Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Boko Haram kills 37 in Nigeria’s Yobe state – police /in /by

Militant Islamist group Boko Haram has killed 20 mourners returning from the burial of victims of an earlier attack by the jihadists in north-eastern Nigeria, police say.

Springbok ‘legends’ start homecoming World Cup victory tour /in /by

South Africa edged greatest rivals New Zealand 12-11 to achieve a record fourth title in a gripping final last Saturday in Paris.

Haiti: Hundreds of voodoo practitioners celebrate Fèt Gede- Festival of the Dead /in /by

We do not have two bodies we have only one body and now, with all insecurity issue we must ask that government, and the members find a way to resolve that. We, Vodou priests, cannot do anything about that.” Vodou priest

Extremists kill 37 villagers in latest attack in Nigeria’s northeast /in /by

The extremists targeted villagers in Yobe state’s Geidam district on Monday and Tuesday in the first attack in the state in more than a year, shooting dead 17 people at first while using a land mine to kill 20 others who had gone to attend their burial...

Killers of two tourists and their guide shot dead – Ugandan army /in /by

British citizen David Barlow and his South African wife Emmaretia Geyer were shot dead on their honeymoon in the 17 October attack by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). Ugandan tour guide Eric Alyai – who is survived by his wife and one-year-old child...

Uganda agrees petroleum importation deal with Bahrain firm /in /by

A deal between the state-owned Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) and Vitol energy is already in place. Under it, Vitol will supply oil products to Uganda National Oil Company which will in turn sell the products to petrol station operators

One year after peace in Tigray, civilians still victims of crises in Ethiopia, says HRW /in /by

One year after an agreement brought peace to the Tigray region, fighting and atrocities against civilians continue in northern Ethiopia, Human Rights Watch (HRW) deplored on Thursday, calling on the international community not to "look the other way".

African countries to seek extension of duty-free access to US markets /in /by

The extension of the U.S. program allowing sub-Saharan African countries duty-free access to U.S. markets is expected to be high on the agenda of the U.S. Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) trade forum that will begin in South Africa on Thursday.

Court orders former Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan to compensate Ex-Wife in divorce case /in /by

The court ruled that he is indeed the biological father of their three children, concluding a three-year legal battle that involved allegations of infidelity and paternity doubts.