Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Southern African troops to deploy against rebels in east DRCongo /in /by

The southern African troop deployment will bolster an East African regional military force in eastern DR Congo that has so far failed to thwart the insurgency

Gunmen kidnap 25 in a Nigerian church /in /by

The massive attack is the latest in a series of attacks in Nigeria, where insecurity will be one of the main challenges for the new president, Bola Tinubu, who is due to take office later this month.

Côte d’Ivoire: Guillaume Soro does not rule out running for president in 2025 /in /by

On Monday, the ex-rebel leader and former Ivorian Prime Minister Guillaume Soro, who has been in exile since 2019, said on his YouTube channel that there was no "reason" why he could not run for president in 2025.

Senegal: Court increases sentence to six months against opposition figure Ousmane Sonko /in /by

"He has six days from the notification of the decision to appeal. If he does not exercise this extraordinary remedy, it is clear that the decision will be final and it seems to me that the consequence of the finality of this decision is to exclude him ...

Nigeria: Protesters storm court as legal challenge opens against presidential election result /in /by

"We are here calling on the judiciary to give Nigerians justice. The judiciary should look at the merit of the cases presented before them, following the Nigerian constitution and the electoral act, and give Nigerians justice." Orngu Angwu, protest leader

Sudan: At least 481 civilians killed since fighting began /in /by

"UNHCR is identifying sites far from here, at least 50 kilometres from here, to relocate people from the border so that the risk of insecurity, at least, is resolved, but also provide assistance to them." Brice Degla, UNHCR senior emergency coordinator...

Soweto Fashion Week ends with a celebration of South African design /in /by

For three days the Soweto Theatre in Jabulani hosted the 12th edition of the Soweto Fashion Week

Death toll from the floods in eastern DRC reaches nearly 400 /in /by

Last week's heavy rains in eastern DRC caused rivers to overflow engulfing villages and killing scores of people

Arab League votes unanimously to re-admit Syria /in /by

After an absence that lasted more than a decade, on Sunday the Arab League voted unanimously to re-admit Syria into the organization

Zimbabwe: novelist acquitted on appeal for protesting /in /by

Best-selling Zimbabwean author Tsitsi Dangarembga was acquitted on appeal on Monday of charges of "incitement to violence" for silently protesting with a sign in the empty streets of Harare during the 2020 lockdown.