Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Ngannou-Joshua boxing match booked for 2024

37-year-old Cameroonian Ngannou has boxed only once professionally.
Joshua is a 34-year-old Briton who has been world champion twice after winning gold at the 2012 Olympics.

Ghana’s Chef Faila Abdul Razak hits 113 hour mark in Guinness record cook-a-thon attempt

Ghanaian chef Failatu Abdul-Razak has been cooking since New Year’s Day to break the Guiness world record. As of Friday afternoon (Jan. 05), the chef had cooked for over 113 hours at a hotel in the northern city of Tamale.

Senegal: Sonko’s application to contest for Feb 25 presidential election rejected

The opposition leader is currently in prison on a different charge, and will continue to face the six-month suspended prison sentence handed him when he was convicted in the defamation case last year.

Senegal: Dakar residents react to ruling against Sonko’s appeal of a libel conviction

"I'm very, very disappointed by this situation. There shouldn't have been a selection. It was supposed to be a question of popular will. We have to adhere to what the people want. I'm not saying that the people want Sonko, but they hate injustice.." AI...

South Africa: Pretoria residents react to news of Oscar Pistorius release from jail

"I hope to see him one day back on the road running again and being one of my favorites, cause he was my favorite. I know he killed someone, but we don't know what was his intentions." Byron Khoza, local resident

Libya: Two oil fields closed amid protests in Oubari

Building a hospital in Oubari, employing young people specialized in the oil sector, setting up a dedicated refinery in Fezzan to alleviate the chronic shortages of gas and petrol, are amongst the demands of the protesting residents.

DR Congo experiencing worst flooding in 60 years

After a week of severe floods in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Equateur region is now the latest to be affected by rising water from the Congo River.

Amid opposition, Vatican says blessings of same-sex couples not endorsement of homosexuality

Pope Francis approved a ruling in December allowing priests to bless unmarried and same-sex couples so long as the blessing was performed without any type of ritualisation and did not give the impression of the church’s approval of the relationship.

India: Navy deployed after threats against Liberian ship

Indian Navy commandos boarded a Liberian-flagged bulk carrier that had been the subject of an attempted hijacking in the Arabian Sea and began clearance operations, the navy said on Friday.

DR Congo Election: Catholic, Protestant churches demand inquiry before acceptance of results

The presidential election won by incumbent Felix Tshisekedi with more than 73% according to the CENI election commission has been met with controversy..