Crises in Senegal, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger prompt emergency ECOWAS meeting/in /by
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has convened an emergency meeting to address pressing issues across the region. Among the key concerns are the political turmoil in Senegal and ongoing tensions with military regimes in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger.
DRC: Thousands flee homes as fighting intensifies in Goma/in /by
Thousands of people are fleeing their homes in the towns and villages surrounding Goma as clashes between the Congolese army and M23 rebels escalate, seeking refuge in the bustling city, where the conflict has also reached unsettling proportions.
Crowds gather in Johannesburg to catch glimpse of Spring Festival gala/in /by
The gala is a four-and-half-hour-long comprehensive TV art show consisting of singing and dancing, opera, sketch comedy, crosstalk, martial arts and acrobatics. It will broadcast on Friday, the eve of the Chinese New Year, or the Spring Festival
Divine intervention? Ivorians say God is on their team’s side after ‘miracles’ at Africa Cup/in /by
Divine intervention? Ivorians say God is on their team's side after 'miracles' at Africa Cup
UN chief calls conflicts around the world “deadly daily hungry hell”/in /by
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres made a passionate plea for peace in a speech to the General Assembly on Wednesday
A man accused of killing his girlfriend in Massachusetts escapes from police custody in Kenya/in /by
"The officers agreed to his request and removed the prisoner from the cells and took him to (an) office ... leaving them there. After a short while the prisoner escaped by running away and left the (lawyer) behind,"
Congo players protest before Africa Cup game against armed violence in their country/in /by
Congo's players and coach Sébastien Desabre protested before their team's Africa Cup of Nations semifinal on Wednesday to spotlight the armed violence taking place in the east of their country.
Pics of the day: February 7, 2024/in /by
Africanews focuses on the most striking images of the day's news.
Civilians flee as M23 rebels threaten to take Sake, Goma cities/in /by
Carrying bedrolls, babies and other belongings, hundreds of people marched in the heat along a narrow roadway clogged with banged-up trucks and vans, in flight once again from the unrest that has gripped eastern Congo for decades
Nigeria beat South Africa on penalties to reach AFCON final/in /by
The sides were level at 1-1 after 120 minutes when Nigeria goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali - who plays his club football for Chippa United in South Africa - saved two penalties to send his side through 4-2 in the shootout