Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Senegal’s Prime minister denounces Morocco’s jail term for football fans

Eighteen Senegalese football supporters were handed sentences ranging from three months to a year for their pitch invasion during the AFCON final.

Zelensky and EU leaders honour war dead as Ukraine marks four years

Ukraine marks four years since Russia’s invasion with a Kyiv memorial as Zelensky and EU leaders honour the dead and vow to keep resisting.

Senegal PM pledges to increase penalty for same-sex relations

Senegal's Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has pledged to increase the punishment for same-sex relations to up to ten years in prison. The move has been condemned by human rights groups.

Kyiv region mourns four years of invasion as battles rage in the east

Residents in Irpin and Bucha light candles for victims four years after Russia’s invasion, while Zelensky says Moscow has not broken Ukraine and vows a fair peace.

Morocco and PSG football star Achraf Hakimi to face trial for rape

The footballer has denied the allegations made by a young woman in a suburb of the French capital in February 2023.

Senior M23 commander killed in Eastern DR Congo drone strike

The military spokesperson for the M23 rebel group, Lieutenant-Colonel Willy Ngoma, was killed early Tuesday in a drone strike near Rubaya in North Kivu province, multiple sources confirmed, dealing a significant blow to the rebel movement amid ongoing ...

Ramaphosa thanks Putin for release of South Africans fighting for Russia

Four of the 17 men lured into fighting for Moscow on the frontline of its war in Ukraine have returned home so far.

Ghana renames Kotoka Airport, reigniting coup debate

Ghana has renamed its main international airport, dropping the name of a military officer linked to the 1966 overthrow of the country’s first president, Kwame Nkrumah. This move has reignited old political and historical tensions.

Shootout in Port-au-Prince as police exchange fire with alleged kidnappers

Police in Haiti exchanged gunfire with a group of suspected kidnappers in downtown Port-au-Prince on Monday, with unconfirmed reports indicating casualties on both sides, as kidnapping-for-ransom continues to plague the capital.

South Sudan: UN Aid Chief sounds alarm on humanitarian situation

UN aid chief Tom Fletcher has sounded the alarm about the humanitarian situation in South Sudan, where fighting rages on.