Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Kenyan Courts Adjourn Hearing on Alleged Murder by British Soldier Until May

The Kenyan courts conducted an initial hearing on Wednesday concerning the murder case involving a young woman, allegedly killed by a British soldier in 2012. However, much to the prosecution's dismay, the proceedings were adjourned until next May.

Jihadists in Burkina Faso: Mariam Ouedraogo, journalist haunted by the rapes

The rapes are "sometimes collective or even public, in front of a spouse, in front of the children: these stories leave insurmountable traces", says Burkinabe journalist Mariam Ouedraogo, who has never finished recounting the jihadist violence that has...

Elections in the DRC: European observers blocked by insecurity

The European Union indicated on Tuesday that its observers sent to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) before the December 20 elections were unable to "deploy across the country for security reasons", which makes their mission "impossible" eventually.

Asylum seekers: Home Office says more than 17,000 are missing

Over 17,000 asylum seekers, whose claims have been discontinued, are currently unaccounted for, according to the UK Home Office. The admission came during discussions in Parliament regarding Chancellor Rishi Sunak's ambitious goal to eliminate the asyl...

Ghana: dam flooding displaces hundreds

A major spillage from an irrigation dam in Ghana on Monday displaced more than 200 households and affected hundreds of people in the area.

Presidential election in the DRC: a Katumbi supporter killed in clashes

A member of the party of opponent and presidential candidate Moïse Katumbi was killed Tuesday in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo in clashes with supporters of the ruling party, we learned from reliable sources.

Niger: ECOWAS set to rule on complaint over Mohamed Bazoum’s detention

The complaint with the ECOWAS Court of Justice by Bazoom's lawyers centers on the what they called sequestration and arbitrary detention. The court's decision is expected on Thursday November 30.

British-Nigerian hacker pleads guilty to $6m fraud in US court

A 33-year-old British-Nigerian man Idris Dayo Mustapha has admitted to orchestrating a sophisticated cyber fraud scheme spanning seven years.

Major cocaine haul seized off Senegal

Senegal's military has seized more than three tonnes of cocaine from a ship moored off the coast, in one of the country's largest drugs hauls.

Libya sends nearly 250 migrants back to Niger, Chad

An official with Tripoli's government agency against clandestine migration said 120 Nigeriens had left Libya for Niamey in coordination with the UN's International Organization for Migration (IOM).