Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Senegal: Pastef appeals to the Court of Justice of ECOWAS and the Supreme Court /in /by

The first appeal was lodged with the ECOWAS Court of Justice, the second with the Senegalese Supreme Court. In both cases, the lawyers are seeking the annulment or at least the suspension of the decision

Mysterious disease kills 7 in Ivory Coast /in /by

Seven people died on Sunday in a village in central Ivory Coast near Bouaké, where 59 others were hospitalized due to an illness of still unknown origin, hospital and local sources said.

Libyans protest against authorities in flood-hit Derna /in /by

There have also been calls for the UN to set up an office in Derna, for urgent reconstruction of the city and compensation for those affected by the flood.

Ghana tops African countries with highest debt with IMF /in /by

Ghana had repaid SDR 8 million to the IMF as SDR 1 equals US$1.34294.

Egyptian poet attempts suicide in prison /in /by

"We are deeply concerned for his health and well-being and hold the Egyptian authorities fully responsible for his suicide attempt,"

Emergency teams in flood-hit Derna lament “humanitarian disaster” amid dearth of volunteers /in /by

"From a health perspective, we have a shortage of medical supplies, a lack of medical equipment and children's supplies, and a shortage of volunteers," Mohammad Bashir Qusaya, a rescue teams member said.

Clashes in Port Sudan for first time since war began /in /by

Clashes broke out Monday evening between the Sudanese army and a tribal militia in Port Sudan (east), a city which had until now been spared from the war that has been raging for five months in Sudan, according to witnesses.

Chad: Revision of the electoral register comes to an end /in /by

At the start of the revision of the electoral roll, the federalists threatened to boycott the operation on the grounds of irregularities in the process.

DR Congo buries victims of August 30 crackdown /in /by

Dozens of bodies are laid to rest as the families call for justice to be done after around fifty civilians were killed at the protest by members of the Congolese armed forces. The government's official death toll so far stands at 57, with six soldiers,...