Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Germany: Mané finally back with Bayern

Senegalese international Sadio Mané returned to Bayern Munich on Sunday evening in the snow at the Allianz Arena against Union Berlin, three and a half months after his fibula injury which deprived him of the 2022 World Cup.

Jill Biden sees East Africa drought up close, seeks more aid

US First Lady Jill Biden called on wealthy nations to give more to countries in the Horn of Africa, which is experiencing its worst drought in four decades, during a visit Sunday to affected communities in Kenya.

Eritrea’s Henok Mulueberhan wins Tour du Rwanda 2023

Henok Mulueberhan from Green Project-Bardiani won the final stage of the Tour du Rwanda 2023 to Canal Olympia in Rebero, a ceremony attended by different officials including President Paul Kagame.

France to unveil new economic, military strategy in Africa

Macron is expected to call for a more balanced partnership with African nations, in a speech at the Elysee presidential palace before he begins an ambitious Africa trip on Wednesday to Gabon, Angola, the Republic of Congo and Congo.

Murder made simple: How South Africa’s black market for assassins is thriving

The price of eliminating someone in South Africa is between 130 and 8,000 euros. What makes the difference?

Scattered incidents of violence at Nigerian voting stations

There were scattered incidents of violence at some polling stations across Nigeria on the weekend as the country voted for a new president and national assembly.

Nigeria: Observer group says irregularities led to disenfranchisement of some voters

"There were numbers of irregularities which we honestly, as an organisation, we cannot excuse, or can no longer excuse, because it gets to a point where as a civil society organisation, who have invested a lot to build confidence in the process, with c...

Tunisia: Fearful sub-Saharan nationals exit country amid anti-migrant push

After a wave of arrests in recent weeks, President Kais Saied gave a speech on Wednesday (Feb. 15) that critics said was openly racist. Many sub-Saharan Africans in Tunisia are now heading for the exit.

Africa’s largest film festival kicks off in Burkina Faso

15,000 people, including cinema celebrities from Nigeria, Senegal and Ivory Coast are expected in Ouagadougou for FESPACO, Africa's biggest film festival that was launched in 1969. This year's theme is "African cinema and culture of peace".

An ‘Uber’ for trucks: connecting cargo owners with transporters

Apexloads is a cloud-based freight marketplace that connects cargo owners with transporters to streamline the freight-truck matching process