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Gabon: Another domino in the French sphere falls, Gabon army ousts Ali BongoF

Rebel officers in Gabon announced Wednesday they had seized power following disputed elections in which President Ali Bongo Ondimba, whose family has ruled the oil-rich state for more than 55 years, had been declared winner. The claimed takeover sparked condemnation...

How Sudan is implodingF

War and hunger threaten to "consume" all of Sudan, where hundreds of thousands of malnourished children are at risk of dying, the UN warned Friday, decrying a dire lack of aid funding. After four months of a bloody power struggle between Sudan's army and its former...

Algeria looking to ease tension in Sahel after Niger coupF

Algeria's top diplomat began a tour of West African countries Wednesday in a bid to find a solution following the coup in neighbouring Niger, where Algiers opposes any military intervention. Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf was "mandated by President Abdelmadjid Tebboune"...

Niger: Toppled president said to be “fine, given the situation”F

Niger's detained president was seen by his doctor on Saturday, his entourage said, amid mounting concern for his condition, while West Africa's regional bloc scrapped a crisis meeting on the coup that deposed him.   Mohamed Bazoum, 63, was toppled on July 26 by his...

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