Hezbollah drone attack kills four Israeli soldiers/in /by
Israel has responded with increasingly heavy airstrikes in Lebanon, including the capital, Beirut, and has deployed around 15,000 soldiers in the region. The Lebanese Health Ministry reports over 1,400 casualties in Lebanon since September
DRC: Félix Tshisekedi announces continued military cooperation with Uganda in fight against ADF/in /by
Uganda also faces accusations of supporting the M23 rebels, also backed by Rwanda, raising concerns about its role in regional conflicts.
Leagues and unions launch complaint against FIFA over calendar/in /by
The players’ unions and leagues were already upset with FIFA when it unilaterally decided to expand the men’s World Cup from 32 to 48 teams, starting with the 2026 tournament, but the spark that really lit the powder keg was FIFA’s creation of a 32-team Club World Cup
Bavarian Nordic mpox vaccine gets green light from WHO for use in adolescents/in /by
After approving Bavarian Nordic’s mpox vaccine in September for use in adults, the World Health Organisation has given the vaccine the green light for use in adolescents aged 12 to 17 years. It comes as parts of Africa attempt to contain an uptick in cases of the disease.
New Nile water sharing accord takes effect as Egypt, Sudan protest/in /by
Known as the Cooperative Framework Agreement (CFA), the landmark treaty aims to ensure equitable utilization of the Nile. Several upstream countries have long argued that the downstream states of Egypt and Sudan had been unfairly allocated greater rights over the river by colonial-era treaties
Nigeria’s soccer team stranded in Libya, Africa Cup qualifier in doubt/in /by
The Super Eagles are scheduled to play the second-leg tie on Tuesday. The first leg, which Nigeria won 1-0 on Friday, involved similar accusations of sabotage from the Libya team.
Pics of the day: October 14, 2024/in /by
Africanews focuses on the most striking images of the day's news.
World Bank cuts 2024 growth forecast for Sub-Saharan Africa over Sudan/in /by
...the region’s recovery is slow, but inflation is going down in many countries.
Nigeria: Petrol Price Hike Inflicting Pains On Nigerians, Not Fair, Obi Tells Tinubu/in /by
[This Day] Abuja -- The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general election, Mr. Peter Obi, has stated that the hike in the price of petrol has inflicted pains on Nigerians, stressing that it was "draconian" of President Bola Tinubu to allow an increase in the price of the all-important product, from the comfort of his annual vacation in the United Kingdom.
Nigeria: Pains and Gains of Fuel Price Hike/in /by
[This Day] The latest move towards a total deregulation of petrol pricing and removal of subsidy by the Bola Tinubu administration which has led to another upward price adjustment by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited portends positive and negative impacts on the sustainability of the country's economy, as well as the survival of the long-suffering citizens, writes Peter Uzoho