Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Malians approve the new draft constitution with 97% of the vote

Malians have approved the draft of a new constitution submitted by the junta in power since 2020, with 97% of the vote, the electoral authority said in Bamako on Friday, according to provisional official results.

‘An Era of Change’ for Saudi Arabia

Riyadh, the vibrant capital of Saudi Arabia, could soon become the host of the 2030 World Expo.

Rolls-Royce Sets Up in East Africa

Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc is opening its first office in East Africa drawn by increased demand for engines to generate electricity from renewable sources and to power locomotives and ships.

Nigeria: displaced person camps under pressure

After authorities in northeast Nigeria closed a dozen camps for people displaced by the region's jihadist conflict, the other camps are increasingly overwhelmed.

Somalis search for love online, but don’t call it dating

The makers of Guurdoon, the first app for singles in Somalia, are hoping to help their fellow citizens find love in a nation with no shortage of challenges.

South Africa: Some thirty illegal miners found dead

Some thirty suspected illegal miners were found dead at the bottom of a disused mine in South Africa, a month after a probable accident, in the small gold-mining town of Welkom, 250 km south of Johannesburg, the government said on Friday.

UN appeals for aid for “traumatised” Somalis who are hungry

The head of the World Food Program (WFP) on Thursday called on the international community to come to the aid of "traumatised and hungry" Somalis, as food insecurity "soars" again in the country hit by armed conflict and drought.

“Russia is a destabilising power in Africa,” says Emmanuel Macron

On Friday, Emmanuel Macron accused Russia of being "a power destabilising Africa", in an interview with franceinfo/RFI/France 24 on the fringes of the Paris summit, with the Kremlin assuring that it was developing "constructive relations" with Russia.

Isabel Dos Santos convicted of embezzlement, according to Dutch court

Isabel dos Santos, the daughter of the late former Angolan president, embezzled 52 million euros from Angola's national oil company, according to a Dutch court.