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  1. Municipales en Afrique du Sud : déroute historique de l'ANC

    France 24 FR ZA

    Aux municipales en Afrique du Sud, plus de 99 % des bulletins ont été dépouillés. Les résultats seront annoncés demain, après vérification de près de 200 contestations. Mais les tendances sont claires : l’ANC est en recul historique, en pas...

  2. JOJ Dakar 2026 : ils vivent les Jeux au rythme de leurs enfants

    France 24 FR SN GA

    🇬🇦 Aux JOJ Dakar 2026, un père a fait le déplacement depuis le Gabon pour soutenir son fils nageur. Depuis les tribunes de la piscine olympique, il vit chaque course au rythme de son enfant.

  3. JOJ Dakar 2026 : à Saly, les JOJ mettent en lumière un littoral menacé par l'érosion

    France 24 FR SN

    🏖️🇸🇳 À #Saly, les plages accueillent six disciplines des #JOJ et offrent de nouveaux espaces sportifs aux jeunes. 🌊 Mais à quelques kilomètres, à #Mbour, l’érosion côtière fait disparaître plages, terrains de jeu et habitations, rappelant...

  4. Kenyan cult leader sentenced to 200 years in prison

    France 24 KE

    Kenyan cult leader Paul Mackenzie has been sentenced to 200 years in prison for the deaths of 190 children who were starved to death on his orders in Shakahola Forest. Prosecutors said he had convinced followers to fast to reach heaven befo...

  5. The young Somali woman changing how the world sees Mogadishu

    BBC Africa SO

    For some tourists, the contrast between Somalia's reputation and what they experience on the ground can be striking.

  6. Le président malien Assimi Goïta en tournée au Niger et au Burkina Faso

    France 24 FR BF ML NE

    Le président malien Assimi Goïta a effectué une visite au Niger et au Burkina Faso, jeudi, pour officiellement renforcer la lutte contre de terrorisme dans l’espace commun aux trois pays réunis au sein de l’Alliance des États du Sahel.

  7. Kenyan cult leader sentenced to 200 years in prison

    France 24 ZA SN KE

    In tonight's edition: Cult leader Paul Mackenzie is sentenced to 200 years in prison for the murder of 190 children starved ‌to death on his orders. Also, in South Africa, activists warn that new data centres could put added pressure on alr...

  8. JOJ Dakar 2026 : Khady Niang raconte les coulisses d'une cérémonie historique

    France 24 FR SN

    Une cérémonie historique pour le Sénégal et pour l'Afrique. Le 31 octobre 2026, Dakar a accueilli l'ouverture des premiers Jeux olympiques de la jeunesse organisés sur le continent africain. À travers « L'Envol de Sitoé », un spectacle mêla...

  9. JOJ Dakar 2026 : Quatre questions à Clarisse Agbegnenou, athlète modèle des Jeux

    France 24 FR SN

    À l'occasion des Jeux Olympiques de la Jeunesse 2026 qui se déroulent à Dakar, le Comité international olympique a proposé à la judokate Clarisse Agbengenou d'être athlète modèle. Un rôle qu'elle a accepté avec plaisir dans le but d'encoura...

  10. Kenyan doomsday sect leader jailed for 200 years for murder of 190 children

    The Guardian KE

    Paul Mackenzie convicted over deaths of children and one adult after followers were ordered to starve themselves and their familiesThe leader of a Kenyan doomsday sect has been sentenced to 200 years in prison for the murders of 190 childre...

  11. Municipales en Afrique du Sud, JOJ Dakar 2026, Midterms pour l'Afrique : l'hebdo Afrique

    France 24 FR ZA SN

  12. ANC faces bruising defeat in South African local elections with 80% of ballots counted

    The Guardian ZA

    Former liberation movement’s share of national vote almost 14 percentage points below 2021 resultThe African National Congress is on course to suffer a bruising defeat in South Africa’s local elections, with the once dominant party of Nelso...

  13. The human cost of recycling: Kenyan waste pickers put their health at risk

    France 24 KE

    Two thousand tonnes of waste are dumped every day at the Dandora landfill site in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. An army of workers then rush in to recover recyclable materials, putting their own health at risk in the process. But however hard...

  14. She lost her sight - now she is fighting to make history for Africa

    BBC Africa NG

    After losing her sight in 2009, Nigeria’s Rukayat Suleimon has overcome isolation and limited support to make history as the first blind woman to win gold at the World Sambo Cup.

  15. Kenya : les écorchés du recyclage

    France 24 FR KE

    Deux mille tonnes de déchets sont déversés chaque jour dans la décharge de Nairobi, capitale du Kenya. Une armée de petites mains se précipite alors pour récupérer les matières recyclables. Ces héros invisibles de l’environnement ont beau s...

  16. Municipales en Afrique du Sud : l'ANC vers un recul électoral inédit, selon des résultats partiels

    France 24 FR ZA

    Le Congrès national africain (ANC), qui dirige l'Afrique du Sud depuis 1994, se dirige vers le pire résultat électoral de son histoire, indiquaient vendredi les scores après dépouillement de plus des trois quarts des votes des élections mun...

