Entries by Rédaction Africanews

African celebrities that stunned at the Met Gala 2023

The event's multicolored carpet featured celebrities and designers donning elegant and creative outfits with a touch of the unusual.

Ugandan lawmakers pass new version of tough anti-gay bill

Uganda's parliament on Tuesday passed an amended version of an anti-LGBT+ law that had sparked outrage from many NGOs and Western governments in which it maintained harsh penalties for same-sex relationships and the "promotion" of homosexuality.

Mayotte: operation ‘Wuambushu’ enters second week

Arrests have continued in the French overseas territory of Mayotte as part of Operation "Wuambushu" that has entered its second week

Anxious evacuees wait for flights out of Sudan

People from different nationalities gathered in Port Sudan on Monday to board British military planes travelling to Larnaca, Cyprus.

Burkina: release of a whistleblower after 4 days in police custody

A famous whistleblower in Burkina Faso, Wendpouire Charles Sawadogo, arrested and suspected of "foreign intelligence", was released on Monday after four days in police custody, AFP learned from his relatives.

“Pastor” Mackenzie appears in court

Former taxi driver turned "pastor", Paul Mackenzie Nthenge, is being tried for his role in the "Shakahola Forest Massacre"

In war-torn Sudan, the sad search for the missing

When Khartoum residents Ayman Abu Arki and his uncle Hossam stopped answering their phones, their family turned to Facebook. There, a user sent them a photo of a car riddled with bullets, with two bodies inside.

Ugandan minister shot and killed by bodyguard

A bodyguard shot and killed a government minister in Uganda early Tuesday in an apparent private dispute, according to the army and local media.

Moroccans rally against soaring food prices

Moroccan unions are demanding a ceiling on fuel prices, a reduction in taxes on basic products and a reduction in income tax to support purchasing power

Senegalese opposition leader calls for civil disobedience against judiciary

Senegalese main opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has called for national civil disobedience against the judiciary and further rejected any dialogue against President Macky Sall.