Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Controversy as Blé Goudé and Gbagbo excluded from Ivorian electoral list

The recent publication of the provisional electoral list in Côte d'Ivoire has sparked a heated debate, particularly with the exclusion of Charles Blé Goudé and Laurent Gbagbo.

Sudan: State TV claims army’s near control of Sudan’s presidential palace

The state Television of Sudan reported on Thursday that the army is nearing the capture of the Presidential Palace in Khartoum from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), indicating a pivotal change in the ongoing two-year conflict that risks div...

IOC elections: candidates continue to lobby undecided voters

A new president of the IOC will be elected Thursday, just the 10th leader in its 131-year history after one of the most open Olympic elections in decades.

Haiti: Unicef focuses on shelters for displaced children amid ongoing crisis

The United Nations migration agency reports that internal displacement in Haiti has tripled in the past year, now affecting over 1 million individuals, with children making up half of that number.

Haiti police fire tear gas at protesters demanding protection from gangs

Residents in a neighborhood of Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, protested on Tuesday to demand protection against gangs.

M23 rebels push further east attacking another town ignoring calls for ceasefire

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels pushed further into eastern Congo on Wednesday, advancing into the outskirts of Walikale just one day after the presidents of Congo and Rwanda called for an immediate ceasefire.

Over 40 missing after migrant shipwreck in Mediterranean Sea

Survivors said some 56 people were in the dinghy when it departed from the Tunisian port of Sfax on Monday, UNHCR said.The boat started to deflate a few hours later

Gaza: Arab states meet as renewed Israeli attacks kill hundreds

The attacks are the first large scale assault on Gaza in about two months. Israel has so far refused to negotiate a second phase of the ceasefire and vowed to use force to recover the remaining captives

Can the Doha meeting end war in Congo’s east?

The meeting in Qatar's capital was the first time the leaders of Rwanda and DR Congo talked directly after several months of trading hostile barbs