Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Tunisia: Ons Jabeur “in solidarity” with sub-Saharan migrants

Tunisian Ons Jabeur, world tennis star, said on Wednesday her "pride" to be an African woman and defended "the right of everyone to live in dignity", after a speech denounced as "racist" by President Kais Saied on illegal African migrants.

“We will prove it to Nigerians” that we won the elections – Peter Obi challenges results

"We will explore all legal and peaceful options to get our mandate back. We won the election and we will prove it to Nigerians," Obi of the Labour Party (LP) said at a press conference in the capital Abuja.

Climate change: learning from ancient building techniques

As global temperatures continue to rise, the construction industry in Morocco is taking inspiration from the power-saving characteristics of ancient homes.

Ivory Coast, Guinea to fly back citizens in Tunisia after outcry

In comments that elicited uproar and condemnation from the African Union, the Tunisian president accused African migrants of being criminals and of a plot to change the country's Arab identity

‘We shall not condone any attempts to legitimise LGBTQ’ – Kenya deputy president warns

'We shall not condone any attempts to legitimise LGBTQ' - Kenya deputy president warns

Tinubu urges Nigerians to overcome ‘partisan divide’ and ‘come together’

Nigeria’s President-Elect Bola Tinubu received his certificate as winner of the presidential election on Wednesday (Mar. 1st) in Abuja, and called on all Nigerians to come together for the sake of the country that is "more important than any partisan d...

Senegal honours peacekeepers killed in Mali

Senegal has about 2,000 soldiers deployed in the Central African Republic, Guinea and the Gambia, among others.

Oil drilling looks set to go ahead in Ugandan national park

It looks like oil drilling is set to go ahead in Uganda’s Murchison Falls National Park after a French court dismissed a landmark case against TotalEnergies.

Nigerians’ expectations after Bola Tinubu’s alleged victory

Bola Tinubu represents the same party as outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari, who the APC candidate said he helped propel to the top seat in 2015.