Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Final hours for nations to agree treaty on plastic pollution

Negotiators are deadlocked over whether the agreement should include limits on plastic production — a dispute that has stalled progress for more than a year

Beyoncé wins first Emmy ahead of Primetime ceremony

Beyoncé now has an Emmy Award to go along with her 35 Grammys – and only needs an Oscar and a Tony Award to enter the prestigious EGOT club

Trump warns of “severe consequences” if Russia doesn’t stop war in Ukraine

President Donald Trump said Wednesday there will be “very severe consequences” if Russian President Vladimir Putin doesn’t agree to stop the Ukraine war after Friday’s summit.

Several European nations gather behind Ukraine ahead of Trump-Putin talks

With US president Donald Trump set to meet with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday, several European leaders have voiced their support for Ukraine to have agency in peace negotiations.

In South Sudan, a new mobile court helps bring perpetrators to justice

The mobile court in Pibor helps the fight for justice in the many crimes that have for now gone unpunished.

Ethiopia: US Department of State report points to dire state of human rights

The report paints a grim picture of the state of human rights in the country, where some fighting still continues.

Gabon: amnesty granted for 2023 coup and 2019 conspiracy attempts

In a move aimed at fostering national unity, Gabon’s Council of Ministers has adopted a sweeping amnesty order covering participants in the 2023 coup and a failed 2019 uprising.

British soldiers use sex workers in Kenya despite ban

”The findings of the Service Inquiry I commissioned conclude that transactional sex is still happening in Kenya at a low to moderate level. It should not be happening at all”, said General Sir Roly Walker, Chief of the General Staff, in a press release...

Ugandan opposition files petition to quash legislation allowing military courts to try civilians

Uganda's main opposition party, the National Unity Platform has filed a case in the constitutional court to nullify a new law that reinstates the right of military tribunals to try civilians.