A bloc of eight countries will rename their French-backed currency and France will scrap a contentious requirement for reserve deposits.

Fans of Ivorian singer who died in motorbike crash clashed with police after funeralIvorian police have detained 12 people as part of an investigation into the desecration of DJ Arafat’s tomb after fans opened the musician’s coffin to take pictures of him shortly after his burial, according to officials.The incident...