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The two Frenchmen arrested in Madagascar in an alleged coup plot, along with a Malagasy employee of the Central Bank, have been incarcerated in a high security prison. After 15 days in police custody, Philippe F. and Paul R. were brought before a judge on Wednesday, who decided to detain them and charged them. “We don’t know the reason for… Read More

Ivory Coast and Ghana, the world’s two largest cocoa suppliers, on Thursday agreed to better cooperate on pricing and combating child labour in the industry. Ivory Coast accounts for more than 40 percent of world output, and Ghana at least 20 percent. More than half of their growers live below the poverty line. The two West Africa producers joined forces… Read More

Sometimes, her workouts on an exercise machine were cut short when Zoe started crying. Baby steps, U.S. marathoner Aliphine Tuliamuk reminded herself. Sometimes, she stayed up late when Zoe was fussy, even though she had an early morning run. Baby steps, she told herself. By taking it slow and steady – advice from other long-distance running moms – Tuliamuk worked… Read More

SADC ground and naval forces have arrived in Mozambique’s troubled northern province as part of a combined regional force to quell insurgents who have caused much suffering and whose presence in a member state presents a threat to the whole region. On its part, Zimbabwe is sending a team of 304 defence instructors to Mozambique to train Mozambican troops as… Read More

Twenty-four Chadian soldiers were killed in an attack by militant fighters in the troubled Lake Chad region, a senior local official said Thursday. “Troops from a returning patrol were resting when they were attacked by Boko Haram” on Wednesday, the region’s deputy governor, Haki Djiddi, told AFP. “Twenty-four troops were killed, several were wounded and others have scattered into the… Read More

A court in Ghana on Thursday acquitted and released 21 LGBT activists who were arrested in late May in the southeast of the country for “unlawful assembly” after attending a conference about their activities. The 16 women and five men were arrested on May 20 in Ho, a city in the Volta region, while “participating in a conference to promote… Read More

Tanzanian riot police detained a number of protesting supporters of arrested opposition leader Freedom Mbowe on Thursday, as a terrorism case against him was postponed. Mbowe and other officials from the main opposition party Chadema were arrested last month ahead of a planned conference to demand constitutional reform. The 59-year-old has been charged with terrorism financing and conspiracy in a… Read More

Argentine superstar Lionel Messi will not sign a contract extension with Barcelona, which he is leaving at 34 after more than 20 seasons in the Blaugrana shirt, the Catalan club announced Thursday. “Although an agreement has been reached between Barcelona and Leo Messi (…) it will not be able to be formalized due to economic and structural obstacles (Spanish La… Read More

Thirty people, including 15 soldiers, 11 civilians and four army auxiliaries, were killed Wednesday in attacks by suspected jihadists in northern Burkina Faso, near the border with Niger. The Burkina Faso government announced the death toll on Thursday. The attacks in the Sahel region are the deadliest since the one that took place in the same region against the village… Read More

Amnesty International on Wednesday accused Nigerian security forces of killing at least 115 people between March and June this year in a crackdown on a secessionist movement in the southeast. Violence broke out in the southeastern states, killing at least 127 police and security personnel, according to the police, while local media reported that about 20 police stations and election… Read More