Entries by Rédaction Africanews

AfDB’s annual meetings end in Nairobi /in /by

Over 3,000 participants from 82 countries attended the 5-day event.
A Reform of the Global Financial Architecture to take into account climate-related challenges was high on the agenda this year.

Mali’s Mohamed Camara suspended 4 matches after hiding anti-homophobia badge /in /by

The French league's disciplinary committee said in a statement late Thursday (May 30) that it sanctioned the Mali international for his refusal to “carry out one or more actions to raise awareness of the fight against homophobia.”

Gitex Africa: Start-ups carving their way into the global AI economy /in /by

Powering Africa into the global AI economy was one of the ambitions of the 2024 Gitex tech fair which ended in Morocco Friday (May 31).

WATCH: Europalia festival gets Brussels dancing /in /by

Around 65 dancers gathered at Brussels' Place de la Bourse for a dress rehearsal of 'Drumming' by Belgian choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker.

Papua New Guinea’s PM pays respects to community devastated by landslide /in /by

James Marape visted Friday (May. 31) the disaster zone in Enga Province in the country's remote north.
He told the suvivors that relief work is being sped up to help them and recover bodies

This week in pictures (27 – 31 May) /in /by

Here are highlights of Africa’s most captivating images representing this weeks topical events.

Will Smith and Martin Lawrence reunite for new “Bad Boys” film /in /by

Will Smith and Martin Lawrence have reunited for the fourth installment of the "Bad Boys" franchise, "Bad Boys: Ride of Die".

Hagos Gebrhiwet of Ethiopia runs second-fastest 5,000 meters ever /in /by

Gebrhiwet ran a final lap of 54.99 to finish in 12 minutes, 36.73 seconds — 1.37 seconds off the world record set by Olympic champion Joshua Cheptegei.

S. Africa opposition reacts to latest election results /in /by

South Africa’s main opposition leader said Friday morning that breaking the African National Congress’s majority is “the way to rescue South Africa,” as 60% of votes have been counted with long-time ruling party ANC only holding just under 42%.

South Africa election: The hopes of first-time voters /in /by

The country's electoral body the IEC said in February that 1,2 million new voters had been added to voters’ roll since November 2023.
In total, over 27,7 million peopel were registered to cast a ballot.