Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Saudi Arabia: Neymar jerseys sell out in Riyadh

Fans have travelled from all over the country to buy the shirts of the new recruit, who signed a two-year contract with the Saudi champions on Tuesday for an annual salary of around €100m.

DRC: at least 18 dead in the sinking of a ferry

At least 18 people have drowned in western Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after a river boat carrying more than 300 passengers split in two, a local police official said on Tuesday.

Black Barbie from Rio favela inspires young girls

Anne Beatriz dos Santos, also known as Anne Belize, inspired young girls to dress as Black Barbie, showing them that the famous dolls are not only light-skinned with straight hair.

Nigeriens are adapting to escalating living expenses

The suspension of electricity exports by Nigeria, which supplies nearly 90% of Niger's power is expected to kill local manufacturing and worsen unemployment

Nigeriens call for mass recruitment of volunteers as the junta faces possible regional invasion

Nigeriens call for mass recruitment of volunteers as the junta faces possible regional invasion

Niger: at least 17 soldiers killed in an attack near Mali

At least 17 Nigerien soldiers were killed and 20 injured in an attack by suspected jihadists on Tuesday near the Niger-Mali border, the defense ministry said in Niamey.

Libya: 27 dead and a hundred wounded in fighting in Tripoli

Twenty-seven people were killed and around a hundred wounded in violent clashes between two influential armed groups in Tripoli's southeastern suburbs from Monday to Tuesday, the Center for Emergency Medicine (CMU) said on Wednesday.

Zimbabwe police arrest 40 opposition members as vote nears

Police in Zimbabwe said they arrested 40 members of the leading opposition party for blocking traffic and disrupting order during a campaign event on Tuesday, a week ahead of national elections.

Niger’s military-appointed PM visits neighbouring Chad

Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine, a civilian appointed by the military rulers who ousted Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum on July 26, arrived in Chad for a "working visit," the Chadian government said on Facebook.

Sudan’s turmoil is accompanied by a severe medical need

As hospitals around the Red Sea state experience partial or complete shutdown, Sudanese patients with renal failure get dialysis at a facility in Port Sudan as others wait for treatments.