Entries by Rédaction Africanews

ICC members vote to dismiss embattled prosecutor Karim Khan /in /by

International Criminal Court member states voted Friday to dismiss prosecutor Karim Khan, diplomatic sources told AFP, following disputed allegations that he sexually assaulted a female member of his staff

Texas nun detained by ICE speaks out for the first time since her release /in /by

Sister Leticia Ugboaja was taking into immigration custody while walking to Sunday Mass in her habit.

Mali ex-intelligence chief sentenced to prison for plotting coup /in /by

A court sentenced Mali's former head of domestic intelligence Friday to 15 years in prison for "conspiracy against the government", following a ten-day trial in which he openly accused the ruling junta of corruption

Wrestling to become a man in Togo’s ancestral rite of passage /in /by

Every mid-July, thousands of ethnic Kabye men aged 18 to 20 take part in the ancestral rite of passage in the west African nation's Kara region, hundreds of kilometres (miles) from the capital, Lome

World sport court sets date for Senegal’s AFCON appeal hearing /in /by

Senegal's soccer federation asked the court to review CAF's decision to strip it of the tournament title in favour of Morocco.

Nigeria approves recruitment of 28,000 soldiers to tackle rising insecurity /in /by

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu on Thursday approved the recruitment of 28,000 military personnel to "strengthen national security", as the country battles a myriad of conflicts.

‘Postponing the inevitable’: South Africa opposition reacts to Ramaphosa impeachment ruling /in /by

South Africa's opposition reacted angrily on Friday after a court suspended impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa over the Phala Phala cash scandal.

Lagos beach break becoming too expensive for locals /in /by

Much of the 180-kilometre-long coastline is being privatised for exclusive urban residences and public-private enterprise.

Fleeing attack, Centrafricans try to ‘survive till help arrives’ /in /by

In a makeshift tent covered in a torn tarp, Zakaria Hassan tried to make his baby son more comfortable after they fled fighting near the Central African Republic's border with Sudan

Six candidates to replace Guterres at top of UN debate in New York /in /by

The six candidates vying to replace the outgoing head of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, were grilled by diplomats, UN employees and civil society representatives on Thursday during a debate at the UN headquarters in New York.