  17. South Africa's ANC party on track to face 'nightmare' losses in municipal elections

    France 24 ZA

    South Africa's African National Congress party could face its worst-ever election result on Friday with about a third of support after 80 percent of the votes from local government polls counted. Final results are expected by Sunday.

  18. Municipales en Afrique du Sud : l'ANC se dirige vers son pire résultat électoral

    France 24 FR ZA

    Le Congrès national africain (ANC), à la tête de l'Afrique du Sud depuis 1994, se dirige vers le pire résultat électoral de son histoire, indiquent les scores après dépouillement de la moitié des votes des élections municipales, jeudi en fi...

  19. Nigerian court bars opposition candidate two months before election

    France 24 NG ET KE

    In tonight's edition: A Nigerian court disqualifies a leading presidential candidate, adding fresh complications to the electoral process two months before the vote. Also, tens of thousands of people have fled across the border into Kenya a...

  20. The new sports debuting at Africa's first Olympics

    BBC Africa SN

    Chinese martial art wushu taolu has been among the eye-catching events debuting at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games.

  21. JOJ : match fou entre le Sénégal et le Panama en futsal

    France 24 FR SN

    Les Jeux olympiques de la Jeunesse se poursuivent au Sénégal. L'équipe masculine du pays hôte a créé la sensation en futsal face au Panama. Notre correspondante Sarah Sakho revient sur cette folle rencontre et nous donne les autres temps fo...

  22. Nobel laureate Navi Pillay on fighting violence with justice

    France 24

    From the International Criminal Court (ICC) to Africa’s place in the global justice system, the stakes are high. In an exclusive interview with FRANCE 24, Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay discusses international justice. She says it mus...

  23. JOJ DAKAR 2026 : La pépite Marocaine de l’équitation, Ghali Bougja

    France 24 FR SN MA

    Aux JOJ Dakar 2026, le jeune cavalier marocain Ghali Bougja s’illustre dans le saut d’obstacles, une discipline qui exige précision, maîtrise et complicité avec sa monture. À la découverte d’une pépite marocaine qui nourrit de grandes ambit...

  24. Donor aid models don’t determine food security in Zambia, but local farming practices do

    The Conversation ZM

    Local realities matter more than donor aid models when it comes to food security for households in eastern Zambia.

  25. Owono left out of Eq Guinea squad after death of De Miguel

    BBC Africa GQ GN

    Goalkeeper Jesus Owono will miss Equatorial Guinea's Afcon 2027 qualifiers after asking to be left out of the squad following the death of Tenerife forward Jesus de Miguel.

  26. South Africans eager to vote as local elections put failing services in focus

    France 24 ZA

    South Africans voted on Wednesday, November 4, in local elections. Nearly 30 million people were eligible to cast their ballots, with corruption, failing infrastructure and the deterioration of essential services among the key issues shapin...

  27. Sudan accuses Ethiopia of allowing RSF drone launches from its territory

    France 24 SD ET

    Sudan accused Ethiopia of allowing the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to launch drones from its territory. What does this allegation reveal about the RSF's military capabilities and foreign backing? FRANCE 24 spoke to Ali Mahmoud A...

  28. Ethiopian families fleeing conflict face difficulties with food access

    France 24 ET

    A renewed conflict in Ethiopia has led to the displacement of thousands of civilians. But after years of war in the country and heavy budget cuts, humanitarian organisations have all but left many of the camps for internally displaced peopl...

  29. Why a US-funded vaccine trial on babies was cancelled in Guinea-Bissau

    BBC Africa GW

    The trial was condemned as "unethical" and "neocolonial" because half of the babies would not be given the vaccine.

  30. South Africans vote in key municipal elections

    France 24 ZA ET SD

    In tonight's edition: South Africa's ruling ANC party faces a crucial test as millions vote to elect municipal governments. Also, Ethiopia has expelled six Sudanese diplomats amid accusations it's allowing the paramilitary RSF to launch dro...

  31. British healthcare worker with Ebola evacuated from DR Congo to UK

    The Guardian CD

    Patient is ⁠in ​stable condition and will be transferred to a specialist ‘high consequence’ infectious disease unitA British healthcare worker with Ebola is being evacuated from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the UK for medical tre...

  32. The young politicians with African roots making history in the US midterms

    BBC Africa

    For some young Africans, these victories offer a glimpse of what a new generation of voters could do at home.

  33. ANC faces anger over poor services as South Africans vote in local elections

    The Guardian ZA

    Party expected to get less than a third of the vote amid frustration over water outages and power cutsThe African National Congress is on course for a bruising result in South Africa’s local elections on Wednesday as voters go to the polls...

  34. Kemi Badenoch says Africans should apologise for slavery. She should read a history book

    The Guardian

    Enslavement’s devastating impact on Caribbean and African nations means that cross-diasporic solidarity has become central in addressing its legacyDon’t get The Long Wave delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereDespite reports that the UK atte...

  35. Mining, water and trust: how Namibia’s geoscientists see their role with communities

    The Conversation NA

    Public engagement is about listening, not just explaining the science.

  36. More than water: villagers in South Africa mapped a river’s importance to daily life

    The Conversation ZA

    When this South African river became polluted and damaged, nearby communities’ water and food supplies, incomes and cultural connections suffered.