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Le premier ministre tunisien, Hamad Jebali, a annoncé sa démission, mardi 19 février, après l'échec de sa tentative de former un gouvernement apolitique. "J'ai promis et assuré qu'en cas d'échec de mon initiative je démissionnerais de la présidence du...

Mali, long on the international backburner, is now having its moment in prime-time. Media from around the world have breathlessly covered the lightning offensive by French and Malian military forces and the liberation of the legendary city of Timbuktu....

Le président sénégalais Macky Sall était l’invité d’honneur hier lundi du 48e anniversaire de l’accession de la République de Gambie à l’indépendance. Le président Teodoro Obiang Nguema de la Guinée Equatoriale ainsi que le Premier ministre ivoirien Daniel...

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has set March 16 as the date for a referendum on a proposed new constitution, a crucial step towards a general election late in the year to end a four-year coalition government. Adoption of a new constitution seems almost...

With its stage dressed in red, white and blue and a blown up image of an imposing, white-pillared mansion, some Kenyans might have wondered if they had accidentally tuned in to watch a rerun of a US presidential debate. Some even joked that the studio...

Pope Benedict XVI surprised the world and left the Catholic church stunned when he said on Monday that he would resign – the first pope to do so since the middle ages. The move, announced without warning, will take place on 28 February and leave the papacy...

At least 10 members of a Guinean military delegation, reportedly including the army chief, have died when their plane crashed in Liberia, officials say. No-one is said to have survived but it is not clear how many people were on board - some reports say...

Mesdames et messieurs, Très cher(e)s compatriotes, Depuis l’ouverture de la période de transition en Guinée le 23 décembre 2008, il y a deux logiques qui s’opposent dans l’environnement sociopolitique guinéen : D’une part, la logique électoraliste : ceux...

En Tunisie, ce vendredi 8 février 2013 est marqué par une journée de grève générale à l'appel de quatre partis et de la grande centrale syndicale UGTT. Un mouvement en mémoire de Chokri Belaïd assassiné par balles, il y a deux jours, devant son domicile....

The successful implementation of sustainable agricultural practices (SAPs) in Sub-Saharan Africa is linked to improvements in women's education, according to a study. SAPs are often touted as a solution to land degradation, low agricultural productivity...

Le gouvernement réformateur birman, qui a promis de lutter contre la corruption, a fait le ménage dans la fonction publique depuis son arrivée au pouvoir il y a près de deux ans, selon un rapport qui fait état de près de 17 000 fonctionnaires sanctionnés,...

Poachers have killed more than 11,000 elephants in Gabon's Minkebe National Park rainforest since 2004, Gabon's government said on Wednesday, with the massacre fuelled by increasing demand for ivory in Asia. The densely-forested central African country...

A Tunisian opposition party leader who had been critical of the Islamist-led government and radical Muslim violence has been shot dead. Chokri Belaid, leader of the Unified Democratic Nationalist party, was shot outside his home in Tunis on Wednesday...

Chinese telecoms giant Huawei has unveiled a bespoke Windows-run smartphone exclusively available in Africa. The customised device is being launched today in partnership with Microsoft as part of its new 4Afrika Initiative. This includes plans to develop...

Paris et Washington sont convenus, lundi 4 février, de la nécessité de mettre en place "aussi rapidement que possible" au Mali une force de maintien de la paix placée sous l'autorité de l'Organisation des Nations unies, a déclaré le vice-président américain,...