Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Algeria and Russia to strengthen their military cooperation

Algeria and Russia discussed on Monday a strengthening of their military cooperation, during a visit to Algiers of the secretary of the Russian Security Council Nicholai Patrushev, said the Algerian Defense Ministry.

Sierra Leone: Freetown residents build homes on the sea

Squashed between the mountain slopes and the Atlantic Ocean, impoverished residents of Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown, are running out of space to build their homes.

Mali: transition president receives “final” draft of constitution

The head of Mali's transition government, Colonel Assimi Goita, received a draft of a new constitution on Monday, amending a draft that was contested last fall, his office said, without saying when it would be put to a referendum.

Protestant Council of Rwanda bars abortions in its clinics

The council's decision earlier this month described abortion as a sin, echoing the stance of Rwanda's more widely followed Catholic Church but conflicting with the East African country's law which permits abortions for specific reasons.

PSG player Achraf Hakimi to be investigated for rape

Paris Saint-Germain defender, Achraf Hakimi, is under investigation for an alleged sexual assault according to a report by Le Parisien confirmed by the Nanterre (Hauts-de-Seine) prosecutor's office.

Nigerian opposition parties protest ‘compromised’ election

"He has refused to listen to us. We have made observations, he wants us to receive and accept the doctored result that came from Collation Centre at various states. We do not agree with that and we have empirical evidence that our agents have observed ...

Tunisia seeks to reassure migrants after Saied remarks

"These are baseless accusations once again. Like all states in the world, we have information systems," says Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad, Nabil Ammar, during an interview

Macron: France must show “profound humility” in Africa

French president heads off on a four-nation tour of central African countries from Wednesday as Paris seeks to counter growing Chinese and Russian influence on the continent

Tunisia climate of fear pushes sub-Saharan migrants to the exit

Sub-Saharan African migrants gather outside the headquarters of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Tunis, to demand their situation be resolved.

Die Hart : Kevin Hart Snaps Into Action

The first look reveals Hart’s latest role as an over-the-top fictionalized version of himself on a quest to change up his comedic type casting and make the major (and dangerous) jump into action films