Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Djibouti Vote: Guelleh poised to extend 27-year rule

Djibouti’s leader Ismail Omar Guelleh held his final campaign rally on Wednesday ahead of Friday’s presidential election. Facing a divided and largely silenced opposition, Guelleh is expected to extend his 27-year rule of the strategically located Horn...

Senegal protesters rally over cost of living and debt crisis

Workers, union members and opposition supporters took to the streets of Dakar on Wednesday to protest government action and Senegal's economic situation.

Berlin opens Süd Ost Galerie, a new open-air street art landmark

Germany has unveiled a new open‑air street art destination in Berlin, where the 450‑metre Süd Ost Galerie now stretches along Grenzweg in the south‑east of the capital.

Mexico: Miner rescued alive after 14 days trapped underground

After 14 days trapped in a flooded gold and silver mine, a worker has been pulled out alive while two others have died.

President of Madagascar declares state of emergency over fuel supply concerns

Madagascar has declared state of emergency over concerns about energy supplies to the Indian Ocean nation.

Israeli strikes on Beirut kill at least 182 and wound hundreds

Lebanon spent the night digging through rubble after Israeli strikes hit busy commercial and residential districts in central Beirut late on Wednesday, killing at least 182 people and wounding 890, according to the health ministry.

Djibouti’s Ismail Omar Guelleh holds campaign rally ahead of Friday’s presidential vote

Djibouti’s leader Ismail Omar Guelleh held his final campaign rally on Wednesday ahead of Friday’s presidential election. Facing a divided and largely silenced opposition, Guelleh is expected to extend his 27-year rule of the strategically located Horn...

CAF president Patrice Motsepe visits Dakar in wake of Africa Cup title drama

The president of the Confederation of African Football was in Dakar on Wednesday, just weeks after the body’s appeals board stripped Senegal of its Africa Cup title.

South Africa accepts US envoy’s credentials amid moves to thaw ties

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday received the diplomatic credentials of the new US ambassador, as relations between the two countries languish at a low ebb

Nearly 5,000 S.African Afrikaners take up Trump refugee offer

Nearly 5,000 white Afrikaners have entered the United States under a programme launched by President Donald Trump nearly a year ago based on unfounded claims that the South African minority faces persecution