#voanews.com. × Chad officials say French troops have finally left after 70 years’ presence. Chad's President Field Marshal Mahamat Idriss Deby says this week’s departure of the last French troops from the central African state signals a new dawn for Chad
#Jan.31.2025 ×
#voanews.com. × Sierra Leone investigating reports Dutch drug kingpin took refuge in country. Leijdekkers is on Europol's list of most wanted fugitives
#Jan.27.2025 ×
#voanews.com. × Nigerian journalist misleads on Trump’s ability to travel internationally. Some countries have laws that refuse entry to convicted felons. They can still allow entry to a felon with a valid reason. Canada, South Africa, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom have alr
#Jan.24.2025 ×
#voanews.com. × France faces big challenges in rebuilding cyclone-hit Mayotte. Immigration and partisan jibes are roiling debate over the impoverished territory
#Jan.15.2025 ×
#voanews.com. × Austrian woman kidnapped in Niger's Agadez city, authorities say. Local media and residents identified the woman as Eva Gretzmacher and said she is an aid worker who has lived in Agadez for more than 20 years
#Jan.13.2025 ×
#voanews.com. × France starts 2025 with fresh controversy, questions over Africa. As French influence in former colonies fades, some call for a longer-term vision
#Jan.11.2025 ×
#voanews.com. × Russia claims there is no famine in Sudan as millions suffer from acute food shortages. The Famine Review Committee report on Sudan is backed by expert investigation and analysis proving millions are in acute need of food.
#Jan.11.2025 ×
#voanews.com. × Analysts weigh in ahead of ECOWAS members' exit deadline. They say growing anti-French sentiment in region, plus Nigeria's own recent dealings with France, could frustrate negotiations aimed at keeping members from exiting
#Jan.08.2025 ×
#voanews.com. × Chadian leaders denounce Macron's remarks, order French troops out of Chad this month. Macron said Monday that African nations failed to say thank you to France for deploying its military to the Sahel region
#Jan.08.2025 ×
#voanews.com. × US, China vie for influence in combating Seychelles’ drug problem. Situated in the Indian Ocean, the Seychelles is in the middle of a key heroin smuggling route and has among the highest rates of heroin use in the world. Kate Bartlett brings us this story from the mai
#Jan.08.2025 ×
#voanews.com. × Why Ivory Coast, Senegal asked French troops to leave. Experts say they are following the example of Sahel countries as local leaders and populations want more sovereignty over their security
#Jan.07.2025 ×
#voanews.com. × U.S. accuses Russia of funding both sides of Sudan's war. The war erupted in April 2023 amid a power struggle between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces ahead of a planned transition to civilian rule
#Jan.07.2025 ×
#voanews.com. × Seychelles: A small nation of islands where big powers compete. The small island nation of the Seychelles off the east coast of Africa has become the unlikely setting of a great power rivalry. China has been making diplomatic inroads for years, while the U.S. has o
#Jan.06.2025 ×
#voanews.com. × Mali rebels: Army, Russian fighters killed 9 civilians in car attack. A civil society group and a rebel coalition said Malian armed forces and allied fighters from Russia's Wagner private military contractor group had carried out the attack; women and children were among
#Jan.05.2025 ×
#voanews.com. × Celebrated South African contemporary dancer Dada Masilo dies at 39. She brought African dance motifs to classic European roles
#Jan.01.2025 ×
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