Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Meet Oluremi Tinubu: The Pastor set to be Nigeria’s First Lady

Oluremi Tinubu is also a member of the All Progressive Congress, APC, and previously served as the First Lady of Lagos State from 1999 to 2007.

Macron lands in Libreville in the start of a four-nation tour of Africa

He landed in Gabon's capital Libreville on Wednesday and will later head to Angola, Congo-Brazzaville and the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo.

Nigerian opposition to contest the elections results

Labour Party vice-presidential candidat Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed detailed instances of violence and voter intimidation saying the election was conducted "in clear violation of agreed and promised INEC rules and regulations.

Head of Burundi Football Association talks game development with FIFA president

On the agenda for the meeting between President Alexandre Muyenge and Gianni Infantino was a wide range of football development topics, including infrastructure support, the growth of the women’s game and how to detec and support young talents.

Forest conservation summit kicks off in Gabon

The meeting aims to bring countries with large forest areas to collaboratively develop a platform of scientific and economic solutions; to combine forest consevation and economic development.

Kinshasa: Young Congolese protest upcoming visit of French leader

A group of demonstrators marched outside the French embassy in DRC, Wednesday (Mar. 1st). They opposed the upcoming visit of the French President to the central African country.

Sudan: One killed in latest anti-junta protest

A Sudanese protester was killed, Tuesday (Feb. 28) after being shot at by security forces, a medical group said. The man was taking part in an anti-government protest in the East Nile area, located just outside of Khartoum.

Burkina Faso: Protest for “more security” after deadly attack in east

A number of thousands of people demonstrated Wednesday in Diapaga, in eastern Burkina Faso, to demand "more security", three days after a deadly attack on a neighboring town...

Nigeria’s election: ‘A court case is inevitable’, political activist says

'It is beyond comprehension that some anomalies were allowed and the winner was still announced' Kunle Lawal, head of Electoral College Nigeria, says.

Nigerian gas, stake in an energy war in the Maghreb

Regional rivals Morocco and Algeria are engaged in two competing gas pipeline megaprojects linking them to Nigeria, targeting the European market, but in a context where the EU would like to do without gas by the end of the decade.