PUTIN WOOS AFRICAN LEADERS AT SHOWCASE SUMMIT, SAYS RUSSIA IS BETTER PARTNER THAN 'COLONIAL' WEST. (PHOTO).

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 Putin woos African leaders at showcase summit, says Russia is better partner than 'colonial' West President Vladimir Putin told African leaders ​on Wednesday that Russia was their best partner, accusing what he cast as a colonial West of still trying ‌to exploit the continent's resources and using debt to hold back development, Reuters reported. The Kremlin chief was speaking at the third Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow, a two-day event attended by African leaders and government delegations from 48 countries, during which he will hold one-on-one talks with many of the 22 individual African leaders ​attending on everything from trade to security, arms deals and grain supplies. "Africa is increasingly asserting itself as one of the key players in the global economy and politics. However, the emergence of a multipolar world is, of ​course, no easy task; it faces resistance from countries that are not prepared to accept this reality: those who are accustomed to ​thinking i...

GUINEA BANS FRENCH BROADCASTER OVER DESCRIPTION OF PRESIDENT DOUMBOUYA. (PHOTO).


 Guinea bans French broadcaster over description of President Doumbouya


Guinea's media regulator banned French media outlet France 24 from broadcasting in the country on Thursday, following comments it said were against the president.


Mamadi Doumbouya was elected president in December 2025, completing the return to civilian rule in the West African country following a coup in September 2021.


In a statement, the country's High Authority for Communication (HAC) cited the TV channel's "remarks deemed to undermine the dignity of the head of state, Mamady Doumbouya", AFP reported.


On Wednesday, the HAC issued a formal warning to France 24 for having "used an inappropriate term to refer to the head of state".


The description in question was made during a September 14 broadcast.


Apologise and correct


France 24 told AFP Wednesday that it intended to apologise and correct any offense.


Below the video with the remarks, a statement now reads that Doumbuya was "mistakenly labelled a putschist president".


The HAC also on Wednesday withdrew a press accreditation from the correspondent of the French-language Jeune Afrique news magazine, accusing the reporter of "professional misconduct" without further explanation.


France 24 has previously been banned in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger. The station is also not broadcast in Togo, where it was suspended for three months in 2025 and has not been reinstated.

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