Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Kenya’s Odinga denounces ‘unprecedented police brutality’ against protesters

Veteran Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga denounces "unprecedented police brutality" against anti-government demonstrators and accuses the government of pursuing an "ethnic agenda," during a press conference in Nairobi

Cuban car and motorbike lovers fight to bring races into the light

After years of clandestine races, drivers and fans are now fighting to make car and motorbike races a legal sport.

DRC: the soldier responsible for a family massacre arrested

DRC: the soldier responsible for a family massacre arrested

USA sanctions 3 Malian colonels for their aid to the Wagner group

The United States announced Monday economic sanctions targeting three Malian soldiers, including the current Minister of Defense, for having "facilitated the deployment and expansion" of the activities in Mali of the Russian paramilitary group Wagner.

Somalia: at least 20 soldiers killed in a suicide attack

An Islamist suicide bomber blew himself up inside a Somali army camp in Mogadishu on Monday and killed at least 20 soldiers, officials and witnesses said.

CAR: Mixed feelings ahead of the referendum on a new Constitution

Central Africans in Bangui express hopes and concerns about the draft of a new Constitution. Undecided voters still have a few days left before casting their ballot on July 30. The campaign is set to end on July 28.

Nigeria to recover 150 million euros from Ibori fraud

A British court has ordered a former politician and his accomplices convicted of fraud and money laundering to return 150 million euros to Nigeria, investigators announced on Monday.

Libya – Italy flights to resume in September

Libya’s prime minister, Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah, boarded a commercial flight from Fiumicino airport in Rome, to return to Tripoli on Monday. This is the first direct flight between both countries in a decade.

Controversial legislation in South Africa sparks debates on black employment advancement

The government ensures for its part that it is only a question of promoting diversity and equality. "This does not mean that white people are going to be eliminated to make way for disadvantaged groups," Labor Minister Thulas Nxesi recently pleaded.

Sculptures celebrating ‘everyday’ Black people on display in London

The works of British sculptor Thomas J. Price celebrating 'everyday' Black people have gone on display at London's Victoria and Albert Museum.