Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Libya Floods: ‘the damage is huge, hard to describe’ says Khalifa Haftar /in /by

The search is still ongoing for the missing people that were swept away by strong floods which caused the collapse of a number of dams and buildings and damaged private and public establishments. The number of affected people is very big, the damage is...

Egypt ban on face veil in schools sparks debate /in /by

On Monday, the government newspaper Akhbar al-Youm published the new decree on school uniforms, which bans primary and secondary school pupils from "covering their faces".

Mali: armed groups from the north claim the capture of Bourem /in /by

Armed groups from northern Mali claimed in a statement on Tuesday the capture of the key town of Bourem, between Gao and Timbuktu, at the cost of fighting with the Malian army.

Small island nations seek help on climate change from UN maritime court /in /by

Small island nations hope the UN maritime court will label greenhouse gas emissions absorbed by the oceans as pollution.

Protests in DRC 3 days after arrest of a journalist /in /by

Stanis Bujakera is accused of "spreading false rumors and disseminating false information for an article published by Jeune Afrique implicating military intelligence in the assassination of former minister Chérubin Okende", said the Congolese news site...

Presidential election in Madagascar: Rajoelina in the race, the controversy ruled out /in /by

The Malagasy electoral commission took note on Monday of the candidacy for the next presidential election of the outgoing head of state, Andry Rajoelina, hampered in recent months by a controversy surrounding his nationality finally swept aside by the ...

Mali: ex-CMA rebels say they are “in wartime” with the junta /in /by

The ex-rebels of northern Mali said on Monday they were "in times of war" with the junta in power in Bamako, in a press release received by AFP and distributed on social networks.

Gabon: ex-opposition and former pro-Bongo at the head of Parliament /in /by

General Brice Oligui Nguema, who overthrew Ali Bongo at the end of August, on Monday appointed leaders of the ex-opposition but also former leaders of the regime of the deposed president to head the two chambers of a future transitional Parliament.

Cobalt, copper mining leading to forced evictions in DR Congo- Amnesty International /in /by

Instead of benefiting from the growth of the mining sector, people living in the Kolwezi region "are being forced to leave their homes and farmland to make way for the expansion of large-scale industrial mining projects", according to the report.

Burkina junta lifts radio station’s suspension over Niger coup criticism /in /by

Radio Omega was ordered off the air on August 10 but has had the suspension lifted, Communications Minister and government spokesperson Rimtalba Jean-Emmanuel Ouedraogo announced in a statement.