France is recalling its ambassador to Burkina Faso, a day after it announced that its military mission there was to end. The French foreign ministry said Luc Hallade was returning…
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Algeria: The oil-rich nation unveils green energy plan
Algeria has unveiled a series of policies aimed at eliminating its dependence on fossil fuels. The oil-and gas-rich nation will invest heavily in renewable energy, according to the government’s energy…
Egypt: Gold-covered mummy found in sealed Egyptian tomb
Archaeologists say they have found a gold leaf-covered mummy sealed inside a sarcophagus that had not been opened for 4,300 years. The mummy, the remains of a man named Hekashepes,…
South Africa: A deal to send dozens of cheetahs to India penned
South Africa says it has signed an agreement to introduce dozens of African cheetahs to India over the next decade. The South African environment department said the first batch of…
Sudan: Ethiopia and Sudan in agreement on Nile dam
Sudan’s military leader says “Sudan and Ethiopia are in agreement on all matters regarding” the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (Gerd), state-run news agency Suna has reported. Speaking when he…
Madagascar: Tropical storm kills 16
A tropical storm followed by heavy rainfall has killed at least 16 people in Madagascar, emergency services say. Seventeen people remain missing after Tropical Storm Cheneso hit, according to the…
Germany: Foreign office apologises for sending a tweet that caused offence in Africa
Germany’s foreign office says it’s “sorry” for sending a tweet that caused offence in Africa by using a stereotype about the continent. The tweet was a dig at Russian Foreign…
Uganda: Woman told to pay ex-fiancé for breaking his heart
A Ugandan woman who broke up with her fiancé has been ordered to pay him financial damages for psychological anguish. The court in Kanungu said Richard Tumwine paid 9.4m shillings…
Kenya: Authorities push for one-pub-per-town order to fight alcoholism
Kenya’s deputy president has ordered government administrators in the country’s central region to enforce a one-pub-per-town directive that was issued last week. Rigathi Gachagua also wants entertainment joints in the…
UK: Woman lay dead in a flat for three years
A mentally ill woman was discovered in a “mummified, almost skeletal state” after lying dead for more than three years in her flat, her family say. Laura Winham, 38, was…