Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Sudan’s pro-democracy bloc discusses initiatives to end war

Sudan's pro-democracy bloc FFC called Tuesday (Jul. 25) for peace. Representatives also outlined their desire that a solution to end the conflict would lead to the creation of a "Sudanese state free from wars and the building of an armed forces that se...

S.A: BRICS national security advisors discuss matters of global security, economic cooperation

South Africa hosted Tuesday (Jul. 25) the BRICS 13th National Security Advisors Meeting in Johannesburg.
The meeting of top national security officials is a platform for South Africa, China, Russia, India and Brazil, to carry out political and security...

Louise Mushikiwabo to skip la Francophonie Games in Kinshasa

Relations between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda are atrocious, with Kinshasa accusing Kigali of supporting the M23 rebellion, which has occupied vast swathes of territory in eastern DRC since last year

Protests in Tunisia mark two years since presidential power grab

Over 300 people rallied in Tunis on Tuesday to mark the two-year anniversary of President Kais Saied’s adoption of sweeping powers by suspension of Parliament.

Dozens injured in Johannesburg bus collision

At least 77 people were injured, five of them critically, after two buses collided at the entrance to a South African university on Tuesday, police and transport authorities said

Gambia: government revokes pharmaceutical company’s import license

The Gambian government has permanently revoked the importation licence of Atlantic Pharmaceutical Company Limited.

Wagner in Africa: a flourishing future but in what form?

Can Wagner survive in Africa without its leader Evguéni Prigojine and after the recent mutiny of his men in Russia? If the future of the Russian paramilitary company is up in the air, its demise seems inconceivable.

Paris Olympic Games unveils 2024 Olympic torch

The torch that will be used to carry the Olympic flame around France ahead of 2024's Olympic Games was unveiled by the Games' organisers on Tuesday.

Ghana hikes key lending rate to counter inflation

Accra is working to to stop its worst economic crisis in years, characterized by double-digit inflation, a weak Cedi and growing public debt. Annual inflation accelerated to 42.5% in May and June after slowing from 54% last December

United States: Emmett Till to be honoured by national monument

The United States' President Joe Biden will establish a national monument honouring Emmett Till and his mother Mamie Till-Mobley, a White House official said Saturday.