Vigilante groups protect communities in northern Nigeria
A former kidnap victim is one of many people who have joined community-based vigilante groups providing security in villages plagued by armed terrorist groups.
Pics of the day: April 17, 2024
Africanews focuses on the most striking images of the day's news.
Haiti: transitional council members announced
Haitis's new transitional council members were announced on Tuesday night. In the capital Port-au-Prince, residents reacted to the news with hope that it will bring much-needed stability to the country.
Devastating floods ravage parts of east Africa, displacing thousands
Kenya's meteorological department had warned the country was set to experience very high rainfall and asked people to prepare for floods.
Real Madrid and Bayern Munich through to the UCL semi-finals
Victory for Madrid saw the Spanish giant advance to the semifinals for the fourth year in row — denying City the chance to emulate that feat.
UN chief appeals for more attention for eastern DRC
Please let this war end': Despair at camp for displaced people in DRC, as UN human rights chief visits
‘Fietan du Burkina’, the dance troupe empowering the deaf
I love dancing! And when I dance, I'm able to free myself and feel positive about life, so it encourages me to dance to live better-. Aicha Coulibaly
Kenya among several African nations to withdraw batch of Benylin children’s cough syrup
We told them to give us the distribution lists and immediately quarantined all Benylin Paediatric-related products. At the same time we started sampling all other batches that were already in the country, we looked at how much they were. In total actually they were about 44,000 (units).” Anthony Tor
Nigeria: Dangote Crashes Diesel Price to N1,000/Litre
[Daily Trust] Dangote Refinery has crashed diesel price to N1,000 per litre, the Dangote Group disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday.
Italian PM Giorgia Meloni visits Tunisia to discuss migration
We want to involve international organizations, work on repatriations, but we also want to work especially on regular flows, as we have done with Tunisia, with a decree that allows approximately 12,000 trained Tunisian citizens to come to Italy legally. And I believe that much more can be done by It