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ReutersBy Andrew HardingBBC News, JohannesburgSouth Africa is heading into the southern hemisphere winter with the prospect of the country's worst-ever power cuts - up to 16 hours a day. The roots of the problem lie in poor management, corruptio..

AFPThe latest ceasefire aimed at ending the devastating conflict in Sudan appears to be largely holding in the capital and two adjacent cities. For the first time in more than five weeks there appears to be relative peace, residents say. But there ..

[unable to retrieve full-text content] A ceasefire comes into effect in conflict-torn Sudan after almost 1000 people have been killed by fighting, South African joins with other African nations to try and broker peace in Ukraine and we meet the soci..

Witnesses in the Sudanese capital reported clashes and air strikes minutes after a one-week humanitarian ceasefire took effect Monday night, with the smell of smoke still lingering after gunfire and explosions rocked Khartoum throughout the day. T..

Issued on: 22/05/2023 - 18:01 02:57 Kaouther Ben Hania "Four Daughters" - Cannes 2023 © France 24 How do two girls go from being typical teenagers, kissing boys, dying their hair blue… to joining the Islamic State (IS) group? "Four Daughters", ..

ReutersBy Zeinab Mohammed SalihKhartoumSudan's army is resisting an attempt by paramilitaries to advance towards its main airbase near the capital Khartoum, residents have said. The airfield is used by the military to carry out air strikes on t..

EPABy Sam HancockBBC NewsA temporary ceasefire in Sudan has been agreed as fighting between two warring factions entered its sixth week. Previous truce attempts between Sudan's regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have t..

AFPBy Nduka OrjinmoBBC News, AbujaWhen he steps down next week President Muhammadu Buhari will be leaving Nigerians less secure, poorer and more in debt than when he came to office in 2015. The former military ruler became president after winning a m..

Issued on: 18/05/2023 - 23:05 10:20 EYE ON AFRICA © FRANCE 24 By: Laura DI BIASIO In tonight's edition: In Tunisia, journalists protest against anti terror laws used to jail journalists. In Namibia, gay rights activists welcome Namibia..

By Barbara Plett-UsherBBC News, Malindi, KenyaSalema Masha speaks softly, but her slender frame is animated by an inner strength that saved the lives of her five children. One day in March she walked them out of a remote wilderness where followers o..

Getty ImagesBy Thomas NaadiBBC News, AccraGhana, one of the world's biggest producers of both gold and cocoa, is suffering its worst economic crisis in a generation, with the price of goods rising at an average of 41% over the past year. It has ..

[unable to retrieve full-text content] In tonight's edition: The French army has been accused of trying to piggy-back onto former hostage Olivier Dubois's arrangements to interview a jihadist commander in Mali, but doing little to stop the..