Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Angola: Illegal immigrants including women, children experience abuses- UN

The report, which is yet to be published, does not talk about the size of the latest expulsion but indicates that 12,000 workers have passed through one border crossing near the DRC town of Kamako.

Tunisia: Authorities in Tunis disperse asylum seekers in limbo

"We asked [the UNHCR] for a simple solution, but they did not act. They [the UNHCR] contacted the authorities asking for protection. But protect them from whom? From refugees who have fled the war? Protect them from children? From people who are lookin...

Uganda: 32 Kenyans sentenced to 20 years in prison for possession of weapons

Thirty-two Kenyan herders have been sentenced to 20 years in prison by a court martial in Uganda after pleading guilty to illegal possession of weapons, a military source told AFP on Thursday.

BRICS Currency vs US Dollar: Is the end of Dollar dominance near? [Business Africa]

The ongoing global financial crunch and confrontational US foreign policy could explain why the BRICS countries, Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa have stepped up efforts to launch an alternative currency to the United States dollar.

For BLM’s Patrisse Cullors, art is both vocation, salvation

Her recent show at the Broad, her second at the contemporary art museum, was part of an evening focusing on the effects of colonialism on literature, language, and music of people of color. It reflected her experience with what she describes as “the im...

Alicia Keys: New Experience with Spatial Audio

While looking back on her own childhood access to music, Keys touched upon how young people today discover their favorite artists.

Legendary photographer raises awareness about respect for nature

Derbent, who has more than 2 million photographs in his personal archive and is the author of the books "Kenya's Wild Side" and "Face to Face," has published his travel articles and photographs in numerous local and foreign newspapers and magazines.

Calm returns to Ethiopia’s Amhara after days of protests

The Ethiopian government's decision to disband local "special" military units in the Amhara region has brought calm to the main towns and cities of the region, residents said on Thursday, after several days of unrest.

Sudan’s army warns against escalation as paramilitary force deploys

Sudan’s military on Thursday (Apr. 13) warned of potential clashes with the country’s paramilitary force (RSF), which it said deployed troops in the capital and other cities. The opposition between the chairman of the Sudanese ruling junta and his depu...

Shocking prison break fugitive returned to S. Africa

A South African fugitive who faked his own death in a prison break that embarrassed the authorities has been extradited from Tanzania, the government said on Thursday.