African leaders urge fair funding with $50bn climate call

France, Sept. 11 -- African leaders ended their second continental climate summit on Wednesday in Addis Ababa with a call for more money, fairer financing and a stronger voice in global talks. TheAfr... Read More

Financial crisis in privately owned media puts Senegal's press freedom at risk

France, Sept. 1 -- Senegal's press is facing a worsening financial crisis, impacted by cuts to public subsidies and the collapse of advertising revenue. At its centre is the restructuring of Youssou N... Read More

Senegal passes law to protect whistleblowers in 'historic moment for democracy'

France, Aug. 27 -- Senegalese parliamentarians have adopted a law to protect whistleblowers, in order to strengthen transparency in the country - a promise made by the government that came to power in... Read More

Supporters of ex-DRC President Kabila denounce proposed death penalty as 'sham'

France, Aug. 25 -- Prosecutors in a military court in Democratic Republic of Congo have requested the death penalty for former leader Joseph Kabila who is on trial in absentia on charges including tre... Read More

Senegal calls on US to withdraw sanctions against ICC magistrates

France, Aug. 22 -- Dakar has denounced new United States sanctions on a Senegalese ICC prosecutor and three others at the International Criminal Court, made in connection with arrest warrants forIsrae... Read More

Starvation spreads from camps to besieged Sudanese city of El-Fasher

France, Aug. 9 -- Months after famine was declared in nearby displacement camps, the besieged Sudanese city of El-Fasher is now seeing starvation deaths of its own, with no food aid entering and the U... Read More

South Africa braces for heavy job losses as stiff US tariffs take hold

France, Aug. 7 -- As sweeping new US tariffs take effect on Thursday, dozens of countries are facing sharp new duties on their exports. South Africa is among the hardest hit, with key goods now subjec... Read More

Ghana declares mourning after ministers killed in helicopter crash

France, Aug. 7 -- Ghana has declared three days of national mourning after two government ministers were killed in a military helicopter crash on Wednesday. The crash happened in a forested area in t... Read More

DR Congo urges world to recognise 'Genocost' tied to decades of resource war

France, Aug. 4 -- The Democratic Republic of Congo held a national day of remembrance this weekend for what it calls the "Genocost" - a term used to describe mass deaths linked to the exploitation of ... Read More

French bill clears path to return artefacts looted during colonisation

France, Aug. 2 -- A bill to make it easier for France to return cultural objects taken during the colonial period was presented at a ministerial council in Paris this week by Culture Minister Rachida ... Read More

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