Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Britain and South Africa hand back Ghanaian royal artefacts

The more than 130 gold and bronze items were taken from Ghana between the 1870s and early 20th century.

Migrant returnees to Guinea describe ordeals faced

Tens of thousands of Africans are back home with help from the International Organization for Migration’s voluntary return programme.

Protesters in Nigeria disrupt opening of major West African art museum

Protesters in Nigeria have disrupted this week's opening of a major museum of West African art, where local disputes over the world-renowned Benin Bronzes have already kept them from being put on display.

Gabon: Wife and son of former president Ali Bongo face corruption trial

Sylvia Bongo Ondimba and Noureddin Bongo Valentin are among 13 people facing charges including embezzlement of public funds and active corruption.

Mali TikTok influencer killed after posts supporting military

Armed men in Mali killed a TikTok influencer who had posted videos in support of the West African nation's military, authorities said Monday.

Lebanese authorities release son of Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi, ending 10-year detention

Hannibal Gaddafi paid a $900,000 bail, ending his 10-year detention for allegedly withholding information about a missing Lebanese cleric.

Ongoing violence displaces thousands in Sudan after the fall of El Fasher

Footage from the Saudi Arabian TV channel Al Arabiya showed the extent of the damage in El Fasher.

Egypt votes in parliamentary elections

Nearly 63 million eligible voters are going to cast ballots to choose 568 members of the House of Representatives in two phases

Sudanese drama ‘Cotton Queen’ wins top prize at Thessaloniki

Suzannah Mirghani's film received the Golden Alexander, the festival’s highest honor

Some fuel stations, schools reopen in Mali amid jihadist blockade

Some fuel stations in Mali 's capital opened Monday for the first time since an al-Qaida affiliate imposed a fuel blockade on the West African nation, as supply convoys made their way through the landlocked nation while under fire