Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Mali: Dozens of passengers abducted by suspected jihadists near Bandiagara freed

With no reliable figures obtained yet, the RFI news agency reports that several dozen people were released ,mainly villagers whose authorities had signed local agreements with some jihadist groups linked to al-Qaeda.

Guinness World Record: Chess champion returns home to Lagos

Nigerian chess champion Tunde Onakoya returned home to Lagos on Wednesday to a hero's welcome.

Families of Ethiopia 737 Max crash victims seek revival of criminal charge against Boeing

"It appears to us that the Justice Department is continuing to give a wealthy, powerful, well connected corporation benefits than any other defendant in the criminal justice system would never get. If the Justice Department moves to dismiss the charges...

Portugal has to “pay costs” for its colonial past – President

Portugal’s president said late on Tuesday (Apr. 23) that his country was responsible for crimes committed during the transatlantic slave trade and the colonial era. Last week, the UN human rights chief backed calls for amends to be made over slavery a...

Nairobi residents grapple with floods aftermath

35 people have died in Kenya since mid-March in flooding events that have affected more than 100,000 people, according to figures from the Red Cross.

Over 282 million suffered acute food insecurity in 2023 – Report

Over 282 million people in 59 countries and territories suffered acute food insecurity in 2023, according to the 2024 Global Report on Food Crisis. These numbers represent a 24 million increase in comparison to the previous year

Africa: About 51 million lives saved through immunization programme – WHO

A landmark study to be published by The Lancet reveals that global immunization efforts have saved an estimated 154 million lives over the past 50 years.
According to the WHO Africa bureau, an estimated 51.2 million lives have been through vaccines on ...

Building collapse kills 7 in Ethiopian capital

A residential building collapsed in Ethiopia’s capital during the early hours of Wednesday, claiming the lives of seven individuals who were asleep in a nearby house.

Botswana rejects controversial UK proposal on asylum-seekers

Botswana's foreign minister, Lemogang Kwape, has disclosed in an interview with a South African TV channel that the British government approached Botswana to receive migrants deported from the UK.