Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Nigeria’s presidential hopeful Abubakar tries again for the top job

This is the sixth time in three decades that Atiku Abubakar tries to reach the Nigerian presidency

We look at the challenges facing Nigerians as they prepare to vote

Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa and one of the most dynamic, but it's also plagued by growing insecurity and worsening poverty.

Tunisia’s president links African migrants to “violence and crimes”

President Saied also said it was part of a "criminal enterprise hatched at the dawn of this century to change the demographic composition of Tunisia."

Cyclone Freddy kills four in Madagascar

The storm affected some 16,600 people across Madagascar according to the country's National Risk Management Office

Plastic bottles help South Africans fight energy crisis

With up to 10 hours a day without power many South Africans are turning to plastic bottles to light their rooms

First Lady Jill Biden arrives in Namibia for five day Africa visit

She's expected to promote the empowerment of Africa's women and its youth as well as the hunger ravaging the drought-prone Horn of Africa region.

Warning of almost a million malnourished children in Kenya this year

In total, more than 5.4 million Kenyans will likely experience drought-triggered acute food insecurity this year, an international initiative warns.

We take a look at the numbers behind Nigeria’s elections

Nigeria is the continent's most populated state and this election has over 176,000 polling stations.

First EU-Kenya Business Forum concludes in Nairobi

An EU funding package for Kenya's TradeMark Africa was signed to facilitate a five-year programme that will boost Kenya’s exports

Tanzania Approves $3.5 Billion Pipeline Project

The 1,443-kilometre (900-mile) pipeline will transport crude from vast oilfields being developed in Lake Albert in northwestern Uganda to a Tanzanian port on the Indian Ocean.