Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Building collapse in Nigeria’s capital leaves two people dead while many are feared trapped

Rescue crews were searching for survivors Thursday after a building collapse in Nigeria’s capital left two people dead while many others are feared trapped, emergency officials said.

Voting still underway in selected Zimbabwean wards

Voting is still underway in Zimbabwe, where hourslong delays in distributing ballot papers forced the president to extend the general election by a day at dozens of polling stations.

Mozambique: Army kills two senior rebel leaders in Cabo Delgado

"Terrorist Abu Kital, who held the position of deputy operations commander for the Al Sunna Wall Jamat terrorist group, was shot dead," the Mozambique Defense Forces (FADM) announced in a statement.

Ethiopian Prime Minister hails BRICS membership

Ethiopia's admission to the Brics, a bloc of emerging countries that until now has included Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, is a "high point" for Africa's second most populous country, rejoiced its Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Thursday

Senegal: religious leader calls on opposition leader Sonko to end hunger strike

An influential Senegalese religious leader has called on opposition politician Ousmane Sonko, who has been detained since the end of July, to end his hunger strike, adding his voice to numerous calls for him to do so in the light of news about his stat...

Gabon: 5 things to know before the presidential election

Five things to know about Gabon, an oil-rich Central African country, where President Ali Bongo Ondimba is seeking a third presidential term on August 26.

Wagner chief Prigozhin presumed dead in plane crash: Russian officials

In Saint Petersburg, people laid flowers and patches bearing the Wagner skull logo at a makeshift memorial outside the private mercenary group's headquarters, journalists said

US: MLK’s dream stars of the 60th anniversary of the 1963 March

Organizers intend to remind the nation that the original march wasn´t just about dreaming of a country that lived up to its promises of equality and liberty to pursue happiness. They wanted legislative action then, and they want the same now.

Gabon: investigation opened on a recording attributed to the opposition

The main opposition platform, Alternance 2023, from which the two personalities come, had "categorically" denied, in a press release Monday evening, "the veracity and authenticity of this conversation". She had invoked "shameful manipulation" and "unac...

Sudan: Heavy fighting in Khartoum for control of a strategic military base

General Mohamed Hamdane Daglo's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched an assault on Sunday from several directions on this vast base housing army armoured units in the south of the capital.