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Chad forum to start work a day late
Chad forum to start work a day late
by  AFP

A much-delayed national forum on Chad's future will start its work a day later than scheduled because of "organisational reasons", the government said Tuesday. The so-called inclusive national dialogue aimed at paving the way to restoring civilian rule was given a ceremonial start at the weekend and had been scheduled to start work on Tuesday.

Ivory Coast's 'Pearl of Lagoons' loses its lustre
Ivory Coast's 'Pearl of Lagoons' loses its lustre
by  AFP

It was once a jewel of West Africa -- the "Pearl of Lagoons," people liked to call it. - 'Dead bay' - One of the biggest expanses of brackish water in Africa, the lagoon stretches far through countryside west of Abidjan to the Azagny National Park.

Angola's opposition in final push for votes in tight race
Angola's opposition in final push for votes in tight race
by  AFP

A sea of red-and-green-clad supporters rallied in a densely populated and impoverished district of Angola's capital Luanda Monday to show support for the opposition group posing the biggest threat to the long-ruling MPLA party.

UN challenges Guinea junta on rights
UN challenges Guinea junta on rights
by  AFP

The United Nations has warned Guinea's ruling junta about respect for human rights after it cracked down on protesters and dissolved an opposition coalition. Bachelet called on the authorities to investigate the deaths, free those arrested and reauthorise an opposition coalition, the National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC).

Kenya's history of disputed elections
Kenya's history of disputed elections
by  AFP

Kenya's defeated presidential candidate Raila Odinga filed a court petition on Monday disputing the result of the August 9 election that handed victory to his rival William Ruto. On Monday he files an online petition to the country's top court challenging the result.

Death toll from Algeria wildfires rises to over 40
Death toll from Algeria wildfires rises to over 40
by  AFP

The death toll has climbed to at least 43 from wildfires that have raged for days in northern Algeria, with numbers expected to rise further, the gendarmerie said Monday. The death toll is expected to increase, it said, despite earlier reports that the fires had mostly been contained.

Kenya's supreme court at the heart of election dispute
Kenya's supreme court at the heart of election dispute
by  AFP

Kenya's Supreme Court is once again taking centre stage in the nation's election battle after defeated presidential candidate Raila Odinga on Monday filed a Supreme Court challenge over the results. In 2013, the court rejected another poll challenge by Odinga, upholding Kenyatta's first-term election victory.

Kenya's Odinga files court petition disputing poll outcome
Kenya's Odinga files court petition disputing poll outcome
by  AFP

Kenya's defeated presidential candidate Raila Odinga has filed an online petition to the country's top court, his lawyer told AFP Monday, challenging the result of the August 9 election that handed victory to his rival William Ruto. Paul Mwangi, who is also representing Odinga, told AFP that a physical copy of the petition would be filed before the Supreme Court's 2 pm (1100 GMT) deadline.

Somalia PM vows accountability over deadly hotel siege
Somalia PM vows accountability over deadly hotel siege
by  AFP

Somalia's prime minister said the government would be held accountable over the deadly Mogadishu hotel siege by Al-Shabaab jihadists that he branded "children of hell". "There is only one of two choices here, we either allow Al-Shabaab -- the children of hell -- to live, or we live.