Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Uganda accuses U.S. of pushing ‘LGBT agenda’ using aid after new round of sanctions

Uganda's Minister for Foreign Affairs told the AFP that there was no doubt regarding the fact that “some groups in the U.S.A and in the West” seek to bring [Africans and Ugandans] “to accept same sex relations using aid and loans”.

UK Prime Minister and opposition spar over Rwanda deportation deal

At Prime Minister's Questions in Parliament, Britain's Rishi Sunak faces criticism from the opposition Labour Party over his controversial plan to fly migrants to Rwanda in a bid to deter illegal immigration.

Nigeria’s chief of army staff visits scene of deadly drone strike

Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Taoreed Lagbaja visited local community leaders on Dec. 05 to apologise for the accidental strike and seek an enquiry to prevent similar mistakes.
Emergency officials and residents say 85 people, many of them women and...

Basketball helping to bring peace in South Sudan

South Sudan descended into a bloody civil war shortly after independence in 2011, following a political disagreement between President Salva Kiir and his then Deputy Riek Machar that killed about 400,000 people, according to the UN

China helps launch Egypt’s MISRAT-2 satellite

Egypt's space agency chief has hailed cooperation with China, following the launch on Monday of a remote-sensing satellite into orbit from a centre in northwest China.

Ethiopia: more than 50 civilians killed in November attacks

More than 50 civilians were killed in attacks in Ethiopia in November, denounced the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) on Wednesday, two weeks after negotiations between the government and the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) ended without agreement.

Nigeria: UN calls for “impartial” investigation after deadly drone attack on civilians

The United Nations on Wednesday called for an "impartial investigation" after a Nigerian army drone strike accidentally killed at least 85 villagers celebrating a Muslim holiday on Sunday

Mali and Niger simultaneously denounce double taxation agreements with France

In a joint statement on Tuesday, the military regimes of Mali and Niger announced that they were denouncing their double taxation agreements with France, continuing the unraveling of ties with Paris and the tightening of their relations.

COP 28: Youth delegation uses song in fight for climate justice

Jesse David of the Pan African climate justice alliance wrote a song that rang out and brought in a crowd on onlookers on Wednesday.
"The main goal of writing this song is just to show that the youth have a voice in the climate discourses,” David said...

Over 140 runners take part in second edition of Treg Algeria trail

Organized by the Algerian Federation of Sport and Work, the event was designed to encourage local athletes to measure themselves against their foreign counterparts and develop their sporting skills for regional and international competitions.