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French deputy Rachel Kéké, a former chambermaid, asserted that she has kept her social housing since being legally elected, recalling that her "life before will continue after her mandate", in a statement. The MP, who has lived in social…

Zimbabwean opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has claimed victory in the country's election after challenging official results that saw President Emmerson Mnangagwa winning a second term in office. "It is clear that we are rejecting the…

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and China's leader Xi Jingping co-chaired a China-Africa roundtable in Johannesburg on the side-lines of the BRICS Summit. The BRICS bloc of developing economies includes Brazil, Russia, India,…

Almost a month after generals deposed Niger's elected president, the political crisis hasn't been resolved. The Coup leader and head of the ruling National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP) addressed the nation on Saturday…

Senegal said that it will participate if the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) decides to intervene militarily in Niger following last week's coup. Foreign Minister Aissata Tall Sall told reporters during a government…

Burkina Faso's prime minister has ruled out negotiations with militants who control swathes of the country, while suggesting that security risks could delay the country's return to civilian rule. "We will never negotiate, either over…

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says Sunday his ruling African National Congress (ANC) was determined to 'fight against crime and corruption' after a series of graft scandals have damaged the party's popularity. Ramaphosa was…

The 46 Ivorian soldiers detained in Mali for nearly six months and who have just been sentenced to twenty years in prison in Bamako, "will soon return to Ivorian soil", Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara assured. "My thoughts are…

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said Tuesday that his government supports "without hesitation" the self-proclaimed Sahrawi Arab Republic (SADR) in Western Sahara. The Polisario Front (pro-independence), supported by Algeria,…

Burundi has vowed a thorough investigation into a series of deadly "terrorist" grenade blasts that hit the economic capital Bujumbura. The attacks late on Monday followed a deadly grenade explosion in a bar in the capital Gitega on…