Entries by Rédaction Africanews

French prosecutors drop charges against widow of former Rwandan Pres. Habyarimana

The French judicial prosecutors have stopped investigations into the widow of former Rwandan President Juvenal Habyarimana over claims that she was involved in various atrocities during the 1994 genocide.

Things to know about Biden’s prostate cancer diagnosis

Biden was having increasing urinary symptoms and was seen last week by doctors who found a prostate nodule. On Friday, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer and the cancer cells have spread to the bone, his office said in a statement.

Congo’s coltan miners dig for world’s tech amid struggle of who is in charge

Nestled in the green hills of Masisi territory in Congo, the artisanal Rubaya mining site hums with the sound of generators, as hundreds of men labor by hand to extract coltan, a key mineral crucial for producing modern electronics and defense technolo...

Confederation of African Football and European Commission sign partnership agreement

The European Union will sponsor several upcoming football tournaments on the African continent, including this year's Africa Cup of Nations.

Nigeria crisis: 20,000 flee Marte after militant attacks

At least 20,000 people have fled the town of Marte in northeastern Nigeria following a surge in attacks by Islamist militants

Ramaphosa travels to Washington amid strained relations

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa was due to arrive to arrive in the US on Monday morning for a working visit that will culminate in a meeting with his counterpart Donald Trump on Wednesday

Malema slams ‘drama’ around Afrikaner migration to U.S: ‘It’s fiction’

Julius Malema Slams 'Drama' Around Afrikaner Migration: 'It's Fiction

Libya: UN announces “truce committee” as ceasefire holds after violence clashes in Tripoli

Clashes between militia groups erupted on 12 May, following the killing of powerful warlord Abdel Ghani al-Kikli.

Cameroon soccer great Emmanuel Kundé dies at age 68

Emmanuel Kundé, Cameroon's defensive anchor on the first African team to reach the quarterfinals of the World Cup, has died, the country’s soccer federation said. He was 68.