Entries by Rédaction Africanews

DR Congo: 42 EU observers deployed to country ahead of elections

The head of a European Union electoral mission to DR Congo on Tuesday announced the deployment of 42 initial observers to the country, ahead of a poll next month.

South Africa legislators vote to suspend ties with Israel, close embassy

"We will stand together with whoever stands for peace and whoever wants a free Palestine. [...] Cease-fire until this is achieved," Pemmy Majodin, the Chief Whip from the ruling ANC said on Tuesday (Nov. 21)

Stampede kills 31 during Congo army recruitment drive

The government revised down a toll of 37 dead to 31 but officials said many of the 145 injured were in serious condition.

Turkish President Erdogan Supports Imminent Hamas-Israel Deal on Gaza Hostages

Unlike the United States and the European Union, Turkey does not classify Hamas as a terrorist group and maintains close ties with the organization's political leadership based in Doha.

U-17 World Cup: Mali and Morocco will clash for a semifinal spot

Morocco's Under 17 football squad clinched a historic spot in the quarterfinals on Tuesday (Nov. 21) against Iran. The U-17 AFCON runner-up will play Mali on November 25. Mali trounced Mexico 5-0 on Tuesday.

New movie musical “The Color Purple” premieres in the UK

"I have questions I want to ask her (Whoopi Goldberg). You know, what did you pull from? How did you go there? Because I watched it over and over as a kid, as a girl who was bullied, who was told she wasn't pretty. I've watched that movie over and over...

Senegal’s fishermen ensnared by the irresistible call of migration

In Senegal, fishermen are being lured by the dream of a better life in Europe, as over-fishing and the impacts of climate change take their toll. But for many of those who set out in a canoe for the last time, their journey across the Atlantic proves d...

Nigeria: clashes between jihadists, more than 60 deaths feared

Fierce fighting this weekend pitted Boko Haram fighters against another jihadist group, affiliated with the Islamic State, in the Lake Chad region, anti-jihadist militiamen said on Monday, adding that "more than 60 people are feared dead".

Lure of migration snares Senegal’s fishermen

In Senegal, fishermen are being lured by the dream of a better life in Europe, as over-fishing and the impacts of climate change take their toll. But for many of those who set out in a canoe for the last time, their journey across the Atlantic proves d...