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Central African Republic
Bangui takes aim at opposition figure who pressed charges in France for 'assassination attempt'

Opposition figure Jean-François Akandji-Kombé, who filed a complaint against CAR Sports Minister Rodolphe Héritier Doneng in mid-July for an alleged assassination attempt in France, now finds himself in the firing line. [...]

Published on 07/10/2024 at 05:40 GMT

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Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Central African Republic
Bangui takes aim at opposition figure who pressed charges in France for 'assassination attempt'

Central African Republic
Bangui considers Russian-influenced bill to keep tabs on 'foreign agents'

Central African Republic
Foreign diamond dealers finally free after costly ordeal

Spotlight | Central African Republic
Wagner caught out playing ethnic alliances in CAR

Central African Republic
Touadéra attempts to fend off coup threat from former presidential advisers

Spotlight | Central African Republic
Olympics-bound sports minister hit by death threat allegations

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