Entries by Rédaction Africanews

An app to encourage blood donation [Inspire Africa] /in /by

In Uganda director Raymond Malinga has created an animation series for Disney. In Kigali, a former beauty queen has become Rwanda’s first female rally driver. In Gabon, Alvine Yeno has created an app to encourage people to donate their blood

Burkina Faso: ‘elections not a priority compared to security’, says military leader /in /by

Almost a year after seizing power in a coup, Captain Ibrahim Traore, who had promised a return to presidential elections by July 2024, in Burkina Faso, announced planned changes to the constitution to make it representative of the masses, declaring Fri...

Gabonese react to former First lady ‘money laundering’ charges /in /by

In Libreville, Gabon's capital residents react as Sylvia Bongo Ondimba Valentin wife of ousted president Ali Bongo Ondimba, is charged with money laundering among other offences, according to the public prosecutor.

Marseille exhibit around cars tells little-known history of Maghreb families in France /in /by

With no satnav or air conditioning, entire families would travel by car for several days from France to Tunisia, Morocco or Algeria. The guest artist tried to convey an emotion when customizing the cars. Exhibition 'Renault 12' celebrates these family ...

Jailed Tunisian opposition leader Ghannouchi starts hunger strike /in /by

82-year-old Rached Ghannouchi is the most prominent of roughly two dozen opponents of President Kais Saied arrested since February, including former ministers and business figures.

Côte d’Ivoire: towards the introduction of a visa to enter Tunisia /in /by

Côte d'Ivoire has launched procedures for the introduction of a visa with Tunisia, a departure country for thousands of sub-Saharan migrants wishing to reach Europe, the Ivorian government spokesman announced on Thursday.

Burkina Faso: 1 year after the Traoré putsch, the security challenge persists /in /by

After taking power on September 30, 2022, Captain Ibrahim Traoré gave himself "two to three months" to improve the security situation in Burkina Faso, but a year later the country is still the target of deadly jihadist attacks.

Gabon charges wife of ousted president with ‘money laundering’ /in /by

Sylvia Bongo Ondimba Valentin was charged by an investigating judge on Thursday, Gabon's public prosecutor announced on state TV channels on Friday (Sep. 29). The former first lady has not been free to move since her husband was toppled on August 30.

Dead, missing migrants in Mediterranean tripled this summer: UN /in /by

According to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, 2,500 migrants died or went missing in the Mediterranean between January 1 and September 24, 50 percent more than in the same period last year.

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Eswatini: voters cast their ballots in legislative elections /in /by

Voters in Eswatini began casting their ballots on Friday for legislative elections taking place in Africa's last absolute monarchy.