Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Egyptian FM hosts Turkish counterpart to discuss Israel-Hamas war

Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, hosted his Turkish counterpart in Cairo, on Saturday, allocating a significant portion of their discussions on developments in the Gaza Strip.

Madagascar: Opposition candidates protest “institutional coup”

In Madagascar, proponents of a coalition consisting of 11 opposition contenders in the presidential election came together for a protest in Antananarivo, while supporters of incumbent president and candidate Andry Rajoelina assembled to show their supp...

Egypt: Volunteers collect humanitarian aid to channel to Gaza

Volunteers from Resala charity organisation collect humanitarian aid to be delivered to Gaza as an aid convoy is set to head to Rafah on Egypt's eastern border with the Gaza Strip.

DRC: An “unwelcome” presidential election for painter Chéri Samba

Just over two months before the presidential election in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Congolese painter Chéri Samba, whose work is the subject of a retrospective at the Musée Maillol in Paris starting Tuesday, says he is pessimistic about the upco...

Sudan: Hope fades as war enters sixth month

Six months since conflict broke out, Sudan's brutal war continues to inflict immeasurable suffering: endangering lives, displacing millions from their homes, and causing deaths even in areas far from frontlines.

Egypt: Main opposition hopeful abandons presidential race

Egyptian opposition politician Ahmed al-Tantawi declared on Friday that he would withdraw from the presidential race. This decision followed weeks of accusations of harassment and arrests by the authorities.

Israel-Hamas war triggers wave of solidarity in North Africa

Pro-Palestinian rallies, both organized and spontaneous, in response to the conflict between Israel and Gaza-based militant groups have taken the MENA region by storm. In North Africa, demonstrators gathered in Algeria, Libya, and Morocco to show suppo...

CAF2023 draws: Group A pits Ivory Coast, Nigeria in West African affair

"The most difficult group, it seems to me, is group C, where reigning African champions, Senegal, play, and where we meet Cameroon, and everyone knows what a Senegal-Cameroon match is like. We still have in mind what happened in 2017 when Senegal was e...

Senegal: Judge overturns removal of opposition figure Ousmane Sonko from electoral roll

"The Ziguinchor District Court ruled on the law and only on the law (...) There was no justification for removing President Ousmane Sonko from the electoral roll," said El Malick Ndiaye, a leading figure in Mr. Sonko's dissolved party.

Two South Africans Killed in escalating Israel-Hamas war

The situation has rapidly escalated into a full-scale war, with Israel responding by launching a barrage of rockets into Gaza, resulting in the tragic loss of thousands of lives.