Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Senegal presidential candidates unite for swift elections /in /by

These candidates, including notable figures like Bassirou Diomaye Faye and former Dakar mayor Khalifa Sall, emphasized the importance of adhering to the electoral schedule and insisted that the candidate list should remain unchanged

Tunisia: Opposition leader Ghannouchi begins hunger strike in prison /in /by

"While he is fighting the 'empty stomach' battle, Ghannouchi calls on Tunisians to adhere to a democratic Tunisia that includes everyone on the basis of freedom ... and the independence of the judiciary", the lawyers said in a statement.

Pressure mounts on South Africa’s ruling party as unemployment rises again ahead of election /in /by

South Africa's unemployment rate, already the highest in the world, rose to 32.1% in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to official government figures released on Tuesday.

South Africa tells top UN court that it’s accusing Israel of apartheid against Palestinians /in /by

South Africa argued at the United Nations' top court on Tuesday that Israel is responsible for apartheid against the Palestinians and that Israel's occupation of land sought for a Palestinian state is "inherently and fundamentally illegal." Israel reje...

AFCON 2025 to be scheduled forJuly-August 2025 in Morocco /in /by

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) reportedly gives its agreement in principle for the next African Cup to be held in July-August 2025 in Morocco. This is to avoid interfering with the first 32-team Club World Cup scheduled for June 2025.

Sudan war sends malnutrition rates up across the region – WFP /in /by

At least 25 million people are struggling with soaring rates of hunger and malnutrition as the crisis in Sudan sends shockwaves around the region, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned Monday (Feb.19).

Guinea’s military junta dissolves govt as transition set to end this year /in /by

The decree read on state TV on Monday (Feb. 19) provides that directors of cabinet, secretary generals and their deputies will be in charge until a new administration is named. The military junta is headed by general Mamadi Doumbouya who took power by ...

Italy: 4 Egyptians tried for the death of researcher Giulio Regeni /in /by

Four senior Egyptian security officials were tried in absentia in a Rome court on Tuesday, accused of kidnapping, torturing and killing an Italian doctoral student in Cairo in 2016.

Lion kills zookeeper at Nigeria’s Obafemi Awolowo University /in /by

Olabode Olawuyi, who had been working at the university zoo for close to a decade, was attacked during a routine feeding session,