Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Ahead of a vote in Eswatini, Africa’s last absolute monarchy, some lack hope

"They are saying that there are elections that are free and fair, there is nothing like that," says a student union leader. About 585,000 registered voters will be called to choose 59 members of the lower house of parliament on Friday (Sep. 29).

Floods in eastern Libya displaced over 16,000 children – UNICEF

“When disasters hit, children are always among the most vulnerable,” said Adele Khodr, UNICEF Regional Director, who has just returned from a visit to Al Bayda and Derna.
Damage to health and education infrastructure means children risk further disrupt...

Rwanda: an AI platform for small holder farmers

A young female student in Rwanda from the University of Rwanda Theofrida Muginga is creating 'Mkulima GPT,' a ChatGPT-driven Swahili chatbot. Its mission is to empower smallholder farmers by detecting crop diseases and providing culturally-sensitive ag...

Prioritizing African agenda at the UN general Assembly [Business Africa]

The recently concluded U.N. General Assembly underscores African priorities- emphasises climate action, and the need for global collaboration. African nations stress equitable representation at global financial institutions.

Putin’s talks with the head of South Sudan

Kiir said he was happy for the warm welcome and stressed that he was in Moscow "as an opening for our long work in the future."

Egypt: woman killed at Cairo University by rejected colleague

A Cairo University employee was shot and killed by a rejected colleague, the Egyptian Interior Ministry announced late Wednesday, a new case of femicide in the most populous Arab country.

History of Kongo Kingdom at Tunis’ Dream City festival

45-minutes performance 'Missa Luba' revolves around an eponymous Congolese religious music genre, and the semi-fictional story of interactions between the Kongo Kingdom, the Kingdom of Portugal and the Vatican.

International safe abortion day: still a vulnerable right worldwide

Strictly banned in some countries, heavily restricted in others, access to safe abortion, which is observed Worldwide on september 28th, remains a fragile right in the world.

Tanzania: five million birds killed to protect rice fields

British officers have arrested a man as part of an investigation into the death of a woman who is believed to have perished while attempting to cross the English Channel in a small boat, the UK's National Crime Agency said on Wednesday.

Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania named joint hosts of 2027 AFCON

The Kenya-Uganda-Tanzania bid then got the nod from the CAF executive committee, taking the biennial tournament back to east Africa for the first time since Ethiopia staged the 1976 finals.