Entries by Rédaction Africanews

South Africa: six dead and 10 missing in floods

Six people have died and 10 people are missing following floods that swept through Ladysmith in KwaZulu-Natal on Christmas Eve.

Sudan: RSF militiamen accused of widespread looting in Wad Madani

Residents said the fighters went around seizing cars and trucks. Wad Madani is the capital of Al Jazeera state. Until two weeks ago, the state had been spared by the ferocious battles raging since mid April

Pope Francis calls for global peace during annual address

Pope Francis dedicated his Christmas Day blessing to a plea for global peace, emphasizing that the biblical narrative of Christ's birth in Bethlehem conveys a message of harmony.

Many flee their homes after attacks kill 100s in central Nigeria

Villagers pack their belongings and flee their homes in the Bokkos local government area in Nigeria's central Plateau State after a series of attacks by armed groups on their villages killed at least 160 people

Netanyahu vows more Gaza bombing as death toll mounts

According to the latest figures from Gaza's Ministry of Health, 20,674 people have been killed in Israeli military operations, the majority of them women and children, and almost 55,000 wounded

People flee their homes after attacks kill scores in central Nigeria

Villagers pack their belongings and flee their homes in the Bokkos local government area in Nigeria's central Plateau State after a series of attacks by armed groups on their villages killed at least 160 people

DR Congo presidential election: partial results give Tshisekedi a clear lead

As at christmas day, Félix Tshisekedi, who has been in power since the beginning of 2019 and is running for a second five-year term, has achieved a score of 81.4% according to the Céni,

DR Congo: At least four people dead, 20 others missing from landslide

The heavy rains triggered a landslide according to Alexandre Ngandu, the deputy mayor of Kamituga, a major town in the eastern South Kivu region.

Zambia: President Hakainde Hichilema pardons 588 prisoners

On Mwimb on sunday told journalists the life sentence of an inmate was commuted to 35 years while two inmates on death row have their sentences commuted to life.

Pharma denies tampering with tests of syrup that killed dozens of children in Gambia

The denial from India's maiden pharmaceuticalscomes in the face of an allegation made against it in a complaint under investigation by local health officials in India