Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Tunisians set to protest against authoritarianism ahead of upcoming presidential election

Tunisians are expected to take to the streets on Friday to denounce the uproar surrounding the country's upcoming elections, with candidates arrested, barred from voting or banned from politics for life.

Polish freestyler Godziek makes mountain biking history on moving train

In a stunning display of skill, 2024 Slopestyle World Champion Dawid Godziek made mountain biking history by performing daring tricks on a moving train.

Ghana: As anti-LGBTQ+ bill remains stalled, man marches against it in Accra

A Ghanaian man concluded a series of solo demonstrations for LGBTQ+ rights in Accra Thursday (Sep. 12), months after an anti-LGBTQ+ bill passed in Ghana’s parliament.

Flooding in west and central Africa worsens after dam collapse in Nigeria

The floods have also destroyed schools, health centers, and businesses, bringing economic activity in Maiduguri to a halt. The situation has worsened the existing humanitarian crisis in a region already suffering from the Boko Haram insurgency.

Police officers and soldiers arrive in Haiti, joining Kenya-led mission against violent gangs

Two dozen police officers and soldiers arrived in Haiti on Thursday, to help bolster a Kenya-led, UN-approved mission against violent gangs. They will be working alongside the country's police and military to tackle the gangs. Around 580,000 people hav...

US backs 2 permanent seats for African nations on the UN Security Council

U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield made the announcement in a speech to the Council on Foreign Relations, calling it a follow-up to U.S. President Joe Biden’s announcement two years ago that the U.S. supports expanding the 15-member bo...

South Africa: Afrikaans conflict ‘not catastrophic’, says DA

South Africa: Afrikaans conflict 'not catastrophic', says DA

Migration myths vs. facts: Numbers show a decline in Europe

Yet roughly 64% fewer migrants disembarked in Italy this year than during the same period in 2023,...

Pravin Gordhan, a South African government minister who was activist against apartheid

A political activist from his teenage years, Gordhan joined the struggle against the racist and oppressive system of apartheid and joined the ANC's underground structures in the 1980s

Senegal to hold snap elections on November 17th after President Diomaye Faye dissolves parliament

Six months after being elected Senegal's President, Bassirou Diomaye Faye has dissolved the country's parliament, announcing snap elections to be held on November 17th. He says not holding a majority in parliament has prevented his party from passing s...