Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Togo delays legislative and regional polls until Apr. 29

The legislative and regional elections were initially scheduled on April 13, then on April 20.
The controversial constitutional reform has triggered discussion over the rule of Faure Gnassingbé whose family has governed the west African country since a...

Kenya Muslims pray for Palestinians as they mark end of Ramadan

Muslims in the Gaza Strip are marking the day faced with widespread hunger, shortages of basic necessities, destruction, and death.

Togo bans protests against arrest of opposition activists, constitutional reform

The interior and security ministries said the protests set to begin Thursday (Apr. 11) would seriously disturb public order.

New poll finds support for South Africa’s ruling ANC is plunging

The opinion poll by the Social Research Foundation suggests the African National Congress may garner as little as 37% of the vote on 29 May.

Remake of ‘Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead’ released this week

The remake of the 1991 hit comedy stars Nicole Richie and Simone Joy Jones.

A Moroccan activist handed 5-year jail term for criticizing the country’s ties to Israel

Abdul Rahman Zankad of Mohammedia, Morocco was arrested in March after posting on Facebook about the Israel's war in Gaza and Morocco’s 2020 decision to establish diplomatic ties with Israel, the Moroccan Space for Human Rights said in a statement.

Six arrested in connection with the murder of South African player Luke Fleurs

The arrested suspects are expected to appear Roodepoort Magistrate's Court on Friday, 12 April 2024.
The 6 suspects were traced and arrested in Slovoville, Soweto, in the early hours of Wednesday (Apr. 10) while the vehicle that was already stripped w...

Sudan: over 25 million people facing humanitarian crisis, says UNHCR

As the conflict in Sudan nears its one-year mark, the UN Refugee Agency is warning that over 25 million people are facing a humanitarian crisis with no end in sight.

Cameroon: Sports ministry signs new coach, controversy endures

The president of the Cameroon Football Federation expressed his astonishment at FECAFOOT's exclusion from the decision to hire Mark Brys, a Belgian football manager and former player.

Kenyan hospital lays off 100 striking doctors

The Kenyatta University Referral Hospital said new doctors had been hired in place of those striking. Doctors in Kenya went on a nationwide strike in mid-March demanding better pay and working conditions