Entries by Rédaction Africanews

High school girls in Mali tackle social issues through theater

Plans are underway for a national tour, where these high school students will share their experiences and insights with their peers from other regions of Mali.

EU concerned over “hate speech” during the DRC campaign

If the bloc welcomed the active participation of all stakeholders in the campaign which ended on Monday (Dec.18), it still noted "serious human rights violations and abuses".

French court validates disputed sale of rare Gabonese Fang mask

"Their negligence and carelessness characterize the inexcusable nature" of the plaintiffs' claim, replied the court, which therefore did not grant their request to cancel the sale or recover the amount paid by the final buyer...

South Africa: Underground mine occupation

More than 2,000 workers occupy a platinum mine in South Africa for the second day in a row on Tuesday, causing concern among families as the company tries to push for an end to one of the country's biggest mine labour movements in years.

TotalEnergies ready to invest $6 billion in Nigeria

French energy giant TotalEnergies is ready to invest $6 billion (around €5.5 billion) over several years in Nigeria's energy industry, particularly in gas and offshore projects, the Nigerian presidency has said.

Authorities accuse jihadist groups of massacres of civilians in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso's ruling military regime on Monday accused jihadist groups of carrying out massacres against civilians in the north of the country, urging people to "give no credence" to images of abuses committed by armed men portrayed as Burkina Faso s...

Rwanda: Construction of first mRNA vaccine factory reaches key phase

African leaders including Rwanda's Paul Kagame, Ghana's Nana Akufo-Addo and the African Union chiarperson Moussa Faki Mahamat attended Monday (Dec. 18) the inauguration of the first BioNTech site in Rwanda. The end of the building process is scheduled ...

Congo: Torrential rains spark fears of epidemic

The torrential rains that have recently fallen in Brazzaville have had serious consequences. Dozens of residents have lost their homes in landslides caused by the rains.

DRC: the UN prepares the early departure of the Blue Helmets

Despite concerns about violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the UN Security Council is expected to launch on Tuesday an early but gradual withdrawal of peacekeepers from the country from the end of 2023, as requested by Kinshasa.

South Africa: new underground occupation by miners

More than 2,200 miners working in platinum mines on Monday launched the fourth underground protest to hit the South African mining industry in less than two months.