Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Drogba says football key for peace, co-existence

The former Cote d'Ivoire and Chelsea forward was appearing alongside HRH Princess Reem Bint Abdullah Bin Mosaad Al Saud of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at the Making Trade Score for Women event which was held on Tuesday at the World Trade Organization (...

Pope defrocks Rwandan priest accused of fathering child

The bishop of Évreux issued a communiqué, which has been circulating online, stating that Munyeshyaka "is excluded" from continuing to serve as a priest "anywhere else" and "automatically loses clerical rights."

Music, culture take center stage at 52nd New Orleans Jazz Fest

Producer Quint Davis says hundreds of Louisiana acts are what the festival is built on.

Liverpool: Salah scores again from the penalty spot

Mohamed Salah's 39th-minute penalty saw the Merseyside club secure a fifth consecutive league victory and entertain slim hopes of Champions League qualification.

No winner’ in Sudan war: exiled Darfur rebel leader

Sudanese exiled rebel leader Abdel Wahid Nur -- a veteran of decades of fighting in the troubled Darfur region -- says there can be "no winner" in the war now raging between two rival generals.

Uganda. Eight killed in Kisoro landslides

“Eight people have died and the root cause is the heavy rainfall, the steep terrain, and the poor agricultural practices.” Godreck Friday, local resident

Traders faces difficulties as prices rocket in conflict-hit Sudan

Traders in Sudan are facing difficulties as prices rocket due to the gunfire and explosions that gripped Khartoum for 20 days straight today, leaving the city in tatters.

UN alerts for risks of spill over from violence in Sudan

UN Secretary-General António Guterres said during a press conference in Nairobi that it is essential to avoid any spill over from the violence in Sudan

Ethiopia: US and WFP suspend food aid to Tigray

The United States and the World Food Program (WFP) announced on Wednesday that they were suspending "until further notice" their food aid to the Tigray region in northern Ethiopia, ravaged by years of conflict, denouncing the diversion of ugly.

Illegal mining threatens Ghana forests

Since taking office in 2017, Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo has promised to rid the country of "galamsey," the name given by locals to these illegal mines where deadly accidents frequently occur.