Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Trial of South African murderer Thabo Bester adjourned to end of June /in /by

Thabo Bester was arrested in April 2023 by Tanzanian police along with Nandipha Magudumana, a celebrity doctor and social media influencer alleged to be involved

Singer The Weeknd wants to “kill” his stage name to “be reborn” /in /by

Days before hitting the Cannes Film Festival red carpet, global pop music superstar The Weeknd returns to his roots by reclaiming his real identity, Abel Tesfaye, and promising that he will eventually "kill " his stage name.

New UK law threatens South African taxidermists /in /by

The new UK law approved last March is sponsored by animal activists and bans the import of hunting trophies

Ghanaian influencer extradited to US in $2M romance scam targeting older Americans /in /by

The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) in a statement indicated she had been charged with several counts, including conspiracy to commit fraud and money laundering.

Over 210,000 displaced by flooding in central Somalia /in /by

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported the Horn of Africa nation to have "more than 460,000 people have been affected, including nearly 219,000 people who have been displaced", in early estimates

“Glimmer of hope” in African countries partially or fully abolishing death penalty- Amnesty /in /by

..Indeed, in authoritarian countries, there is a tendency to use the death penalty as a tool of terror on the population. That is, in some countries, the scope of the death penalty has been extended and protesters can be executed after being sentenced ...

Italy lauds Tunisia’s efforts to curb illegal migration /in /by

Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi praised Tunisia's efforts to curb the flow of migrants attempting to cross the sea to reach Italy

Tunisia’s opposition leader Ghannouchi sentenced to a year in prison /in /by

A Tunisian court on Monday (May 15) sentenced one of the main opponents of Tunisian President, to one year in prison on terrorism-related charges over comment he made during a eulogy in 2022. The main opposition coalition denounced a ruling showing "th...

Harkis: France expands the list of compensation beneficiaries /in /by

“Up to 14,000 (additional), people could be compensated following their passage through one of these structures,” according to the government statement.

Niger: more than 18,000 displaced return home after violence /in /by

More than 18,000 people living mainly on islands in the Niger River in the Tillabéri region (western Niger) have started to return to their homes after fleeing recent violence partly linked to clashes between communities, learned on Monday AFP from off...