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Gabon coup leaders to meet and decide Bongo fate, new leader

Brice Nguema, leader of the Republican Guard and relative to President Bongo, did not confirm his whereabouts.

Al Jazeera · Aug 30, 2023

Gabon's wealthy, dynastic leader thought he could resist Africa's trend of coups. He might be wrong

The president of Gabon, Ali Bongo Ondimba, knew well the threat of military coups in his part of the world

The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2023

A ‘coup’ in Gabon: Who, what and why?

Soldiers in Gabon announced the cancellation of recent election results and the dissolution of state institutions.

Al Jazeera · Aug 30, 2023

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Gabon coup would bring dramatic end to 55 years of Bongo family rule

Gabon is one of the largest producers of oil in Africa, yet much of its 2 million population live in poverty

The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2023

EgyptAir will resume direct flights from Egypt to conflict-stricken Sudan

Egyptian authorities say the national carrier will resume direct flights to Sudan this week following high profile talks between the Egyptian president and Sudan’s military chief

The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2023

Is my Baba lost in the midst of Syria’s thousands of disappeared?

‘Sometimes, in spite of myself, hope bubbles up… Will I see Baba again? This time I feel I have to tell my own story.’

Al Jazeera · Aug 30, 2023

Gabon coup: President calls for help as army takes power

Ali Bongo held under house arrest as military claim to have seized power

Evening Standard · Aug 30, 2023

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Gabon general named ‘transitional president’ by attempted coup leaders

Gabon’s junta named General Brice Oligui Nguema as transition leader, soldiers said on national television on Wednesday. The announcement came hours after President Ali Bongo appeared in a video and called on his "friends" to "make noise" after military officers in the Central African state staged a coup attempt. Read…

France 24 · Aug 30, 2023

Death typical of Libyan camps say former detainees after video emerges

Former detainees now in Tunisia say death of woman in Libya camp is not unexpected considering conditions there.

Al Jazeera · Aug 29, 2023

Zimbabwe opposition party calls for fresh elections supervised by neighboring countries

Zimbabwe’s main opposition party has demanded fresh elections supervised by neighboring countries

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2023

At least 183 killed in clashes in Ethiopia's Amhara region

At least 183 people have died in violent clashes in Ethiopia's Amhara region since July, according to the United Nations.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 29, 2023

The U.N. says at least 183 people have been killed in Ethiopia over Amhara region unrest since July

The United Nations human rights office says at least 183 people have been killed in clashes in Ethiopia’s Amhara region since July as Amhara fighters resist efforts by the federal government to disband them

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2023

More than 180 killed in clashes in Ethiopia’s Amhara region since July, says UN

At least 183 people have been killed since July in clashes in Ethiopia's Amhara region, the United Nations said Tuesday as it appealed for the killings, violence and rights abuses to end.

France 24 · Aug 29, 2023

Women in Sudan facing a ‘tragedy’ of sexual violence as rape cases rise

Reported cases are almost all by RSF paramilitaries and are just the tip of the iceberg, say campaign groups

The Guardian - UK · Aug 29, 2023

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The Guardian - UK · Aug 29, 2023

Video shows woman lying dead on floor of migration detention centre in Libya

Footage provides latest shocking glimpse of conditions endured by refugees in north African country

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2023

The UN is undertaking an unprecedented 6-month withdrawal of nearly 13,000 peacekeepers from Mali

The United Nations is in the throes of what Secretary-General António Guterres calls an “unprecedented” six-month exit from Mali on orders of the West African nation’s military junta, which has brought in mercenaries from Russia’s Wagner Group to help fight an Islamic insurgency

Al Jazeera · Aug 28, 2023

‘Slow murder’: Hundreds of prisoners stage Bahrain’s largest hunger strike

Advocates say that prisoners are protesting against dire conditions – and that the government’s reforms are not enough.

The Times of India · Aug 28, 2023

Spanish soccer chief's mother starts hunger strike over kiss furore

NEW DELHI: The mother of Luis Rubiales, who is currently under suspension as the head of Spanish soccer, has taken a unique form of protest. She locked herself inside a church and initiated a hunger strike in opposition to her son's treatment regarding the incident where he kissed player Jenni…

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The Conversation · Aug 28, 2023

Niger's coup weakens regional fight against Boko Haram: four reasons why

Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum was detained and deposed on 26 July by his military guard under the command of General Abdourahamane Tchiani.

The Conversation · Aug 28, 2023

DRC: rising Twirwaneho rebel group highlights the unending volatility of the country's east

The three-decade conflict in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has led to the proliferation of hundreds of armed groups. With the violence appearing to take an ethnic slant, several groups have emerged claiming to be protecting their communities from attacks. One such group is the…

Al Jazeera · Aug 28, 2023

Gabon: French media hit by ban, internet down, in disputed election

Reporters Without Borders also denounced the fact that foreign media was largely restricted from covering the vote.

Al Jazeera · Aug 28, 2023

Sudan’s RSF floats ‘peace plan’ as army chief says no deal with ‘traitors’

The RSF’s proposals for ethnic diversity come amid widespread reports of ethnic cleansing and sexual violence in Darfur.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 28, 2023

Gabon cuts access to internet, broadcasts as citizens wait for election results

Gabon has come under fire for cutting internet access and restricting media broadcasts during the weekend's elections. As vote counting continues, opposition leader Albert Ondo Ossa denounced "fraud" in his battle for the presidency against incumbent Ali Bongo Ondimba.

Dynamite News · Aug 28, 2023

Jagadguru Parmhans Acharya sits on indefinite hunger strike after being stopped from entering curfew-imposed Nuh

Jagadguru Paramhans Acharya, a Hindu seer from Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya, sat on an indefinite hunger strike after he was allegedly stopped from entering Haryana's Nuh, where section 144 has been imposed following the call for a 'Shobha Yatra' in the district. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2023

Zimbabwean opposition leader says election was ‘gigantic fraud’

Nelson Chamisa, who lost to Emmerson Mnangagwa, asks for help from regional partners after poll observers say was not credible

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