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French far-right MP suspended over 'back to Africa' outburst
French far-right MP suspended over 'back to Africa' outburst
by  AFP

France's National Assembly voted Friday to sanction a far-right MP with a rare 15-day suspension and pay cut after he yelled "back to Africa" at a black colleague, a clash that drew outrage across the political spectrum. "It should go back to Africa!"

Succession is taboo as Cameroon's Biya set for 40 years at helm
Succession is taboo as Cameroon's Biya set for 40 years at helm
by  AFP

Cameroon's 89-year-old president, Paul Biya, on Sunday marks the 40th anniversary of his rise to power amid splashy ceremonies where the word on everyone's mind -- succession -- will almost certainly be absent. The Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (RDPC), which Biya founded in 1985, says it will hold "a big party" up and down the country to mark the anniversary.

Paul Biya, Cameroon's wily veteran leader
Paul Biya, Cameroon's wily veteran leader
by  AFP

When Paul Biya first took the helm of Cameroon, Ronald Reagan was in his second year of presidency, Madonna had not yet made the charts and the Soviet Union was still nearly a decade away from break-up. "We are all the creatures or the creations of President Paul Biya," his minister for higher education, Jacques Fame Ndongo, said in 2011.

Longest-serving African heads of state
Longest-serving African heads of state
by  AFP

Cameroon President Paul Biya, who on Sunday marks 40 years in power, is Africa's second longest-serving leader after Equatorial Guinea's Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. - Obiang: Longest-serving - Obiang, who came to power in an August 3, 1979 coup, is Africa's longest-serving leader, with 43 years at the helm.

Ethiopia peace deal leaves unanswered questions and concerns
Ethiopia peace deal leaves unanswered questions and concerns
by  AFP

The breakthrough deal signed by Ethiopia's government and Tigrayan rebels has been hailed as a crucial step to ending two years of war, but much remains unclear, observers say, raising questions about whether it will lead to a durable peace.

Pope calls for global unity ahead of grand imam meeting in Bahrain
Pope calls for global unity ahead of grand imam meeting in Bahrain
by  AFP

Pope Francis warned Friday the world is on the edge of a "delicate precipice" buffeted by "winds of war", during a trip aimed at bridging the gap between faiths. Speaking less than three weeks from the World Cup in neighbouring Qatar, which has faced fierce scrutiny over its treatment of migrant labourers, the pope also demanded "safe and dignified" working conditions for all.

On the traces of Senegal's enigmatic anti-colonial heroine
On the traces of Senegal's enigmatic anti-colonial heroine
by  AFP

She is hailed today as a figurehead of Senegal's fight for independence from France -- but trying to seize the elusive substance of her life is almost like trying to capture a ghost. "Life is simpler when you accept your own identity."

Solar power, farming revive Tunisia school as social enterprise
Solar power, farming revive Tunisia school as social enterprise
by  AFP

Most Tunisian schools are cash-strapped and run down, but an innovative project has allowed one to become self-sustaining by generating its own solar power and growing its own food. Hamadi is meanwhile forging ahead with his next project -- a largely organic 40-hectare farm project to supply the city's 23 schools with energy and food for some 3,500 students.

At 'African COP', continent's climate needs may go unmet
At 'African COP', continent's climate needs may go unmet
by  AFP

It is being billed as the "African COP" but scientists and campaigners on the continent least responsible for climate change fear the UN summit that begins on Sunday in Egypt will once again leave them sidelined.

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