Natasha Booty
Writer and Sub Editor at BBC
I write and edit for @BBCNews @BBCWorld @BBCAfrica. Views mine.
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1 week ago |
bbc.com | Paul Njie |Natasha Booty
Coup leader seeks win in first vote since Gabon army takeoverPaul Njie & Natasha BootyBBC News, Libreville & LondonAFPAbout one million people are expected to votePeople are heading to the polls to pick the next president of Gabon, where for the first time in decades a Bongo family member is not on the ballot.
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1 week ago |
ca.news.yahoo.com | Wedaeli Chibelushi |Ousmane Badiane |Natasha Booty |Paul Njie
After deposing Gabonese President Ali Bongo two years ago, Gen Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema was carried through the streets by his triumphant troops, who chanted "Oligui, président! Oligui, président!". The general certainly appeared to be a man of the people as he was held aloft by his soldiers, but to many, he was an unexpected leader. Just five years ago, he barely existed in Gabon's public consciousness.
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2 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Natasha Booty |Emery Makumeno
Dozens die after torrential rain hammers Congolese capitalNatasha Booty & Emery MakumenoBBC News, London & KinshasaAFPThis man clung to a car roof in the city's N'djili neighbourhoodTorrential rains and floods have killed at least 33 people in Kinshasa - the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo - according to officials. Desperate residents are trying to flee the floodwaters by wading, swimming or paddling to safety in homemade canoes.
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2 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Natasha Booty
Libya expels aid groups accused of 'African' population plotGetty ImagesThis mother and child managed to escape to Italy from LibyaLibyan authorities have accused aid groups of plotting to change the country's ethnic make-up by encouraging African migrants to stay there, and has ordered them to close their offices. Ten groups have been singled out - including Doctors Without Borders, the UN refugee agency, and Norwegian Refugee Council.
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2 weeks ago |
bbc.co.uk | Natasha Booty
A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond:Image source, CEM OZDEL / GETTY IMAGESImage caption, In Senegal's capital city Dakar, Muslims belonging to the Layene Sufi order make their way to evening prayers on Friday... Image source, CEM OZDEL / GETTY IMAGESImage caption, Worshippers typically dress all in white. Image source, OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFPImage caption, On Tuesday in Nigeria the Muslim holy month of Ramadan comes to an end...
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The UN and other aid groups accused of plotting to "change" Libya's ethnic make-up by "encouraging African migrants to stay there" are being kicked out, say officials. A similar announcement by Tunisia in 2023 was swiftly condemned as anti-black racism: https://t.co/Vv1l5QvrjH
My pick of the week's best photos: https://t.co/uLW2viK0oI
A reporter who won an $18m defamation case says that although he is hopeful he will receive the money, what's more rewarding is the message his victory sends. "Young journalists" must hold the powerful to account "no matter how big", says @anasglobal: https://t.co/Gdqm3RvCXD