Sahel Alliance: ministers confirm ECOWAS withdrawal at meeting/in /by
The defence and foreign affairs ministers from Mali and Niger arrived in Burkina Faso's capital on Thursday for a meeting between the three countries.
Israel urges World Court to reject South Africa’s Rafah request/in /by
There has been growing international condemnation of Israel's planned ground offensive in Rafah which is now home to over a million displaced Palestinians.
Zimbabwe: Opposition figure sentenced to nine months In prison/in /by
“We are going to file our appeal as a registration of our displeasure of the judgement, we disagree with it, it has no foundation, it is not sound, the law nolonger exists and it is wrong for a court to convict someone on law that no longer exists. ..." Lawyer
Pics of the day: February 15, 2024/in /by
Africanews focuses on the most striking images of the day's news.
Crowded corridors in southern Gaza’s Nasser hospital as Israeli troops raid/in /by
Israeli forces operating across the Gaza Strip have repeatedly raided hospitals, alleging that the facilities are being used as command centres by Hamas militants. Hamas denies the accusation and the Israeli military has shown no concrete proof of such command centres.
Senegal: Delay of Feb. 25 presidential election ruled illegal by constitutional court/in /by
Senegal’s top election authority on Thursday voided the government's postponement of a presidential election scheduled for Feb. 25 and its rescheduling for December, ruling that the moves were unconstitutional.
Wars, disintegration of regional blocs top agenda of ministers at 37th AU summit/in /by
The two-day ministerial session ended on February 15th. The assembly of Heads of State and Government session will kick off on Feb. 17. The participants are expected to deliberate on preparations for the elections of the Members of the AU Commission as well as the institutional and financial reforms
Berlinale 2024: Lupita Nyong’o, the festival’s first African jury President/in /by
The 7-member panel presided by Kenyan-Mexican Nyong'o will screen twenty films that are competing for the Silver and Golden Bears, which will be presented to the winners at the Award Ceremony on February 24.
Egypt unveils Hossam Hassan as new head coach/in /by
Hassan is Egypt's all-time top scorer, having netted 68 goals to help the Pharaohs win three AFCON titles
EquityBCDC bets on mining, agriculture [Business Africa]/in /by
Despite holding 30 percent of the world’s mineral reserves, the continent received less than 10 percent of the global average spent on mining exploration in 2022. This is often because investors struggle to convince international lenders to commit money to African projects as they are deemed risky