Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Unions push on Dr. Mukwege to vie for Presidency in DR Congo

The 2018 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Dr. Denis Mukwege, said he had received $100,000 from his supporters for a possible candidacy in the December 20 presidential elections in the DR Congo.

Beating and torture allegations emerge in Zimbabwe after election

More than a dozen opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) figures — from elected representatives to officials and activists — have been arrested by police in the three weeks since the election, the party says.

Dozens are injured at an Eritrean event in Germany, including 26 police officers

Saturday´s protests were the latest in a string of unrest surrounding Eritrean cultural events in Germany and elsewhere.

Desperate Sudanese face endless wait for passports to flee war

Sudanese queue at a cramped office to apply for passports in the eastern city of Port Sudan. Since authorities inaugurated a new passport office in Port Sudan in late August, hundreds of people have lined up all day, every day, desperate to obtain pape...

South Africa: Unusual waves hit the coast of Cape Town

Strong tides combined with violent winds caused a powerful swell over the weekend, with water overtopping the dykes and flooding streets and houses in places.

Looted art stories take centre stage at Mauritshuis museum in The Hague

“I think it's very painful to see all those cultural objects in the depots of our European museums because we know that the people to whom they belong to are deprived of their culture. So, yes, I think it's painful indeed. But I'm also thankful to the ...

French visa ban controversy: Nigerien artists refuse to let culture be “taken away”

"We can't go to France, we have Africa, we have the other parts of the world. All they have to do is close themselves off. All they have to do is shut themselves up in their own box," says Garba Mahamane Lawali, director of Niger's musical training and...

French visa ban controversy: Nigerien artists refuse to let culture be “taken away”

"We can't go to France, we have Africa, we have the other parts of the world. All they have to do is close themselves off. All they have to do is shut themselves up in their own box," says Garba Mahamane Lawali, director of Niger's musical training and...

Nigeria: Volunteers brave the rain to commemorate World Cleanup Day

“The market is one of the busiest places in any city and is also a place that generates a very significant volume of waste due to the high... due to the quantity of activities going on, especially with regards to the fresh food produce and all that, th...

Desperate Sudanese face endless wait for passports so they can flee the war

Sudanese queue at a cramped office to apply for passports in the eastern city of Port Sudan. Since authorities inaugurated a new passport office in Port Sudan in late August, hundreds of people have lined up all day, every day, desperate to obtain pape...