Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Eritrean refugee runs at Belgrade Half Marathon

"I don't have a message other than to be strong and understand that this predicament (of the refugee life) is waiting for them. It's not going to be a loving environment," Gabriyesos said after the race in Belgrade.

Burundi: a former prime minister arrested

Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni, who had been Prime Minister since June 2020, was removed from office on September 7 by President Evariste Ndayishimiye and replaced by Interior Minister Gervais Ndirakobuca.

Malaria cases spike in Malawi after deadly climate-driven disaster

In Malawi, Cyclone Freddy in March triggered six months' worth of rainfall in six days, causing cases there to spike too, Peter Sands, head of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, told AFP in an interview

S.A: World’s largest rhino farm up for auction

He spent his vast fortune on a 30-year quest to save the rhinoceros.
Today, at 81, his money is all but gone, and South African conservationist John Hume is on the baton.

Army uniformed men kill 60 civilians in Burkina Faso

"The wounded were evacuated and are currently being treated in our health facilities," he added, adding that "the perpetrators of these acts have taken various goods.

3 men arrested in South Africa for stealing large crocodile

Three men have been arrested in South Africa for stealing a 2.5-meter (8-feet) long Nile crocodile worth about $1,300 from a farm in the North West province, police said Monday.

Ethiopia: Government and Oromo rebels to hold talks

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced on Sunday evening that peace talks would begin on Tuesday with the OLA, a rebel group active in the country's largest and most populous region of Oromia, which surrounds the capital Addis Ababa.

Tunisia coastguard intercepts, returns 372 migrants

The migrants told reporters they had hoped their vessel would carry them into international waters from where they might be rescued and taken to Europe

Kenya: More bodies dug up in cult investigation

Kenya's Criminal Investigation Department made over the weekend yet another gruesome discovery.
In total, over 45 corpses have been uncovered across the south eastern County of Kilifi.

Morocco: participants in the “Marathon des sables” begin the 251 km race

More than 1150 runners get ready to take part in the "Marathon des Sables", a six-day 251 km (156 mi) ultramarathon across the Sahara Desert in Morocco, that starts on Sunday.