Image copyright Getty Images A wide-ranging BBC survey shows almost half of Moroccans are considering emigrating and want immediate political change. So could Morocco follow in Sudan and Algeria’s footsteps and topple their leader, asks Tom de Castella. On a balcony overlooking Casablanca’s rooftops, a man draws on his cigarette and thinks about the dream […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Funerals took place on Wednesday for officials who died More than 50 people have been arrested after an alleged coup attempt in an Ethiopian region, an opposition party says. National Movement of the Amhara (NaMA), said dozens of its supporters had been arrested. Police said earlier that several suspects were […]
Around 1,000 African business and political leaders are travelling to China for the first ever China-Africa Expo. The event, which kicks off on Thursday in the central Hunan province, is designed to boost economic cooperation after two decades of unparalleled Chinese investment in Africa. The BBC’s Vincent Ni and Larry Madowo explain why it is […]
Image copyright Getty Images A wide-ranging BBC survey shows almost half of Moroccans are considering emigrating and want immediate political change. So could Morocco follow in Sudan and Algeria’s footsteps and topple their leader, asks Tom de Castella. On a balcony overlooking Casablanca’s rooftops, a man draws on his cigarette and thinks about the dream […]
Around 1,000 African business and political leaders are travelling to China for the first ever China-Africa Expo. The event, which kicks off on Thursday in the central Hunan province, is designed to boost economic cooperation after two decades of unparalleled Chinese investment in Africa. The BBC’s Vincent Ni and Larry Madowo explain why it is […]
Image copyright EPA Image caption President Andry Rajoelina took part in celebrations at the stadium earlier in the day At least 16 people have been crushed to death at a stadium in Madagascar during independence day celebrations. Details are unclear, but authorities said the crush happened as people tried to leave the stadium after a […]
Image copyright EPA Image caption President Andry Rajoelina took part in celebrations at the stadium earlier in the day At least 16 people have been crushed to death at a stadium in Madagascar during independence day celebrations. Details are unclear, but authorities said the crush happened as people tried to leave the stadium after a […]