Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Italy enacts decree to salvage Albania migration deal

Under the new decree which is effective immediately the government shortened the list of countries considered “safe” by law, meaning that Rome can repatriate migrants who didn't win asylum to those countries using a fast-track procedure.

Key details on Gabon’s new constitution and upcoming referendum

The final draft of the new Constitution project was made public in Gabon.

COP16: Indigenous Colombians supprt ‘Biodiversity Action Plan’ to 2030

About 2,000 Indeginous people from southwest Colombia marched in support of the government's agenda for the summit. Colombia has included Indigenous and Afro-descendant groups in the elaboration of the ‘Biodiversity Action Plan’.
Among the groups is th...

President Paul Biya returns to Cameroon, after 6-week long absence sparked health concerns

President Paul Biya returned to Cameroon on Monday, after a six-week long absence prompted widespread speculation that he was in ill health. He was welcomed by thousands of supporters when he arrived at the airport in the capital. Authorities have insi...

Crackdown on protesters in Mozambique following political killings

In Mozambique, police suppressed an opposition protest on Monday morning in central Maputo.

French president Emmanuel Macron to make state visit Morocco in October, Moroccan palace announces

Emmanuel Macron will make a three-day state visit to Morocco in October, the Moroccan palace announced on Monday. The trip marks a move towards easing three years of tense relations between the two nations, after France slashed visas to north Africans ...

WHO declares Egypt malaria-free after 100-year effort

To be declared malaria-free, a country must show that no local transmission of the disease has happened for at least three years.

Cameroon separatist conflict displaces thousands of Students

“It was the sound of death and I thought I wouldn’t make it. I prayed silently for a miracle,” she recalled.

Leading opposition in Chad announces boycott of legislative elections

Succès Masra, the leader of the Transformers party, which is the main opposition to Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Déby, has declared that it will boycot the legislative and local elections set for December 29.

Train kills 2 children, Egyptian mob attacks railway guard

They attacked the guard who was securing the level crossing, which authorities said was closed at the time, and set fire to his room,..