Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Drought kills exhausted elephants in Zimbabwe

Storm clouds are finally gathering over Hwange National Park, but it's too late for more than a hundred elephants who have succumbed to a prolonged drought at the start of the austral summer.

Young Kenyan ballet dancers stage early Christmas performance for their community

As the sun sets on the narrow streets of Africa's largest informal settlement, children hurry to change from daily clothes into pointe shoes and other ballet gear.

RSF seize another key town in central Sudan

Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have declared the capture of a new town and military base in Gezira state, marking a significant advancement for the paramilitary group.

Algeria: football player and coach die in accident

"Goalkeeper Zakaria Bouziani and assistant coach Khaled Meftah of the Mouloudia d'El Bayadh team died and ten members of the club were injured,"

Bissau: President Embalo forms new government, tackles corruption

"The relentless fight against corruption must be the backdrop (of your team's tasks). No one has the right to take the public good for himself",

Isabel Dos Santos hit with $733M asset freeze

At issue are loans from 2012 and 2013, when the businesswoman was a director of the Angolan telecommunications operator (Unitel).

Guinea-bissau undergoes political upheaval: PM changes amid crisis

In a surprising turn of events, a presidential decree issued on Wednesday revealed that Rui Duarte de Barros, who previously served as the transitional Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau from 2012 to 2014, would be the new appointee.

AfDB to pull out international staff from Addis Ababa after breach of “diplomatic protocol”

At the time of the formal complaint last month, the AfDB said the Ethiopian authorities promised to investigate, and Ethiopian state finance minister said his government regretted the incident.
On Wednesday (Dec. 20), the AFDB said the situation was st...

Guinea mourns after tragic explosion and fire in Conakry

Out of the 212 individuals admitted to healthcare facilities, 127 have returned home, while 85 remain hospitalized, including four in intensive care, as of Tuesday night, according to the government.