Entries by Rédaction Africanews

American rapper Lizzo denies sexual harassment allegations

"I’m so new to this industry and for this to be my first experience, is really crazy."
Nobody speaks up because they are so scared for their jobs. I was terrified for my job." Ariana Davis, plaintiff and former dancer for Lizzo's reality show

Explosion of joy’ as World Cup debutants Morocco reach last 16

It was a fairytale moment for Morocco, who rebounded from a humiliating 6-0 drubbing on their debut against Germany with wins over South Korea and now Colombia.

Zimbabwe president opens 600MW coal-fired power plant

The plant, the expansion a pre-existing station, is one of four energy projects undertaken with a $1.2 billion loan from China, with which Harare has ties dating back to fight for independence from Britain.

‘No to ECOWAS’: pro-coup supporters demonstrate in Niamey

Thousands of people rallied Thursday in Niger's capital in support of the coup that toppled the democratically elected government, as security concerns mounted among Western nations

South Africa: Banyana secures historic win at World Cup

Banyana Banyana secured their first-ever win at the FIFA Women’s World Cup after defeating Italy 3-2 in their final group match at Wellington Regional Stadium on Wednesday.

Senegal says its troops will join any ECOWAS intervention in Niger

Senegal said Thursday that it will participate if the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) decides to intervene militarily in Niger following last week's coup.

Extensive war crimes, ‘unimaginable horror’ recorded in Sudan: Amnesty

"These past three months have been really devastating for civilians in Sudan. The situation continues to worsen. As you may have seen, nearly 3 million people have already, are internally displaced, and more than 800 people crossed into neighbouring co...

Russia-Africa summit spurs economic promises amid geopolitical tensions [Business Africa]

The highlight of this year's summit was President Vladimir Putin's announcement of debt forgiveness for African countries. However, experts express skepticism about whether this alone will significantly sway African nations towards turning to Russia fo...

Morocco beat Colombia as both teams reach last 16 at Women’s World Cup

Morocco booked their ticket to the round of 16 by beating Colombia with a narrow score of a goal to nil, scored by Anissa Lajhmari during stoppage time in the first half.

Women’s world cup: Football fans laud Super Falcons qualification to round of 16

"Africa has the pleasure to providing four teams to the competition compared to what we
had in 2019, and it’s important that Africa shows the rest of the world that we deserve even more slots perhaps moving on as the competition expands maybe in the ne...