Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Ethiopia: interim executive formed to run Tigray region

A 27-member interim regional executive was formed Wednesday to run Tigray as part of a peace process launched in November to end the brutal conflict in the northern Ethiopian region.

Morocco condemns Israeli police over Al-aqsa mosque

Rabat "reiterates its rejection of this kind of practice which only complicates and exacerbates the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories and undermines efforts to ease tensions and restore confidence," the Moroccan statement concluded.

Guinea: more than 1.5 tons of cocaine seized by the navy

The Guinean navy seized more than 1.5 tons of cocaine on Sunday from a ship flying the Sierra Leonean flag, the Guinean army said Wednesday in a statement.

Zimbabwe to criminalise foreign recruitment of health workers

Local media say more than 4,000 nurses and doctors have left Zimbabwe since February 2021.

Ex-rebels in Mali accuse the Junta of “provocation” following a jet flyover

The Coordination of Azawad Movements (CMA), the main alliance of former rebels in the north, accused Malian army fighter jets of "flying at deliberately provocative altitudes over its bases in Ber, Amassine, Anafis and Kidal in the midst of tensions li...

Sudan: Political deal to restore democratic transition postponed again

"The signing was postponed because of the resumption of talks between the military (...) on April 1 and 6," the text said. "Negotiations have progressed on several points, but one final issue has yet to be finalized,"

Congo: Pointe-Noire welcomes its very first cruise ship

The port of Pointe-Noire, the economic and oil capital of Congo-Brazzaville, received on Wednesday its first cruise ship carrying foreign tourists, a sign of the economic diversification sought by the Congolese government.

Anti-doping agency says medics helping Kenyan athletes cheat

"It is clear that doping in Kenya is becoming increasingly organized and these cases highlight the involvement of people with medical experience," AIU President David Howman said in a statement

Togo: a half-brother of the president evacuated to Gabon after 14 years in prison

Considered the mastermind of a failed putsch, Kpatcha Gnassingbé, former Minister of Defense (2005-2007) aged 52, was sentenced in September 2011 to 20 years in prison for "conspiring against state security". He had been arrested on April 15, 2009 in f...

South Africa : Government revokes national state of disaster

Amidst ongoing energy crisis, South African officials have revoked the national state of disaster wednesday.