Africa
8 Feb
Senegal's parliament has voted to postpone a presidential election from February 25 to December 15 extending President Macky Sall's mandate. That's triggered widespread public outcry and potentially tarnishes Senegal's image as one of West Africa's more stable democracies.
6 Feb
Prosecutors in Kenya are pursuing cult leader Paul Mackenzie Nthenge and more than two dozen associates. He allegedly told followers to starve themselves and their kids, claiming the apocalypse was near.
6 Feb
Protests, riots and a crackdown have erupted in Senegal after the term-limited outgoing president, Macky Sall, suddenly announced a six-month election delay, this on the very day the official campaign to pick his successor was due to start.
6 Feb
The Communication Ministry said it cut internet because of the spread of "hateful and subversive messages." Meanwhile, protesters gathered outside parliament, where a bill that could extend Macky Sall's term was debated.
6 Feb
Kenya vows those responsible will be "held accountable" after a truck full of gas cylinders exploded in Nairobi, killing at least three people and injuring 280. In Tunisia, Rached Ghannouchi is sentenced to a further three years in prison.
4 Feb
Africa's Sahel is one of the world's regions most vulnerable to climate change, which contributes to conflicts between communities. But in Nigeria's Adamawa state, young women are stepping up to bring peace to their communities. DW's Sira Thierij reports.
4 Feb
Hamburg-based merchant Adolph Woermann's shipping firm went from making huge profits in West Africa to transporting the German soldiers that subjugated the Herero and Nama in Namibia.
4 Feb
Overnight explosion in Nairobi kills 2, injures at least 200.
3 Feb
Kenya's President William Ruto says he will deploy police officers to Haiti on a mission to help the country with its fight against gangs, this despite a Nairobi court blocking the deployment last week.
3 Feb
The family of an assassinated Congolese opposition politician can finally lay him to rest. Cherubin Okende's body has been released back to his loved ones, but they say authorities aren't doing enough to investigate his killing six months ago.
3 Feb
FRANCE 24 spoke to Uganda's main opposition leader, Robert Kyagulanyi, better known as Bobi Wine. The star musician-turned-politician called for "civil disobedience, a moral uprising, a revolution" in Uganda, which has been ruled for 38 years by President Yoweri Museveni.
1 Feb
A national park that provides clean water to Sierra Leone's capital Freetown is under threat due to human activities, a UN report has said.
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Tino Chrupalla, co-chair of Germany's far-right populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party was the main guest in a Sunday evening political TV show on public channel ARD on Sunday. He got plenty of space to present himself as friendly and well-meaning, denying any knowledge of leading AfD politicians being on Russia's payroll, of racism and misogyny in his own party.
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The Dambe sport is more than just a fist fight, it is deeply rooted in the tradition of the Northerners of Nigeria. The sport has caught the attention of the federal government, but Jibrin Inuwa Baba, a kickboxing champion calls for the modernization of the risky game while upholding the culture that binds the people.
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The number of people suffering acute food insecurity rose in 2023 for the fifth year in a row, according to a UN-led report. Conflicts, extreme weather and economic shocks are worsening the food crisis many people face.
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