Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Organ trafficking: Nigerian senator Ike Ekweremadu awaits sentencing

Influential Nigerian Senator Ike Ekweremadu, convicted in London of attempting to remove a young man's kidney for a transplant to his daughter, will be sentenced on Friday after the first such trial in the UK.

Senegalese capital plots the future of African cinema

Senegalese capital, Dakar, is hosting a film festival dedicated to African series and the future of African cinema

400 Commonwealth troops parade ahead of coronation of King Charles III

Around 400 members of the armed forces of 33 Commonwealth nations and six British Overseas Territories held a joint parade ahead of the coronation of King Charles III

Burkina: Traoré wants to avoid “hasty conclusions” on the Karma massacre

Burkina Faso's transitional president, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, called on Thursday to avoid "hasty conclusions" accusing the army of being responsible for the massacre in Karma, in the north of the country, committed on April 20 by men in military unifo...

Japan pledges to help Mozambique fight “terrorism”

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged Thursday to help Mozambique counter a jihadist insurgency in the north of the country.

Black British Classical foundation shows support to next monarch

In a show of support to the next monarch and his inclusive coronation, the black British Classical foundation will be giving a post coronation concert on May 7th.

Sudanese special envoy urges rebels to put down arms

General Abdel-Fattah Burhan's special envoy arrived on Thursday in Ethiopia to discuss ways of ending the conflict in Sudan

German chancellor Scholz supports seat for the AU in the G20

Speaking on arrival in Ethiopia, Olaf Scholz reaffirmed the central role of the African Union in finding a solution for the crisis in Sudan

Rwanda: Families grieve, count cost after floods, landslides kill 130

"Our life has stopped. Because we have nothing to eat. Because the roads are blocked, it is difficult to find food elsewhere. Our houses are destroyed or flooded. For example, my house is completely under water. In short, we are desperate and without h...

Can African countries create a new mining order? [Business Africa]

Mining agreements have long been plagued by accusations of unfair terms, where one party - usually investors- wins at the expense of host countries. Armed with critical minerals such as cobalt and lithium, African countries are out to rewrite mining rules