Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Mali junta to hold vote on new constitution /in /by

It is a checkpoint on the road to a return of civilian rule in March 2024, under commitments made by the military itself.

FIFA secretary general to leave at the end of the year /in /by

Fifa secretary general Fatma Samoura, the first woman and first non-European to become the world football body's No. 2 in 2016, will be stepping down at the end of the year to devote "more time to (her) family", the organization announced on Wednesday.

Kenya: Meta faces legal offensive from content moderators /in /by

In Kenya, three complaints have been lodged against Meta and the Californian company Sama, to whom the group that owns Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram has subcontracted the moderation of content on its social network for sub-Saharan Africa between 201...

Flood victims denounce aid profiteering in eastern DRC /in /by

A group of victims of May's floods and landslides in eastern DRC have denounced the crisis management committee in charge of aid distribution

South Africa: Clinic hopes to save future of penguins threatened by extinction /in /by

"So sadly the population is declining quite drastically. So since 2015 we lost about 90% of the population in Algoa Bay and around 75% in the Western Cape. So overall the population is declining and there is a real threat that the species can become fu...

Brazil’s President Lula plans 2 trips to Africa /in /by

The Brazilian leader is due to visit no fewer than eight African countries from August onwards. The aim? Strengthen #political and #economic ties on the continent.

Nigeria: President Tinubu suspends anti-corruption chief under investigation /in /by

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has suspended the country's anti-corruption chief, who is under investigation for abuse of office, the government has announced.

Sudan slips into crisis with critical shortages as conflict enters third month /in /by

The war between rival generals enters its third month on Thursday, with no end in sight in Sudan, where planes bombed a southern town for the first time and the regular army accused paramilitaries of "abducting and murdering" a governor in Darfur.

South Africa: Injured Kolisi to remain Springboks captain for World Cup ‘until ruled out’ /in /by

"Siya will stay our Springboks captain, and captain for the World Cup, until he is ruled out, until medically they say this guy will not make it. So he will stay there, and then we will use interim captains. We discussed it with the players and they kn...

Vatican envoy urges a return to peace after a massacre in eastern DRC /in /by

Vatican envoy, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, appealed for peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo during a visit to the Bushagara camp in the east of the country. His visit came one day after the killing of more than 45 people, including 23 children i...