Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Football: Oshoala leaves Barcelona for Bay FC in the USA

Bay FC, a team in the National Women's Soccer League in the USA, has acquired Nigerian striker Asisat Oshoala from FC Barcelona.

Segun Aremu: Nigerian traditional monarch shot dead, wife kidnapped

Armed assailants have shot a traditional ruler and abducted his wife along with another individual in the southwestern region of Nigeria, authorities say.

Madagascar celebrated at London orchid festival

Madagascar is home to between 10,000 and 12,000 plant types. Researchers at London's Kew gardens want to raise awareness of all the flowers facing extinction.
They hope partnering with local communities to protect and even reintroduce orchids will help...

Secretary of State Antony Blinken hosts Kenyan counterpart Musalia Mudavadi

. As the discussions unfold, the focus remains on addressing shared challenges and identifying opportunities for collaboration that will contribute to the mutual benefit of the United States and Kenya.

Kenyan police updates on Nairobi massive gas explosion

"We have around 271 people who are admitted in various hospitals in Nairobi. With Mama Lucy (hospital) having the bulk, 140 are there," the assistant Inspector General of Police said Friday (Feb.02).
"[...] 21 were treated on site and allowed to go bac...

UN experts: Terrorist threat is high in Africa conflict zones and Afghanistan, and rose in Europe

The terrorist threat from al-Qaida, the Islamic State group, and their affiliates remains high in conflict zones in Africa and in Afghanistan – and threat levels have risen in some regions including Europe, U.N. experts said in a new report.

38 killed and 52 wounded in communal clashes over land in South Sudan

Residents of a swampy area in central South Sudan battled with cattle herders who moved in looking for water and pasture during the dry season, and at least 38 people were killed and 52 suffered gunshot wounds, officials said Thursday.

UN warns of spike in killings and kidnappings across Haiti as deployment of armed force stalls

More than 2,300 people were killed, injured, or kidnapped in Haiti from October to December last year, a nearly 10% increase compared with the previous quarter, according to a new U.N. report released Thursday.

Inmates register to vote in South Africa’s upcoming elections

This follows a successful drive by the country's Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) this week to register eligible inmates on the voters roll, which has for the first time surpassed the 27 million registered voters mark.

Morocco arrests 30 people suspected of trafficking newborns, report says

Moroccan authorities arrested 30 people this week in the city of Fes on multiple charges as part of a wide-ranging case involving blackmail, threats, and trafficking of newborn babies.