Tunisia: Prosecutors block planned release of opposition figure/in /by
Tunisia's state prosecutor on Friday appealed against a judge's decision to release opposition figure Chaima Issa four months after he was detained for "plotting" against the state, according to his lawyers.
Ogier extends lead in Safari Rally Kenya/in /by
Sébastien Ogier extended his lead in the Safari Rally Kenya on Friday afternoon
Sierra Leone ready for Saturday polls to elect new president/in /by
Sierra Leone electoral commission confirmed Friday it has done over 100 percent distribution of the electoral materials countrywide and that it was ready to conduct the much-awaited election in the West African country.
Malians approve the new draft constitution with 97% of the vote/in /by
Malians have approved the draft of a new constitution submitted by the junta in power since 2020, with 97% of the vote, the electoral authority said in Bamako on Friday, according to provisional official results.
‘An Era of Change’ for Saudi Arabia/in /by
Riyadh, the vibrant capital of Saudi Arabia, could soon become the host of the 2030 World Expo.
Pics of the day: June 23, 2023/in /by
Africanews samples the best pictures of the day’s news.
Rolls-Royce Sets Up in East Africa/in /by

Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc is opening its first office in East Africa drawn by increased demand for engines to generate electricity from renewable sources and to power locomotives and ships.

Nigeria: displaced person camps under pressure/in /by
After authorities in northeast Nigeria closed a dozen camps for people displaced by the region's jihadist conflict, the other camps are increasingly overwhelmed.
Somalis search for love online, but don’t call it dating/in /by
The makers of Guurdoon, the first app for singles in Somalia, are hoping to help their fellow citizens find love in a nation with no shortage of challenges.
South Africa: Some thirty illegal miners found dead/in /by
Some thirty suspected illegal miners were found dead at the bottom of a disused mine in South Africa, a month after a probable accident, in the small gold-mining town of Welkom, 250 km south of Johannesburg, the government said on Friday.