Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Arms-to-Russia inquiry: what has the South African investigation revealed

"Available evidence only confirmed the offloading and that there was nothing loaded," an inquiry into the incident that caused diplomatic tensions between South Africa and the U.S has concluded. An executive summary of the panel’s report was released T...

Africa climate summit adopts ‘Nairobi declaration’ as it concludes

A landmark three-day African climate summit ends in Nairobi, Kenya after leaders adopt a declaration highlighting the continent's potential as a green powerhouse.

Nigeria: Anxious wait for court ruling on petitions against presidential election

Protesters gathered Wednesday (Sep. 05) outside Abuja's Court of Appeal. The opposition challenged the election results, arguing that Tinubu was not qualified to run for president because he was a citizen of Guinea and allegedly did not have the requir...

DRC: 6 soldiers tried for the bloody repression of a demonstration

The trial of six Congolese soldiers, including two senior officers, arrested after the repression of a demonstration that left around fifty dead on August 30, began Tuesday in Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Ethiopia: 15 arrests in Tigray before a local opposition demonstration

Around fifteen members of the opposition in Tigray were arrested on the eve of a planned demonstration against the “autocratic character” of the TPLF, the ruling party in this region of northern Ethiopia, which has just emerged from conflict, an opposi...

Tell es-Sultan nominated for the World Heritage List

The Palestinian Authority has nominated Tel Jericho, or Tell es-Sultan, on the western edge of the Jordan Valley just north of the Dead Sea, as a UNESCO World Heritage site due its significance as a key landmark of human history and culture

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah calls for measures to reduce birth rate

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi called Tuesday for measures to slow the birthrate in the Arab world's most populous country, citing China's one-child policy as an example

Tunisia: two leaders of opposition party Ennahdha arrested

Two leaders of Tunisia's Islamo-conservative Ennahdha party, the bête noire of President Kais Saied, were arrested on Tuesday evening, nearly five months after the arrest of the movement's historic leader Rached Ghannouchi, the party said.

East African countries extend the mandate of their force in the DRC

The leaders of East African countries decided on Tuesday to extend the mandate of their force deployed in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in an attempt to bring peace to the region.

Guinea: four dead in clashes with security forces on the eve of coup anniversary

An opposition collective in Guinea has reported the deaths of four young people in clashes with security forces on Monday and Tuesday, the anniversary of the military takeover of power in 2021.