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West Africa coups

Explainer: How many military coups have there been across West Africa?

Just a month after becoming Mali President in 2013, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita declared that the days of mutinous soldiers undermining government authority in the capital, Bamako, were over. Yet, seven years later, Keita himself was toppled, facing the very fate he had vowed to prevent.

03:27
Hong Kong

Hong Kong patriots-only election

Polling closed on Sunday (7 December) in Hong Kong’s overhauled “patriots-only” legislative election, with vote counting now underway.

01:18
Libya energy

Libya hosts gas forum

Greetings from Tripoli — a city that stands at the heart of Africa’s energy landscape and today hosts one of the continent’s key regional gatherings: the Libya–Africa International Gas Forum 2025.

00:20
Gaza calm

Netanyahu to meet Trump on Gaza plan

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that he will meet U.S. President Donald Trump later this month, saying discussions will focus on the second phase of U.S. President Donald Trump’s Gaza plan, regional peace prospects and the future governance of the Strip.

23:03
Honduras Elections

Delayed vote in Honduran town may decide presidential race

A delayed local vote in the rural Honduran town of San Antonio de Flores has become a pivotal moment in the country’s tightest presidential contest, with both campaigns watching its results as counting stretches into a second week.

21:48
Pretoria shooting

Shooting at South African bar leaves 11 dead

At least 11 people, including a three-year-old boy, were killed when gunfire erupted at an illegal bar in Pretoria, with police launching a manhunt for three unidentified suspects.

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