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
Celebrations as Ivory Coast cruise into AFCON final/in /by
Sébastien Haller fired host nation Ivory Coast into an Africa Cup of Nations final against old foe Nigeria with a 1-0 win over Congo on Wednesday
UNHCR chief visits displaced families in Sudan amid escalating conflict/in /by
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, embarked on a poignant journey through Sudan, where he met with families torn apart by the devastating conflict ravaging the nation.