Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Cameroon fires coach as new hire omits Onana, Aboubakar ahead of AFCON

Pagou replaced Marc Brys, the veteran Belgian coach whose appointment last year seemed to be the sports ministry's choice against the wishes of the soccer federation led by Cameroon great Samuel Eto’o.

ICC accuses Libyan prison commander of murder and sexual violence

ICC prosecutors say Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri, a former senior commander at Mitiga prison in Libya, ordered or oversaw murders, torture, rape and other sexual violence between 2015 and 2020.

Yoane Wissa misses AFCON after being dropped from DR Congo squad

Newcastle striker Yoane Wissa has been left out of DR Congo’s squad for the Africa Cup of Nations, ruling him out of the tournament in Morocco.

Trump to host DRC and Rwanda presidents to sign peace agreement

Félix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame will meet the US president in Washington on Thursday.

Rare african lion quintuplets make adorable public debut in China

Five African lion cubs, rare quintuplets born to the same mother, made their public debut at an animal theme park in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality at their one-month celebration.

Burkina Faso’s Traore gets first Sahel Alliance identity card

With the introduction of biometric identity cards, the Sahel leaders seek to grow the profile of their new bloc and to deepen integration

UK suspends funding support for the Mozambique gas project

The gas project in Mozambique has, over the years, been accused of fueling the climate crisis and deadly terror attacks in the region.

South African radio presenter charged with recruiting fighters for Russia

A South African radio presenter has been charged with recruiting men to fight for Russia in the Ukraine war, as authorities investigate wider cases of South Africans being lured into joining Russian forces through false job offers and online schemes.

Guinea-Bissau: Presidential candidate seeks asylum in Nigerian embassy

Fernando Dias' request for protecton was granted Sunday in a letter by Nigeria's foreign minister to ECOWAS. In the letter, Nigeria also requested ECOWAS to authorize its forces present in Bissau to secure the embassy premises

Nigeria’s defence minister resigns amid growing security crisis

Nigeria’s defense minister, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has resigned, the president’s office said on Monday, as the country grapples with a growing security crisis.