Entries by Rédaction Africanews

We take a look at the numbers behind Nigeria’s elections

Nigeria is the continent's most populated state and this election has over 176,000 polling stations.

First EU-Kenya Business Forum concludes in Nairobi

An EU funding package for Kenya's TradeMark Africa was signed to facilitate a five-year programme that will boost Kenya’s exports

Tanzania Approves $3.5 Billion Pipeline Project

The 1,443-kilometre (900-mile) pipeline will transport crude from vast oilfields being developed in Lake Albert in northwestern Uganda to a Tanzanian port on the Indian Ocean.

Fighting resumes in Somaliland as tens of thousands flee

The violence began on February 6th when Dhulbahante clan elders reportedly issued a declaration saying they were no longer part of Somaliland.

Somali forces respond as ten civilians killed in jihadist attack in Mogadishu

In recent months, the Somali army and local clan militias have retaken chunks of territory from the militants in an operation backed by US air strikes and an African Union force known as ATMIS

Nigeria’s Tinubu rallies in Lagos powerbase before election

Nigeria's ruling party candidate Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday took the last lap of his presidential campaign to his Lagos power base, where he received a triumphant welcome at a packed stadium.

Protesters take to the streets to protest Sudan’s military rule

Sudan has been politically unstable since an uprising overthrew its longtime autocratic ruler Omar al-Bashir in 2019.

Africa’s longest river is under threat

The Nile is essential to millions of people, including in Sudan. But it could vanish due to factors including rising sea levels resulting in saltwater intrusion downstream. 85-year-old farmer Ahmed Abakr already suffers from changing water levels.

Tunisian Islamist opposition leader in court on incitement charges

Rached Ghannouchi's lawyer said the charges related to remarks he made that had been interpreted as "inciting" Tunisians to kill each other.

Egypt unveils renovated wing of Cairo museum

The centrepiece of the reopening of the upgraded wing is a scroll containing around 113 spells from the "Book of the Dead"