Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Nigeria: NDLEA arrests suspected drug kingpin at Lagos Airport

Nigeria’s anti-narcotics agency has arrested a 40-year-old man described as a “notorious drug lord” at Lagos’ Murtala Mohammed International Airport as he prepared to board a flight to Saudi Arabia for Umrah.

Blossoming jacaranda trees brighten up the streets of South African cities

Jacaranda trees have become a symbol of spring in South Africa's Gauteng province.

Angola celebrates 50 years of independence as social inequalities persist

Issues related to poverty, unemployment or access to education remain widespread in Angola.

Cameroon: Tchiroma gives authorities 48-hour ultimatum to release post-election detainees

The opposition leader accused the government of "state gangsterism and state terrorism."

Australia runs training exercise for infectious disease response

Australia runs training exercise for infectious disease response

Escalating crisis in Sudan: Military chief visits displacement camp amid rising atrocities

Tens of thousands of Sudanese have fled to overcrowded camps to escape reported atrocities by the Rapid Support Forces since it captured el-Fasher in the western Darfur region, an aid group said Saturday.

Tanzania: Hundreds charged with treason in election fallout

Authorities in Tanzania have charged hundreds of people with treason over demonstrations around disputed polls last month, in a major escalation of political tension as the country reels from violence in which an unknown number of people were killed.

Trash to treasure: Johannesburg’s river waste transformed into art

Waste cleared from a Johannesburg river is being transformed into art as part of a new river rejuvenation project. About 150 kilometres of the South African city's rivers are being rehabilitated, and along one three kilometre stretch, waste is being up...

Rugby: South Africa overcomes red card and halftime deficit to beat France

World champion South Africa overcame a red card and a halftime deficit to beat France 32-17 and hand Les Tricolores yet another stinging defeat.

Hurricane Melissa leaves Haitian community of Petit-Goâve struggling to recover

More than a week after Hurricane Melissa struck Haiti, residents of Petit-Goâve are still struggling to rebuild after losing lives and property.