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A group of senior Gabonese army officers appeared on national television Wednesday morning and declared they had seized power. It comes minutes after the state electoral body announced that President Ali Bongo was elected for a third term. Appearing on the Gabon 24 television channel, the officers said they represented …

UN Secretary General António Guterres has expressed concern over the arrest of Zimbabwe election observers amid “reports of voter intimidation, threats of violence, harassment and coercion”. He has called on political leaders and their supporters to reject all forms of violence and respect human rights and the rule of law. …

French President Emmanuel Macron has said that the French ambassador will stay in Niger, despite pressure from the putschists. He made this statement as he opened the 29th edition of the Ambassadors’ Conference. “I think our policy is the right one. It is based on the courage of President (Mohamed) …

Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) group has mapped out its vision to end the conflict between it and the country’s regular army, signalling a readiness for a negotiated settlement. Its leader, Lt Gen Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, also known as Hemedti, issued a long statement on X (formerly Twitter) on …

Vladimir Putin sent his condolences on Thursday to the ten victims of the plane crash which linked Moscow and Saint Petersburg on Wednesday and whose passenger list included the name of Yevgeny Prigojine, boss of the Russian paramilitary group Wagner. The Russian president thus saluted the memory of a “talented …

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has reacted after his country was recognized as one of six countries invited to join the Brics bloc from January next year. “A great moment for #Ethiopia,” he posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. “Ethiopia stands ready to cooperate with all for an inclusive …

Several Telegram channels linked to Wagner group have confirmed the death of Evguéni Prigojine, co-founder of the paramilitary group, while his body has not been officially identified at the crash site. “Head of the Wagner Group, Hero of Russia, true patriot of his homeland, Yevgeny Prigojine, died as a result …

The boss of the Russian private military group Wagner, Egveni Prigojine, is said to have died following the crash of a plane of which he appeared on the passenger list, according to several media. He was believed to be on board the plane, several media reported. Earlier, a Wagner-linked Telegram …

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has told the leaders of China, India, South Africa and Brazil that the growing influence of their Brics group will lead to a multi-polar world. Addressing the summit in Johannesburg by video, Mr Putin said he opposed the sway exerted by the G7 and other western-led …

The leader of the Russian Wagner mercenaries, Yevgeny Prigojine, published this Monday, his first video since he took the lead of a short-lived mutiny at the end of June. He appears in a recording – probably shot in Africa – on Telegram channels affiliated with the Wagner Group. We can …