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Ghanaian lawyers have filed a petition before the country's highest court seeking the suspension of a bilateral migration agreement with the US. They claim the deal contradicts international treaties to which Ghana is a signatory and that since it has not been ratified by parliament, the executive is acting outside…

Côte d'Ivoire's presidential election campaign is taking shape, with four challengers hoping to defeat longtime incumbent Alassane Ouattara in the 25 October vote, but no candidates from the country's two main opposition parties. For Spotlight on Africa, analyst Paul Melly underlines that the run-up has so far been peaceful, but…

Five countries including the continental powerhouses Senegal, Nigeria and Cote d'Ivoire as well as potential debutants Benin and Gabon will battle on Tuesday night for the final three places from the African qualifying groups for next year's World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada.

The movement behind nationwide protests sweeping Morocco, the GenZ 212 youth collective, has called for "peaceful sit-ins" to push its demands for reforms on education, health care and to tackle corruption and a cost of living crisis.

A budget crisis and shrinking public funding are squeezing France’s 1.4 million NGOs, and a new survey shows 30 percent of them lack sufficient cash flow, putting their work at risk.

Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina dissolved the country’s lower house of parliament on Tuesday in the midst of a military rebellion that led him to flee the country. The embattled leader is sheltering in a "safe place" following an attempt on his life, ignoring calls to resign.

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu will present the draft 2026 budget to his new cabinet on Tuesday – the first big test for his government as parliament prepares for a tense debate on spending cuts and debt.

Cape Verde qualified for the football World Cup for the first time after dispatching Eswatini 3-0 on Monday night at the National Stadium in Praia.

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy will begin serving a five-year prison sentence on 21 October for criminal conspiracy over alleged illegal funding of his 2007 election campaign by Libya, French media reported on Monday.

French economist Philippe Aghion has won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics along with Joel Mokyr and Peter Howitt for their research on how innovation fuels long-term growth through “creative destruction” – when new technologies replace outdated ones.

Madagascar’s president Andry Rajoelina has been evacuated from the country by a French military plane as protests and a military mutiny threaten to topple his government, RFI has confirmed.