Libreville (AFP) - A lawyer for the Gabon opposition leader Jean Ping, who is still disputing the re-election of President Ali Bongo, has been missing for three days, according to Ping's team. Eric Iga Iga, one of two lawyers who represented Ping in Constitutional Court in September when he sought to challenge Bongo's victory, vanished without e ...

The Hague (AFP) - The European Union on Sunday signed an agreement with the Malian government aimed at enabling the return of migrants who have reached Europe's shores, and whose asylum requests have been refused. It is the first time the EU establishes such a precise mechanism with an African country with regards to returning failed asylum see ...

Nosy Boraha (Madagascar) (AFP) - It was a heartfelt journey before Christmas, a search for clues about loved ones who disappeared in a still unsolved mystery. The mission was a long shot, at best. But for several families seeking answers over the fate of relatives who perished aboard flight MH370 from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8, 2014, an ...

Rabat (AFP) - Two Chinese filmmakers won the top awards at the Marrakesh film festival this weekend, with Zang Qiwu's The Donor on the controversial issue of organ transplants taking the coveted Golden Star. The best director award went to China's Wang Xuebo for Knife in the Clear Water . Fourteen films competed in the annual festival but ...

Osaka (Japan) (AFP) - Silvio Romero struck twice as Mexican side Club America beat Asian champions Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2-1 on Sunday to set up a dream Club World Cup semi-final with Real Madrid. Local favourites Kashima Antlers salvaged some pride for Asia, however, when the Japanese title holders toppled South Africa's Mamelodi Sundowns 2-0 ...

Mogadishu (AFP) - More than 20 people were killed Sunday in a suicide truck bombing in the Somali capital Mogadishu, police said, in a fresh strike claimed by the Al-Qaeda-linked Shabaab group. The tally we have made so far indicates that more than 20 people, most of them civilians, were killed in the blast, said Ibrahim Mohamed, a Somali poli ...