Paris 2024 Olympics: Nigerian Favour Ofili not registered for 100m/in /by
Nigeria's national 100 metres champion will not compete in the Paris Olympics because, she says, the national athletics federation failed to register her in time.
Pics of the day: August 1, 2024/in /by
Africanews focuses on the most striking images of the day's news.
Clashes as anti-government protests break out across Nigeria/in /by
Roads were blocked in parts of the country by either placard-carrying protesters or armed security forces, who were deployed overnight after days of mobilization for protests against the government of Nigerian President Bola Tinubu. Some groups also staged protests in support of the Nigerian leader
US-born swimmer proud to represent Sudan, his parent’s country, at Olympics/in /by
Ziyad Saleem is one of four athletes representing Sudan in three disciplines at the Olympic Games in Paris.
Kamala Harris hits back at Donald Trump’s false race accusation/in /by
Speaking on Wednesday at the annual meeting of The National Association of Black Journalists, he falsely suggested that she misled voters about her race.
MINUSCA’s mission: strengthening State authority in Central Africa/in /by
The 2013 conflicts in the Haut-Mbomou prefecture of Bambouti in the Central African Republic, had a catastrophic impact that saw MINUSCA dispatch Rwandan peacekeepers and a special Bangladeshi force to assist Central African authorities in the restoration and expansion of state authority.
Ismail Haniyeh’s killing elicits vows to retaliate/in /by
Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Iran took it as a duty to avenge Haniyeh's assassination, which he blamed on Israel. Israel has not denied or confirmed killing Haniyeh, but had pledged to kill him and other Hamas leaders it blames for the raid on October 7
Paris 2024 Olympics: South Sudan bows out with honors/in /by
South Sudan put the United States on the spot in a one-point pre-Games showdown, using its speed and fighting spirit to nearly derail the superior talent of the NBA stars.
Central African Republic and Kenya confirm outbreaks of mpox/in /by
"We are very concerned about the cases of smallpox that are ravaging Region 7 of the country ,"
Leopard attacks Men at South African Air Force Base/in /by
The leopard was captured on Wednesday and relocated to a sanctuary about 100km (62 miles) from Hoedspruit air force base, following last week's incidents.