Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Toumba Diakité, principal figure in 2009 massacre in Guinea, has died

One of the principal figures convicted in an infamous 2009 stadium massacre in Guinea died in custody Wednesday in the capital Conakry, the west African country's prison service said.

Gaza: Strike near Deir al‑Balāḥ tents kills at least one

Video from the scene shows a blast landing close to the camp, sending smoke into the air and triggering a fire as residents and medics rushed to carry away the wounded.

Mexico races to clean crude from Veracruz coastline

Cleanup crews and navy personnel remained deployed along Mexico’s Gulf coast on 26 March after crude oil polluted beaches in Veracruz and Tabasco. Authorities said 128 tonnes of contaminated waste had been removed, while the source remains under invest...

Venezuela deploys robotic dogs for patrols in Caracas

Two robotic dogs are now patrolling public spaces in one of Caracas’s wealthiest districts. Officials say the technology is meant to support, not replace, police officers on the ground.

Watch: Sarah Mullally becomes first woman to lead the Church of England

Sarah Mullally was installed as the first female Archbishop of Canterbury on 25 March 2026, marking a historic shift for the Church of England in its 1,400-year history amid ongoing internal divisions.

South Africa: 12 police officers charged with corruption appear in court

South African anti-graft investigators have arrested 12 senior police officers on allegations of corruption and fraud, prosecutors said Wednesday. The officers appeared later in a court in the capital, Pretoria.

Egypt ready to host meetings related to de-escalating Iran war, says FM

Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said during a press conference on Wednesday that his country's mediation between Iran and the US "continues in cooperation with Pakistan and Turkey," adding that the war should end "based on a win-win situation, ...

Congolese rapper, Gims, arrested in Paris over alleged money laundering

Africa Intelligence is reporting that the singer, whose real name is Gandhi Djuna, was taken into custody at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport

UN declares transatlantic slave trade a crime against humanity, demands reparations

The landmark resolution was an historic victory for Ghana which tabled the motion earlier this month.

Protesters in South Africa call for stricter immigration laws and border controls

A controversial civic group took to the streets of Durban on Wednesday to demand the immediate arrest of illegal immigrants.