Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Trump’s attack on diversity take center stage as Boston remembers 1965 Freedom Rally

Sixty years after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. led a rally protesting housing discrimination and segregated schools in Boston, thousands of people are expected to gather at the same site to honor and reflect on the historic event.

Al Ahly fans demand coach Koller sacking after CAF Champions League exit

Fan reactions after Pyramids beat Orlando Pirates 3-2 to reach CAF CL final on Friday.

Haitians attend Mass in Port-au-Prince for Pope Francis

Catholics including Interim Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé filled the church of St Peter of Petion-Ville in Port-au-Prince in Haiti at a Mass to honour the late Pope Francis, who died aged 88 on Monday.

Ghanaian Catholics gather for requiem mass in Accra in honour of Pope Francis

Catholics in the West African nation of Ghana observed a requiem mass in honor of Pope Francis on Friday evening at Accra’s Holy Spirit Cathedral.

U.S. Secretary Rubio oversees Congo-Rwanda deal to ease mineral conflict

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday oversaw the signing by Congo and Rwanda of a pledge to work toward a peace deal that would ease U.S. access to critical minerals in resource-rich eastern Congo, bringing U.S. influence to bear in a minerals trad...

Russia blames Ukraine for blast that killed top army general

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova declared without offering evidence that “there are reasons to believe that Ukrainian special services were involved in the killing"

World leaders converge on Rome for Pope’s funeral

World leaders, including U.S. President Donald Trump converged on Rome for the funeral, but the group of marginalized people who will meet his casket in a small crosstown basilica are more in keeping with Francis’ humble persona and disdain for pomp

Gabon’s constitutional court confirms Nguema’s landslide presidential victory

His election formally ends the transitional period, giving him full constitutional legitimacy to lead.

Russia’s Putin, Trump envoy discuss war in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov told reporters on Friday that the meeting between Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff on Ukraine lasted three hours and was "constructive" and "useful"

Namibia will offer free university education starting in 2026

The new policy would remove tuition and registration fees at universities and colleges. There have been calls for years for all levels of education to be subsidized by the government in the country of around 3 million people in southern Africa.