Entries by Rédaction Africanews

After record year, Tunisia reports migrant deaths from shipwreck near Libyan waters

Tunisia's coast guard retrieved the bodies of nine people who died after their boat sank on Thursday, marking the latest disaster for migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Europe.

Algeria’s black market for foreign currency underlines its economic woes

In a square near the center of Algiers, currency traders carry wads of euros, pounds, and dollars, hoping to exchange them to those worried about the plummeting value of the Algerian dinar.

Ramaphosa says he will sign the National Health Insurance bill into law

Lawmakers pass the controversial bill last year, but several groups have threatened to take government to court if it is signed into law.

US to build 5 new military bases for Somali army, which faces a rebellion by an extremist group

The U.S. will build up to five military bases for the Somali army in a project that seeks to bolster the Somalian national army's capabilities amid ongoing threats from an extremist group.

Mbadde informs PSG he will leave in summer 2024

Mbappe — widely considered to be one of the best players in the world — will be a free agent at the end of the season after seven years with PSG

Rebels attack a gold mine in eastern Congo, killing at least 12 people

Rebels from the CODECO armed group attacked a gold mine on Wednesday near the Djugu district of Ituri province, said Vital Tungulo, director of Mabendi, a local rights group. “We are outraged by this enemy attack,”

Sahel Alliance: ministers confirm ECOWAS withdrawal at meeting

The defence and foreign affairs ministers from Mali and Niger arrived in Burkina Faso's capital on Thursday for a meeting between the three countries.

Israel urges World Court to reject South Africa’s Rafah request

There has been growing international condemnation of Israel's planned ground offensive in Rafah which is now home to over a million displaced Palestinians.

Zimbabwe: Opposition figure sentenced to nine months In prison

“We are going to file our appeal as a registration of our displeasure of the judgement, we disagree with it, it has no foundation, it is not sound, the law nolonger exists and it is wrong for a court to convict someone on law that no longer exists. ......