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South African elections: populist opposition party gains ground in Western Cape
Two weeks away from the elections in South Africa, the two main rivals the Cape Province, Nelson Mendela's ANC and the DA (Democratic Alliance), could be outdone by a kingmaker. The Patriotic Alliance, a populist party in favor of the death penalty a
Victims of Guinea 2009 stadium massacre call for crimes against humanity charges
Final straight in the trial of former dictator Moussa Dadis Camara and ten other former military and government officials in Guinea. At the opening of closing arguments on Monday, lawyers for the victims of the stadium massacre in mid-September 2009
United States: Donald Trump's ex-fixer Michael Cohen testifies in hush money trial
Donald Trump's former personal attorney Michael Cohen returns to the witness stand on Tuesday for what is expected to be a tough grilling by the ex-president's lawyers at his historic hush money trial. More information with FRANCE 24 correspondent in
Tunisian police storm lawyers' headquarters and arrest another lawyer
Tunisian police stormed the bar association's headquarters for the second time in two days and arrested a lawyer, witnesses said on Monday, after detaining two journalists as well as another lawyer critical of the president over the weekend. Story by
UN chief 'gravely concerned' by fighting in Sudan's El-Fasher
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is "gravely concerned" by fighting in recent days between the Sudanese army and rival paramilitaries in the key Darfur town of El-Fasher, a spokesman said Monday.
Chad election runner-up Succes Masra files bid to annul presidential poll result
Succs Masra, who came second in Chad's presidential election, announced Sunday he had lodged a request with the Constitutional Council to have the vote annulled.
Tunisian lawyers call for strike over colleagues arrest for sarcastic TV quip
A Tunisian lawyers association on Sunday called for a nationwide strike after hooded police raided Tunisias bar association headquarters and arrested a prominent lawyer as authorities escalated a broad government crackdown that has ensnared political
Mahamat Idriss Dby wins Chadian presidential election
Mahamat Idriss Deby says he will serve all Chadians after winning this week's presidential election, but top rival Succs Masra is contesting the result and says he's the winner. Meanwhile in Ivory Coast, Laurent Gbagbo's return is confirmed with his
Mali national dialogue recommends extending junta rule for several more years
Hundreds of participants in a Malian national dialogue mainly boycotted by the opposition on Friday recommended that military rulers, who took power in 2020, keep power for several more years.