Students were just about to settle into their classes after singing Nigeria's national anthem when the gunshots rang out. Then chaos erupted. It was around 8am on Thursday when dozens of gunmen dressed in military uniforms rode on motorbikes...

Former Ivorian president Gbagbo agrees to run in 2025 election Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo agreed on Saturday to lead the party he founded into the 2025 presidential elections, spokesman Katinan Kone told Reuters following a meeting of the party's central committee. Gbagbo...

Senegal's presidential candidates kick off election campaigns Presidential candidates in Senegal kicked off their election campaigns on Saturday, following weeks of violent protests across the African country after the vote was delayed. The 19 approved candidates vying for the top job now have a...

UN report: Girls often excluded from education in Afghanistan and Africa Global Education Monitoring Report Director Manos Antoninis on Saturday told FRANCE 24 that despite global progress in gender equality in education, there remains pockets of exclusion from education for girls in countries...

Rwandan ruling party choses Kagame as presidential candidate Rwanda's ruling party on Saturday picked President Paul Kagame as its candidate for the July election, teeing up a contest widely expected to return the longtime leader to office for a fourth seven-year term.

Nigeria sends troops to rescue more than 250 kidnapped students Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday sent troops to rescue more than 250 pupils kidnapped by gunmen from a school in the country's northwest in one of the largest mass abductions in three years. The Kaduna state attack was...

Senegal kicks off shortened election campaign after vote postponement crisis Senegalese presidential candidates launched their shortened campaigns on Saturday, two days after a court confirmed the election would be held on March 24, ending weeks of uncertainty and kick-starting a competition...

Senegal opposition candidate to emerge from shadows ahead of election Senegal's amnesty law could see anti-establishment opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye released from prison to campaign for the presidency after the election has finally been set for March 24 after weeks of crisis...

International officials praise resilience of Senegal's democracy as new election date set The African Union on Friday joined the United States and European Union in welcoming Senegal’s decision to hold a presidential election on March 24 after weeks of turmoil triggered by the vote’s delay.

Nigeria's president sends troops to rescue more than 250 kidnapped students Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday sent troops to rescue more than 250 pupils kidnapped by gunmen from a school in the country’s northwest in one of the largest mass abductions in three years.