Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Kenya: Runner Kipyegon rewarded with $35,000 and house for breaking 2 world records /in /by

Kipyegon, who met with William Ruto at the president's office, said she would now fulfill a promise she had made to buy her father a new car.

At least 41 killed in rebel attack on Ugandan school near Congo border /in /by

Ugandan police say at least 41 people have been killed in a suspected rebel attack on a school near the Congo border. Police said in a statement Saturday that the Allied Democratic Forces carried out the attack late Friday night on a school in the bord...

S.A.’s Ramaphosa urges Russia, Ukraine to de-escalate /in /by

"This war must be settled and there should be peace through negotiations," the South African president told reporters after talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday (June 16). He is part of a delegation comprising the leaders of Sene...

Cote d’Ivoire’s first ambulance boat serves lagoon residents /in /by

A hundred kilometres east of Abidjan, the economic capital of Ivory Coast, the lagoon that winds between the villages of the commune of Assine, cuts residents off from access to emergency care. The city council commissioned an ambulance boat to solve t...

FIFA announces anti-racism taskforce /in /by

The president of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, announced on Thursday the creation of an anti-racism taskforce featuring Real Madrid forward, Vinicius Junior

Nigeria: Kwara shipwreck victims were mainly women and children /in /by

Most of the 108 people who drowned after a boat broke up in north-central Nigeria were women and their children, survivors and local authorities told the Associated Press on Thursday as search efforts drew to a close.

African peace mission: Ramaphosa’s security stuck in Poland /in /by

Members of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's security team who were due to accompany him on his mediation mission to Ukraine on Friday were detained in Poland, according to officials from both countries, provoking a diplomatic incident.

Nigerians react on the move on letting market set currency exchange rate /in /by

Nigeria’s central bank has ended its distorted foreign exchange rate, a move the new government in Africa's biggest economy hopes will help woo investors and stabilize the local currency

Tunisia’s opposition leader questioned by counter-terrorism prosecutor /in /by

The leader of Tunisia's main opposition block was questioned on Friday by the counter-terrorism prosecutor on charges of "plotting against state security"

African leaders visit Ukrainian town of Bucha /in /by

A delegation of African leaders including South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa, visited the town of Bucha in Ukraine, the site of one of the worst massacres perpetrated by Russian forces.