Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Annual military music festival gets underway on Moscow’s Red Square /in /by

Twenty-seven teams from 10 countries are taking part this year, including from Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, and Zimbabwe.

Eswatini government faces court challenge over US deportees /in /by

A group of human rights lawyers and NGOs says the country's acceptance of five third-country deportees is unconstitutional.

UK compensates Kenyans affected in 2021 military fire /in /by

A long wait for justice comes to an end in Kenya. The UK government has agreed to pay £2.9 million, or $4 million, in compensation to over 7,000 residents in Laikipia, after a wildfire sparked by a British military exercise devastated the region in 2021.

Guinea’s junta suspends three main political parties /in /by

Ahead of a controversial constitutional referendum campaign, Guinea’s military junta moves to suspend three major political parties, including that of former President Alpha Conde, for three months.

Congo prosecutor seeks death penalty for former President Joseph Kabila /in /by

On Friday, the country’s public prosecutor called for the death penalty for former President Joseph Kabila, who is being tried in absentia for treason, war crimes, and supporting the M23 rebel group.

Japan deepens Africa ties with 300 new cooperation agreements at TICAD9 /in /by

A major boost in Japan-Africa relations as 300 cooperation agreements were signed during the 9th Tokyo International Conference on Africa's Development, or TICAD9, held this week.

Peace efforts stall as violence escalates in Eastern DRC /in /by

Despite recent diplomatic efforts, violence continues to escalate in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where thousands have been killed and hundreds of thousands displaced, the United Nations warns.

Fresh graves unearthed in Kenya near Shakahola cult tragedy /in /by

More than two years after the discovery of over 400 bodies linked to a doomsday cult in Shakahola Forest, authorities have uncovered five more bodies in a nearby village in Kilifi County. In addition to the exhumed remains, ten human body parts were fo...

Uganda agrees to take deported migrants from US if they don’t have criminal records /in /by

Uganda has agreed to a deal with the United States to take deported migrants as long as they don't have criminal records and are not unaccompanied minors, the foreign ministry said Thursday.

Landslide buries homes outside Guinea’s capital, killing 11 and injuring 10 /in /by

The National Agency for Emergency Management confirmed the collapse followed days of intense rainfall. The disaster underscores Guinea’s vulnerability to extreme weather, coming just a year after record floods devastated West Africa, killing over 1,000...