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Senegal to end all foreign military presence in 2025
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Senegal to end all foreign military presence in 2025

This is the first time President Bassirou Dioumaye Faye has set a date for the closure of foreign military bases. Senegal's President Bassirou Dioumaye Faye said that 2025 would see an end to all foreign military presence in the west African country, in a speech on Tuesday to mark the new year. F...

Truck ramming kills 10 New Year revellers in US
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Truck ramming kills 10 New Year revellers in US

A man "hell-bent" on "carnage" slammed a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year revellers in New Orleans on Wednesday, killing at least 10 people. A man "hell-bent" on "carnage" slammed a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year revellers in New Orleans on Wednesday, killing at least 10 people and in...

Africa 2025 outlook: A call for accountability and action
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Africa 2025 outlook: A call for accountability and action

2025 has 45 elections on the horizon around the world, making the stakes high. By Kaddu Sebunya Africa stands at a critical juncture. Recent years have demonstrated our continent’s potential to chart a developmental path rooted in sustainability, inclusivity, and innovation. There are encouraging...

Carnaval de Calabar : la plus grande fête de rue d'Afrique
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Carnaval de Calabar : la plus grande fête de rue d'Afrique

L'événement de cette année marquait le 20e anniversaire du carnaval et a attiré des danseurs de diverses communautés nigérianes. Par Emmanuel Onyango Les rues de la ville de Calabar, dans le sud du Nigeria, se sont remplies de paillettes et de glamour ce week-end, à l'occasion d'un carnaval annue...

Allemagne: cinq morts et un policier blessé par des feux d'artifice
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Allemagne: cinq morts et un policier blessé par des feux d'artifice

Plusieurs policiers et secouristes ont été visés par des engins pyrotechniques lors de leurs interventions dans la nuit de la Saint-Sylvestre. Cinq personnes sont décédées accidentellement lors de la nuit du Nouvel An dans plusieurs régions d'Allemagne en allumant des feux d'artifice puissants, e...

Guinea military leader says 2025 a 'crucial electoral year'
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Guinea military leader says 2025 a 'crucial electoral year'

General Doumbouya made the announcement in his New Year's speech Guinea's military chief said Tuesday in a New Year's speech that 2025 will be "a crucial electoral year to complete the return to constitutional order", but gave no details. General Mamady Doumbouya led a military coup that overthre...

Senegal, Mauritania on course to commercialise gas
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Senegal, Mauritania on course to commercialise gas

The opening of the first well paves the way for the start of gas commercialisation by Senegal and Mauritania. The Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) gas project developed by BP and partners has produced its first gas from an offshore field in Senegal and Mauritania, the two countries' energy ministries...