The plotters, some ex-army officers, hatched the plan in Ivory Coast, the authorities say.
Africa
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The Archbishop of Abuja in Nigeria speaks to the BBC about how the next pontiff could be selected.
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African Catholics, who are becoming more important in the Church, remember a man who spoke for them.
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Ethiopia’s answer to The Bachelor has prompted discussions about dating norms in the conservative country.
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Top MK official Floyd Shivambu attended an Easter service at Shepherd Bushiri’s church in Malawi.
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The child was snatched from a residential compound on a ranch next to Nairobi National Park, the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) said.
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Joseph Kabila has reportedly returned to the country after spending two years in South Africa.
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World record holder Ruth Chepngetich pulls out of the London Marathon, along with defending champion Peres Jepchirchir.
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Fighting between rival forces resumes in South Sudan, while a full-scale civil war rages in neighbouring Sudan.
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The defendants get sentences of up to 66 years after a trial described by a defence lawyer as a farce.