Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Burkina Faso: Military Junta suspends Voice of America

The suspension, announced on Monday, also includes a temporary ban on local media using international news reports.

Fishermen struggle to make ends meet in Lebanon after Israeli evacuation order

Fishermen in Lebanon's coastal city of Sidon say they're struggling to make ends meet after Israel warned everyone to stay away from sea.

Morocco: Rare floods in the desert regions

Water rushing between the sand dunes of southern Morocco: the surreal image left by the heavy rains that fell in August and September have given a different face to the Moroccan Sahara.

Mpox case found in Uganda prison, official says

The infected prisoner has been isolated and is receiving medical treatment.

Young Tunisians disillusioned by economy, pace of change

The day after Tunisia’s third election since the Arab Spring, business went on as usual and there were no signs that an election had taken place

One year of conflict: pro-Palestinian protest held in Tunisia

In the Tunisian capital, demonstrators gathered on Monday to observe the one-year mark since the outbreak of the latest war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
The protest commenced at Bab El Khadra and moved towards Habib Bourguiba Avenue.

Mozambique’s presidential election: Here’s what to know

Close to 17 million voters in the southern African nation of 31 million people are registered to vote for the next president along with 250 members of parliament and provincial assemblies.

US military base deal draws protests from Chagos Island residents

Islanders who had to leave their distant Indian Ocean home for a U.S. military base half a century ago protested outside the U.K. Parliament on Monday.

Macky Sall steps down from position as Special Envoy for the Paris Pact

The former Senegalese president Macky Sall has stepped down from his position as Special Envoy for the Paris Pact for People and the Planet (4P), a role he was appointed to by French President Emmanuel Macron in 2023.

10 people dead, others missing after a mine collapse in Zambia

Nine bodies were recovered from the site and a tenth person died in a hospital, said Charity Munganga Chanda, police commissioner for the Central Province.