Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Zimbabwe: ‘There is no way there won’t be a new President’, Chamisa says after casting ballot

As opposition leader Nelson Chamisa voted Wednesday (Aug. 23) in the southern African nation's 2nd general elections since Mugabe's fall, dozens of supporters sang and chanted.
Chamisa alleged intimidation in rural areas, encouraging his supporters to ...

DRC: former Tshisekedi adviser acquitted of “intelligence with Rwanda”

A former private adviser to President Félix Tshisekedi, Fortunat Biselele, prosecuted for "intelligence with Rwanda", a neighboring country accused of supporting the M23 rebellion in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, was acquitted on Tuesda...

At least 17 killed as railway bridge collapses in India

The Indian Express newspaper quoted a policeman as saying that 17 bodies had been recovered and "many others" were missing. It was not possible to immediately verify the reports of people missing.

Refugees from Darfur: ‘We left at night, barefoot, and walked to reach Chad’

After four months of conflict between Sudan's army and its former ally the RSF, nearly 430,000 Sudanese have fled to Chad.
The 35-kilometre journey from the capital of West Darfur state to Adre in Chad is particularly dangerous for women, in addition...

Kenya: Meta and content moderators to negotiate out-of-court settlement

Two mediators have been appointed to find an out-of-court settlement to the dispute between Meta and 184 content moderators for Facebook in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, according to a document consulted by AFP on Wednesday.

As oil activities encroach on sacred natural sites, a small Ugandan community feels besieged

As TotalEnergies invests billions into oilfield development and acquires more and more land, Wakitinti and other Bagungu people who practice traditional beliefs worry the spiritual power of at least 32 sacred natural sites in Buliisa keeps deteriorating.

Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon shines, wins historic third world 1500m gold

“It's amazing. I thank God. I was expecting to defend my title, and I've done so, and I'm really, really grateful, and thank God for this. I was well prepared knowing that the defending champion is me. And yeah, I was really working hard for it. “

Russian army officials received in Libya after Khalifa Haftar invite

"This is the first official visit of a Russian military delegation to Libya," Moscow's defence ministry said.

Niger: overthrown president Mohamed Bazoum “determined to fight for democracy”

Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum, overthrown by a coup d'état on July 26 and held prisoner ever since, is not resigning and is "determined to fight to safeguard democracy", his daughter assures us in an open letter published in the French daily Le Figa...

Key facts about ongoing Zimbabwe elections

Zimbabweans vote on Wednesday in the second elections since a military coup in 2017 ousted strongman Robert Mugabe, who has led the country since independence in 1980.