Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Cameroon’s Paul Biya sworn in for eighth presidential term amid accusations of ‘constitutional coup’

Cameroon’s long-time leader Paul Biya was sworn in on Thursday for a new seven-year term following his victory in last month's presidential election, which his opposition rival has described as "a constitutional coup.”

Tanzania opposition leader faces terrorism charges after contentious election

Tanzanian opposition politician John Heche, vice-chairperson of the CHADEMA party, has been charged with terrorism in the wake of protests over last week’s national election.

US to end Temporary Protected Status for South Sudanese nationals

Citizens of South Sudan will lose their temporary protected status in January, the US Department of Homeland Security has said in a statement.

Hakimi Injured, Doubtful for AFCON

Paris Saint-Germain and Morocco right-back Achraf Hakimi must fight against time to recover from his injury before the Africa Cup of Nations, which will take place in his native country.

World Health Organization reports 42 deaths from Rift Valley Fever in Mauritania and Senegal

An outbreak of Rift Valley Fever in Mauritania and Senegal killed 42 people and infected more than 400 between September 20 and October 30, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.

Gaza: Hamas recovers remains of Tanzanian student

The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the remains were identified as those of Joshua Loitu Mollel and that his family has been notified

Boeing settles with families of three 737 MAX crash victims

Boeing has now resolved the majority of civil lawsuits linked to the two 737 MAX crashes, which together claimed 346 lives. The accidents — the Ethiopian Airlines crash in 2019 and the Lion Air crash in October 2018 — were both tied to a flawed automat...

COP30: Protesters call for more urgent action to combat climate crisis

Activists from several environmental organisations called on world leaders to 'wake up' to the urgency of the situation.

Beaver supermoon rises over Senegal’s capital Dakar

A so-called supermoon happens when a full moon is closer to Earth in its orbit. That makes the moon look up to 14% bigger and 30% brighter than the faintest moon of the year, according to NASA

Trump says he’ll skip G20 summit, calls for South Africa’s removal

“South Africa shouldn’t even be in the G’s anymore, because what’s happened there is bad.”