Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Tunisia: Over 400 African migrants rescued overnight

“During the night of February 18-19, Sea Guard units from the Center, North and South regions managed to thwart 16 crossing operations and rescue 423 people,” according to a statement from the Guard spokesperson.

Meta testing new subscription service for verified Facebook and Instagram accounts

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Meta Verified on his social media accounts Sunday. Testing will begin in New Zealand and Australia this week and will roll out to other countries soon, he said.

Mozambique braces up for Tropical Cyclone Freddy

It has been predicted that the cyclone would make its first landfall in Madagascar on Tuesday and is then expected to re-enter the Mozambican Channel where it is expected to rejuvenate its energy and progress towards the Mozambican coastline.

African Union reaffirms suspension of Burkina Faso, Mali, Guinea and Sudan

African Union reaffirms "zero tolerance" towards unconstitutional changes of government and maintains suspension of Burkina Faso, Mali, Guinea and Sudan

African Union announces peace initiative in Libya

The African Union announced on Sunday it is working on the organisation of a national reconciliation conference on Libya

AU justifies the expulsion of Israeli delegation from its summit

Following Saturday's incident that went viral on social media, the Israeli regime accused Algeria and South Africa of being behind the this action.

Ghana: Christian Atsu’s body arrives in Accra

According to initial reports, the former Chelsea and Newcastle player was rescued a day after the quake, but this information turned out to be false and his body was finally found on Saturday.

Nigeria’s presidential candidates hold last rallies one week before vote

More than 90 million people are registered to vote in Nigeria where President Muhammadu Buhari is stepping down after his two terms allowed by the constitution.

Ghana: Tributes pour in for late footballer Christian Atsu

" This is a good soul taken out of the community and taken out of the country. Christian Atsu’s good deeds is all out there for people to see. Helping the poor in their communities, in his own village, here in Accra, here in Ghana, and all over. Nana K...

Tour de Rwanda gives high hopes for cycling in Africa – Chris Froome

"I think project like this will go a long way in helping to basically bring the next generation of professional cyclists to Europe. And, I mean when I grew up in Kenya, we didn't have anything like this. So it's great to see this project take shape and...