Entries by Rédaction Africanews

CEO of South Africa’s public electricity company Eskom ousted /in /by

CEO Andre de Ruyter, who was undermined by scandals and unable to supply the country with electricity, was ousted on Wednesday, Eskom announced.

Severe damage by cyclone Freddy in the city of Mananjary in Madagascar /in /by

It made landfall north of Mananjary, a coastal town of 25,000 people that remains devastated by last year’s Cyclone Batsirai, which killed more than 130 people.

South Sudan’s president urges refugees to return home /in /by

President Salva Kiir has urged more than two million refugees to return home after civil war erupted almost a decade ago.

Tunisian rights group denounces President Saied’s hate speech /in /by

Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights reacted to President Kais Saied's comments accusing sub-Saharan African migrants of causing crime while posing a demographic threat

Last year was the deadliest for civilians in Somalia since 2017 /in /by

An increase in attacks by the Islamist Al-Shabaab group was to blame, the UN's Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has stated.

Mayweather vows victory in London exhibition fight /in /by

The former five-weight world champion will take on ex-reality TV star and MMA fighter Aaron Chalmers at London's O2 arena on Saturday just one day after his 46th birthday

Nigeria’s main presidential candidates sign “peace” deal /in /by

Nigeria's presidential hopefuls have vowed to accept the result of Saturday's presidential elections by signing a "peace" deal

Horn of Africa drought to worsen as sparse rainy season predicted /in /by

The Horn of Africa's drought will now be worse than the last one in 2011 which killed at least 750,000 people, a global climate centre has stated.

South African military defends joint naval exercises with Russia /in /by

The timing of these exercises has been described by commentators as politically "dubious" and "insensitive".
The exercises have also been criticised by the US and the EU.

Nigeria’s electoral commission distributes ballots across Lagos state /in /by

A key question now is how many people vote on Saturday. In 2019, only 34% of registered voters cast their ballot in the presidential vote.