Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Nine-time winner of Morocco’s “Marathon des sables” race abandons

Sanctionned for getting food inspite of the rules, Moroccan Rachid El Morabity will not win the race for the tenth time in his career.

9 Senegalese veterans fly back home after France’s u-turn on pensions

After years and sometimes decades of living thousands of miles from their relatives so they could claim their French army pension, the soldiers were moved on their way to the airport Friday (Apr.28).

Green association in Libya determined to save remaining forests

A group of environmentalists in Libya are hoping to save its remaining green spaces from logging, development, and the impacts of climate change

In solidarity with victims of a Kenyan cult leader, ex-member digs for their remains

His forehead beaded with sweat, Katana has been digging for days to find the remains of victims of a cult that once counted him as a follower.
“I am here in solidarity to try and get justice for the victims,” he says.

Tunisia struggles to cope with migrant corpses drowned at sea

"The number exceeds our capacity": So many migrants risking the dangerous sea crossing from Tunisia to Europe is such that the morgues and hospitals in the city of Sfax, the departure point for the crossing, are full.

Two Moroccan cyclists reported missing in Burkina

A Moroccan diplomatic source said Friday that two Moroccan cyclists have been missing for several days on the border between Burkina Faso and Niger.

Rwanda: LGBTQ fashion designer charged with passport forgery

Moses Turahirwa, 35, was taken into custody on Thursday after sharing a photo of her passport on Instagram, claiming that the gender section had been changed from male to female.

Sudanese recount their flight from fighting in Khartoum

Thousands of people continue to escape to safety outside Khartoum, as fighting rages on in Sudan, despite rival forces agreeing to extend the latest truce.

DRC: nearly $800 million a year escapes the public treasury

According to the findings of an audit of the government's payroll, the IGF noted numerous irregularities, with tens of thousands of fictitious employees.

Tunisian president appoints new ambassador to Syria

The new ambassador, diplomat Mohamed Mhadhbi, was given his credentials by President Kais Saied during a ceremony at Carthage Palace. The two countries had severed diplomatic relations in 2012 after the start of the war in Syria.