2023

One survivor tells of his escape, another says she was powerless with her children trapped inside.

Many blocks in inner-city Johannesburg, the scene of a deadly fire, are deemed unfit to live in.

Gabon’s coup chief, General Brice Oligui Nguema, will be sworn in as “transitional president” next week, the junta announced on Thursday, a day after a… Read More »Gabon coup chief to be sworn in as ‘transitional president’, says junta

Niger’s military junta said it revoked the diplomatic immunity of France’s ambassador and ordered police to expel him from the country, according to a statement.… Read More »Niger junta revokes French ambassador’s diplomatic immunity, orders his expulsion

Paris will on Friday become the first European capital to ban floating electric scooters from its streets, leaving fans desolate but relieving those who loathed… Read More »Paris ban of ‘nuisance’ electric scooters comes into effect

General Brice Oligui Nguema, who was named Gabon’s new leader in the hours following a military takeover on Wednesday, served the central African country’s long-time… Read More »General Brice Oligui Nguema, the man named to lead Gabon after coup

Prolific hackers accused of being a front for Russian cyber-operation shares counter evidence with the BBC.

Mutinous soldiers in Gabon proclaimed their republican guard chief as the country’s leader Wednesday after placing the just-reelected President Ali Bongo Ondimba under house arrest,… Read More »Coup leaders detain President Ali Bongo, appoint general to lead Gabon’s ‘transition’

French political leaders from left and right were left unconvinced Thursday by marathon 12-hour talks aimed at finding common ground with President Emmanuel Macron.

Gabonese awoke Thursday to a new military leader after mutinous soldiers ousted a president whose family had ruled the oil-rich Central African nation for more… Read More »‘Planned in advance’: Gabon coup timed to follow election results?