Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Chad: 5 things to know before the referendum /in /by

Chad, where a constitutional referendum is being held on Sunday, is a landlocked country in the Sahel, governed by a military junta and long a strategic ally of the West in the anti-jihadist fight.

DRC: 200 ADF rebels killed in Ugandan strikes in September /in /by

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said Wednesday that around 200 members of the ADF rebels affiliated with the Islamic State group were killed in Ugandan-led airstrikes in September in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Genocide in Rwanda: Munyemana says he tried to “save” Tutsis /in /by

He stays straight in his boots. Tried in Paris on his possible involvement in the genocide in Rwanda in 1994, former doctor Sosthène Munyemana assured Wednesday that far from having wanted to kill Tutsi, he had tried to "save" them.

President Ramaphosa to appeal court decision over recognition of Zulu King /in /by

“Following a study of the judgement, the President will apply for leave to appeal against the judgement. During […] these legal processes, His Majesty King Misuzulu remains the identified heir to the throne," a statement by the South Africa presidency ...

Niger: U.S. Ready to Resume Cooperation with Conditions /in /by

During her visit to Niamey since Tuesday, the U.S. Deputy Secretary of State for African Affairs held discussions with several Nigerien officials, including the Prime Minister appointed by the military, Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine.

Hamas attack: Tanzania announces the death of its 2nd missing national /in /by

The government is arranging for Joshua Mollel's relatives, including his father, to travel to Israel to meet the authorities and "obtain more details".

Can the DR Congo electoral commission overcome daunting challenges a week before elections? /in /by

Staging elections is a daunting challenge in a country roughly the size of continental western Europe which suffers from a lack of key infrastructure. Some 44 million Congolese are set to cast ballots in the DRC on Dec. 20, in concurrent presidential, ...

Disappointment for climate activists as COP28 adopts ‘transitioning away’ from fossil fuels /in /by

“My initial reaction is that while there was some great things that came out of this, overall, it is pretty, pretty poor. I am focusing specifically on the climate finance section of it, and we cannot fund a just transition with the current tax that ar...

Record trade deals between Africa and US worth $14.2 billion – White House /in /by

"We've had a record year for U.S.-Africa relations," said Judd Devermont, White House official in charge of sub-Saharan Africa, during an online press conference organized a year after a summit with African leaders at which U.S. President Biden pledged...