Entries by Rédaction Africanews

At least seven killed by overnight floods in Mogadishu

At least seven people have died in devastating overnight floods in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu

FIFA Move: Afghan refugee women to form new football team

FIFA is launching a new football team for Afghan refugee women — a symbolic step toward global inclusion as the sport’s governing body expands access and opportunity in the women’s game

How Ugandan women are taking control of the coffee business

In the hills of eastern Uganda, women coffee farmers are gaining long-overdue financial power and respect through a bold initiative that pays them more than men for their harvests

Uganda elections: Bobi Wine to run for president again

Ugandan opposition leader and pop star Bobi Wine has announced he will run for president again in the upcoming 2026 elections, scheduled for January

Putin meets Egypt’s el-Sissi as trade ties grow

In Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin held high-level talks with Egypt and Brazil’s leaders following the Victory Day parade

Burundi: Official launch of campaign season ahead of june 2025 legislative and local elections

As Burundi moves deeper into its election season, both hope and concern define the political landscape—with calls for transparency, fairness, and inclusive participation at the heart of the democratic process.

Moroccan-born Muay Thai fighter to represent Spain at World Championship

Ossama Rouimi moved to Spain when he was seven years old.

Russia stages massive victory day parade, Putin hails troops in Ukraine as foreign leaders attend

Presidents Xi Jinping of China and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil, along with Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico and Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vučić, joined President Vladimir Putin for the

Reports of US plans to deport migrants to Libya spotlight rights abuses

Reports of plans to deport migrants from the United States to Libya, a country with a documented history of serious human rights violations and abuse of migrants, have spotlighted the difficulties they face in the lawless North African nation.